End of Term

Yippee it's end of term and the start of the school holidays....to kick it all off I have dyed my hair red which will make me really fiery I hope, tomorrow I'm off to Melbourne to help my son Nick move house, Sunday I'm shopping and Monday to the Zoo with Zoe if the weather is good or movies if it's not. Then back home Tuesday for a rest. Ahhhh nice to have holidays....I need the break. Steph

Think Alike, Teach Alike, Happy Outcomes

I am so grateful for people who think like me, not because they agree with all of my views because there is no way they could all possibly agree with everything I like or the way I think, but because they have similar views on what is right in relation to the benefit of children, not only regarding education but to children's self worth, self esteem and positive educational and life experiences. As a teacher I am responsible and accountable for the educational outcomes and well being of the students in my classroom, scary thought really and a big responsibility when you really think about it. It's not just about teaching them to read and write, it's also about teaching them values, most of all teaching them to be independent, happy, resilient and to become honest, decent members of society. We need to be aware of anything we say that may influence their thinking now or in the future. I know that when I was in high school, teachers that I had then influenced my way of thinking, not always in a positive way. Unfortunately influences from teachers are quite strong and can lead the students into thinking negatively or divert them from what they truly believe in or want from life. As a teacher my aim is to give the students a positive educational experience that will encourage them to go for it, no matter what it is they want from life and to one day as an adult look back and think to themselves 'I remember my primary school teacher, Stephanie, she was the one who made me feel happy at school and encouraged me to have a go'.
Steph

Fast Workers

It's day 30 of our Metung -transformation and the frame is up. OMG, how fast did that go up- in a day. I have to be grateful for that. I am sooooooooo excited. Check out my pics. I did take one of every room but they are a little hard to make heads or tails of if you're not actually on site. It's looking great though.
Steph

This is my new kitchen, to the right is my walk in pantry, how exciting.

Hallway to front door.

Hallway looking into the house from the entrance.

Tweaking the Vegetable & Polenta Pie

Day 29, frame has been delivered (obviously drier day than last Friday). Just maybe by the end of the week we will see a frame happening.

Today for lunch I had a mushroom and polenta pie which Julie at work made with some of the kids that do cooking with her and it was delicious. I did ask for the recipe but haven't got it yet, however when I got home I decided to try it for myself. Of course I changed it to suit with what vegetables I had and I added my own little touches such as using tomato paste, stock and seasoning instead of her bottled pasta sauce, a can of lentils and some nice red wine which gave it a really nice grown up taste. It turned out really delicious and it will be a dish I will be adding to future menus and my future cookbook. I may even cook it as a buffet dish for a dinner party, I'm sure most people (who aren't too fussy of course) will think it is delicious. I have left overs for freezing, so I'll be right for future can't be bothered cooking nights. Yum
Steph

Photos

We went on another adventure today. We headed up towards Nowa Nowa to look at the Stony Creek Trestle Bridge and to Costick Weir. I took lots of photos which included some funny ones (have a look below). I loved taking these, we will need to practice them a little more so as to make them look even better.
Steph

Relaxing Massage

Yesterday my darling husband surprised me and booked me in for a deep tissue upper body massage. It was great, so relaxing and I felt so good after it. The massuer also massaged my feet, it was unbelievably relaxing, I didn't want it to end. Until next time. Steph

My Quiet Time

Lying in bed, sun slowly rising, light slowly seeping through the cracks of the blind. Others are still asleep, it's my quiet time (if you dont count the snoring and heavy breathing). Soon everyone will be awake and the day will officially and noisily start. Ah it's Sunday......what will we be doing today? Steph