My kids: This year is my first year of teaching as a primary school teacher. I have found the experience so far completely exhausting and sometimes quite depressing. I teach in quite a low socio economic area and the conditions in which some of the kids live breaks my heart. In the last week I have decided to bring something that is important to me into the classroom-sustainable gardening. I figure this helps the kids two fold: it gives them an insight and an interest into where food comes from, as well as encourages them to be more open to eating more healthy. So far we have started to grow some basil seedlings that I had brought in from my garden at home. I have also been collecting seeds from my flowering basil plants and brought them in to show the kids what the seeds look like. The kids found this so much for interesting than listening to the Science lessons that discuss life cycles and what not. I invited the kids to become part of a 'Garden Club' within our class. All the kids wanted in, so instead of having a few kids with me at lunch time, I was actually taking the whole class through (I didn't mind though, more the merrier). Our first garden club meeting involved us sowing some basil seeds into pots made out of recycle milk bottles that the kids collected from home.
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| Our little basil plants are starting to germinate! |
We also started a compost bin. The kids loved talking about this and looking for things that they could collect around the school to put into the compost. At this stage, it's really just a bucket of organic matter. I would like to get a bin in the ground outside our room, just need to man up and ask for the okay from the Principal.
Me: Since becoming a teacher and moving out of home, my health has pretty much been on the back burner. I'm sitting here right now under a big blanket with the flu (?). First time I've been sick in a long time :( I've realised that I need to pull my finger out and start looking after myself. So, I've joined the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation, just to give me the kick up the butt that I need. My goals are to build muscle, gain fitness and become more strict with my food.
This is pretty much all I can be bothered writing right now, so I think I shall leave it at that. I hope to be posting a lot more frequently. Mostly to just vent and make me feel like I'm sharing some interesting things.
