Letters

{everyone has something to celebrate}

Dear University, I can't say I'm extremely sad to say goodbye to you for this year but thank you for challenging and teaching me a few things. Dear Koorong, I could spend all day with you. After browsing and reading the blurbs of books for a couple of hours, I walked out having started my Christmas shopping and gained a book for myself to read during my break. Thanks. Dear Christmas, forty-three days until you arrive. In the meantime, your carols are lifting my spirits daily. Excitment is high to celebrate the birth of Jesus! Dear Mr J. Thankyou for making me smile when I'm down and giving wonderful advice. I love how the Lord works through you.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

My Best Friends World

Yesterday I visited my best friend at her university. Although it took me an extra thirty-five minutes to arrive at the destination due to my lack of direction, I had a wonderful greeting from Loz P followed by a tour of the farm. I had the best tour guide ever! I saw the cattle being fed, horses playing chasey, sheep in their yards, alpacas from a distance and had a lovely conversation with a farmer. The night finished off with an episode of Offspring and a delicious meal. It was awesome seeing my best friend doing what she does best.

Birthdays Make All Things Good

Over the past two weeks, I've put my learning glasses back on and re-entered the world of university. Although my assignments are already reaching their due date next week, I'm enjoying studying food and society, as well as design and technology. I think home economics and design will be my thing!

I'm super thankful for the birthdays that we have recently celebrated. Just as I begin to feel a little overwhelmed of too much study, I get the opportunity to eat cake! Happy Birthday to Mr J's mum and my cousin Jaxon!

Mr J's mum used her incredible skill to make herself this amazing cake! 

I'm not sure if it was a good idea to insist I bake her birthday cake next year... expectations may be a tad high! 

Lego, toys, cake and chocolate all in one! Every boys dream cake and tasted good enough for seconds and thirds!

I hope you have all been having a awesome August so far. 

A week of placement

My first placement in a hills primary school has let me confidently say, I want to be a teacher! For the past four days I was placed in a grade one class, which I adored. Swimming week was a bonus. The children were fantastic, the teacher was lovely and the experience was the best. I assisted children with their writing and playing. They made me feel like a celebrity and I was sad to leave. One whole year until my next placement now, until then I will have to put up with a few more essays.

Bring on the ABC, 123 and tieing of shoelaces!    

Placement Number One

After feeling a little anxious about my first ever uni placement, I came out of it with more skills in sandpit playing, fingerprint artistry, collage making and picture book reading. Being a pre-service teacher has been taken to a whole new level! Bring on every Thursday for the next six weeks where I'm welcomed to a different perspective of primary school.

To all of the current and past teachers out there...you are one big ball of inspiration!