A Welshy style list

• I've spent two days at school now working with my new class. They seem nice so far, though I admit, I have found it challenging to appear confident and assertive and firm when I am in someone else's classroom. There are two pupils who are challenging me a bit, though the others seem ok. I've got to teach Numeracy and Literacy on Thursday, which feels a bit weird in someone else's classroom!Strange since essentially that is what I have been doing in the last year! Also was really hoping not to have to do ANY actual teaching this week! Oh well, at least it is a chance to see how they react to my teaching.
  
• There are 14 children in my class who have some sort of SEN, whether SA, SA+, Statement or behaviour, that's quite a lot!
• My parallel class teacher is lovely, really lovely.
• The school has already made me feel very welcome and I am very glad to be there. We had a Staff .v. Year6 netball match this afternoon, which was great fun! I played Wing defence which was great fun! It took me back to being at Primary school myself, as this was the position I played in our Netball club!
• I have a lovely concert with my flute quartet tomorrow in Chelmsford, which should be lovely. I really like my flute quartet- it is such a blessing and I love playing with the other 3 players.
  
• I am reading my first Jane Austen book at last- Emma! It is lovely and am really enjoying it!
• On a similar theme, tres annoyed that my mummy accidentally managed to tape over the 3 Jane Austen films I videoed from TV. Oh well, serves me right for leaving the video in a heap without putting a clear label on it.
  
• Peas in the pod are very nice
• Hurrah for the sun!
  

My mind is like a dazzling, shimmering sky of happiness!

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALMOST FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

School is out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just got to finish my CEPD statement and then life is peachy! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And can it be?

I actually quite enjoyed today. My little cherubs behaved, and although I had a lesson observation which wasn't super, it was ok. Literacy and Numeracy were ok and then I played flute for Year 5 (which they loved). Then, I did a music class with the kids this afternoon, one of their first opportunities to compose, and I think they enjoyed it. RE was somewhat challenging, but we survived and finally I played them some flute. Maybe the flute is the reason for the good mood, or perhaps the end being nigh.

I also discovered the miracle that are easy-thread needles. They are fab! I may even do DT with my cherubs if sports day doesn't go on all morning.

Trying to write my CEPD statement. For those in ignorance, this is essentially a 'what I am good at and what i am not' statement for future professional development. It is not what I want to be doing when feeling like I am coming down with a cold, but ah well, it's better than having 2 weeks left of term left!!

The final furlong

Found it really really hard to concentrate today. It's like my brain has befuzzled.
However, I made up a seaside themed tongue-twister for your delight and delectation.
Ahem...


I see a seagull sitting on the sea
Sitting on the sea, what does that seagull see?
I am sure that on that shore, what that seagull sees,
Is people sitting seeing seagulls sitting on the sea.

Boring blog.

A few thoughts and ponderings

• CEDP- Blaughrgh. What do I write?
• Playing flute for a concert today at the last minute for a friend. Probably not the best idea given the amount of work I have to do, but still a happy thing!
• Saturday night without Doctor Who. I can quite frankly say, that the only thing I want to watch on TV at the moment is Home and Away. Which is no bad thing I suppose.
• Hmmmm, around 300 pieces of work to mark all in all. Dun dun daaaaaaaaaah!
• School trip to Shadwell park this week. We are to be there for a whole day. What on earth are we going to do with them for a whole day in a park??????? Wish we were going to the seaside. Recky trip on Monday to do the risk assessment!
• All creatures great and small really was a lovely TV programme. I wish they made things like that now. All those wonderful 70's and 80's programmes such as The Good Life, To the manor born, Bread.
  
• 4 DAYS LEFT AT SCHOOL! I raised this point at choir practice last night, to which we had a rousing rendition of the Hallelujah chorus! The Lord he is good.
• Someone gave me a precious gift this week, which really really truly is a gift from God.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JULIETBEC, pervayor of a great blog!

8 days...

...until the Peeg is over. Oh that it were 13th July now. I've found this week really tough so far. This evening was very hard as I wanted to stay at school and get stuff done (only night it is open late), but I couldn't get into the frame of mind as a) my teacher was tidying up her stuff in the room, and I just can't work when there is someone else there, and b) it was a hard day (with crappy teaching on my part- particularly as had a full day with ICT floor robots AND PE in the rain and I kept them on the carpet faaaaaaaaar too long in Literacy and therefore they achieved zilch) and I should have just gone home straight away but instead wasted 3 hours. It frustrated me. I was stressed. I came home, ate peas, ate pasta, had a quick bath, felt much better.

2 people phoned me last night, to ask for advice/generally talk about the placement. I feel lucky that I dont have the internal examiner coming to me, really I am blessed. It was horrid trying to give someone advice about a lesson idea, as I wanted to help but it is hard when you haven't been part of that class. Oh that in a couple of years, I will be able to give good ideas and advice to fellow sufferers of Pee-gee-see-eeitus.

Better do marking...

15 days until Happy Rotter is out!!! What a nice thing to look forward to!

Must dash...