school improvements

I feel like all I do these days is moan. But there might be some positive things happening at work. The dyspraxic/visually impared/emotionally disturbed/autistic kid in my class might be moving to a school with a VI unit. And because some of my class are such a nightmare, and it's having an effect on nicer kids, I might be losing one to a different class, and/or getting behaviour support in the class so there is always someone on hand to go after them when they leave the room or kick off. So things might start to improve in the new year!! I might start to like work again. Yippee. And in the meantime, it's giving me some hope that I wont kill one of them.
Then maybe we can start working on the parents....

Candidating - or not

I wonder sometimes if the Methodist Church actually wants more ministers. There I am, all ready to go through the process, which started 2 years ago, only to find it might not happen because of the way they set people up to fail, or so it seems. The paperwork for the process can be accessed from 1st October, and not before. When you get it, you realise the most important thing to do is get your request to candidate in to the office by the end of the month. Fine. Then you find out you have to have TWO observed services - observed by a minister, a local preacher and a senior steward, and before the 15th January. Bearing in mind the services are planned for Oct & Nov back in August - before you can have the paperwork telling you this, and December is mostly booked up by churches as long ago as May, for the gift services, christingle services and carol services, there really isn't much chance of having any sort of observed service this year. Which leaves the 1st 2 Sundays in Jan, if there are enough people that fit the observation criteria available on those 2 days.
So basically, it ain't gonna happen, as I'm only preaching once on the plan till Feb, and thats next Sunday.
Oh well, at least I'll be prepared for next year.

Thursday

I've got 4 friends on facebook now, and have even poked someone!
And I've made a start on Sundays service, hymns phoned through and readers arranged. Just intercessions and sermon to write, so no chance of a long hot bath before I go to college in 45 mins - just realised how late it is. Whoops!
Did get the car washed today. I thought it would be a good way to de-stress on the way home from school. We almost made it to lunch time, but one of my little cherubs kicked off (again) so I had to intervine with a restraint procedure (again) so the class computers weren't trashed. Still, he calmed down quicker than usual this time, so I was only holding him for about 15 mins today, and no bruises either, so that's an improvement. And we did make it through Tuesday without one at all. (He usually kicks off on Tues & Thurs - my 2 half days.) But all is well, because tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!!!!!!

On Facebook at last

After naggings from friends at college and work I am finally on facebook. I found some other people I know on there and found out that I can poke them!! The mind boggles. I was told I could throw sheep at Mike but I haven't managed to find out how yet, but I'm sure I will - it's too good an opportunity to miss.
But instead of playing on facebook I should have been working on my U2 essay, or on Sundays service, so I guess I should go and do something constructive now...like get a snack