Seaside resources required sil vous plait!

Also, does anyone know any good songs to do with the seaside Obviously we have 'oh i do like to be beside the seaside!'. Anymore gratefully received!

Je deteste la Planning Anglais.

(Oooh tres exciting. Got another phone call from a head at a lovely school asking me if I had got a job yet? My goodness, being a musician really must be desirable for heads looking for NQT’s, am certain it has significantly less to do with my teaching ability. Am quite sure my class teacher is wondering why on earth I have got all these offers considering my terrible lessons so far… Anyone thinking of doing a PGCE, or looking for a job in teaching? Get learning an instrument now! Book a summer course, join a band/choir)

Decision made!

I actually received a third job offer from a school I know very well (the one I really wanted to teach at!) on Monday also, and though my Monday was manic and slightly confused because of trying to make a decision, I made it, and chose the third school!!!! I felt very sad about turning down the other two schools, as I think I would have been very happy at both (and the large school is an outstanding school with fantastic models of teaching) but I went with my heart, plus the fact I felt there is definitely potential for progression, and I know and like the school and I can walk there, but I don't live in the catchment area! Very happy! Very excited. But have to get through the next 7.5 weeks of teaching practice! Ahrgh!

Tomorrow I am going to teach my first numeracy lesson at school, and also my first KS1 guided reading. Should be interesting as my class are usually streamed into different classes for numeracy and literacy but aren't during my placement!!! Fear!!!!!!!!

Right, let me find those paracetamol that I need...

Seaside!!!!

*** CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND ANY GOOD BOOKS YOU READ AS A CHILD, OR HAVE SINCE READ ABOUT THE SEASIDE PLEASE?***

Please could you leave any suggestions in the comments box. Merci!

Teaching dilemmas...

I had an interview for a local authority pool on Friday. This is a thing where you get interviewed by some headteachers from the borough and based on this and their observations of you, you will either be recommended for teaching in the borough (and your details made available to all heads who are recruiting) or not. After what I felt was a rather disasterous interview with 2 lovely heads in the morning, I resigned myself rather pessimistically to being in the latter party. After all, I do feel a bit of a nightmare. But to my surprise, not one but two headteachers asked me if I would like to go and visit their schools with them. I was rather surprised but quite pleased (though a bit scared). So I went to the first one, a large 3-form entry school with a great music tradition, and enjoyed a school lunch with head and children, was shown around by the head and then had a short chat with the SMT. And after 5 mins, they called me back and offered me a job!! I asked for time to contemplate (I have till tomorrow, though I did ask if I could have until Tuesday). Then the Head dropped me to see the other school. And I had a look round, watched a fab class assembly, and after a 5-minute conversation, I was offered a job there as well! I liked both of them, and they seem to be well set up for supporting NQT's, but I dont really know what I should be looking for. There was a school that I really wanted to teach at, so I briefly went to see the Head there, to tell her my dilemma (and to remind her that I was interested in her school).
Now I dont know what to do. Which one do I accept? Do I accept either of them, or do I hold out for the school I originally liked, or do I like it because I know it and because they liked me? Do I take a chance and wait? I didn't really get a gut instinct thing at either of them, but then I did like them, and I hadnt seen a huge amount! What do I do? Am praying, but still as yet, not got an answer!

...Mud, mud, glorious mud

Lovely lovely weekend in the country was had!
However, why oh why do I never remember that camping in May will always result in coldness and rain. My rose-tinted glasses seem to be firmly attached to my eyes when packing for camping- I didnt pack that well! Was possibly the wettest and muddiest weekend I have ever had at camp, where it literally didnt stop all weekend. When I arrived, already drenched after a brief walk to Limehouse station laden like a donkey with camping gear and clothes (and school work), it was torrential. And I mean- psssssssssssssssssssssssh, it was relentless. There were several miserable looking people who had braved it. At this point, being somewhat of cheeky in nature, I thought, hmmmm, nope, I have no raincoat and only delicate shoes (what was I thinking!!!) so I hatched a plan...

...which was to put up my tent in the barn (well, I had 'happy' helpers who helped me do that). So there I was in the barn with said tent (the conductor looked at me, and didnt bat an eyelid) and then went off to eat dinner (yummy stuff) and lucky old me, just as I came out of dinner, the rain had stopped and with my kind assistant, we squeezed it through the door and pegged it down in the field. And just as I had hammered the last peg in, the rain started again. Nyaaaaaaa haa haaa!!!!!!! (sorry for the errant smugness, I just wanted to show-off share this wonderous insight into avoidance tactics for undesirable weather).

Despite the general shiveryness and coldness and not getting to enjoy walks in enchanted glades, it was truly a magical weekend. Aside from obvious things such as exquisite food provision and delightful company, I have wanted to play 1st flute in Mahler Symphony no.1 since I was 14. It was the first piece I ever played in a symphony orchestra on flute, and my first time at music camp, so it's kind of like I had come full circle and played the piece I most wanted to play. It was wonderful and I really enjoyed it. It's such a beautiful piece. I would recommend it! I have to say that I felt so wonderfully happy at the end of the performance, it's so fab to play a beautiful piece of music. I think my favourite Harry Potter quote certainly describes the feeling. Dumbledore says in the Philsopher's stone 'Music is a magic beyond all we do here...'
That was my last break before the freneticness of school experience. Here's to the next one!

I've just had another thought....

What about SUSAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????
The Doctor's Grand-daughter, who he left on Earth after the Dalek invasion of Earth?????????????????????

"You are not alone..."

I cannot believe that Beeb are sacrificing Doctor Who for the sake of Eurovision! What is that about????? However, I really wanted to air my ponderings about the Face of Boe's final words to the Doctor. Who was he referring to? My friend Matt reckons it's the Dalek. I disagree, but then I haven't seen any of Doctor Who confidential.

Based on my knowledge of previous Timelords, I would suggest that it could possibly be the following:
The Master: The infamour renegade Timelord, last seen being swallowed by the Eye of Harmony in the TARDIS by Paul McGann's 8th Doctor. The TARDIS gave a sort of belch, and we presumed he was dead, but maybe he wasn't? He defied death several times. And he definitely wouldnt have gone to fight in the last time war, he was far too mean and selfish.

Romana: Tom Baker's 4th Doctor Companion, a fellow timelord, who was left at the Warrior's Gate in E-space with K-9 mark-2, after the High council of Gallifrey had ordered her back to Gallifrey and she didnt want to go. I didn't think she could get back from E-space, so did she go and fight in the Timewar, and would the Doctor be able to sense her if she was still in E-space. After all, we haven't heard anything about her. And there are clips of the Doctor getting married. Could this be a bid to restart the Timelord race?

The Meddling Monk: Don't know much about him except that he was also a renegade timelord, who I have heard mention of in various Doctor episodes, I think he was in Jon Pertwee's Doctor's death episode, Planet of the Spiders, but not sure.

The Rani: Another renegade timelord who I am sure is far too selfish and powermad to have fought in the Timewar. Last time we saw her was when she was hung up by the Tetraps in 'Time and the Rani' when she tried to doublecross them. Could it be her?

Rassilon: The greatest Timelord ever, who had eras, seals, rings, and rods, and coronet's named for him. He didn't seem to ever die, having stopped President Borusa's power-mad attempts in the 5-Doctors. He was the greatest timelord ever. And they say that Rassilon can never really die.

Captain Jack: he's not a timelord I'm sure, but he was a time-agent, and we know he crops up again.

I think I'd like it to be Romana. Even before the Face of Boe thing, I meant to write in to Russel T Grant and say "But what about Romana??? She might still be alive, but trapped in E-space still!!!". But, hehas genius tendencies, so it will probably shock us all!
I'd also like an episode where they explore the TARDIS. Am sure that the younger generation would like to see that. I really liked the episodes where they were in the TARDIS in the old series: The Invasion of Time, Inside the Spaceship, Castrovalva and the such like. Maybe the Master could make a reappearance in the TARDIS. That would be exciting!

Looking forward to revelations!

Must go to bed, got to finish all my work before Tuesday's coursework deadlines! Yuck!

Vworp, vworp, vworp...

Ok, so I was getting tired of not being able to comment on people's blogs, so I submitted to the Blog will and changed to Beta. I haven't changed anything though. Hmmmmm....

Since I am here, I may as well say something. "Something".



Ok, I'll behave.

Well, I have had a lovely week, not without surprises and events. Having been joyous over Welsherella's wonderful engagement news, which was a fantastic thing to happen, I received some own news of a similar ilk on Tuesday- my sister phoned me whilst I was in the Uni library (having forgotten to silence my phone) to the wrath of those in the computer room. She asked me if I would be a bridesmaid for her, to which I had to let out an ecstatic squeak at what she was insinuating, since anything else would have possibly got me chucked out. So my big sister is getting married! I am soo happy for her!

Anyway, so this has been something I have been happy about, and but then earlier tonight, my mother phoned me from her boyfriend's house to say that her boyfriend had actually also asked her to marry him last Monday, but they were only telling people now as they hadn't wanted to steal thunder!

So in the space of two days, both my mum and sister got engaged! And then there was one!

In other news, I started my new school placement on Thursday. Year 2, in a lovely class, fantastic class teacher mentor. She is very organised which I hope will be good influence on me! The school is vast compared to my last one. I read 'The Kangaroo who couldn't stop' to the class, successfully managing to make them last through appalling Australian and generally Germanic accents. Have only got around 7 names so far, they sit in different seats for everything and are streamed for Numeracy and Literacy, so I have got to sort that out!!! Hmmm, can' t think of anything else to say, except something which I'll post seperately...