I cannot start the day without eating a bowl of cereal. Good, slow release carbs to keep me going through the morning are a must for me. I have lost count of the number of people who say things like “I never have time..” or “I can’t face eating at breakfast time.” Each to their [...]
Today I was responsible for the issues that are usually dealt with by our lovely administrator as she was away training. She has a great way of juggling the immediate needs of the children and the other competing needs from colleagues, parents and all sorts of other people interested in the school. She knows all [...]
We had a skipping teacher in school today. She worked with a group of older pupils and I sat in on the demonstration they gave to the whole school. The energy of the performers was electric and the spectators were obviously pretty impressed. I expect there will be a big demand for the skipping ropes tomorrow [...]
I have had the pleasure of helping out at our Breakfast Club this week as the mainstay of the team is poorly. I am not as bright and bubbly in the morning as I am later in the day but being with the children as they get stuck into their breakfast has been a joy.
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I have now been working at Forthview Primary School for 3 weeks and I am having a great time. I am on a very steep learning curve -that’s the point. I realise now that the nature of what is going on in a school means that you have to stop doing something and switch seamlessly [...]
