Today I met my mentor for my 2nd placement.... and she was really lovely! This placement is paired, and I'm working with my friend Luci, which should be cool. We're at an infant school not too far from when I live, in a year 1 class. I'm really looking forward to going back into school, although I'm going to miss my friends - I've loved spending this week with them! I've met a really lovely bunch of people, and our 'gang' of the 6 of us are really close - I hope we don't lose touch when the course finishes. At least I have girlie friends! :D I need to get some wedding invitations made this weekend so I can give everyone theirs next week... I don't think they all know we're inviting them so it's going to be quite exciting giving them their invitations!

I have an ICT portfolio due in next week (lesson plans and an essay) so I need to get working on that tomorrow, as well as quite a few other Directed Activities that have built up over the last 2 weeks. I've found it hard to get back into the routine of uni work (although have been quite happy to slip back into the 'socialising' side - hot chocolate in lattés?!) and haven't been working too much in the evening. But it's been good to have a bit of a 'relax', ready for the next placement to start in 2 days...

I'm still having a great time on the PGCE course, and I can't believe I will be qualified teacher in fewer than four months! I'm over half way through the course... and that means in the next few months I've got to start thinking about applying for.... (dun dun daaaah)... jobs....!