What a pleasure to reach the end of Monday and feel strangely upbeat. In spite of nearly escaped children , tears and tantrums I kind of had fun learning all about the number 2 and the other sweet moments that make teachers keep dragging their emotionally battered behinds out of bed and into the classroom..
I think what really prompted my unusually sunny disposition on a Monday night was todays staff meeting. As I am sure anyone who teaches will know weekly staff meetings are sometimes bit of a strain. Frankly at the end of a hard day with children what I prefer to do is have a little bit of down time hanging out in my classroom pottering about, not quite getting very much done and having a bit of a chat with lovely workmates. Monday staff meetings often force you to rush about, and then feel hideously exposed and inadequate as you discover there is something you should have done or know about and really you stopped paying attention for the important moment. This evening, however in amongst the usual business I just noticed what an incredibly lovely group of people I work with and felt really happy. There are always cycles in schools when teams seem to really gel and everyone gets on and inevitably when roles change and people leave etc it isn't always so shiny. However, today sat in that meeting I just thought, right here, right now I like and respect the people I work with and when I've had a crappy time in the classroom those people make it all ok. So thanks people!
Chatted to a friend today who is joining me on the introduce exercise into your life gently campaign, so my message to her is see you with your bike tomorrow. Tell me about your pledges to exercise or your shiny moments of sunshine and keep the positive thinking rolling.
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