The Sixty-First Republic - Covid the gift that keeps giving even in the last half term!

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Do not give the staffroom password to non-staff as it attracts the wrong sort of crowd.

Other requirements for staff room entry include the ability to find the staff room, the ability to find a clean mug in the staff room, knowledge of the photocopier codes, and the ability to sniff out where the booze is stashed - Thirsty Tuesdays, Fizz Fridays now in operation. Do not sit on the chairs and do wear a mask. Finally, upload your covid test results twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Go back the 1st Sept.

That's a week after us. 4 weeks to go.

Another member of my department needs to SI as a close contact (not his fault). That means all his classes need to be covered, and our hod has tried to keep as much of that within the department as possible. So I have 5 lessons this week covering for this SI colleague, plus another cover for someone else for a middle leaders conference, plus my appraisal. So 7 lessons out of my gained time are being used up on things that are not my "gained time job", yet I'm still expected to get it all done in the same timescale. I have no idea how I'm going to get everything done!!!

@motherrunner

We break up the 16th. Inset 19th/20th but we’ve done twilights since can take them in lieu.

This is what we're doing.

Piggy FFS is really all that can be said to that stupidity.

We finish on the 16th and go back on the 2nd.

We have 3 teachers self isolating - they're expected to teach remotely from home since they're not ill. Cover supervisors are sitting in the lessons but lessons are being delivered via teams.

I’m the same as motherrunner finish on the Friday. Inset days are 19th & 20th but it’s in lieu due to twilights.

Start again on 31st Aug for an inset day. We get a longer break at October, which I think is very sensible.

I've just been able to bring forward my 2nd vaccine to just after 8 weeks after my first. The ht is getting twitchy about rising cases and is wanting us all.souble jabbed asap. I will be happier too to have more protection. It's not possible to cancel already mad appointments so I have booked the new appt and will phone up this week to double check the appt so officially on their records (though I have an email confirmation) and to cancel my original 10 week appointment.

MrsH That's the expectation re isolating staff at my place too.

and to the birthday girls

Jan we also break up on the 23rd here - it's a nightmare isn't it We go back on the 2nd September although hopefully I'll have escaped by then

We break up 23rd, training day 26th covered by twilight and back in on 6th - we had 7 weeks last year which was a bit of a waste but sounds like we might get a quieter week before we go back again at the start of September?

That is mad of the admin thing then Piggy

I have no words on the other thing.

Yoohoo!

Fizz for breakfast, wine at lunch and more fizz now.
Can we do the cake part any time soon?
Have you had a good day too, MrsH?

Can we do the cake part any time soon?

Anyone got a lighter for the candles!?

I break up in the 23rd and back on the 1st. No longer half term in Oct. Feel like I’m being short changed a little!

I’m here for the birthday party!

Happy birthday @MrsHamlet and @CallmeHendricks🎉🎉🎉

Right, I’ve turned the music up-any requests ladies?!

Too early for ABBA?

I happened to hear “It’s Raining Men!” on the radio yesterday and had forgotten what a blast it was...?

Let’s get our Monday afternoon party started (I now have a - possibly - clean gasket, after much scrubbing, fiddling, and viewing of YouTube videos from such channels as SqueakyCleanMom, where they demonstrate how to clean their already clean-looking washing machines )

Never too early for ABBA! Just heard something about the SQA (or something related?) being abolished as not fit for purpose @Mistressiggi?

Back from the gym and pleased to see I haven't missed the calorie free cake.

I have the matches. There’s a nice round 25 candles, that’ll do won’t it ladies ?

Anyone got a lighter for the candles!?

There are quite a few candles tbh. It might take a while...

Oh you are nicer than me, Jan

I've eaten lots of cake but there's always room for more...

Obvs, noble

It's a chocolate cake, yes?