Miss Art of Teaching

Loving the 'before' school time where I get friendly helpers to assist with decorating the classroom. Students are respecting the space more and I'm feeling more organised. First year decorating out of my five year career. Year 11 students have been working in this calm and peaceful environment. Their task is to create five artworks of a sentimental object. They are using their Visual Arts Diary to plan their work. Students are allowed to use their phones to look at photos of their object. They are also encouraged to bring in their object. Great to see students focused on their work early in the morning.

Since last night, I have been working, working and working. There is so much I want to do but physically I can only do so much in one go. I got up early this morning to finish off what I wanted to do. I think I must have a love and hate relationship with working in my own spare time. I find what I do interesting but at the same time, I whine to myself. I spent almost two hours last night uploading new prizes onto the Vivo online school shop, making facebook posts and sending emails in regards to the school's Vivo rewards program. Vivos is a rewards program we used to reward students using virtual points. Students can exchange the virtual points for a prize of their own liking.  I have been actively seeking for more donations from the school and local community. Parramatta Riverbank has kindly offered a double pass to see Dracula. Here is my post on the school's facebook: Above: DRACULA double passes. I started making a PowerPoint for the 'Meet the Teachers...