Weekend homework assignments elicit nothing more than groans and eye rolls from unenthused, overstressed students.But an unusual worksheet handed out by a London teacher had pupils reacting quite oppositely.A teacher by the name of Mrs. Thom at Bucklebury Primary School gave the stress-managing worksheet to her year 6 class, as they are preparing for their SATs this month.The items on the lengthy checklist include childhood favorites, such as going on a bike or scooter ride, eating ice cream or candy and watching a favorite TV program.She ends the worksheet with a sweet note to her students, saying “Mrs Thom is in charge of worrying – you don’t need to.
You are all amazing and I couldn’t be more proud of you”.The “assignment,” which was shared on a community Facebook page called Eyfs Matters, has garnered tone of reactions, many from enthusiastic parents.“What a wonderful teacher, I started to well up reading this,” said Facebook user Kevin Finch.Mrs. Thom’s amazing weekend assignment sounds like something all of us could benefit from