Another observation...another morning of belly butterflies...another phew when it was over... and, thankfully, another success. I have been assured of my improvement, and my maturity into the role of teacher. *sigh of relief* AND, my class management was GOOD! hurrah, finally. The children were beautiful :-)
I really hope all of this pans out. If I have a class like I have had in this first placement I will be so lucky and blessed. They are such good kids and so cute, I'm really going to miss them.
More than anything else, Tim has been a rock. helping me in as many ways as he can, simple things like cooking my dinner, just giving me a hug at the end of a looooong day, are so appreciated..
Tonight we are having a mini date night to the cinema :) I heart Tim.
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Saturday, 23 January 2010
It's been an incredibly busy week!
I'm sad to be leaving the class I'm in, I've really begun to feel that I have a place, and the kids are so cute :)
...but (hopefully) in not too long I'll have my very own first class :-)
I know I can do this, but at the same time, sometimes I wonder WHY I want to do this. I must remember that the answer to this is - for the children. To be useful. Despite the fact that it's wxhausting and all time consuming.
I'm sad to be leaving the class I'm in, I've really begun to feel that I have a place, and the kids are so cute :)
...but (hopefully) in not too long I'll have my very own first class :-)
I know I can do this, but at the same time, sometimes I wonder WHY I want to do this. I must remember that the answer to this is - for the children. To be useful. Despite the fact that it's wxhausting and all time consuming.
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
This is me...
Thinking about... maths plans, marking maths, teaching maths... how poor the children's presentation in their books is...
Reading... The national Curriculum website & looking for primary resources
Listening... to the noise from the street below my window
Wishing....to be somewhere sunny, that I could read a 'fun' book for pleasure (right now, not 2mins before I drop off to sleep), that maths wasn't on my brain!
...£ + £ = ?...
Thursday, 7 January 2010
Rose
Roses by George Eliot
You love the roses - so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet; and it would be
Like sleeping and like waking, all at once!
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet; and it would be
Like sleeping and like waking, all at once!
New Year, New You?
All the adverts on TV suggest that the New Year is a time to create a New You.
It's as though, now 2010 has arrived, we are all suddenly wise to the fact that 2009 was a wasted year: We Must Loose Weight, we Must be productive, we Must make resolutions (which we probably won't keep) that will enable us to become this Better Person.
I disagree, I am still Me, I am the Me from yesterday, I am the Me from last year and I will be Me for a long time yet - I don't want to change (although I think I could perhaps benefit from being a bit more proactive!).
As for last year, it was great and I managed to keep my resolutions:
And I think I might keep these resolutions for this year too :-)
It's as though, now 2010 has arrived, we are all suddenly wise to the fact that 2009 was a wasted year: We Must Loose Weight, we Must be productive, we Must make resolutions (which we probably won't keep) that will enable us to become this Better Person.
I disagree, I am still Me, I am the Me from yesterday, I am the Me from last year and I will be Me for a long time yet - I don't want to change (although I think I could perhaps benefit from being a bit more proactive!).
As for last year, it was great and I managed to keep my resolutions:
- try and make this work out - Check!
- read, read, READ - Check!
- visit Alb in Newcastle - Check!
- go back to America - Check!
- be positive and less of a bitch - Check! - I think!
- tell family and tim how much i love them - Check! - again, I think!
And I think I might keep these resolutions for this year too :-)
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