Phewwwwwwwwwwwwww

Pheww such a lot going on. Tax man at my heels for the end of year return so have spent 2 days sorting that out. All present and correct and a tax rebate due, how wonderful. Thank God thats finished for another year. College lost my last module of my PDA so have to search for a copy on my computer and through my files. Thank goodness I found a copy last night as just as I submitted that module my computer crashed and I lost all my work. Lucky that was one that I saved before the crash. College has also shortened the deadline for the last module and the professional study by 4 weeks. It is now due on the 12th July. Help ma boab. Luckily Ultraversity has extended the deadline for this module to 20th July, a big help to me.

The food trial is getting on fine and I am nearing the end f the second week. The results have been very much as I anticipated although I think the parents have been a bit surprised, I thought they would be. There has been quite a lot of interest in the healthy eating and some have asked for the results of the trial.

I have loads in my head, some on computer and some in scraps of paper. Need to collate it all but it will have to wait till after the PDFA submission. Phewwwww made me tired even just thinking about all of this.
Together with all this, I have a wedding, silver wedding, jazz festival and visitors galore. Must be the summer season starting in Rothesay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Getting on like a house on fire

Im getting on fine with this module. Every thing is just jumping into place which is quite nice for a change. i am hoping not to panic at the last minute and be all up to date with everything.
Questionnaires, menus, permission etc, all done.

Organising the clan gathering in Glasgow on 10th June. So far only 3 scots, the rest from over the border. But hopefully more will come forwars. it would be nice to put the name to the face.

Visitors at the weekend, away next weekend and then hosting a wedding in the garden the following weekend. Busy, Busy time so just hope the weather is good.

Head Down Now

Getting my head down to the work. Have done loads with the kids, the menus, the questionnaires etc but not actually done much writing up yet. Sent a timeline to H and also posted in the online community. Should be 200 words mine is mear 350 but I know why. I need to take all the questions etc out and put them into my ILP. This will make the word count more realistic. I expect comments on the word count but the final for my assess ent folder will nearer the word limit.
Will do a bit this afternoon if I get a chance but otherwise it is head down for the weekend. Am hoping the weather is appalling and I don`t want to go out and no one comes to visit. A wee spell of the ferries being off for the weekend would suit me fine. No unexpected visitors then.
Oh to be Cut off from the mainland for the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish.

Working away

Working away hard. Decided and started the AE. Nutritional guidance in Early Years. This will tie up with my Professional Development Award at the same time so should kill two birds with one stone. I have started doing the observations on home - provided meals this week and also on behaviour and well being. i have given letters to parets, discussed with the children, made menus, making a display for the playroom wall and and and . Phewwwwwwww very busy this week. What I have not done is do my timeline and give it to H for approval. Am sure he will approve any way. I start the two week food trial next week which should be interesting. Plan to do as much shopping as possible on Saturday for raw ingredients.

Time line has to be with H by Friday so will need to work on that tonight.

Thought this was funny, although others won`t. H is my LF and M is someone else i knows. They have different styles as far as I can see. H is very hands on, supportive ( buts in to conversations to give advice, support and help - I like that) M is more the "find me if you want help" type. - glad he`s not my LF, I like H style better.

One in C5 said " going to as helpful H as given up on missing M". I liked that.

Both seem to be really nice guys and good at their jobs, just different styles.

Time line is target for today and tonight so I better get cracking.

Just thought if M reads the above and takes it the wrong way, I might fail. If I do fail, I might just blame it on M and not on my bad work - only kidding Honest M.

Welcome Back

Been on my Holidays for a wee while. o peace perfect peace. Life on the canals is fun.

Back to reality and work work work. Thought about my action enquiry throughout my time away and changed my mind a few times. At last decided on the Nutritional guidance for early year. A scottish Executive document about nutrition in early years settings.

Have decided to have a trial of 2 weeks providing food for the children and then use the feedback to assess if the trial was worthwhile and if I will continue to provide the seervice in the future.

One small problem with this is that although I bake my own bread, cakes scones etc, which the children love, the supply of very fresh veg and fruit here is limited. Really bad quality in shops and really an eat it today or else sort of fruit. Can`t ( and don`t want to) grow my own so thias could be a small problem for me. Tinned fruit is okay . It would mean shopping for fruit and veg every day. okay if I have the time but don`t always.
Never mind. I will plan menus etc and see how I get on.

First thing I need to do is do a timeline for H. Got to be done for Friday so I need to get cracking. Will try to complete tonight ( he ha not on your life, but I will try).

Good news is I got a good pass again on the last module. Really really pleased again but no time to celebrate. Got to get my head right down and get on.