Kids aren't even back yet, and I have a headache.
Today was a training day at school, which meant no kids - thank goodness. We had some training on phonics, then spent the afternoon discussing literacy teaching. Literacy in general is stressing me out, since the colleague I had helping me last term is now working with someone else, so I have no support at all - my two year group colleagues both have a TA at least. Gah. Hopefully, I will survive. I'll let y'all know.
I'd forgotten, even though the break has only been short, what the constant stress feels like. Basically, it sucks. I also find myself less and less able to cope with the staff room at lunchtime - it's just noisy and full of people, which for me at least is not conduicive to rest and relaxation. But, we're not allowed to eat in our classrooms, so the staff room it is. The current policy is in-eat-out.
I went to see a play yesterday, The Masque of the Red Death. I will post more about it this weekend hopefully, but for now let me say that it was truly, truly excellent.
I'd forgotten, even though the break has only been short, what the constant stress feels like. Basically, it sucks. I also find myself less and less able to cope with the staff room at lunchtime - it's just noisy and full of people, which for me at least is not conduicive to rest and relaxation. But, we're not allowed to eat in our classrooms, so the staff room it is. The current policy is in-eat-out.
I went to see a play yesterday, The Masque of the Red Death. I will post more about it this weekend hopefully, but for now let me say that it was truly, truly excellent.