Day 75 - Last chemistry class

Today I had my last Zoom class with my chemistry students. It’s really surreal to think that we’ve somehow gotten to the end of the year already. The past few months, in one way, have seemed long, but in another way it feels like they somehow got sucked into a vacuum! I used the class to talk them through how to download, complete, and upload their chemistry exam. Then, I showed them a photo on screen of all of us standing outside the chemistry labs in UCC in January. Back then, little did we know that the year would end in such a strange way, with none of us getting to say goodbye in person! The students sent me lots of nice messages through the chat box in Zoom, then I said I’d see them for their exam next week, and I signed out. I’d better get started on the coursework corrections, given that the exam corrections will be coming my way next Wednesday!

As is usual on a Tuesday, we had our Pete strength class at 6pm, which I did outside. I also cooked us some lovely lentil and goats cheese stuffed peppers, which Peter, kind of surprisingly, really liked! In the evening, Emer was the quiz master for the Crusaders quiz. I think hers is the quiz that I’ve had the biggest laugh at so far. At one point you had to state which isotope was released from Chernobyl, and you even had to get the mass number exactly right, to get the point!

The weather is meant to be really warm and sunny for the rest of the week. That’ll be nice as it really helps to keep the spirits up!Read more