Beau Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Happy New Year to you all! I hope that you are all feeling rested and ready for the year ahead. If you are looking for a distraction or a bit of light relief then this might be the competition for you. Back at the beginning of December Cait started a thread about funny abbreviations and JacquieL thought it would make a good competition topic. So this months competition is very simple. Who can come up with the most apt or funniest abbreviations for the following? 1. CWDC 2. DCSF 3. OFSTED 4. SALT 5. SENCO 6. EYPS 7. EYFS 8. IEP 9. EAL 10. SEAD The rules are quite simple and much the same as before. Rules: 1. Only one entry per abbreviation per member is allowed. If you can only come up with something for one of the above then feel free to submit that one - you never know, it may well be the one that strikes everyone as the best! 2. Moderators can join in with the fun and post suggestions but are not eligible to win 3. Closing date for entries will be Monday 19th January 4. If there are lots of entries the Moderators/Admin team will pick a short list of entries after this date 5. A poll will be posted where members will be able to vote for their favourite entries (from those short listed if necessary) 6. The winner will be the person receiving the most votes on the poll when it closes (and will win a mug - yay!), with the person receiving the second most votes being awarded the runners up prize of a badge biggrin.gif. If you already have a mug or a badge you may win one of our brand new Fsf pens instead. 7. Please keep it clean/inoffensive and only post suggestions you have made up yourselves wink.gif 8. Any complaints can be sent to Steve and any praise to me! tongue.gif 9. The rules may change at any time as or when I think of something I haven’t already covered wacko.gif Good luck everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 never mind the alternatives, number 10 is new to me! ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 S.E.A.L ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I never did get a Blue Peter badge so let's get the ball rolling- 1. CWDC Can't Win Decides Children 2. DCSF Doctrines Can Successfully Fail (reported in the TES!) 3. OFSTED Overly Frustrated Stressed Teachers Earily Disappear (reported in the Sunday Sport) 4. SALT Struth! Another Learning Target 5. SENCO Sees Every New Curriculum Objectively 6. EYPS Energetic Young Practitioners Sought (to replace the rest of us who are too expensive and shattered!) 7. EYFS Every Year Further Stress 8. IEP Interesting Education Programs 9. EAL Ever Avioded Learning? 10. SEAD Special Education Always Diluted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 An if it is SEAL then Special Education Always Leftout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 S.E.A.L ???? Yes Cait: SEAL for littlies! Social and Emotional Aspects of Development - aimed at our youngest children. I've attached the materials! But apart from that I'm still excited that there's a pen! Maz Social_and_Emotional_Aspects_of_Development.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 1. CWDC chocolate with double calories 2. DCSF double cheques = significant funding! 3. OFSTED ordinary folk sink to extraordinary depths 4. SALT significantly agoraphobic little tykes 5. SENCO silly educationalist not commonly observed 6. EYPS eat your peas spoonwise 7. EYFS enjoy your food silently 8. IEP I expect perfection 9. EAL expert at lying 10. SEAL silly experts argue loftily OR disreputably (depending an whatever the abbreviation was) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Yes Cait: SEAL for littlies! Social and Emotional Aspects of Development - aimed at our youngest children. I've attached the materials! But apart from that I'm still excited that there's a pen! Maz Yeah - I was suggesting SEAL, rather than SEAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Wonderful cait come on folks this is going to be fun! I googled SEAD and the choices were very interesting and amusing. I am just wondering if it is Scottish Education and Action for Development with Beau having worked north of the border? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Wonderful cait come on folks this is going to be fun! I googled SEAD and the choices were very interesting and amusing. I am just wondering if it is Scottish Education and Action for Development with Beau having worked north of the border? I like your epiphany picture - very apt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplewednesday1 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 My turn to ‘do the planning’ CWDC Can’t workout dreaded curriculum DCSF Don’t care, smallies first OFSTED Oh fine, smallies take every decision SALT Some are less thoughtful SENCO Saturday Evening, Need Chablis Open EYPS Early, yet perhaps snifter? EYFS Evening? Yes feeling sleepy IEP I’ve eaten plenty EAL Eventually arrange lessons SEAD Sleep ends all days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 EYPS Early, yet perhaps snifter? EYFS Evening? Yes feeling Brilliant! Are you a fan of cryptic crosswords? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplewednesday1 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 HappyMaz, nope not a crosswordian... too cold for the park so sitting with 3 year old son painting thankyou cards . Plenty more ideas where that came from! I too am very excited about the pencil prize! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 1. CWDC - Cool - Winey Drink Coming 2. DCSF - Desperate Cat Seeks Fish 3. OFSTED - Oh Fiddle Sticks Tea Expected Directly 4. SALT - Say Alison Lots Today 5. SENCO - Saturday Evening - Need Comfort Offerings 6. EYPS - Each Year Passes Sucessfully 7. EYFS - Every Young Fish Swims 8. IEP - Icicles Envelop Penguins 9. EAL - Eyyyyy Alcohol Looming 10. SEAD - Stop! Expecting Alcohol Delivery :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 What creative people you all are! I am sitting here with splitting sides. why oh why does my husband not understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 What creative people you all are! I am sitting here with splitting sides. why oh why does my husband not understand They never do! Mine's sitting here bemused too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplewednesday1 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 hey, hali and I are definitely of one mind ... albeit a slightly alcohol fuelled one!! (at least we would like it to be) Maybe we should theme these abbreviations ... we have lots of alcohol related suggestions I think Hali's SALT = 'say Alison Lots Today' is genius, I would like to offer up the following in the theme of names ... CWDC = Carla's would drink Cava (Themes are merging, sorry) DCSF = Dorothy can't sew fairydresses (I live in Brighton ... most of our Dorothy's sew fairydresses brilliantly!!!) OFSTED = Oliver fell sideways towards exit door (probably after drinking with Carla (see CWDC)) SALT = Some Alan's Lack Talent (although not all of them) SENCO = Samantha eat nothing containing onions (very wise if she was meeting Alan later) EYPS = Even Yvette preferred Sushi (to what??) EYFS = Every yeti feels suspicious (well they would, wouldn't they?) IEP = Ian's ears pricked (he could hear the Yeti coming) EAL = Eric alarmed Lisa (Lisa was vey suspicious of Erics and Yetis) SEAD = Suddenly everyone angered Dave (he had a very short fuse!) I really must go and make the dinner now ... this is way too addictive!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) What creative people you all are! I am sitting here with splitting sides. why oh why does my husband not understand Didn't think WOWDMHNU was in the list Jacquie! Edited January 3, 2009 by HappyMaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tinkerbell Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Brilliant thread keep them coming I did notice APP isn,t on the list let me do this one Another Piece of Paper Tinkerbellx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I did notice APP isn,t on the list let me do this one But what does APP really mean though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Appointment with Panicking Practitioner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundia Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I think it's something rivettingly exciting like ' assessing pupil progress' Im afraid I cnat think of anyhitng clean and printable ..yet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 You are all so brilliant! And as Maz rightly said, SEAD is Social and Emotional Aspects of Development. So for those of you that hadn't heard of it before the thread is educational as well as hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Yeah - I was suggesting SEAL, rather than SEAD Social and Emotional aspects of Learning. happy New Year everyone. just going to think up some answers. i might try and build up a whole mug collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 But I did know SEAL and it was early! Hali---Your NO 10 seems so apt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 1. CWDC - Chocolate with double cream 2. DCSF - Double cream stirred frequently 3. OFSTED - Oh for some toffee enriched drink 4. SALT- Some average length toffee 5. SENCO- super exquisite nice chocolate orange 6. EYPS- extra yummy peppermint sweets 7. EYFS - eternal youth fizzy sweets 8. IEP - internationally enchanting people 9. EAL- engaging and likeable 10. SEAD - super, exceptional, amazing drinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Geraldine, they are brill!! Mine a bit boring and work related now - wonder if we can add more - I like these!! CWDC - Cant Write, Dont Care (my Dad drives a Porsche) DCSF - Department for Coughs,Sneezes and Flu. OFSTED - Official Fiddlers Sent To Evoke Despair (Dedication) - depends how you're feeling! SALT - Sweet and Lovable Teacher SENCO - Send 'Elp Now; Child Outraged EYPS - ???????????? working on it EYFS - Early years Fighting Spot (between old and new teachers) IEP - Institute (for) Extra Paper EAL- Energetic and Lively SEAL - ?????????????? working on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 WOW Tatty, they are fantastic; you should get a mug !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorna Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Here's my effort (with a little help from DH) 1. CWDC Complete with dangerous controls 2. DCSF Don’t complain, smells fine 3. OFSTED Off for snooze to end day 4. SALT Stroke all lovers tenderly 5. SENCO Shoot each new curriculum overboard 6. EYPS Every young person's saviour 7. EYFS Every youngster flourishes spectacularly 8. IEP Incredible elephants paint 9. EAL Envelopes - amazingly lickable 10. SEAD Sorry, exhausted again darling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Love your no.10 - bit like me on my PGCE! Im going to think of a similar one for SEAL now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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