I had a great day on Thursday at Copthorne Preparatory School, mostly with the pre-prep department.

We had a load of fun with stories and drawing and I tried the dry-wipe boards for drawing running cats again. It was quite a cold day and some of the boards were really cold and had condensation on them, which made them quite hard to draw on! We had Reception and Nursery together for that session, so some of the children were only four, but they did wonderful drawings all the same. In all the excitement, I forgot to take any pictures!

I spoke to years 3 and 4 in what must be one of the cutest theatres ever. The raked seating at the back has ancient cast iron seats. The backs fold over to create desks – how brilliant is that? Shame the paint wasn’t completely dry!

I have to say that so far, in my vast experience of these things, the school dinner I was had there was the best I’ve ever had – chicken and mushroom pie, with green beans followed by Rice pudding (I didn’t have the optional chocolate drops!) My compliments to the chef.

Thanks for a great day everyone. I got home quite late and very tired. I have no idea where Friday went – it must have occurred! Anyway, It’s Saturday now and I’m off to the Aye Write! Festival in Glasgow tomorrow. This is going to be one busy month!