#WBDMay

May has come to a close, and I'm continuing my Well Being Diary. I would encourage you to keep one too! You can catch up on my Well Being post, and the last couple of months here and here.

As usual, I'm using the #Teacher5ADay structure as my pointers, so here we go!

#Connect
May has been a good month for connecting with friends. I really enjoy trying to bring loved ones and friends together; on the whole, it makes managing your social life much easier! This month, friends and I enjoyed a stay (via AirBnB) in a stunning £1.2 million Sussex cottage (it's currently up for sale if you fancy taking a look)! It was a short walk from the famous Pooh Sticks Bridge (families had even left Winnie some honey and notes under a tree). We rolled around the garden for a bit, went for long walks and a pub lunch, ate a tonne of snacks and played a riotous round of Rapidough (check it out of you haven't got it already!)

Equally, a loved one and I went to The Grand, Brighton, to make the most of their fantastic spa! I'd highly recommend them. And if nothing else, the breakfast buffet was a dream! Thank you to everyone at The Grand for making us feel so welcome.

​#Exercise
Running has gone especially well this month! Followers from Twitter have been so encouraging, and I'm very grateful! May has further shown me the benefits for my mental health; I find - quite simply - that a day with some physical exercise is just plainly better than a day without it. Running is a great start to my day and genuinely has a guaranteed positive impact on my week! Join me!

#Notice
My #TeachingHero posts will be coming to a close fairly soon, after an unbelievable response! Check them out in previous blog posts, and there's still time to add your own advice that we can share across our growing community! Get in touch to be involved!

#Learn
This month I am reading 'Making Every Primary Lesson Count' from Jo Payne and Mel Scott. It's a handy guide of simple classroom practices, organised under the same headings as a secondary education equivalent. It's presented well, without jargon, and I'm excited to write a review for you once I'm done!

#Give
​Once again, I have a bunch of friends taking part in charity events in the coming weeks! It's my goal to donate to all of them in some form. Supporting charities is good for the soul. I also received a great response from many of my kids regarding the games I told you about before. There's something challenging about being a child these days and, as key adults in their lives, we're going to need to keep a better handle on the messages we send to them. More on that soon.