Froglet
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Well it mostly includes writing reports and sorting next week’s transition to be honest but there will be some downtime too! Thanks for the suggestions will go and take a look…
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Well, I didn’t have my own oomph let alone Sunnydays! I took myself in to school for 4 hours this afternoon - it’s the only way I can stay focused at the moment. My reports aren’t finished (deadline was yesterday) but the inside of my mind is a little more settled and I have a plan for tomorrow.
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Actually it does help to know that other people think it’s madness too. Believe it or not I have the ‘nice class’ this year.
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I introduced a timer for children changing for PE just after Christmas because they were taking so long (25 minutes in one instance. 2 parents unhappy because their child didn’t like the timer instead of saying to the. “Well let’s practise changing so that you get quicker”. Last year we’d trialled having children come to school in kit on PE days but for various reasons decided to change back. When I said that at our parents meeting this time last year I had one concerned parent because their child still needed help from them. We’re talking about starting year 1 not even reception.
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I am continually gobsmacked at the number of children who sit not engaging in a lesson and when I ask (and I do mean ask) why not they say ‘I don’t want to’. Cue me pointing out that they don’t actually have a choice. I had 4 in tears/stropping at me yesterday because they didn’t get to be sharks in the game we played in PE because no one other than me ever seems to say no to them. Last week I had to cancel our trip as it was forecast torrential rain. The next morning child arrives at school (in said torrential rain) with no coat. Parents can’t understand why we don’t let them have umbrellas out at playtime.
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Really, really not just you!
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I’ve read the first of the Thursday murder club books and have just got the second from the online library. Haven’t heard of the other series - thanks for the recommendation.
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Definitely fiction. I like pretty much everything - not horror or chilling things (my imagination does things to them after I’ve finished). I read lots of crime (generally of the cosier/golden age variety). I like science fiction and fantasy. I do read romcom things but have a few already. I enjoyed things like The shoemakers wife by Adriana Trigiani. I liked Elizabeth is missing but found it heartbreaking too. I’ll try to think of other things that I’ve read and enjoyed but I really do have hugely eclectic taste.
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Cake looks amazing Cait. I didn’t watch Elton (or anything else much for that matter) as I just kept falling asleep but I have been smiling over this today.
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Sssh…. I didn’t work today either.
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I have just discovered that I have some money on a Waterstones gift card and it’s the summer holidays in a month when I might actually manage to read more than two pages without falling asleep. Has anyone got any recommendations? I do read pretty much anything and am usually a fairly quick reader but recently have been re-reading lots. Audiobook recommendations welcome too!
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I love that all of you are enjoying dogs! I keep thinking about whether to get one myself. Usual manic week at school although I did have a visit from a friend I haven’t seen for 4 years and went out for dinner on a school night. I have spent the whole of today in pjs, crocheting and eating crispy cake. Just starting to regret it as this weekend is one where the TDL is immense.
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Tell me how old you are without telling me how old you are?
Froglet replied to SueFinanceManager's topic in Staff Lounge
I remember having ‘Peter and Jane’ as the first reading books in school. having a black and white telly that you changed channel by turning a dial on - I think things were permanently fuzzy. Phone number being 4 digits long and then the excitement when everyone in the village got an extra two digits. Handwriting assignments at university. I didn’t do O-levels but only just! Cross country at secondary school actually being cross country. My parents did the whole Good Life self-sufficiency thing when I was growing up and I hated having to pick prickly, hairy gooseberries (which I didn’t even like eating)! Looking back now I know I didn’t apprchow lucky we were at the time. There -
No, I wouldn’t use the posh stuff fir the octopus.
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I have a couple of kits that I’ve been given as presents that include alpaca wool yarn I think of them as the posh stuff. Plus I’ve had some skeins of hand-dyed yarn as presents too!
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Thanks. All my everyday yarn is acrylic so that will be fine.
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I know a couple of you have made preemie baby octopi. Are there any restrictions on stuffing/fibres being an issue?
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We had torrential rain yesterday evening - glorious sunshine again today.
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Sorry hear that Panders.
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A village in Rutland. It felt far enough away to be different but not too scary!
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Well, I’m very confused because I’ve just read all your posts thinking ‘how can there be a continuous provision virus?’ Bonkers week here so am taking’s the evening off before I tackle the TDL tomorrow. I did have the excitement of a new colour on the temperature blanket and have splashed out on a kit of yarn and a pattern to make some colour work socks. I also seem to have had a breakthrough with one of my most challenging children. Plus I have booked myself a couple of days away in August. I have done that since 2018 - am feeling slightly terrified but proud that I did it!
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I follow Susie and love her word of the day. I have one of my own - disgrumpled. Not exactly disgruntled but not exactly happy - a lot more than rumpled in spirit!
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Thanks. Those are really helpful - you’ve given me some wording too. In this instance they are mostly well-being checks linked to attendance so necessarily going in but I’m anticipating the ‘getting to know you’ visits too!
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I need to write a risk assessment for a member of staff who will be doing home visits. I’ve got a pretty good idea of what to include but wondered what key things others might include?
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My experience is school but I have had either trees or animals. If doing trees I’d recommend choosing ones that have distinctively shaped leaves. With animals one school picked woodland animals as a theme. The other had whatever the teachers favourite was - it was very random!
