Mrs Flynn’s Word of the Week

I did not realise just how popular Mrs Flynn’s Word of the Week would be.  Every class across the school loves having me go in and introduce a new word each week and talk about its meaning.  I am held to account if I miss a class. I am loving it, too.  Being a Principal means I am no longer in the classroom and this exercise allows me to be a teacher again, if only for a short time each week. 

The words of the week for Term 1 were put into a story - about Monty of course!

‘Monty was ecstatic to go outside to play.  He swaggered to the Ga Ga Pit to watch the game. He breathed in the fragrance of the wallaby poo, his favourite smell.  When it started to rain, he got drenched and had to go back inside.  He was so exhausted from his adventures, he was tongue-tied.  He couldn’t even bark at a cat he saw out the window. 

Have a good sleep, Monty!’

Students were invited to write their own stories using the words of the week.  I was swamped with stories!  These few stories were randomly selected from the many:

Olivia - Year 3

On Tuesday we go to the pool. All of us get drenched. The fragrance of the pool is stuck in my hair until I wash it. At lunch when we get back I swagger in the playground. When I was lining up I was singing and got tongue-tied. When I got picked up I was very ecstatic.

Henry - Prep

When I Went To Launceston

On the first of March I was ecstatic because it was 22 days until we will go to Launceston. When we got there I was so exhausted that I fell asleep.  When I woke up I could smell the fragrance of a cake.  I got drenched because it rained and I swaggered to the playground. The end.

Amelia - Year 3.

Amelia wrote a lovely story using the words of the week.  She also wrote a message:

To Mrs Flynn.  I have loved the words of the week.  Thank you so much. 

Jedda - Year 6

Hi, my name is Jedda and I play football for Irishtown Football Club. Today we played outside in the rain. We played for 1 hour and 30 minutes. After we played I was absolutely drenched and exhausted, but I was still ecstatic when we finished, so I swaggered down the field because we won. I walked inside and the fragrance hit me like a shockwave. I wondered where it came from. I walked up to the canteen and the smell came from the hot chips.  I tried to talk to the man but I was tongue-tied and left.  

Ellie - Year 5

A little boy was ecstatic to play outside. As he walked outside he could smell the fragrance of the flowers.  He swaggered the rest of the way. But then it started to rain so he ran as fast as he could. When he got inside he was exhausted and drenched so he had a bath and went to bed.