Superhero Day

As I have talked about before, the students over here are required to wear uniforms to school everyday.  Here is a picture of what they look like:

Some of my students in their uniforms

However, sometimes the school has special days where the students don't have to wear their uniforms.  The other Friday was one of those days.  It was officially Superhero Day, and the students came in dressed as their favorite superhero.  We had everyone from Spiderman to 007.  Even the teachers dressed up!  Since the students have to wear uniforms most of the time, they get really excited about wearing different clothes, which makes that entire day more fun!

This day was even more special than usual.  If the students came to school dressed in something other than their uniform they each had to pay £1 (this means one pound, which is the form of money here.  £1 is equal to $1.56 right now).  This money was collected and given to a charity in the UK.  The charity that this money went to is called Children in Need.  This charity helps children who are sick, have a disability, and/or are disadvantaged. 

Below are some pictures of us all dressed up!

My class and I on Superhero Day

Myself and Ms. Ream (the other American student teacher).

She was Kung Fu Panda and I was Super Tourist

My class with their teacher, Mrs. Thompson, doing a silly pose!

Stay tuned for my next post about my trip to Dublin!