I seem to have been ridiculously busy over the last few weeks, just when I thought all was starting to get quite boring back at home. I can't really complain because I hate it when I have nothing to do, but I'm starting to long for an evening in front of the telly...!!! Starting a new job in September seems to mean a lot of travelling up and down the motorway at the moment trying to sort things out, though even up until yesterday I still did not know what class I had so there wasn't a great deal I could do to prepare. Now that I know my class (year 4) I have very little time before the summer holidays in which to collect all the information that I am going to need to prepare for the new school year. Tomorrow afternoon I go to the new school in case any parents would like to know who I am before I start to teach their children!
In the morning I am going into a school that I did supply in before going to Kenya and I have been given a half hour assembly to tell them all about it. I'm quite looking forward to it, though I have to consider that there will be children in the room that are only 5 and then ones that are ready to go to High School - so quite a broad range to entertain for half an hour! I'm sure all will be well though.
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Whoop whoop whoop!
I have a job! Cest tres exciting!! It is at Goosnargh CE School in Preston and I am bouncy bouncy bouncing!!
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
One Day In History 17/10/06
I got up after my alarm went off at 9 o'clock and having snoozed it for about half an hour. I had a shower and got dry and dressed in fairly smart clothes because I would be going to work later. I went downstairs for my breakfast where I met my mother and we had a coffee and a chat. I live with my parents and my younger sister, my sister was at school and my dad was at work but my mum was off work for a week's holiday.
After breakfast I went back upstairs for a bit of quiet time to read the Bible and to pray as I like to do whenever I am not working in the morning. During this time of quiet my phone rang and I spoke to a friend about meeting up to see the Blackpool Illuminations later in the week. We arranged a time and place to park and a route to walk through the Illuminations, find a fish and chip shop for supper and take a tram back to the cars.
Once I had finished on the phone I continued praying for a short while. It was then time to go downstairs and make myself some lunch. I ate cheese on biscuits and my dad (who had returned home for his lunch) made me a cup of tea. I then went to work at a nearby Primary School as a supply teacher.
When I arrived at work I had to ring the doorbell to be let in to the school and then I went to the year 2 classroom that I would be working in to find out what work had been left for me to teach. When the children came in I registered them and then began to teach. We watched a video to learn about Neil Armstrong and why he is famous. We then talked about what we had learnt from the video before the children went to their desks to write about Neil Armstrong. After an hour the children went outside for a playtime whilst I checked their books. When they came back in they continued with their work. I was unsure of the time school ended, and thinking that it should finish at 3.15 the children were still sat at their desks writing when the bell went for the end of the day at 3.10. It was a mad panic to get them lined up with letters to take home and then out of the door to their parents.
After returning home I went up to my room to check my emails. I then read until it was time for tea that my mum had cooked - pasta with chicken and leek.
At 20 past 7 I left the house to go in my car to Lytham St Annes Choral Society to rehearse for a concert we are holding in a few weeks' time. On returning from choir 2 hours later I continued to read until I had finished the book at half past 11. I went back on my computer to post on my blog and then I went to bed.
*grammatically edited 19/10/06
After breakfast I went back upstairs for a bit of quiet time to read the Bible and to pray as I like to do whenever I am not working in the morning. During this time of quiet my phone rang and I spoke to a friend about meeting up to see the Blackpool Illuminations later in the week. We arranged a time and place to park and a route to walk through the Illuminations, find a fish and chip shop for supper and take a tram back to the cars.
Once I had finished on the phone I continued praying for a short while. It was then time to go downstairs and make myself some lunch. I ate cheese on biscuits and my dad (who had returned home for his lunch) made me a cup of tea. I then went to work at a nearby Primary School as a supply teacher.
When I arrived at work I had to ring the doorbell to be let in to the school and then I went to the year 2 classroom that I would be working in to find out what work had been left for me to teach. When the children came in I registered them and then began to teach. We watched a video to learn about Neil Armstrong and why he is famous. We then talked about what we had learnt from the video before the children went to their desks to write about Neil Armstrong. After an hour the children went outside for a playtime whilst I checked their books. When they came back in they continued with their work. I was unsure of the time school ended, and thinking that it should finish at 3.15 the children were still sat at their desks writing when the bell went for the end of the day at 3.10. It was a mad panic to get them lined up with letters to take home and then out of the door to their parents.
After returning home I went up to my room to check my emails. I then read until it was time for tea that my mum had cooked - pasta with chicken and leek.
At 20 past 7 I left the house to go in my car to Lytham St Annes Choral Society to rehearse for a concert we are holding in a few weeks' time. On returning from choir 2 hours later I continued to read until I had finished the book at half past 11. I went back on my computer to post on my blog and then I went to bed.
*grammatically edited 19/10/06
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Hooray for good days
I'm sorry about the excess of job posts over the last few days, more interesting stuff to come soon I hope!
I had a full day in year 2 today. Have never taught that age group before but said that would be the lowest I would go ... so I did. Was a really good day actually, which was necessary after the farce that was year 5 yesterday afternoon! Bizarre really seeing as I was more worried about the year 2 than the year 5. There might even be an infant teacher in me somewhere that I didn't know about...!!
I had a full day in year 2 today. Have never taught that age group before but said that would be the lowest I would go ... so I did. Was a really good day actually, which was necessary after the farce that was year 5 yesterday afternoon! Bizarre really seeing as I was more worried about the year 2 than the year 5. There might even be an infant teacher in me somewhere that I didn't know about...!!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Hard earned cash
More update on the supply way of things. Today was one of the hardest earned £40s ever... perhaps... What a rude and obnoxious class! Talking over me most of the afternoon despite all the best behaviour techniques. Kept me occupied for an afternoon though, and I suppose £40 for 2 hours work isn't so bad really.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
No more dossing about for me
I have been given no more time to think about whether or not I can teach or want to do supply and am biting the bullet and doing it! There will be no early morning call to dread tomorrow or Thursday so I can sleep easy! Mum's friend is a teacher and rang me up this afternoon to offer me a day's supply on Thursday at her school. It is year 2 which is a little nerve wracking as I have never actually taught that age group for more than an hour before and I will have them for a whole day... but I am going in after school tomorrow to find out what I will be teaching so at least I will have time to think the day through fully before arriving. Then the LTA rang me up to book me in for tomorrow afternoon. A more reasonable and well known age group - year 5. I can cope with that.
Monday, September 25, 2006
I was right!
It was indeed much more tricky to ring up the LTA today than it was thinking of it yesterday! I did it though and am now on the board for supply this week! Eek! What if they ring me up tomorrow? Scary!
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Time to get paid
I have finally given up on the rock, succumbed to the truth that my fingers are never going to reach the sweets at the bottom of the jar, and have opened another packet instead.
I have come to the decision that I will ring the LTA and ask for some supply work tomorrow. I am feeling particularly bolstered by knowing that I have come to a decision that I cannot yet carry through, it being Sunday, and am equally sure that I will be very unsure of the decision when it comes time to ring tomorrow. Voluntary work seems so alluring I think because there isn't the same level of responsibility when you aren't being paid, your best is your best and it will just have to do. Being paid means that there really is no excuse for providing a substandard service. Having come to this realisation I also know that I cannot hide behind it, there's even less excuse for being a wuss. If there's still no work for me, I can still volunteer, and I can always try Steads again and see if they are in need of an efficient sales assistant!
I have come to the decision that I will ring the LTA and ask for some supply work tomorrow. I am feeling particularly bolstered by knowing that I have come to a decision that I cannot yet carry through, it being Sunday, and am equally sure that I will be very unsure of the decision when it comes time to ring tomorrow. Voluntary work seems so alluring I think because there isn't the same level of responsibility when you aren't being paid, your best is your best and it will just have to do. Being paid means that there really is no excuse for providing a substandard service. Having come to this realisation I also know that I cannot hide behind it, there's even less excuse for being a wuss. If there's still no work for me, I can still volunteer, and I can always try Steads again and see if they are in need of an efficient sales assistant!
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