4 weeks in...

Hello all,

Friday's here again. That means no lessons tomorrow (it only happens twice a week so it's a VERY wonderful thing). I can halt the planning train and take a bit of time to reflect (and give you a catch up).

I'm over half way through my first placement. This means 4 weeks teaching, which sounds like nothing, but I feel like I've been doing it for months! I learn new things every day, but I'm so busy planning, marking and teaching that I don't really notice it's happening until I stop for a moment. Then I realise how far I've come since my first lesson. Life is good when you think you're getting somewhere.

Now I'm sitting here while Chris is out, drinking a glass of wine, eating cheese and biscuits and just flopping. I've got to start thinking about things non-school; Christmas shopping for one! We've started receiving cards and it's wonderful to hear people's news, but I feel sad and guilty that I don't have the time to reply properly. Maybe I'll catch up at the end of term!

I remembered that I have a mini christmas tree yesterday, so Chris and I put it up, dainty decorations and tiny lights too. It's not the most festive setting I've ever seen, but it's better than nothing.

This post is getting a bit rambly so I'm not to sure how to draw it to a close. Maybe I'll just say that I send you all lots of love, I miss seeing and speaking to you all as much as I would like, and I hope that we will all catch up properly over the festive season.

xxx