Little Professor
Well hey there everyone!
Day two of Teacher-dom and I have survived… I think!
Yesterday, as you know, I was nervously excited. It was strange, going into the same old building, from a totally new perspective!
For a start, I have car park privileges, as a teacher…
Oooh ! Get me!
I was there a little early, but I’d rather be in early, and get prepared, than late! And we had a whole day INSET training, which is school for teachers basically, a teacher training day. Sometimes it is a whole staff affair, sometimes, the teaching assistants are given time to sort out classrooms, but the teachers inevitably need to have training or updates for something or another.
Maths… that’s the subject of today. I’m not Mrs Numeracy, nope! Give me the literacy hat, any day!!! But, it’s all good to learn, new techniques and suggestions… and out of a whole day, a few pointers that might help in my lovely new Nursery class!
The lack of sleep, coupled with the early start, and a WHOLE DAY of maths was a tough combination, I ended up with a headache again, come 7pm! But still, I was looking forward to the upcoming day, where I got to meet my actual class!
This morning, it was not just me who needed dragging out of bed, but the kids too. Their holidays were finally over, and a long term stretched out ahead of us three… 8 whole weeks of school before the Summer Holidays! But bounce out, I did, and the kids too. Their first morning of many at breakfast club at school, so mummy could get on with catching up with the other Nursery teacher and get the day’s activities looked at and set up.
The door opened and 18 baffled little faces slowly trooped in. At 3-4 years old, the world is a pretty simple place, and to be settled into your nursery, actually getting ready to start big school, it throws you a bit, to see a new face. Well a familiar face, but in a new setting.
Most of the children have seen me, I’ve dropped by the nursery at our school many times, so they know my face. I’ve worked with some of these children’s older siblings, so they know me through that avenue, some are the siblings of my own children’s friends, so we know each other that way.
But this was different. I am now teacher! but a bit ‘Teacher without a clue’!
It’s really different in nursery, from the way the day is set up, to how learning is achieved, to the hours. Firstly, we have two sets of children so that is the same session, taught twice, to two different sets of 20 children. Same learning objectives, but varying reactions from the vastly different groups of children! And then there are not set ‘lessons’, but different activities for the children to encounter, and choose to play with, or the fun of going outdoors, always popular with the children, no matter what the weather. (ask the adults, its another opinion, but unfortunately this is where we have no choice, if they wanna go outside, they go… the joy of free play, and choice!) .
The hours mean we start earlier than the rest of school at 8.45am, and our last child leaves at 3.45pm, allowing each group 3 hours, and theoretically, an hour for lunch, but no breaks within that 3 hours. An hour for lunch?! Pfttttt!!! After clearing up the morning mess, and setting up the afternoon session, and doing and observations or paperwork, and photocopying required, you get around 15 minutes for lunch…
Oh, and the toilet break… well, I shan’t comment…
The Afternoon kids came, 15 of them, and they started off fine, but I had to leave…
Added to my day, I had another little bit of training slipped in to do with software that we are going to be using, so I didn’t complete the full day with the children.
I was kinda… floating around, trying to absorb everything, it was like a parallel universe to the rest of the school!
Added to this new timetable, was the fact that I won’t get much time to see my old colleagues as our lunches aren’t at the same time… and being in nursery, there is much less time to get out of the classroom, to go say ‘Hi!’ (But I’ll work on that… looking forward to integrating the Nursery into the school more… hopefully!)
But tomorrow will be another day, a full kiddie contact day, and the added prospect of my first every ‘Staff Meeting!
I came home, and was on the PC straight away, getting some work done, before getting the kids into bed. Don’t worry, I did eat, my dear Mother In Law had my dinner ready at her house, and we always pop in there on the way home from school!
So now I retire to my pile of ironing… And some mindless TV… but not before I get the lunches made for tomorrow…
Oh the work never ends for a working mum!!!
But I Smile Anyway... 
Jun 04, 2015 @ 07:41:54
So glad you had a good first couple of days 🙂
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Jun 04, 2015 @ 17:40:47
Thank you Katy! 😊
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 16:10:23
It sounds like life got really busy for you lately! It must be so rewarding to help shape the minds of students. Congrats, Ritu!
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 19:56:46
Yeah it is a great thought to think that I am helping to mould the future of today!… or should the parents of said ‘futures’ worry..?.!
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 14:56:34
I like the comments. I do think that a lunch break should be precisely that. Did the job for 25 years and it never quite was. Good luck with your new job Ritu. 😁
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 19:55:04
Thank you! I am so happy to be in the role I always wanted, finally, lunch break or not!! 🙂
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 09:01:46
How exciting for you Ritu, having your own class and being able to plan for your lessons. Although it sounds like you are extremely busy now, hopefully once you settle into it more, you will get a little more free time! 🙂
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 19:53:22
I’ll get there Judy, but still September will be the big one, this class are all settled, and so much planning has already been done!
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 20:00:24
That as maybe, but in some ways, the hard work is now then if you are working to someone else’s lesson plan, In September you can do it the way you want to. I can’t wait to follow your progress. 🙂
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 20:02:38
A new set of children, a blank canvas… who knows what picture I will help them to paint…..
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 20:03:24
Whatever it will be, I know it will be filled with fun and laughter! 🙂
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 20:04:37
Fingers crossed eh! 🙂
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 20:51:02
Here’s hoping! 😊
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 05:34:39
I love the fact that people can now have several careers during their working life. You haven’t mentioned the fact that you must have been juggling work, home life and studying to achieve your new job.Well done indeed! X
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 06:06:13
Thanks!!! Yup, its been a busy time in my life, but well worth it! 😊
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 00:51:55
This all sounds SO exciting! I love starting a new school term. It is exhausting, but it’s a good exhausting. The first month is the most tiring and then it settles down with a set routine. Best wishes! 🙂
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 06:04:12
Thing is its first term for me, but actually the last for these kids!!! I had to start late as another teacher left… But my new class will start in September xx
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 22:26:53
Wow, what a day…
I love the picture of the “Little Professor”!
As you are starving for lunch and looking forward to your bathroom break try to remember that these little ones will grow up and will remember you, their teacher, with fondness and admiration many years from now.
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 22:27:22
Aw, bless em ,I hope they do!!!!! 😊
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 22:14:26
Best of luck with your teaching career. I know you will enjoy it as much as I did mine. By the way … lunch is for wimps !!
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 22:16:54
Thank you so much…
And as for the lunch… I know! It’s one way for me to lose these stray lbs that have crept on eh!!!!
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 21:58:04
Non stop but i bet your loving it and it’ll get easier once you get into the routine. Your awesome you got this😊😊😊😊
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 22:15:44
I did love it, it was an amazing day, and I look forward to really getting my teeth into it now! 😊
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 22:31:57
Yeah itll be great for you to get to know all the kids too. Superteach😊😊😊😆😆
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 22:35:46
😊😊😊
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 21:54:59
Busy and exciting
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 22:15:03
It was! 😄
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 21:42:53
That sounds challenging but exciting. Of course you must be exhausted. A new field, new tasks, and a bunch of little kids. I guess up to a certain age it is more diffidult the smaller they are. But you did wonderful. With each day it will get better! As I said: Proud of you, pea! 😉
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Jun 02, 2015 @ 22:09:00
Thanks Erika! It’s a challenge and I’m so excited… The tiredness will settle soon enough!!!
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 07:41:57
I hope you slept well and are ready for a new challenge!!! 🙂
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 19:50:03
It was all good today, first staff meeting too! Tomorrow is D-Day, when I have the class to myself for the first time, all day!
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Jun 03, 2015 @ 19:52:23
It will all be good. Perhaps even better because you are not watched!!!
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