past student...

PASSING THOUGHT: Student I taught 7 years ago - email today-'I very much enjoyed your company at school. You opened my mind to undertaking things that were scholastic in nature, but outside of school control; such as my english fictional story which you posted on your blog.' WOW!

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 10, 2020

The added surprise was that the student wanted to meet up with me for a chat and share his life journey... I was overwhelmed... That means several past students are wanting to meet me for a chat over the Christmas break... So thrilled...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 10, 2020

what was I looking at?...

PASSING THOUGHT: Driving home from school in a bit of a befuddled, exhausted daze until I saw a head hanging out of a car window. The car was in front of me...The head looked like a black pig scenting the wind...But it must have been a big dog's head... But looked like a pig...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 10, 2020

rubrics PD day...

PASSING THOUGHT: Freezing morning evolved into a warm, 25 degrees later afternoon...I sat in the sun for lunch at school to warm up...No students...PD day devoted to creating rubrics...English ones in the morning and History in the afternoon...The good news...I survived...Just...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 9, 2020

cold summer...

PASSING THOUGHT: 8th day of summer today dawned rainy and cold + I was wearing a long-sleeved jumper + warm coat + wondered if I should have worn a scarf as well...Was it really only a week or so ago that we had a dose of summer? Crazy weather in Melbourne...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 8, 2020

tentacles?...

Like long and curious tentacles swimming slowly to their own dream music in a sea of blue sky... https://t.co/naFr7i7mBW

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 7, 2020

on top of the world...

A great place to be - on top of your own world...
Lacey the kelpie knew how to strike a pose at the perfect moment on this property in Congupna, (in the Shepparton region) Victoria.https://t.co/NNrGRcUQYC pic.twitter.com/XVwIFhlWlu

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 7, 2020

harvest art...

Harvest Art - The team at The University of Sydney Plant Breeding Institute Narrabri planted Sunprime and Sunlamb wheat varieties on different dates to create this artwork.
They're celebrating 60 years of wheat breeding this year.https://t.co/w5iQGGKhc0 pic.twitter.com/AjwNhgDohU

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 7, 2020

'Ode to Joy' in the street...

Even though I have seen this one before, it still brings tears of joy to me...Love the boy climbing the lamp post + then conducting from up high...So many young ones totally in the moment...Fantastic performance...The street venue adds to the brilliant atmosphere...Thanks Cath...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 7, 2020

today's agenda...

Little planned for me today...Exhausted post report writing + 2021 curriculum writing...(more to do this week on the latter)...+ It's very windy outside...Vegging's on the agenda = a book and a custard donut...(after just a tad more Twitter scrolling + Dan's presser of course)...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 5, 2020

lines and squares...

deep hollow
of dark night
my umbrella and I
carefully play
lines and squares #tanka
NOTE: A.A.Milne's 'Lines and Squares'
'Whenever I walk in a London street,
I'm ever so careful to watch my feet;
And I keep in the squares,
And the masses of bears
Who wait at the corners...' https://t.co/VuMBtZZjqm

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 5, 2020