Miss Art of Teaching

I've never been a coffee person. I can function without a cup. However, since our school started a cafe where Hospitality teachers work with Senior students to make drinks for teachers, I have been slightly hooked. I go for the social aspect to make more of an effort to bond with different people who I may not necessarily get the chance to engage with. I am a confident person inside the classroom but I am a hermit crab outside of the classroom. Hence, making more of an effort to break out of my shell. Teachers and staff only need to pay $30 for 30 cups of coffee. You don't necessarily have to drink coffee especially if you have a sweet tooth like me. I tend to go for hot chocolate, caramel latte or a mocha.  Our Vivo rewards program allows teachers to reward students with virtual points. Students can use the points to trade it in for a prize or a teacher service of their own choice. Our deputy principal even offers to make hot chocolate for students in exchange fo...

In the crazy 47 degrees heat today, I decided to go shopping. I counted the number of suburbs that I had visited today and it came to a total of nine. Above: 11 Drawer Stackable Organiser from Super Cheap Auto for $46 Above: The organiser is generous in terms of space and fits all my newly purchased markers. I used my DYMO tags to label the drawers. Above: I visited two Woolworths as the prices were not consistent.  Above: I managed to spend a total of $116.18 on 26 products. Yesterday, I also purchased 6 x $3.75 DYMO tags (Rrp $15). Above: A few close ups of my purchase minus the 6 small whiteboards ($3.50 per one. Rrp $5 each). I have been forgetting to use my own classroom rewards system during the first two weeks of school. In the holidays I purchased 20 x bags of coins from Kmart. Each coin has the description 'you have been caught being good'. I want to create a friendly class vs class competition where they try to have the most...