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(To a year Seven pupil that she was teaching (7s 2003-04) | (To a year Seven pupil that she was teaching (7s 2003-04) | ||
*Greaves: Stephanie, carry on (Steph is fast asleep) | *Greaves: Stephanie, carry on (Steph is fast asleep) | ||
| − | *Steph: | + | *Steph: What miss? |
*Greaves: I SAID CARRY ON! | *Greaves: I SAID CARRY ON! | ||
* Steph: I don't know where we are miss... | * Steph: I don't know where we are miss... | ||
*Greaves (Tuts and then chooses someone else, Steph falls asleep again) | *Greaves (Tuts and then chooses someone else, Steph falls asleep again) | ||
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| + | ... Also whilst teaching 7S (2003-2004)now 10S ( 2006-2007) | ||
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| + | End of lesson : | ||
| + | * Mrs Greaves: Ok everyone now pack up the books nicely. These are good quality books. I SAID DO NOT THROW THEM!! * | ||
| + | * Student : well no actually you said pack them away nicely | ||
| + | * Mrs Greaves : WHAT WAS THAT! | ||
| + | * Student: ohh nothing miss | ||
| + | * Mrs Greaves : now you can all stay behind 10 minutes for thinking i wasn't stupid enough to realise that you wouldn't backchat me! | ||
| + | 10 minutes later.. ok now 7S.. You can go.. i have no doubt your mummies and daddies are worrying their heads off waiting for you at home! | ||
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| + | ... Once again whilst teaching 7S ... now 10S in 2003 - 2004 | ||
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| + | * Valentine's day - Singing valentines are going around school for people's loved ones!* | ||
| + | There is a knock on the door. | ||
| + | * Valentines person : can we come in mrs greaves, we have important messages to deliver * | ||
| + | * Mrs Greaves : I DO NOT CARE IF YOU ARE CUPID YOURSELF, WE ARE NICELY SETTLED AND WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY PATHETIC INTERRUPTIONS. I AM NOT IN THE SLIGHTEST BIT INTERESTED ABOUT WHO LOVES WHO IN THIS FORM. Actually, wait 5 minutes, you can come back after we have finished the test!* | ||
| + | Valentines day person comes back 5 minutes later stating all the poems which have been sent. Three of the pupils, Francesca, Vicky and Martyn, have one of these and go bright red when each of these poems is read out to them. Mrs Greaves looked highly intrigued!! ( or she could have just been jealous! ) | ||
==Habits== | ==Habits== | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 6 October 2006
How many languages does Mrs Greaves speak? No-one knows, however she taught Latin and French for a number of years.
Apparently she once fell through a chair (a nugget of info passed onto me by a parent during an open day), that must have been fun to watch.
One of her teaching methods for french is to make the class sing the verb. This, suprisingly, works for one verb in particular.
Quotes
- During a lunch time leaving party for pupil in her year 9 form (whilst changing music cassettes) "Look at me, I'm Fat Boy Slim"
- Trying to explain to a student the meaning of the Latin word 'lascivis': "You know, wanton, lascivious," (blank look from student) "erm, you know [vague hand gesture]...nookie, (blank look again) Nookie Nookie".
(To a Y9 student before a French Exam)
- Greaves: "Can you actually say the numbers one - ten.... please?"
- Student: "Erm........ sorry."
(To a year Seven pupil that she was teaching (7s 2003-04)
- Greaves: Stephanie, carry on (Steph is fast asleep)
- Steph: What miss?
- Greaves: I SAID CARRY ON!
- Steph: I don't know where we are miss...
- Greaves (Tuts and then chooses someone else, Steph falls asleep again)
... Also whilst teaching 7S (2003-2004)now 10S ( 2006-2007)
End of lesson :
- Mrs Greaves: Ok everyone now pack up the books nicely. These are good quality books. I SAID DO NOT THROW THEM!! *
- Student : well no actually you said pack them away nicely
- Mrs Greaves : WHAT WAS THAT!
- Student: ohh nothing miss
- Mrs Greaves : now you can all stay behind 10 minutes for thinking i wasn't stupid enough to realise that you wouldn't backchat me!
10 minutes later.. ok now 7S.. You can go.. i have no doubt your mummies and daddies are worrying their heads off waiting for you at home!
... Once again whilst teaching 7S ... now 10S in 2003 - 2004
- Valentine's day - Singing valentines are going around school for people's loved ones!*
There is a knock on the door.
- Valentines person : can we come in mrs greaves, we have important messages to deliver *
- Mrs Greaves : I DO NOT CARE IF YOU ARE CUPID YOURSELF, WE ARE NICELY SETTLED AND WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY PATHETIC INTERRUPTIONS. I AM NOT IN THE SLIGHTEST BIT INTERESTED ABOUT WHO LOVES WHO IN THIS FORM. Actually, wait 5 minutes, you can come back after we have finished the test!*
Valentines day person comes back 5 minutes later stating all the poems which have been sent. Three of the pupils, Francesca, Vicky and Martyn, have one of these and go bright red when each of these poems is read out to them. Mrs Greaves looked highly intrigued!! ( or she could have just been jealous! )
Habits
- Referring to Classical poets, especially Catullus, as if they were still alive and turning up at dinner parties.
- Attempting to locate the Spring of Bandusia.
Conjugation 101
Mrs.Greaves verb song:
Je peux *shout* X Tu peux *shout* X Il peux *shout* T Elle peut *shout* T Nous pouvons *shout* O-N-S Vous pouvez *shout* E-Z Ils peuvent *shout* E-N-T Elles peuvent *shout* E-N-T
In one of the most memorable verb songs, Mrs Greaves overenphasised the pronunciation of the verb, leading the class to believe it was correctly pronounced "peeeerrrrve".
Je peux Je ne peux pas Tu peux Tu ne peux pas Ils pppeeeuuuv[ent] Ils ne pppeeeuuuv[ent] pas.
