Child Reach International Project

For our Theme Week project, we have been working with memories of a charity called Child Reach International. So far we have looked at identities and roles of women, and how the media has expressed its views towards them. Members of the charity that have visited Mulberry have organised many activities and trips to help our understanding in this project.

On Monday we visited the Child Reach International Head Office. While we were there we saw an exhibition on fashion and how it influences us today. We also watched presentations which gave us an idea of how women are portrayed in the media. We discussed as a group how the magazine and fashion industry have an effect on us and our identity.

On Tuesday we walked to Spitalfields Market, where we interviewed and recorded some locals. We chose Spitalfields because it is a modern tourist attraction. We asked people questions about the area. We then walked to

Brick Lane

and interviewed more people so we were able to compare both areas. We found out that there were more Bengali people and traditional shops in

Brick Lane

, while there were people from many backgrounds in Spitalfields, were the shops are more Western.

Overall, this project was great! Members of the project all got to know each other. By Interviewing people we didn’t know, we built our social skills and confidence. It was particularly interesting to find things out about the charity Child Reach International.

A post from the students in Health and Social Care...

In Health and Social Care we have learnt a number of things. We learnt about Reflexlogy, Yoga, Pulse Rates and how we can express ourselves through the use of arts and crafts. We mainly enjoyed Reflexlogy. This is when you massage a person’s hand, which reduces tension and gives energy to different parts of the body. We enjoyed this because it was very calm and relaxing and we were able to carry this out at home and share our knowledge with our families as well as practice it on them. Health and Social Care was GREAT!

By The Health and Social Care Project

Spirited Arts: An Update

The Spirited Arts group paid a visit to the Science Museum to see an exhibition called "Who are we?" They explored questions about different aspects of what makes us unique including their genes, their  families, their personalities and their physical attributes. The above photo shows three students at the exhibition.

Today, the students created pieces of art, textiles work and animations inspired by this visit.

Ms Weston

The Press Team!

The Press Team have been creating a blog by going around the school and writing articles on all of the projects going on relating to this year’s theme “Who Do You Think You Are?” It has been hard work but everyone has done very well. Sadia from 8L commented, “it’s fun but it’s been hard work. I’ve really enjoyed it despite being told off by teachers for roaming the corridors.” We have worked really hard and we’ve embarrassed ourselves in front of many students by  going into classes daily busily asking questions.

Nobody else from the Press Team is available for comment, as they are too busy writing up their articles!

By Khalsuma, Yasmin and Mahfuza, 7R   

Music Makes The World Go Round!

This morning the Press Team took interest in finding out about the Music project held at Mulberry school. The Press Team were informed that a few of the students from the music project were composing a song all about identity.

As we all know from the previous blog entries, Mulberry School for Girls is having an action packed week based on the theme of identity. In this post we will be exploring how the students at Mulberry have linked music with the theme of identity.

As the Press Team were heading towards MUO6 and MUO7, the rooms in which the students were rehearsing, the team was immensely impressed by the quality of voices which they heard.

Ms Kelly’s class wrote a song, ‘Just One and All’. This song is about being yourself and appreciating everyone's appearances and backgrounds. Ms Darvill’s class were producing their own ’Guide to Orchestra’ by Benjamin Britten.

The Press Team asked Ms Kelly why she had promoted music for theme week. Ms Kelly said, “I chose to promote music because I am a music teacher and also I feel that music is a good tool for expressing yourself. Music can show you who you are.”

A student from Ms Kelly’s class said the following about what emotions come to her when she hears music and how music helps her to express her identity: “I feel at ease, like the whole world has become peaceful, music helps me express my identity because it shows everyone who I am and what I’m good at!”

The Press Team hope that the Music project  is a success and wish them luck whenever they compose a new piece and when they are about to perform. We hope that they pull off a fantastic performance!

By Anisa, Shafia, Aniqa and Saima, 7L

Music Group Project

Numerous students from Year 7 to Year 10 were involved in the Music Group Project, creating their own piece of music containing different types of instruments and singing. Both Shamima (8RA) and Sabina (9E) really enjoy music and are passionate about it, which is why they have chosen this specific project. In addition Sabina from 9E has chosen to take music at GCSE next year, so getting involved in this project might give her a head start. Sabina will be able to learn new skills beforehand so she will be able to use them next year.

Sabina said, “I mostly enjoyed making our own piece of music as well as learning new skills throughout the process.” In addition Shamima said, “I enjoyed learning about different types of music.”

At end of this project the Music Group will have practised the Music piece which they have created together. The students will have also learnt new skills and will have had fun throughout the process!

Farzana and Amina, 9B

Documentary Project

A range of pupils from different year groups are working on the Documentary Project. This project is about the Mulberry community and how different lifestyles and personalities make Mulberry what it is. Sameera and Kadiza from9B said earlier that they have never been involved in this type of project before, so it’s completely new to them.

Kadiza very honestly said, “So far, It’s not that bad, it’s alright,” whereas Sameera said that, despite this being new to her knowledge, she is positive about finding out facts about others, especially teachers! Students are encouraged to be curious and to ask questions about aspects of their own life, such as their subconscious and their life outside of school.

Sameera stated, “This project is quiet interesting, it is something I’ve never been involved in and I’ve learnt many skills.”

At the end of this project students will have created a magazine, containing facts about Mulberry School teachers, students and our community. 

By Farzana and Amina, 9B



Enterprise

Enterprise is a project about banking and business. This topic helps pupils in Mulberry learn what business is and how it works. Enterprise is known for many activities and gives examples of banking, business and more worldwide. People from other places have travelled all the way to Mulberry just to come and teach many different skills about enterprise to students who want to understand how everything works. Also they have come to see how pupils in Mulberry work as a team to build better learning methods, which helps the school to be a better place.

The Press Team have asked some of the students from the Enterprise project about what they want to learn. A student replied, saying, “I want to learn about banking and also the tactics on how business works,” said by Ruhanara from 9M.

During the project, they have been experiencing many games and interesting presentations to help understand how banking works. There was one game called ‘Icebreaker’ which one of the students enjoyed playing. “Icebreaker’s really fun and very exciting You’re playing games as well as learning how the world works with banking which is really interesting,” mentioned Shujata.

Many students thought that the Enterprise project was worthwhile as it would be needed to be used in the future as it has been an amazing experience learning about it. The teachers have been very helpful with the project, which is happening due to the fact that the country has been experiencing business and banking problems.

The Enterprise project will be going on a trip to visit the Olympic site in Stratford which is a very good idea as many banks and businesses have helped fund the games in 2012. They will also be visiting Greenwich.

The leaders of the Enterprise project are Mr Corbett and Mr Rouse. They have been taking part in this topic to help pupils in Mulberry be aware of how life in business and banking is.

Fantastic Food

The Food project! Mmmm… just the sound of that makes our mouths water! In this years Food project the eager students will be making quiche and brownies without sugar. They have also been doing an investigation with animals to see the different proteins that they have. Creatures they have been examining include locusts and maggots.

Their key focus for the food project this year is to produce food cheaply for people using insects that have lots off different protein!

Mohima from 7L said, “In this project we get to explore with food.” She also added that she would really recommend this food project to those of all ages who are fascinated about cooking and different types of food from around the world, as well as people who aren’t afraid to try new things. She added that she’s really enjoying this project as she had a blast on Monday’s trip.

The students went to a farm to explore how animals were kept and fed. Hennah in 7B said, “This will help in the future if one day I want to be a cook.”

This year’s food project has started to help the students to get more engaged in food and how food makes us who we are.

 By Sabia, Naima, Rifa and Sadia, 7E 

For a Fresh Change, Try Peer Mediation!

Peer Meditation has joined Theme Week at Mulberry this year. This project is led by staff training students from Years 8 to 10.

Peer Mediation is a way for people to sort out conflict. When you have an argument or fall out with someone there are lots of people who can help you sort it out, for example a teacher, mum or dad, brother, sister or friends. Sometimes people can sort out arguments by themselves, but it can be good to have someone else there to help you. This is where peer mediators come round to lend a hand.

The Mulberry mediators said the reason that they chose to do this project is because they wanted to get involved in worthwhile activities and do extra curriculum things involving helping others sort out their problems. Tasnim from 8U said, “It sounds like a great way for people to work together and by doing this, maybe in the future I can solve issues that I am faced with.” Teachers leading the project said these girls can do a lot for their future by doing this project. Skills they will gain are:

• Being a good listener
• Being patient with others
• Being a good co-operator
• Being able to keep things private
• Being understand others feelings and last of care for  others

We asked a student how well it has gone so far and she replied by saying, “It has been fine moving around meeting new people and I am looking forward for going to the trips because hopefully we will learn more.”   

Defining our Identity through the Digital World

Another interesting project being carried out this week is Digital Legacy. Over the period of three days, students will be using print screens and exploring the features of Facebook to make a PowerPoint on social networking, considering the impact of their digital lives and performance. Students will also be focusing on how technology is changing the world. They will then create an informative leaflet and video containing information on how to protect ourselves online.

We interviewed Mr Nilaweera, who is one of the teachers running the project. He gave us an insight on what Digital Legacy is about and why he chose to carry out this project: “I wanted to highlight how technology has changed in terms of us defining our identity through social networking.” He thinks this project is important for students to experience. “The project is to get students to reflect on their online habits and how it may impact their future selves.” According to Mr Nilaweera, the response from students has been very positive and students have so far remained enthusiastic towards their learning, “Students have enjoyed learning about social networking and have been passionate in exploring big questions which has made me feel very happy.”

The Digital Legacy project team started off by visiting a social networking site “Facebook” to explore how it was created and researching on features such as layout, which they would use in a Power Point to present to their class. Jamilla from 7M told us what information she has gained from this project so far: “Using social networking and texting during lessons will disrupt your learning and I think it’s important to understand the negative impact it has.” Jamilla also said how this project will help her: “It will help me reduce the amount of times I visit social networking sites and alert me of the safety precautions I should take whilst online.”

By Nadia, Rezwana and Fahima 10M

Action Against Hate

Action against hate is one of the Theme Week projects in which the Mulberry students are learning to raise awareness in their community, Tower Hamlets and the world. On Monday morning they went to a workshop, ‘Hate Campaign’ in which they worked with other students around Tower Hamlets. Two Mulberry students who feel very passionate volunteered to participate in the ‘Hate Crime Campaign’.  

On Monday 18th July the students went to Nelson Street Synagogue, where they met 3 people; a Jewish man who lived in the community for a very long time; a priest from Bethnal Green Church and a man from New Zealand who converted to Islam after marrying a Bangladeshi Muslim woman. The students discussed about how they could bring together all three religions without causing hatred. The students of the project interviewed people in and out of school asking for their point of view towards hate crime and what they believe is right.

On Tuesday the ‘Action Against Hate’ students will be filming at the Cable Street Mural, which is about a painting in the 1930s. There was a group of fascists who supported the Nazis and who wanted to  march in the East end and start a war, but the community didn’t let them. Currently this links to the EDL (English Defence League), and how various local communities have opposed their presence. The same thing is happening now in 2011 with the EDL and the community isn’t letting them march. The students will also be discussing the history of The Battle of Cable Street.  

To finish off this project the group will be performing a Forum Play (this is a play which the audience watches the play once and the second time the audience pause the play and ask the performers questions).

By Yasmin, Mahfuza and Khalsuma, 7R

Expressing Culture

The Languages project is very interesting because it gives the students attending a chance to learn about their heritage and culture. Moreover they also get the chance to learn about the French, Spanish and Bengali cultures.

The Press Team have noticed that the students are very interested in learning about different cultures and understanding other people’s ways of life. The teachers involved in this project are Mr Regan, Ms Wade, Mr Zakaria and others.

So far in the languages project (Bengali) the students have been learning about their Bengali culture and their identity. The students have been asked to make a Powerpoint presentation to show their backgrounds. One teacher said, “We have asked our students whether they call themselves Bengali, or British Bengali.”

The Bengali group visited a museum in Brick Lane they attended a workshop there on identity. “I really enjoyed the trip. I feel that I got to find out a lot of valuable information.” said Nabila in 9U.

While visiting the languages project (Spanish) the students were engaged in a very thrilling activity. They were taught one of the traditional dances of Spain, the Flamenco. The students had a memorable time dancing. “I really enjoyed dancing with my friends, it was a great experience” said Tahmina from 7Y.

The Press Team were excited about the cooking that was going on in DT 16. The students were cooking traditional Spanish food which smelled absolutely lovely. “The food really made my mouth water.” Said Nadeyah, from the Press Team.

Mr. Zakaria said, “I love teaching languages and culture as it opens up boundaries between cultures. Also you can find out about different types of foods and it helps you to communicate with others.”  

There are many fabulous activities happening in the Language Festival programme, and we the Press Team are sure there’s more to come.

By Nadeyah, Aniqa, Leyla, and Aysha, Year 9

P.E. At Mulberry!

For today's blog we continue to focus on Theme Week. Earlier this morning we interviewed the P.E. Group.

We asked the group and its leaders how P.E. relates to the theme (Who am I?)Well, here is the answer: P.E. is related to the fact that people judge you on your fitness and this can make people feel really uncomfortable. So you keep asking your self questions and you now that the only answer is to exercise.

This morning, groups were working together to make the tallest tower. Speaking to the students, we found out that they are really enthusiastic about the project that they're working on. The teams are working very hard to get the task done. One teacher said, “The students are brilliant and very enthusiastic.” Students say that they chose the project because they enjoy P.E. and they thought it was fun. Well, they thought right! Ms Slater said, “The students are brilliant because they are all so enthusiastic. They are concentrating and getting the task done on time." She also said that the teachers are contributing, giving ideas and beeing helpful. Students are saying that the teachers are funny and entertaining. They also say that the teachers are brilliant, and that they are fun to work with.

When we interviewed Ms Slater she said to us, "It is all going well. It’s fun and all the kids are getting to work!”

Some students also said,“I chose P.E. because of the trips and because I'm fed up of writing after the school year!”

Thye students at Mulberry appear to absolutely love P.E . as they are keen to improve their fitness.

By Hanifa, Alayha and Sabina, 7Y

Discovering the Discovery Group

The Discovery Group is a project for a range of students from across Mulberry which helps them get to know each other and discover who they are by using the Learning Lab and its many resources. In the two days so far they have done this through various activities such as creating artwork, singing with sign language and visiting an adventure park.

This project provides a place where girls who need extra help can go and be part of something where everyone thinks and feels the same way. The teachers are a big part of this group, guiding the students along their way of discovering themselves. Mr Smith, one of the Discovery Group teachers, stated: “What I like best is that there is so many different ways of communicating within the group such as sign language.” Students who do not usually work with this group are also there to help as well as learn new skills from the Discovery Girls. Fatima, from 8L, said, “I learn valuable skills from the Discovery Girls here that I’ve never come across before and I love the creative aspects of this project.”

By Shahnia, Bushra and Thasneem 9L

The Art of Shakespeare

Another spectacular project at Mulberry this week is the Drama project. In this project students will be acting out the play ‘The Comedy of Errors’. This is one of the many plays written by William Shakespeare.

The play cannot be rehearsed and perfected in  three days time and therefore after the holidays students who have committed  themselves to this project will have to rehearse along with their peers after school. The final performance of the play will take place on 2nd November, 2011. It will be a public performance at the unicorn theatre along with three other schools. Students will be giving ideas for the production whilst rehearsing the play.

Identity through Movements!

This year we see Mulberry providing a variety of projects for the girls of the school which are related to the theme of identity. Every year Mulberry school hosts a week of socializing activities for girls of all ages to experiment with.

Running through a list of projects there is a Digital Legacy project, Duke of Edinburgh expedition, Health and Social Care project and many more. Amongst these projects Dance has proven most popular as many eager students willing to express their feelings through dance have been denied a space and only a lucky handful have burrowed their way in.

The Press Team has taken interest in finding out what interests students about this project, and therefore they have taken action and decided to interview a few students along with the brains behind the project.

Whilst we were interviewing the students of this project the press team noticed that they  were extremely enthusiastic about sharing their opinions about how dance intrigues them and how it allows them to express themselves in  such a spiritual way. Joynob of 10E  said, ”It is interesting that we are mixed and are able to socialize with students from other forms and years. We are very passionate about dance, we   

have a beautiful vision when we say the word identity.”

Nayeemah, also of 10E, shared her opinion about what dance is and said, “Dance is an excellent and amazing subject which not only is fun but helps me with keeping myself fit. During theses lessons I get to express my identity through movements. We are planning to choreograph a dance piece that portrays what we mean when we say identity.”

Now let's hope that the girls have an enjoyable and precious three days working within small groups during this brief time, and hope that they learn all about identity through dance.

  

By Anisa, Shafia, Aniqa and Saima, 7L

Surprising Spiritual Arts

Spiritual Art is art that reflects elements of our spiritual side and helps us to explore our minds, life and memories. It involves thinking about different aspects of our lives, such as the good times and the bad.

This year people that chose Spiritual Arts for Theme Week went to the science museum. Nasreen in 7E said, “I chose this project because those two words caught my eyes.” She also said that, “I am really looking forward to painting and learning new skills.” She said that she would recommend this project to creative people because the project itself is very imaginative and creative.

Anika from Year 7 said that,”This project will be helpful in life because, the skills Ms Higgs has taught us are very effective.”

Anisa, also in Year 7, said, “Spiritual art is finding out who you are through faith, beliefs, pictures and art.”

The Press Team also asked for some opinions from the teacher leading this project,  Ms Higgs, who wishes the group could have spent a bit more time in the Science Museum. She said, “We are doing a project on life which helps us realise who we are.” Ms Higgs really enjoys teaching this project as not only are her students enjoying it but she’s enjoying it herself, which is a good thing!

By Sadia,Rifa,Sabia,Naima, 7E

Diorama: Some more pictures from E10...

Who are you? What is your identity? How do you feel about yourself?

This is the second year Themed Learning Week has been running at Mulberry. It has been something the students at the school have become very excited about due to the various activities that go on. In particular, many students have been thrilled about taking part in the Health and Social Care project. Health and Social Care is a project about finding out who you are, how you feel about yourself, and what your identity is. The lead teacher involved with this project is Ms Stanton.

We the Press Team have witnessed some of the different activities that the students have been taking part in and spoke to some students: “The meditation process has really calmed me down.  I would encourage other students to pick the Health and Social Care project next year,” said Aklima in 9M.

The students have been able to get creative in the arts and crafts sessions which are also a part of the Health and Social Care project. Here is an interview with a student who is taking part in the programme:

1.      How are you finding this project?

“This project is great. I’m finding this work appealing and fun. I am really excited about this project because I’m learning something different each time, as well as havingfun with everyone. I particularly enjoy meeting different pupils from other years.”

2.      Why did you choose this project?

“I have chosen Health and Social Care because I think it is interesting and fun. I heard that we would be taking pulse rates from other students; I was very excited about that.”

3.      What have you been doing so far?

“So far, we have been meditating. I have also learnt some very complex and painful yoga positions. I have enjoyed the arts and crafts sessions, and the pulse taking.”

So far the Health and Social Care project has been a great success. The students have really enjoyed themselves so far. For the next couple of days the students should think about who they are, and they should relax and feel better."

Leyla, Aniqa, Nadeyah and Aysha, Year 9

Cars of the Future

‘Cars of the Future’ is a STEM related project run by Mr Davies exploring what cars are going to be like in the future and how they will be more eco-friendly. The group aims to design their own car, in terms of what they think future cars will look like, and to develop their knowledge of the technology involved. They will also be thinking about how cars at the moment can be improved and what they can take from those cars and put into their own design.

On the 18^th of June, the ‘Car of the Future’ students and teachers went to visit the Renault Retail Group in Romford, East London, as part of their project. Students participated in this trip to find out more about what is in store for cars for the future.

As the students arrived, the managers of the Renault team gave them a tour of different areas of the centre which included the workshop, the showroom and the office. Later on, the group went into a conference room and were shown a presentation on what Renault plans to do with cars of the future. Renault has designed a brand called Eco2 which stands for ‘Economical and Ecological’. This hopefully helps achieve their aim which is to make cars that produce fewer emissions, less pollution and that are cheap. They presented different prototypes of what their cars of the future would look like, how they would be used and just how much of a difference they would make. The cars were beyond people’s imaginations. Mr Bhatt, Science teacher at Mulberry, stated, “They are like cars from Mars.”

The girls got involved with an activity called ‘Guess the part of the car’. They started getting more and more competitive as they knew there was a prize involved. Lucky Tahmina from 9RA won and got Renault merchandise as her prize. She stated, “I am happy about winning the prizes.” The trip was a very knowledgeable experience about electric powered cars and the girls learnt a lot about what cars they might be driving in the near future. Reshma from 8E said, “It was fun, we learnt a lot, and this experience will help us while designing our own eco-friendly car.” This trip also benefitted the teachers as they learnt new and interesting things along with the students. Ms Rahman, Science teacher at Mulberry said, “It was very informative in terms of electric cars and the future.”

Shahnia, Thasneem and Bushra, 9L

The Healthy side of Mulberry…

Students who are participating in the healthy eating project will experience the healthier side of food over the following three days. This project aims to encourage students to choose healthier options and explore what a balanced diet consists of. Teachers involved in this project intend on changing the approach students have towards unhealthy food by letting them explore how non-nutritious food is made and the contents of it.

We interviewed Ms Sharma (pictured) who is one of the teachers running the project. She told us her views on healthy food and what she hopes to achieve by the end of this project: “I hope it will be successful if students start eating healthier, for example having a salad with their lunch or not eating chips as often.” She also gave us a brief insight into what students will be doing over the following days: “We have just visited a local fried chicken shop, in which students were able to see what goes into the food that they consume. On Wednesday, students will be given a budget to choose a healthy meal in which they will be able to cook.” We also asked her why she was keen on teaching this project to students. She said, “A lot of girls in this school buy unhealthy food and have an unbalanced diet. I think this is a problem that can be changed and hopefully make the girls choose more healthy choices.”

The healthy eating project team started off by watching a documentary, ‘Supersize Me’ which gave them an insight of the disastrous effects fast food has on humans. A Year 7 student said, “I chose this project because I want to learn how to eat healthily. Visiting the fast food establishment and seeing how they prepare food has made me realise how unhealthy it is.” Some students have said that on Wednesday when they will be cooking, they want to make a meal consisting of vegetables, fish fingers and roast potatoes. Several meals that students have chosen have been inspired by Jamie Oliver.

By Nadia, Rezwana and Fahima, 10M

Designing Dashing Diorama!

This project is all about being yourself and finding out who you are. This is an expressive and creative project which will open the minds of young students that are ready to look at themselves and the world in different ways. Diorama is a model of something displayed in a box. The pupils in this group have been focusing mostly on metaphors as this will help them think more creatively. 

Many students don’t know much about diorama when they first look at the project however once they start to take part they understand more about it and why it is important. Tara from 7E said, “I believe that this project is really important in life as some people don’t know who they are or who they want to be but this project helps pupil to understand and to think outside the box. Diorama has made me understand things about myself and the things around me in a better way.”  

We have interviewed many students who have chosen this project and they’re glad they did. Jeba in 7B said, “Yes we have enjoyed this diorama project so far because we can all get along with each other.”  Meanwhile, others had different perspectives on the project, such as Anima in 7E who said, “This will make people more creative and it’s very interesting. It helps you explore your personality.” Sunzidah from Year 7 said, “We have chosen this project because it has something to do with art and we really enjoy art,” while Tasmiyah claimed, “It helps me develop my knowledge and creativity.”

We have also interviewed the teacher in charge of this project, Ms Pallet, who said, “It allows students to reflect on who they are. It always encourages feelings about the world and themselves.”

Diorama is really helping students to understand the big question for 2011 Mulberry Theme Week – “Who do we think we are?” and “Who am I?”

Sadia, Sabia, Naima and Rifa, 7E

Genetics Project

The aim of this project is for students to find out about genetic information and where it comes from. This project allows them to understand the importance of DNA. In groups the students have been making a full double helix DNA structure, using paper, sweets, plasticine and other resources.

The majority of the students chose this project because they want to explore and investigate how they are made from DNA. We asked one of the students why they chose the genetics project for Theme Week and she said, “It is interesting and I want to find out what  my genes look like.” After the model had been made the teacher in charge of the project,  Miss Reeves stated that, “This project helped the students understand what they were made from and what genes and DNA meant and what they had inherited from their parents.”

Yasmin, Mahfuza and Khalsuma, 7R

Theme Week begins at Mulberry!

Welcome to Mulberry School for Girls' Themed Learning Week 2011!

Visit this blog any time of day to read about what's going on at Mulberry over the next three days. The Mulberry Press Team will ensure full and up-to-date coverage of the range of exciting projects taking place within the school. The blog will include interviews and photographs as well as information about the interesting activities students and teachers are taking part in, based around the question: Who do we think we are?

It's more than likely that the Press Team will be covering a project you are taking part in, so access the blog to see your hard work being reported on.

We look forward to your visits and wish you an enjoyable few days!