Join up!! Army against the grog !!! June 2018

[rustop59]

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Evening all. Love the quote. RC and hopefully things will work out for you. Your two are sorted JC, must be a relief. Us Mammys never stop worrying. Having the most amazing weather today, did very little, relaxing after a busy week. Love the cake you baked for Satz JC. Wonder when she’s back, must be soon, also Starty. Miss them around.

[mollyka]

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Evening folks - I know I'm a dirty stop out just....ah well let's just say ....just!.....
Away at the min but will be round when I get back if yiz will have melease:
Well done benjy!!!

[JackieClaire]

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Evening folks - I know I'm a dirty stop out just....ah well let's just say ....just!.....
Away at the min but will be round when I get back if yiz will have melease:
Well done benjy!!!

Ahh Molls, you and Satz have made my day. Filling up here. Missed you. :heartbeat:

[IamMary]

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Evening folks - I know I'm a dirty stop out just....ah well let's just say ....just!.....
Away at the min but will be round when I get back if yiz will have melease:
Well done benjy!!!

And about fecking time too! It is absolutely lovely to see you. How are things with you Molls?

[RunningCourage]

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happy days!

Molls is back in the hoose! :yay:

[IamMary]

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Us Mammys never stop worrying

This is true, my own mother is still at it, but says its worse than ever now with inlaws and grandchildren!

Morning,
[MENTION=22411]IamMary[/MENTION]......poor you.....is the toenail thing through running?

Jenny's fine. Passed the final assignment with bells and whistles. Graduation on 27th July. Starts work proper at the beginning of September. She's been coaching a few remedial children and having a wonderful time.

S&H starts his new job tomorrow

Yes running. Good luck to your son tomorrow! Sounds like your Jenny has found her calling too.. You are off worrying duty for a brief moment in time.

Good for Jenny, JC. And i concur with your conspiracy theory! We got told our positions next year in the school. I had said to the HT that i'd like to be back in class - I've not had my own class since I did my probationary year..

Thats very disappointing RC. Is it a large staff, would there have been much opportunity though? what about if a teacher takes a career break or maternity leave, could you get your own class later in the year?
We might have to come over there and bump off a few teachers for you :black:

Safe home Starty, report back in soon!

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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And I too am an even dirtier stop out (hangs head and shuffles off to the corner)...

Great going on the big 5 Benji!

[JackieClaire]

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Morning all,
[MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION].............I've said it before and I'll keep saying it. Male infant/junior school teachers are in my opinion ..........vital........they're a positive male role model that sadly these days are not as prevalent as they should be. Dare I say it but its smacks of some kind of discrimination.

And I too am an even dirtier stop out (hangs head and shuffles off to the corner)...

What's up bonnie lad?

Today I've been off those damned AD's a week and if I'm honest I'm starting to feel human and actually ate a Sunday dinner yesterday. Mind you who cooks a Sunday dinner on the hottest day needs their head read. Didn't sleep much last night because of the heat.

[Rusty]

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Just popping in to say, "CONGRATULATIONS, SATZ, ON 5 YEARS AF!!!!!:yay:

[RunningCourage]

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Thats very disappointing RC. Is it a large staff, would there have been much opportunity though? what about if a teacher takes a career break or maternity leave, could you get your own class later in the year?
We might have to come over there and bump off a few teachers for you :black:

Morning all,
[MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION].............I've said it before and I'll keep saying it. Male infant/junior school teachers are in my opinion ..........vital........they're a positive male role model that sadly these days are not as prevalent as they should be. Dare I say it but its smacks of some kind of discrimination.

Thanks both. It's not a large, large staff - just under 300 sprogs. And there are a number of male staff... well, currently 3, and there will a 3 again next year... there's about 8 FT female class teachers. There are already 2 staff on Mat' leave. Some of the reasons the HT gave to me - and i do support her, by and large she is supportive to her staff - were that a new member of staff coming in would be given a class, she gave a reason which I cannot mind, anyway she is just finishing probationer year this year. Someone said today, it's because you;ve (me) been here a year, so better to give someone who knows the ropes and kids non-contact role. But... eh... I came to the school in August to do non-contact, not knowing one kid! .... and the other reason was that it is best that the P6 teacher (one year out of probationary yr) (male) (seems a good teacher) be given another year of teaching at that stage, people don;t like to be moving stages each year. Eh?! But I;ve NEVER had a class after probationary... and said P6 teacher taught P6 in probationary... so theoretically has had 2 years at that stage.

Och, the HT will have her reasons, genuine I'm sure, and it's not an easy jigsaw to fix. But... BUT... i do begin to feel under-valued and a little paranoid... maybe I AM pretty shit at this, maybe I'm not suppose to be doing this, maybe they're saying negative things about me, maybe, maybe, maybe... And so the voices begin :haha:

Sorry. Rant over.

Monday done :yay: 2.5 days to go and then we can FLOP :thumbs:

How is everyone else? Good to see you [MENTION=21798]Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)[/MENTION]. Tabbers - how is the yoga & meditation going? Do you still do it? I just mind you writing about it when you gave up last January. Keep looking at it myself, and do do a little meditation most mornings... just interested.
[MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION] - glad you are feeling more human. Have had friends who used/use ADs, one, like you, found them difficult and came off them, others I know swear by them. It is hot... Am afraid Arsey is not good with the heat. Especially at night. Alas this hot summer seems set to continue. May have to by a fan.
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[rustop59]

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Evening all. Lovely to see some familiar faces here again. You were missed :happy2: Just in from work so need to get some food. Glad you feeling better JC. Don’t be so hard on yourself RC, things will work out so try and keep positive but keep ranting away, that’s what we are here for.

[JackieClaire]

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Hot as Hades out there.

[MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION].............two days left and you can kick off the school teacher tag..........get your running shoes and do what you want. Get in your tent and sit at the top of Ben Nevis and shout rude words at the world of paper work, rules & regs and life in general. Probably change nothing but you'll feel better.

Funnily enough, spent half the day looking for the fan and just found it underneath the dining room table. Trouble is Bess barks at it.

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Evening folks, nothing wrong JC just that I haven't been posting for a while.
RC yep still doing my yoga weekly and some meditation but not as often as I should as it's a big help.

[IamMary]

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Evening folks, nothing wrong JC just that I haven't been posting for a while.
RC yep still doing my yoga weekly and some meditation but not as often as I should as it's a big help.

Good to see you back Tabbers, hows the job going? Any craic with you?

RC, Dont leave for the summer on a low, go see the HT and have a chat about where your at. Your ego needs a lift.

Good luck with the docs tomorrow [MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION].

I love this weather. We are off to Wales mid July and if its decides to change, I will be very cross

[JackieClaire]

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Morning......hep yourself the sugar's on the sideboard.


[MENTION=22411]IamMary[/MENTION]............hangs head in shame lived over here for many years and have never been to Wales. My friend from Cornwall is never away from the place and adores it.

Off to the doctor shortly......Mr. JC and I had a long talk about everything that's been going on since ........well the beginning of this year last and I've made the decision to kick the AD's into touch. I nigh on 9 years sober, off the ciggies 16 months ish, I'm a grown up and beginning to realise they are not so much ant-depressents but more like anti-feeling pills........I want to take this back into my own hands and try a more holistic and diet bound recovery. I want to start feeling proper happiness and I can deal with sadness.

Now I must get dressed.