Feeling sad

Gnomoospan · #1 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 03:49 PM

We lost a colleague at the weekend. We found at lunch today after she didn't come to school this morning. She just didn't wake up yesterday morning, she was not knowingly unwell and was only 44, I am feeling really
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and
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about it and my eldest boy had her last year and is distraught.

NuttySupplier · #2 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 04:30 PM

Oh my goodness, that's awful!
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Have your school contacted the LEA bereavement team? They were great at our school a while ago, worked with kids and staff, did assemblies etc., and helped with memorial
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s... May sound harsh saying this now, but the sooner they come in...
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Gnomoospan · #3 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 04:35 PM

Thanks Nutty, I'll ask x

Footiegirl · #4 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 06:19 PM

So sorry to hear that G'span. What a terrible shock. Hope the LEA team can offer you all good support.
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Gnomoospan · #5 (**permalink**) 12-05-2008, 06:25 PM

Thanks footie, I've found some leaflets to help, we are a catholic school so have lots of support from the church and will have a memorial service next week. I am just so
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by it all, feeling really numb.

firecrest · #6 (**permalink**) 13-05-2008, 05:20 PM

What a terrible thing to happen, it seems so much harder when people pass away unexpectedly. My thoughts are with you and your school.

Gnomoospan · #7 (**permalink**) 13-05-2008, 07:15 PM

Thanks firecrest, we are
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ing and the lea were quite
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when they called that we had already handled it the way they would have advised, so that's good. My class are going to be 'teaching' her class next week so we're going to plan a week of interesting topics to do, I'm thinking of making a patchwork quilt where each child makes a square. Any other
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s?

smc533 · #8 (**permalink**) 14-05-2008, 03:56 PM

How about a scrapbook with each child doing a page of their happy memories of the class?

Gnomoospan · #9 (**permalink**) 14-05-2008, 05:05 PM

Good
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Sarah, thanks x

NuttySupplier · #10 (**permalink**) 14-05-2008, 06:14 PM

Or clay work? Everyone makes a tile along a theme, like butterflies, and all the same size (say 10cm x 10cm) and get a friendly secondary school to come in and help glaze them and then take them to fire them if you haven't a kiln. Then a friendly tiler can put them up as a mural on a wall in the quiet garden.

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