For the teachers/ TAs/ Lab techs etc, how is the new school year going?

[Blandmum]

How is this term settling down?

Thought we could have a thread to 'share'

Mine started and finished within an hour
To clarify...was due to go off work in two weeks anyway because of maternity leave but arrived, went to staff meeting and then collapsed! Got stuck in ambulance, spent day in hospital and now maternity leave has started early!
Hope everyone elses term goes very well though!

How awful Honor!

Are you feeling better now! Please take things as easy as you can.

My year 7 class was far too chatty for comfort, given that it was their first day, and some of them wouldn't shut up for long enough to find out what we were doing!

My timetable has changed dramatically in the last day. We start teaching on Thursday, and I still don't know my classes. Other than that....

I have started a job at mld special school as an ICT technician. I'm shattered, I haven't stopped all day.

I'm doing Approach Training tomorrow. The idea is to learn what to do if you are faced with a violent kid and restraint techniques. I'm begining to wonder what sort of job I have let myself in for!

RT - I did that training, very useful to have under your belt, but agree, it does make you wonder what on earth you are doing even being in a situation where you may need to use it!
MB - I'm feeling much better now as able to go about life at my pace (well the pace of my toddler anyway!). Felt a bit dizzy again today but managed to control it.
Hope everyone settles to their new term soon

First 'real' day tomorrow - straight in with Year 13 then Year 11 - oh joy.

Had to endure an Inset day on Monday though - they've not got any more exciting in the 7 years that I've been away

Very nice start to my term thanks MB - INSET on Monday, just Year 6 in on Tues, 7 & 8 on Weds then that was my week as I am now part time

Hope you are ok Honor.

Enjoy your new year everyone!

absolutely fantsastic. I am happier and more fulfilled in my teaching than I have ever been.

Oh no HOnor hope you are ok

INSET on Mon,I ended up with the job of doing a full years worth of evidence sheets for music tues got to know our new class , nearly doubled in size from last year so a very full room.Then my group was made homeless in the afternoon and after changing rooms 3 times we ended up in th eplayground!
Weds is going to be the day that goes very slooooooowwwwwwwwly all year , off yesterday and today.

I am looking for supply work though and phoned a couple of schools yesterday and will try some more later.

Thanks for includin the lab techs MB!
I'm one
Year 10 are already blocking up sinks with the concrete they are making -They were told not to use the sinks btw.
Hope everyones elses term go okay.

Ohh, know that feeling so well. Solids in the bin, liquids in the sink!

Cue picture of bunged up sink!

The paster of paris day was the worst!

MY year 7s have been chatty as well! I'm obviously not scary enough.

On the plus side, I haven't shouted yet, and I've only met two objectionable students and TONS of lovely ones. SO that's good.

Haven't told any of my new students that I'm pregnant and will be leaving them at christmas, although I've told my form so it is bound to trickle down. And become more obvious anyway!

Inset on Monday and Tuesday. Classed behaved very well on Wedsnesday, Thursday and Friday. Only one punch up to deal with so all in all, a good week.
I hope the rest of the term is this easy

I must say that most of my kids are totally fabbo.

One of two need some work!

TBH, even the 'norty' ones are quite nice

So far - in a word - pants. I have been back a week & have only just got a timetable (still with holes in). Communication between our dept is worse than ever, boss is snapping at people, all the good stuff I did last term seems to have been forgotten & don't even mention cover.......

But apart from that, it's nice to see the kids again

HonorMatopoeia - hope you're feeling better

So far so good for me. Most lessons start off with giving out new exercise books and recording text book numbers. Everyone looks really eager to get off to a good start.

So far much better than last year ( changed schools after 20 years - loss of major comfort zone!). This added to changing rooms,floors and occasionally blocks every lesson made it very hard. This week in my own room has been lovely, don't know what I will be saying just before P.5 Friday when I've done 23 lessons between frees- cover I'd like some time they could take during week 2!

First day went well - my A level group are lovely if a little petrified of A2

year 11 tried to be a bit cool until I scared one boy who'd forgotten his pen - he felt my wrath

and even better that i don't work Mondays [grin

Whoops! Try again.
I managed to include my RL in my post earlier, and had to get MN Towers to remove it

Anyway, yes term is going OK - quiet start, but I'm sure it will get a lot busier very soon.

But I'd still rather be on holiday!