New year....new knowledge

So, nearly the start of a new term and I can't believe it has already been a whole year. Suppose this time next year I will be thinking the same but then we will have the anticipation of Warwick to keep us going!!! Good luck to all those heading there this year :o)

I believe we all did pretty well on our exams. I, personally, am over the moon with my results. I felt like I bulldozed my way through my exams and would have been pleased with passes so an overall first did bring a tear or two to my eyes (sorry to those sitting with me at the time). That little bit of paper held lots of emotions.

So we embark on another year with an addition to class, a new teacher and lots more 'stuff' to fill our heads with. Looking forward to seeing everyone again and using my brain once more. I haven't exactly had the past 3 months off as I have to keep normal life going but I am going to have to start getting used to those early mornings again......that bit I am not looking forward to !!!!!!!!! Here's to a good year ahead.........

ooooo the excitement......?

Well only one more day and we will know if and how well we have survived our first exams!!!! Are we excited yet.....or just plain nervous?

I was determined I was gonna sock it.....but best laid plans and all.

For those that don't already know, my exam experience came and went in a flurry. Dog was almost put down on the Sat (but is now lying in her bed, doing suprisingly well!!!!). My grandad was taken into hospital on the Tuesday, expected to be home on the Thursday but he took a turn for a worse on the Sunday. The following Wednesday we received the news that he wouldn't be coming home and he passed away on the next Sunday. This happened to be the week before my first exam..............suddenly all that I had learnt was no longer. My head was empty. Not good.

Within the next 2 weeks, amidst our loss and sadness I helped my Dad sort the funeral, empty my grandads house (did you know the council only give you one week to vacate after a death.......bizarre.....!!), oh and did I mention re-revise and sit 3 exams........with a funeral smack bang in the middle of them. Teachers were understanding but I really wanted to get through them......or in other words I wanted to get them DONE!!!!!! Late night revision sessions (4am!!!!) and possibly my grandparents egging me on from above and they are done...........my grandad would not have been pleased if I had not sat them, believe me!!!!!! When they finished I hit the ground with a very BIG thud and what had happened finally hit me.

And here we are now. Nearly with the fruits of our year long endeavours in our hands. I would have normally hoped quite high but to be honest, I will be happy to have passed. Three of my grandparents were around when I decided to take this road and one of them saw me start it, I am very sad that they won't see me achieve my goal but I know all of them are watching me and pushing me on. I am happy to have it in my heart that they were proud of me for doing this.

The year has gone so fast and some have had their share of obstacles but hopefully we will all be back next year......would be sad to break up a good group of friends :o)

See you all on the 9th ladies.........

And like they said.....

....the year will go by so quick, and it has (well if you discount the fact it is actually only a 9 month year - good stuff being a student!!!). Not updated due to work, work, work and well, a bit more work but the end is in sight.

All coursework done quite chuffed at the marks I have managed to get, just hope they have not been inflated to keep us enthused for the future??. Just exams left..........one way to bring the mood down !!!!! Hopefully I won't go completely blank when I get to class but it is a possibility.

Nice evening out planned with the girlies to see Gervais Phinn next week which should be fun. It is nice to have met some new friends along the way......I like friends :o)

Also got a placement at a special education school, just spend a morning every couple of weeks due to impending exams and mountain of work I had to finish but I can increase it when I get spare time. I really enjoy it, has affirmed my idea that this is probably the area that would suit me, working with children with special requirements. I am also getting to grips with my sign language....teaching myself as there is just not enough time in my life at the mo for night school, but I am getting there and I learn the odd new word at my placement.

Life is good. Bring on the exams (is that convincing anyone???). Roll on year 2.

Hey. How are we all doing....apart from being busy from all the work we have got to hand in after Easter !!!!!!

ITV 2 tonight had a programme on Holloway and this first show was about the young offenders section (18-21) year olds. Interesting. To some of the girls it is like a home to them. If you get a spare hour iplayer it.

That's all for now.
Bye :o)

athens

Just a quickie.......ref our conversations last week regarding Athens access. I have had a route around the Warwick site as I thought they may have greater access abilities through Athens?? Anyway, if you go to this page it sets you up with your Athens access via Warwick.

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/main/electronicresources/passwords

Hope it is of some use to people :o)

Just bought a sociology text book (Haralambos)....£30 - ouch - so off to recover !!!!!!

Te Whariki

I found a link to the Te Whariki curriculum.....it is the full 100 or so pages - I have had a look at it and found pages 13-16 give you the basic principles. That is my sharing bit done for the day :o)

Let me know if you find it useful / interesting.....I know some are not used to blogs so just a quick teach.......at the bottom of this post there is a comments tag that you can click on and leave me a comment......go on, let me know that someone is here :o)

Also, you can subscribe to a system that sends you messages when a blog you read posts something new-on the right hand side under followers. Now, granted, you won't get a huge amount from me cause I am pants at updating this - I have a busy life !!!!!! But if you have not already done so, check out Jen's.....she is always updating hers with useful stuff !!!

Whole day in tomorrow to put the finishing touches to my language presentation and report.

Have fun

Happy New Year

Hi all.......but then again looking at the feed here no-one is visiting......my fault for not posting regularly - will try and do better this year!!

First day back today was good (even if it was a bit sparse of students!!!).

As I promised in class, here are the links I found for the Interim report by Jim Rose.

JIM ROSE INTERIM REPORT this is actually the Primary Curriculum Review website so possibly one to bookmark to keep up with it ? Top right of the page shows the report, brief letter, interim letter etc, all of which I found interesting (or is that just me??!!).
(report also found here too.....should you not like the first link!!!!! TEACHERNET)

also a link to the QCA - Qualifications and Curriculum Authority whose curriculum Department is supporting Jim Rose (or Sir Jim Rose to be correct). Towards the bottom of this link page is the time line for the report.

Hope that helps.....let me know. Have a good week :o)