Near to the end of term (and in some cases not so near to the end of term) the kids start a countdown till the break, and pretty soon everyone is counting down along with them! I've even got it up on my chalk board this term....11 more days!
The rules for the countdown are pretty funny. You can't count today, and you can't count the day that they go home, and often they don't want to count the last day of classes either! (Some kids also try not to count the weekends!)
I was one of those kids who always tried to make things sound bigger or more than they really were so that I'd be pleasantly surprised when they were finished earlier, or sooner than I was expecting. I think I often still am like that!
But I guess, this term, I'm happy to follow the rules, and make end of term sound as soon as possible too. I'm in disbelief how close we are to end of term, and trying to figure out where the term went, but just as happy for a break as the kids! 11 more days, and I can catch up on sleep!
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