But I Smile Anyway…

Linda’s Dan’s SoCS prompt…

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “Last/Lest/List/Lost.” Use them in any form you like. Use one, use two or use them all. Bonus points if you use all four. I’ll chip in extra bonus points if you use the word formed from the missing vowel in a well mannered way, but behave yourselves lest you lose all you bonus points… Enjoy!

I feel like I’ve lost my marbles.

I’m making list after list to remember everything I need to do, lest I forget something.

Last night I collapsed in bed, exhausted, and there was no lust for anything… just sleep! Hence the later than usual post time!

(How did I do, Dan?)

Linda’s SoCS prompt…

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “run.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!

Another nod to my week… this one has all been about running around like a headless chicken, not really knowing whether I am coming or going!

I have had the kids in for half days, been in both classes and also gone from teaching 4-5 year-olds, to having to take Year 6 for an afternoon. They are 10-11 years old. A very different way of teaching and interacting!

Every afternoon where I haven’t been in another room, I have been manically filling in paperwork, uploading data, adding data, double checking data, helping my team teachers to plan for the next week, creating resources for the parents, plus I had a morning of speaking to the parents at a Reception Information meeting.

On top of this, I attended a 3-hour Governance conference, and had a staff meeting, too…

And that is just work!

No wonder my battery has run flat!

Linda’s SoCS prompt…

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “mostly/at least.” Use one, use ’em both, use ’em any way you’d like. Bonus points if they both appear in your post. Enjoy!

This week was spent, mostly, traipsing around in the heat on home visits for our new children.

At least the ones we met seemed to be a lovely bunch!

Roll on the beginning of this academic year and the joy of beginning that start of school-readiness training… all over again!

Every year, it feels like we will never get these kids to the next stage.

Every year, we work our fingers to the bone to give children opportunities to grow, learn and flourish.

Every year, we wave a teary goodbye to them, proud of what they achieved.

Every year, we forget where they started… and get reminded of it in September with the new cohorts.

There are times when it feels like we won’t cope, but we always manage in the end, and it is a wonderful reminder of what we do with these children when their next year’s teachers come to us and say how well they have settled.

It is, in no small part, due to the work my nursery and reception team put into getting them school-ready!

Proud of them all, children and staff!

Linda’s SoCS prompt…

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “chews/choose.” Use one, use ’em both, use ’em any way you’d like. Bonus points if you get ’em both in. Have fun!

The way she chews is so loud, I wish she didn’t always choose to chew gum next to me. It is so loud!