Today marked the official start of my third year on the BEd (Hons) Primary course. This means the little snowball that started my journey to becoming a teacher is no longer little or needing a push to move. I am gearing myself up for a year of hard work and lots of fun, who says the two can't go together?
Now that I've sorted out my facebook worries it seems easier to see the line between my private life and my uni life which is something that, at times, became muddled last year.
This year is going to be a great year. We have two placement blocks and, while I can't wait for the first to begin, I am really looking forward to learning more about the early years stage before starting placement.
When I decided that I wanted to be a teacher I had thought that the early years would be the stage that I would really like to teach in but as I have gained more experience across the school I find it harder to choose a favourite class!
The other great news today came from BrainPOP UK. I've been working with a group of p6/7 pupils making short videos, I heard about the BrainPOP call for FYI's (For Your Information) and when the pupils heard about it they decided that would be the focus for two of their movies. So in between inputs today I received an email telling me their entry had been accepted and I could have a sneak preview of how the FYI's will work. The worst part was that I had to wait until after uni to be able to but I can tell you it is going to be a great addition to the site.
Even better is that the school will get a six month subscription to BrainPOP as a result. After uni I rushed down to let the pupils know and they are very proud of themselves and very excited. I am also extremely proud of the work that they put into making their movies.
I'll also be remembering this post from Julia Skinner this year, 'Great expectations and Blank Pages'. If something does go wrong I am not going to panic - I am going to assess what happened, reflect on this and if I have another similar experience I will have learning to help me through.Images Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons & Google images
Thank you so much for the mention! I can feel it is going to be a great year for you. It will fly by so it is great to have posts like this to remember!
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