One Inch Closer to babysteph

woke up wif a sore neck & sore shoulders…tink i’m feeling stressed…everytime i’m stressed, my neck muscles will start to ache…my teaching frens out there, r u as stressed as a am?

just gotten my timetable on thur & was informed of some workload on fri… dis is it:

- teaching P1, P2, P5, CL+CME;
- 40 periods of teaching;
- 1.5hrs of P5 remedial every tues;
- 1hr of contact time every wed;
- 2hrs of CCA every thur morning.

yes, and apart fr the above, i’m level rep for P1, still 8 sets of P1 worksheets waiting for me to set. scheme of work still not yet completed, and also:

1) do my EPMS & hand in to my RO for vetting in afew wks’ time (i dunno wat the hell dis is & dunno hw to go abt doing it eh..hw…)
2) set P5 CA2 paper & hand in for vetting by 9th july
3) set P1 SA2 full paper by sept

haiz..dis is a govt school, everything no budget. and bcos itz such a small school, teachers, especially beginning teachers, have to do everything & alot of things. like, each teacher has to set so many papers each yr, and itz full papers, including oral paper & listening compre. and dis school is so inefficient in disseminating information to teachers, but expects teachers to hand in work on time, giving us such a short time frame..=( fear & stressed…^ ^|||

yes i’m floating, but still have CCA & contact time. my school is small, so kena everything1… on most days, my teaching will start at 10.30am, and the earliest days end at 5pm, some at 5.30pm & the longest day (tues) end at 6pm. haiz, floating is boh hua lah! cos longer hrs than those teachers who teach only 1 single session. the only plus point is, no need to wake up so early, means can sleep abit late at nite. it is reli good for me dis nite cat!

i’m reli worried about my P2, tho there’s only 12 pupils in the class, itz the bridging class (导入班), super low ability students. i’ve nvr had dis kinda students b4, 1st time… they r very visual learners, which means i can’t escape from doing powerpoints for every single lesson..sianz… and itz dis class tatz gonna determine my appraisal (lesson observation)!

BUT, i’m gonna b POSITIVE! cos i’m gonna b stuck here for at least 2-3yrs. so no point grumbling & grumbling. must try to find joy in my work! tink of it, dis school is good for beginning teachers, cos there’ll b lots of chances to learn. itz a small school, so every teacher gets to do alot of things & EVERYTHING, it’ll b a learning experience. i’m teaching P1 & P2, which have the most number of CL periods, which means i end up having a very packed time-table (40 periods leh). but, think about it, P1 & P2 work is comparatively easier to mark, and there r no compositions, heh heh.. and my P2 bridging class, have to do powerpoints for every lesson, but hey, only 12 pupils, so i can finish my marking very quickly rite? so not bad lah, got plus points oso de.

think itz the same everywhere, every school in s’pore…every school has its own unique culture. just gotta learn to adapt. just learn! learn to adapt & do well dis 2-3 yrs, and move on in my career, my dream! ok, more than half the day gone, i gotta start doing my weekly lesson plan, then complete the powerpoint i did for my class rules, and then hopefully still have time to do up the P2 powerpoint.

looking fwd to 12july to get bonus! then shop like crazy to de-stress…!