tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post394864553862192029..comments2024-02-17T17:55:18.229+00:00Comments on Eternally 28: From hero to zeroUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-33459942361310847562016-03-13T11:02:55.646+00:002016-03-13T11:02:55.646+00:00Totally with you on the crying babies. It's ju...Totally with you on the crying babies. It's just so rude. But I have to say Thomas' Head has no problem announcing at the beginning that any babies or toddlers making a noise need to be taken out. If they ignore him he's not adverse to stopping assembly and asking them to go and wait in the library. It makes me laugh because after all the children and teachers have turned around to look at offending parent, it's such a walk of shame for them haha. <br /><br />Did the parents of your certificate winners have to work or do they just not bother turning up? xx Everyday life at Number 38https://www.blogger.com/profile/12945846951398052455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-57526816238716792382016-03-13T08:32:09.968+00:002016-03-13T08:32:09.968+00:00I wholeheartedly agree! I wholeheartedly agree! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-46938977289559654112016-03-13T08:31:48.580+00:002016-03-13T08:31:48.580+00:00After a bad zero day I do look for
Job opportunit...After a bad zero day I do look for<br /> Job opportunities in Sainsburies and marks and Spencer's ( staff discount )! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-83441533124860462542016-03-13T08:30:30.210+00:002016-03-13T08:30:30.210+00:00M nodding and agreeing with every word Suzanne. We...M nodding and agreeing with every word Suzanne. We have celebration worships too. In fact it was Y6 sharing on Friday morning. I found out about this on Thursday night at 5pm whilst I was in Night Owls. I'd had the class on my own all week apart from Tuesday, I'd had a TA in with me but she was off sick on Friday so I went in early, had the kids rehearsed and ready by five past nine- they were BRILLIANT and we did our assembly at 9.15am! Texts go out to parents but it made me so sad because it was the opposite to you - the ones who'd I awarded star of the week, maths n writer of the week etc to, got their certificates but it was other children's parents clapping them on. Oh and the other thing that bugged me was ( and every week ) why parents of crying babies and noisy toddlers DO NOT TAKE THEM OUT IF THEY ARE CREATING WHEN THE CLASS WHO US SHARING IS DOING THEIR STINT. ESPECIALLY IF SAID NOISY BABY/TODDLER IS NOT A SIBLING TO A CHILD IN THE SPOTLIGHT. Grrrrr. I fact I bloody hate celebration worships!! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-27634546128087546312016-03-13T08:24:02.643+00:002016-03-13T08:24:02.643+00:00I do it for the holidays!!!I do it for the holidays!!!Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-60233132884624624422016-03-13T08:23:44.154+00:002016-03-13T08:23:44.154+00:00Comes from a thoroughly lovely family Sheila. No h...Comes from a thoroughly lovely family Sheila. No hope. Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-28899902686074930302016-03-13T08:22:50.207+00:002016-03-13T08:22:50.207+00:00I ( inwardly of course) rejoice when this child ge...I ( inwardly of course) rejoice when this child gets a taste of its own medicine! It usually curbs any behaviours for a while but OMG the outrage at the injustice we get from this kid and its family is laughable. Lego friends has been deemed a total success so will continue for years to come. At the moment we just have so many children and so little time! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-44853137977909822142016-03-13T08:20:25.902+00:002016-03-13T08:20:25.902+00:00Hi Jane, I've been a dinner lady too and you a...Hi Jane, I've been a dinner lady too and you are so right. But I remember being scared of the powers of the dinnerwitches when I were a lass. Most of the little bits show no respect to ours these days. Our head employs one specially trained lunchtime organiser I think ours are now called (LAUGH OUT LOUD) to Have the troubled kids in at lunch to give the rest a break! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-68660221313116647502016-03-13T08:12:38.266+00:002016-03-13T08:12:38.266+00:00It's a shame they are like that because this o...It's a shame they are like that because this one can be sweet and lovely too - they just choose to hide it deep! Strong, firm boundaries, strong firm routines - it works! It must be hard to see your little nephew like that! Do you bite your tongue a lot?! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-72251714797101924422016-03-13T08:10:44.956+00:002016-03-13T08:10:44.956+00:00I've had hero moments with zero child - just n...I've had hero moments with zero child - just not on this occasion! I just try my best. Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-42170004307360392042016-03-13T08:09:41.449+00:002016-03-13T08:09:41.449+00:00Alison and Marlene, I'm afraid child zero is d...Alison and Marlene, I'm afraid child zero is definitely young offenders bound. You can predict it a mile away. Older family members have proved me right having had them through school too. Exclusion is on the cards for sure. The ones to blame are the parents. Total Jeremy Kyle fodder. Social services do NOTHING. If these children were rescued and placed with families desperate to love them, they'd stand a chance. School can only do so much, but then so much us undone and more when they go home again. Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-20879632773372027922016-03-13T07:49:31.128+00:002016-03-13T07:49:31.128+00:00I'm sending you a "top marks for patience...I'm sending you a "top marks for patience" homemade badge with this comment. Have you happened to see the Royal Navy School prog on ch 4? Discipline and then some. The kids all jumped to and knuckled down. Maybe get a Royal Navy instructor in for a day to give you all a break ;-) xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-86618864718262567002016-03-12T14:14:58.479+00:002016-03-12T14:14:58.479+00:00Oh Rachel, you'll always be a hero to me :-D
...Oh Rachel, you'll always be a hero to me :-D<br />It is a marvellous job that you do. You must have a lot of patience. It's your zero tale that makes me glad I no longer work in a school. It seems to be a daily occurrence. Very sad in ones so young (so says the oldie in the corner). XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580391460678291981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-44650969189388428182016-03-11T17:46:08.034+00:002016-03-11T17:46:08.034+00:00Thomas loves his lego therapy sessions. I hate the...Thomas loves his lego therapy sessions. I hate the word therapy in this situation though, I think they could have come up with something better and I much prefer your Lego Friends. And yes, you should give yourself a pat on the back because you do make a difference. The lady who runs the club at Thomas' school says he's come on in leaps and bounds.<br /><br />There's a boy in Thomas' class who sounds just like your child. Same issues with the same game. Wants to play tig but won't be on when he's been tagged. Or tries to make up his own rules, "you have to tag me 3 times before I'm on". Drives Thomas and his friends mad. The boy has Aspergers but of course the others don't know that, they just see a boy who won't play properly.<br /><br />I've sat through a celebration assembly this afternoon only for Thomas not to even be in there. Complete waste of my time and not very happy about it. Was so annoyed I spoke to the Head. What's the point of texting parents to invite them if the child isn't even going to be in there. Plus the car is in for service so I had to walk which added another 30 minutes onto the event. Because of that I wasn't going to bother going but Thomas looked so disappointed I changed my mind. He wasn't half as disappointed as I was though, sat there clapping for everybody else's child apart from my own. xx<br /><br />Everyday life at Number 38https://www.blogger.com/profile/12945846951398052455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-57321868548430087482016-03-11T16:58:27.958+00:002016-03-11T16:58:27.958+00:00So glad to hear your hero bit, it must make your r...So glad to hear your hero bit, it must make your role so rewarding, as for the little blighter (being polite here) I would hate to hear such language from a child, but sadly so many of them use it and their parents don't do any thing about it. Poppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-12309186275417221392016-03-11T12:59:09.666+00:002016-03-11T12:59:09.666+00:00I couldn't do your job for all the tea in Chin...I couldn't do your job for all the tea in China lass, you are a bloody hero even on the bad days.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-15511079916250648832016-03-11T12:02:42.132+00:002016-03-11T12:02:42.132+00:00My days run along very similar lines......what rea...My days run along very similar lines......what really concerns me about zero child and kids like them is that with the age of 'responsibility' now being from 10yrs old!!!! if these children don't 'get with the programme' the police could very well be knocking on their door! Keep at it as making them aware of the consequences of their actions is the way to go....now 'deep breaths' lol, :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794616868810553902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-81263995563075413812016-03-11T11:32:53.987+00:002016-03-11T11:32:53.987+00:00Oh my what a thoroughly lovely child....I don'...Oh my what a thoroughly lovely child....I don't think.<br />I would be no good working in a school....lol-x-Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528336306775217982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-742202948525041152016-03-11T11:03:13.311+00:002016-03-11T11:03:13.311+00:00Quite right too!
Quite right too!<br />Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-28986948372792344832016-03-11T10:56:07.673+00:002016-03-11T10:56:07.673+00:00Yikes! The lego friends club sounds brilliant, a...Yikes! The lego friends club sounds brilliant, are the school going to be able to run it again next term for more kids, sounds like it really works? Maybe if you punch the other kid in the face every time he comes up to moan about playing tig-tag-tug he will eventually get the message? I'm kidding, I know that such behaviour would be frowned upon...mendingmakingcraftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958478976127736912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-86424455081009056832016-03-11T09:11:28.250+00:002016-03-11T09:11:28.250+00:00Hi Rachel,
your story seems like mine practically...Hi Rachel, <br />your story seems like mine practically every other day. Im not a TA but a lunchtime supervisor ( i prefer good old dinner lady but its not politically correct now is it). We have the same children do that practically every day. Whilst the other 99% are happy carefree kids the other 1% are unable to intereact with their peers. I do wonder what they will be like in about another 12 years time (and shudder at the thought). brilliant news about the lego club though, very positive vibes from that. <br />Dont forget to keep smiling, even if sometimes it is through gritted teeth. take care janejanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-13749015143407598462016-03-11T08:04:59.595+00:002016-03-11T08:04:59.595+00:00You have my sympathies my dear, quite frankly my y...You have my sympathies my dear, quite frankly my youngest nephew is a little s*** & sounds similar to your second scenario. As for the first how incredibly sweet & lovely xxJo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-82069224353999109802016-03-11T07:40:28.790+00:002016-03-11T07:40:28.790+00:00Oh dear Rachel, but I'm so pleased to hear tha...Oh dear Rachel, but I'm so pleased to hear that you have more hero than zero days. Angela M - Garden Tea Cakes and Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665533361469223445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-89809996846320721182016-03-11T03:48:14.859+00:002016-03-11T03:48:14.859+00:00Sadly, the other child had that. The other child s...Sadly, the other child had that. The other child shouldn't be in mainstream school right now is my considered opinion. Thankfully I have more hero than zero days! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101883877426552626.post-59361611785959771682016-03-11T03:46:27.736+00:002016-03-11T03:46:27.736+00:00I think I have my issues too! I won't stand fo...I think I have my issues too! I won't stand for behaviour!! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.com