Hey there Peeps! Time for our weekly catch up, and I think I am kinda back to normal… if there ever was a normal in Ritu-land!
- If we were sipping chai together I’d let you know that I am melting slowly in this heat that has gripped us in the UK… We are not used to, or equipped for it, and it so humid… Today, I even got sunburned, and I had applied suncream! Still, good old Fred the Ice Cream Van Man was on hand to cool us all down!
- If we were sipping chai together I’d tell you that there is no change with the craziness at school. In fact it has upped its crazy-anti! You see, officially the letters have been sent out, and parents know, so I can tell you that I have, for the first time every, been given my OWN class next year! The past few years I have shared responsibility with others, and I can only like my experience to that of a poor homeless relative, who would carry her bags to different places every day, never fully settled, and finally, I have been given my own home! I shan’t be in the nursery next year, which I will miss very much, but I will be full time in Reception, and I have been busy getting to grips with my class list, and planning my new classroom in earnest! I have known for a while, so my Pinterest has been expanding with all sorts of classroom management ideas! Nervous, yes, but very excited!
- If we were sipping chai together I’d mention that usually at this time of year we take our nursery to the seaside on the train, but I was gutted that I wouldn’t be able to go, as they went on a day that isn’t my timetabled Nursery day. Coupled with the fact that I am out of a few training courses to aid my new subject responsibility for next year, it wasn’t feasable that I be released to go… I was sad as I haven’t been able to go on any trip with the children, of any class. But then, last minute, I was asked to accompany my Reception class to their day trip out to the local country park, where we learned Forest School skills, and we also were going on a hike to find the faerie ring! This was because next year, I’d need to do this by myself, so I needed the experience… Eeeek! Then we got a call that the ranger had broken her foot, and they would have to cance. But we couldn’t do that to the kids… so we undertook the whole session by ourselves, and had the best time! And we walked a LOT!
- If we were sipping chai together I’d giggle and say I had a great time embarrassing Lil Princess too, on Wednesday, as it was the school disco. She just about bore with me at the first one for the little children, as they were my class… and watched in embarrassment as I jumped around to all the music, including Bhangra tracks! Then solemnly told me that if I danced at her one which was the second of the night, she would run away! I ended up honouring her wishes and stayed with a couple of my students whose parents were on the PTA and so they had to stay there for the whole evening… I was tested on my maths… I think I passed!
- If we were sipping chai together I’d mumble that I managed to injure myself too, under my eye, with my Kindle! I was reading and must have fallen asleep. The Kindle fell forward onto my face, whacking my cheekbone, and waking me with a jump! It was sore, and I was convinced I’d end up with a black eye in the morning, but thankfully it wasn’t as bad as that!
- If we were sipping chai together I’d say that the weekend whizzed towards us and after an optician’s appointment for Lil Princess on Friday, we had a nail appointment, followed by a Saturday filled with birthday madness as it was Lil Man’s 14th birthday, and my dear Mum’s 69th! We ended up at Loch Fyne restaurant as he loves eating mussells, but got there to find that it isn’t mussell season, so we sampled other seafood instead!
- If we were sipping chai together I’d mention that Sunday was spent in a haze of cricket mum duties, then I dozed in the afternoon, while the kids played with friends on the road. The evening ended up filled with preparation for next year’s classroom! I have been a busy bee!
- If we were sipping chai together I’d have to excitedly tell you that Hoppalong Hubby has graduated from boot-wearing crutch user, to walking for short periods unaided (apart from the boot!) He still can’t drive, but less than two weeks until his next appointment. Let’s see what they recommend next. It will have been 3 months by then.
- If we were sipping that chai together, and possibly reaching for cake or cookies I’d tell you that I did indeed get another few chapters edited, as promised, last week, and that I plan to do a few more over this week.
- If we were sipping that chai together, and possibly reaching for cake or cookies I’d mention that I’ll be travelling to London again for the second day of my training course, though I am dreading it as it is in a further away place than before and means getting up even earlier!
- If we were sipping that chai together, and possibly reaching for cake or cookies I’d say that I will be having the first of my taster sessions with my new class this week. I know these children, as it is just the nursery children who are coming in this week, but next week will be the whole cohort… Bring it on!
- If we were sipping that chai together, and possibly reaching for cake or cookies I’d let you know that there is another major event happening this week… Lil Princess will be visiting her new secondary school for the first time for a transition day. I don’t know if I am ready for this, being a mummy to two secondary school kids!!
Have a wonderful week, Peeps! Let me know how your week went!
