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Bit of flying around this am to in state of semi-animation but I think I can now consider myself on holiday.
The fact`that` I don't actually have time to go anywhere isnt the entire point-its a less febrile regimen.
And some daffodils in N9 remain unsinged by passing angry mobs of rotarians.
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Thank you trj. Its always good have someone like the MD to say how well you had done, dont you think? I thought what he said, about the band's standard had risen. Everyone seemed to know what they were doing and as a result, the playing was secure and the standard rose accordingly.
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« Reply #3903 on: 19:58:17, 18-03-2008 » |
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 Good news - well done, MJ and everyone at your school. It must be a tremendous relief. Make sure you have a good Easter hols - are you off for two weeks, or just the long weekend? |
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« Reply #3904 on: 20:00:09, 18-03-2008 » |
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Fantastic, MJ!  I know what a relief that must be. Have a good, and very well-earned break! |
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« Reply #3905 on: 20:55:21, 18-03-2008 » |
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Good news MJ - I know it's a huge relief when it's all over. It was bad enough for me as a Governor to go through it but I know the toll it takes on the teaching staff (and our last one was two weeks before Christmas).
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« Reply #3906 on: 21:04:18, 18-03-2008 » |
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Thanks IGI and Martle and PW. IGI, did I read somewhere last week that you're applying for an Acting Deputy Head's post? I've only caught up with two threads so far so I've missed all the latest news. Off for 2 weeks on Thursday. Lots of jobs at home to catch up with so this is good timing. We were lucky we had a weekend to prepare for the inspection (plus the previous Thurs and Fri). It was actually very pleasant spending all day Saturday in school - I work with a great team. Our Head was there till midnight and then back again on Sunday. She's actually still on maternity leave but wasn't going to miss the Ofsted after all the work she's put into improving, indeed turning round, our school. I must admit to being somewhat miffed that the Inspector only spent about 10 minutes in my classroom! And didn't look through any of our books.  I was nervous all day yesterday expecting him to appear at any minute but he didn't. Then after he'd appeared and disappeared first thing this morning I was expecting him to reappear but he didn't. I'm not sure if he spotted that one of my (many) naughty boys had a pen lid up his nose during his observation. I was silently mouthing dire threats at him across the classroom until he removed it. At least the inspector wasn't in the room when 2 of my boys were sword fighting with rulers. |
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« Reply #3907 on: 21:09:01, 18-03-2008 » |
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Have just caught up with this, MJ. Excellent news indeed!
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« Reply #3908 on: 21:11:51, 18-03-2008 » |
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Hi MJ, Yes, I've submitted my application (and suspect I'm the only one) to cover the DHT's maternity leave. We've got a long weekend (Good Friday and Easter Monday) and then got our Spring break a couple of weeks after that, which I think is much better - stops it being an enormously long summer term. It's also quite unusual to be in school during Holy Week, so we're covering a unit on Easter art, visited our neighbouring school's Catholic chapel to look at their Stations of the Cross and have our parish priests in to take assemblies all week. Thursday's INSET, so tomorrow I'll let my class spend their 'marble time' playing 'foxes and hens' in the school grounds, with easter eggs!  |
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« Reply #3909 on: 21:14:37, 18-03-2008 » |
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Next time he shoves that thing in his nose, be sure to show him this picture:  Peace of mind trumps all |
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« Reply #3910 on: 21:16:42, 18-03-2008 » |
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Good luck with your app form IGI, hope you get the job!! I have an idea about things in that direction, as my second eldest sister is a head Teacher at a primary school and my brother-in-law, head of maths at one of our secondary schools!! Glad all went with your offsted MJ!! I dont know how you guys go through each day, especially MJ, kids sword fighting, pens up their noses!!   !!!! |
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« Reply #3911 on: 21:17:51, 18-03-2008 » |
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Yes, I've submitted my application (and suspect I'm the only one) to cover the DHT's maternity leave.
Good luck. When will you know? so tomorrow I'll let my class spend their 'marble time' playing 'foxes and hens' in the school grounds, with easter eggs! What's 'marble time'? And how do you play 'foxes and hens' with (or without) Easter eggs? I've bought some foil-covered hollow choc eggs for my class but I'm not sure what to do with them. |
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« Reply #3912 on: 21:27:28, 18-03-2008 » |
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Have just caught up with this, MJ. Excellent news indeed!
Thanks Ron. Glad all went with your offsted MJ!!
Thanks bbm. Hysterical laughter in the staffroom afterwards is usually how we cope with all the things they get up to! Actually, I was struggling not to laugh this afternoon during my RE lesson when the children were making what were supposed to be tasteful Easter cards with a cross in the middle and pretty Spring flowers and chicks etc to decorate. One of the girls drew 2 rabbits heads and wrote 'Playboy' next to each one... I don't think she was trying to be funny. |
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« Reply #3913 on: 21:28:03, 18-03-2008 » |
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Yes, I've submitted my application (and suspect I'm the only one) to cover the DHT's maternity leave.
Good luck. When will you know? 'Interviews' are next Thursday morning. so tomorrow I'll let my class spend their 'marble time' playing 'foxes and hens' in the school grounds, with easter eggs! What's 'marble time'? And how do you play 'foxes and hens' with (or without) Easter eggs? I've bought some foil-covered hollow choc eggs for my class but I'm not sure what to do with them. Our classes earn marbles from their teachers for good behaviour, special efforts etc. Each one equates to 4 minutes. KS1 classes have their 'marble time' or 'goldentime' as I think it's known in some schools, every Friday afternoon. KS2 classes tend to have them once a half-term or term. Sometimes they choose to watch a film or have an extra art session or ICT suite slot, but they've opted for 'fox and hens': one child is the mother hen, three are foxes and the rest are hens. The hens accompany mother hen into the school grounds and choose a hiding place for her, where she waits with an empty basket; the other hens then return to the starting base. All this time, the foxes are hidden away in the classroom. On my whistle, the hens all come and collect a chocolate egg from me and head off into the grounds, their aim being to deliver their egg to the mother hen. Within a minute, the foxes are released. Their job is to collect as many eggs as they can and to locate the mother hen. If they catch a hen, the hen must surrender his or her egg. Of course, the wise foxes will try to follow the hens instead, hoping they will lead them to the mother hen. Wise hens, however, if they suspect they're being followed, can lead them on a wild goose chase, if that isn't mixing metaphors...  Lots of fun and we get to eat the eggs at the end! |
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« Reply #3914 on: 21:39:39, 18-03-2008 » |
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Ha! That brings back memories of Jennings! man, I could just sit down now and read one of those books if I had one. Who was his pal, was it Derbyshire? Edit: eh? have they changed the spelling?? |
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