Into the Lion's Den!

So...it was my phone that woke us this morning."Hello are you available today for relief teaching?" I was asked."Er...where at?" I replied trying to sound alert and not bewildered.It was Toerag and Fidget's school."What age group?" I asked."It is all age groups so I think it will be covering for preparation time."My mouth said "yes" even before my brain had a chance to send the negative reply and I immediately regretted it.What if they were being sneaky and I was really going to be back in Toerag and Fidget's class!Halfway there I had worked myself up into such a state that I nearly pulled over and called the school to say,"Sorry, but you'll never guess what? I can't start the car!"...but I didn't. I faced my fears and thought solely of the money.As it turned out I was in one of the Year 1 and 2 classes I have not yet been in si it turned out really well."Hey, you couldn't do a day in Prep tomorrow as well could you?" Asked the Business Manager before I had even left the office.My mouth and brain agreed on this one and both said "Yes!"Well, I have to say my day was OK.This was a class of many vets, a couple of policemen and doctors, two judges, a firefighter, a scientist, a hairdresser and more unusually a conservationist, a professional ballet dancer, a dishwasher, an X Factor judge and a Linen Party girl?....they sell candles apparently.I knew some of the children from them coming into Toerag and Fidget's class during religion time. Sunny and Jewie were in this class. The teacher had talked to me about Sunny and his issues but he was no problem all day. She didn't mention one of the girls, G, who turned out to be a real wanderer, wanting to fiddle with blu-tac and needing lots of prompts to get on with her work. I think it was mostly attention seeking but it was the only slight annoyance of the day.They were a good class, very capable and well behaved.I had to be given a duty and was sent to supervise the Seniors for 15 minutes at lunch break. I now know how Daniel felt as he walked towards the Lion's Den. Spookily, whilst in my own version of the Lion's Den I was visited by an Angel....yes, she was actually called Angel, though it is the biggest misnomer I have ever come across. My Angel clung to my arm saying "What time is it? What time is it now? Is it time now?" until I was almost driven to kicking the biggest lion and let it eat me.It was the longest 15 minutes ever trying to keep them sat down while eating their 'lunch' before I could finally shout "OK guys! Off you go!"There were Lions back in my class and also Llamas. I only went and gave the Llamas the Lion's work and the Lion's the Llamas work didn't I? Doh! But the rest of the day was well planned, not by me, and went smoothly.We had a game of Hangman in the afternoon."I can spell metamorphosis!" said the class know-it-all."I want to see that" I said and made him write it on the board at the front.Yep, he did it! Not bad for 7 years old.I bought lot's of goodies on my way home. They had McVities Milk Chocolate Digestives in Aldi and Caramels!I deserved a treat!