Holidays

I made it to the holidays! Hurray for holidays, I needed a break. Its been quite an experience working out my first full time job. I feel a lot more confident about myself now than I ever have before, and I'm feeling like a real person. Even though I'm new to being in charge of a department and figuring out all the paperwork I'm responsible for, I know how a department should be and I've been making positive changes in it.

I changed the tables around, which gives the room a different feel to it. It's a lot easier to get around, the students are a bit more focused. I've had challenging classes, however I've been told that it's been no more or less challenging than anyone else who has had the same class this term. I have a clear picture of where I'm going to take them next term, and what I'm going to need to do this holidays to set myself up for that.

The wedding is nearly done. I've been making plans to sort out the last few things and make the last few payments. I'm excited, this should be a great day.

Two More Weeks

I have only two more weeks till the end of term. The available time to get things done is getting very short indeed. I am going to look at assignments and consider if I can apply for an extension for any of this. I have finalised what I want to do for the research project, it's just getting two seconds in a row to sit down with everyone to lay it out, and for me to draw up the scores to give to the kids.

I travelled over night this weekend to go to a classroom management session. After the abismal class on thursday it was exactly what I needed. I am failing because I don't have a strong enough activity base. Which is to be expected at this stage. However I now have a few more things that I can do in the classroom to keep students from attacking eachother. I have to talk to a lot more of the staff to get help with this class. What didn't help was the sudden reinclusion of another student that upset the balance of the room. Lets hope that I have a little more success than last week.

Parent teacher interviews are coming up soon, and I am not sure if I should feel nervous about them or not. I am thinking about them in advance, and I'm going to try have a comment for every student in my class. What I am worried about at this stage is the reports that I have to try and decipher and write this week. It's for the year 9's and it seems really hard. I have no idea what I am actually placing them against in order to be able to give them a mark.

I have a lot of work to do this week.

End of the Weekend

This weekend has been great, I have had two days when I had no commitments and I could have a chance to get away from being at school for a while.

I have been having fun buying a few things on ebay over the weekend. I have sniping down to a fine art, getting people in the last 10 seconds. I outbid someone by 1c today! Hahaha!

I have scheduled a detention for monday lunchtime today. Curious to see if everyone attends, they should. I'll find out about getting someone out of time out today, I put them in time out at the end of Thursday. He was a bit of a victim, I sent him off to time out to show the rest of the class that I am serious about what I say.

Three more weeks of school, I have to learn about reports in the next few weeks. I have to do some research for my assignment, try calling my tutor at uni for some advice. If I can get this out of the way in the next three weeks, then I will have so much less to do in the two weeks of next term before I get married and head off to Fiji. I am looking forward to it sooooo much.

My dress arrived in the shop! It's a relief, because it means that it's not in transit anymore, its waiting for me to pay for it and take it home. I have a huge list of things that need to be done in the next few weeks. Suits, Shoes, Hair, Makeup, Flowers, Cake, Decorations, Photos, Limo, Hens night, Music.

I nee to be focused over the next few weeks. Should be easier now that the other music teachers are back at school.