End of the Christmas holidays, roll on Phase 2.

The Christmas holidays are over, Phase 1 has been passed and all three QTS skills tests passed first time, though how I managed to pass Numeracy first time is beyond me.  It's amazing how quickly the holidays go past but at least as a teacher I can always say "I'm never further than 7 weeks from a holiday", I think that might be the teachers' mantra or something.  Phase 1 went well, I have to say, I actually miss the little buggers. I got an absolutely lovely thank you card from one of them, that was so sweet and something I hope I'll treasure.  Aside from that, not much more than the daily grind, we're doing some home improvements which are small but I think they'll make the place look really nice.

I go back to uni on Wednesday, I really need to get the final bits and pieces organised and sorted, such as a couple of lesson structures and coversheets that I still haven't drawn up despite teaching the lessons three weeks ago and now I can't remember what it was that I taught them...oops. Also, the QTS standards are coming on nicely, need to do a couple of write-ups, hopefully I'll get that all done tomorrow so I can start the new term on a clean slate, ready for a new school, new classes, another goddamned assignment (to do Masters or not to do Masters?) and more school based tasks.

On top of that, for the New Year:

I managed to cut out all my debts and I want to keep it that way and get £600 in our savings account.
I want to pass the PGCE course and get a job.
I want to lose about 30lbs
I want to stop drinking so much beer and that will hopefully aid the above goal.

Below is the lovely card I received (the other is also from a student :) )