As per usual I did
nothing on monday after the last update.. after my early start I
thought I had better catch up on some rest so I spent the day
watching netflix on my bed, just for a change..
I feel like when i'm
at work my weeks seem to be all the same and nothing new really
happens, so I do apologise if anything sounds familiar, but that's
what you have to deal with when your week is structured into a
timetable..
On Tuesday nothing
much happened, except for some rounders practice in the afternoon
which I (of course) joined in on. I think since the term has started
i'm able to catch tennis balls better now! Which is a very good thing
because it makes you look like n idiot if you're on games and cant
even catch a ball...
That night I had to
sit in the pool area and supervise the kids who were swimming. I
think this might possibly be the worst evening activity, because
while the kids love it, you have to sit there supervising with the
ever present possibility that you might have to jump in and save one
of them. Annoyingly I always remember this too late, and so I'm never
wearing waterproof mascara when I'm on pool duty, which is not a good
thing (as you can see I have my priorities sorted..) But don't worry,
I can actually swim, and I haven't had to rescue anyone yet.
Hopefully it'll stay that way..
That night I had one
of those moments in life when you realise you're growing up. I was
talking with some of the boarders before they went to bed, and
somehow they got onto the topic of my age which I didn't really mind,
until one of them said they thought I was TWENTY-FIVE. Up till now
I've always liked it when someone thought I was a bit older than I
actually am (I know there will be a point where I find it to be the
most insulting thing ever) but I think 7 years older is a little bit
concerning. Personally I think it might be because I am very mature
for my age (I know some of you will be laughing at that) but there's
no way I would have ever thought that someone would age me at 25!
Wednesday was
another forrest school sesh, and this time the kids all made
instruments from random things, like jars filled with water, milk
cartons with shells in them, and empty paint cans. They were meant to
perform a nursery rhyme with their instruments, but I couldn't tell
what ones they were performing because all I could hear was a lot of
crashing and banging and some mumbled lyrics. When it was time for
the staff to perform, we nailed it (of course) with our version of
Hickory Dickory Dock on the paint cans.
That afternoon was
spent by the long jump pit measuring the girl's jumps for over an
hour. Trust me, it wasn't as fun as it may sound..
I also managed to
skype a friend back home which was nice, as it had been quite a while
since i'd talked to her. Apparently nothing much has changed back
home – though nothing ever seems to change in Wellington..
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| The wild garlic at forrest school looks pretty nice! It just smells quite strong.. |
Now ever since I
started working here, i've had to do the lunch register, but it's
only been in the last week that I pretty much have all the names
sorted! There are still a couple I can't remember straight away, but
by process of elimination I get there eventually (or they just end up
telling me..)
Thursday after
school was a little different because there was an athletics fixture
with another school, so I spent most of the afternoon measuring
shot-put distances and running odd errands. What I did realise
however is that most of the 12 yearolds are better than me at every
event in athletics, and that's not much of a confidence boost.
Especially when half the boys are taller than me...
After dinner on
thursday we had the usual evening activities, and I wasn't on pool
duty (yay) so instead I played touch rugby with some of the boarders
and a couple of members of staff. Thankfully I was a lot better at
touch than I was at football (meaning I could actually pass the ball
to the right people) so I didn't completely embarrass myself for a
change. Although I was still the only girl, so I thought I did
alright!
That night after
late duty we went on a Maccas run (they call it Maccies here which
sounds silly to me) and oh my god the McFlurrys here are so much
better than the ones in NZ! So worth the late night of 11pm (crazy
late night I know!)
On friday I went on
a school trip with the year 1&2 classes. I think the place was
called Claysmoor and it was like a dump and a land fill but it had an
education centre that taught the kids about recycling and nature, and
they got to built shelters and do a flower hunt and made their own
plant pots. It was such a good day and all the kids really enjoyed
it, though by the end of it I was shattered and nearly falling asleep
on the bus back to school...
That night I did
some online shopping because apparently I didn't buy enough during
the holidays (I dread to think how i'm going to get everything back
to NZ at the end of the year)..
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| The tyre garden was so cool! But it was more like a maze and I might have had to climb over them because I couldn't find my way out.... |
Saturday was a
really chilled day which was so nice! I supervised in the morning,
and then in the afternoon I played some cricket with the boys –
because all the girls ever want to do is sit and talk, and that's no
fun at all.. I also realised how annoying kids can be, because they
spent half the day pushing the boundaries. It seriously made me
wonder what I was like at their age. I hope I wasn't that bad...
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| It's not a bad place to live really. Unless you want to shop and then it's a bit useless.. |
Sunday morning I
woke up early and skyped another friend back home, who I hadn't seen
since December last year. After that it was pyjama breakfast which
has come to be my favourite part of the weekend! Because on Sundays
other members of staff come in during the day and do activities with
the kids, I went to Matrons house for a couple of hours with two
other members of staff, because she'd organied a pizza day to raise
money for Nepal. Despite the fact that it was pouring with rain and
there was a thunder storm, we sat outside under tarpaulins and ate
our pizza, which had been cooked fresh in the pizza oven, and was
probably the best pizza I've had in a long time! She said that most
of the ingredients were donated, and I got an email this morning
saying that she'd raised over £700 which is amazing!
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| My pizza. A-m-a-z-i-n-g. |
On sunday evenings
the boarders have to write letters, wether it's to their family or
friends, they just have to write someone a letter, and dear god they
take their time doing it! Basically I sat in the dining hall for 30
minutes waiting for them to finish writing their letters which is as
dull as it sounds!
And we're back to
monday!! It's been an odd day, because I'm working, and it's the
first monday i've worked all year! But I swapped my day off with the
other Gap here, so I'll have this friday off instead! But so far
today ive done the registers, helped out in the art room, helped the
reception class with judo, and it's only 3pm! I think it's safe to
say that this is the most I have ever done on a monday (other than in
the holidays, but even then not a lot happens)
So I hope this
hasn't bored you, but then again no one is forcing you to read it so
you only have yourself to blame ;)
Until next week
then...
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