Last week was pretty mad at school! It was Maths week! Every subject is having a curriculum week and Maths was the first subject up! There was a whole load of activities going on, some I got to join in with, some I sadly missed out on! Monday was formal observation day. The head and … Continue reading Maths week: Week 10
Tag: teaching
Week 9?!
So last week was madness. Week 1 of any half term is always the most exhausting. Half term is a lovely time in a teacher's life when they can kind of breathe a little bit - don't get me wrong theres still 1000004 things to be done, but there's a little bit of breathing room. … Continue reading Week 9?!
First half term down!
Well hello there! We have reached half term holidays, how did that happen? Here we are then. I'm 1/6 of the way done with my SCITT. I am 1/6 closer to my dream. That is BONKERS. I've got a blog post coming in a few weeks about why I want to be a teacher and … Continue reading First half term down!
BOOKBLOG: Roger McGough
I received this gorgeous piece of book post from Puffin books recently and it is just brilliant. It's a beautiful book filled with 80 different poems written by Roger McGough and it will be so perfect to use in the classroom! Now, I am no poetry aficionado whatsoever so any time poetry is brought in … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Roger McGough
Ask Miss Elliott
The final installment of #AskMissElliott this year featured some interesting questions, some stupid questions and some that weren't even questions! So here we are, a few of the choice questions! Once you started working in this school, what class did you teach first? I started as a TA in Year 6. Did 3 years in … Continue reading Ask Miss Elliott
Letters to… my kids
I know they'll never read this, but it only feel right that now the year is over I get to say thanks to them myself. Hello you lot, We've been through a lot this year haven't we? It's not always been easy, we've not always got on, but it turned out alright in the end. … Continue reading Letters to… my kids
Graduate reflections
This time last week I was sitting in the Stadium of Light waiting to graduate. I was listening to a speech about the things that the University of Sunderland has achieved over the past year, thinking about what I had achieved over the past 2 years. Two years of my life had built up to … Continue reading Graduate reflections
S4S – #loveteaching
Hello! It's Sunday again. How? Where did that week go? Are you enjoying #SixforSunday? Have you joined me yet? What has your favourite post been so far? This week on #SixforSunday I'm talking: Reasons I love teaching Kids - my kids are the absolute reason I do my job. Making a difference - I may … Continue reading S4S – #loveteaching
Favourite childhood books
There's so many incredible MG books out there today. So many. Looking at my bookshelves there's a brilliant mix of old and new books. Books from my childhood, books that shaped me as a reader, as the reader I am today. I've always loved reading. I can't remember a time when I didn't love reading. … Continue reading Favourite childhood books
S4S – Books in the classroom
Hello! It's #SixForSunday time again! This week, the 6 books topic is: Six books I've used in the classroom Books I've used in the classroom come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and for a multitude of reasons! Girl of Ink and Stars - Kiran Milwood Hargrave The Christmasaurus - Tom Fletcher Perijee and … Continue reading S4S – Books in the classroom
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