Work experience 2--- day 5

Today was my last day in the orchard and i was really sad leaving! I cant believe the week is over, Ive had such a great time.
My supervisor that i have been doing all my work with doesnt work fridays, so I was put with another person, and We had just gotten a shipment of animal thingys to put in your garden, so we had to put all of the barcodes on them, it took sooooooo long because we had to make sure the right barcode was on the right animal and it was a bit confusing. We spent all of our time from 9-2 doing that, and then afterwards i had a huge trolly of sweets chocolates and easter eggs to price.
then it was time to go, I'm really sad that thats all of our work experience over. I thought that it was a great oppertunity and well worthwhile because you really do learn so much from it.

Work experience 2--- day 4

Today I priced LOTS of sweets and set them out on display, and went around the shop making sure everythin was tidy. I also cleaned out and re-set the shelf that stocks all of the letters that you hang on your wall and all of the wellies (which were a Mess). I was also in charge of making sure all of the books were neat and tidy.
My biggest job of the day was pricing a load of things for the gift section and helping to set it out on display, which was fun but it took a LONG time.
I can't believe tomorrows the last day! the week went so fast!

Work experience 2--- day 3

Today when i went in the orchard was REALLLYY QUIET, and there wasnt much to do because the stuff coming out wasnt ready to be priced. So i was put on the books again!, you'd be surprised by how messed up it had gotten since yesterday, i did the usual clean around and making sure books were in the right places and then i moved to the front two tables and set them up really nice.. using my new "merchandising" techniques ;) . Then we got a shipment of teatowels with quotes on them, so i had so hang them up (in a very paricular way), After my coffee break, the stuff was ready to be priced So i did all that. Then i helped my supervisor set up the new stock on the shelves and in displays. That brought me up to lunch and then after lunch i had to peel price stickers off books and pack them into boxes to be sent back to easons. It was a good day and im really enjoying myself! :D

Work experience 2 day 2

Today I was really exited to start work seeing how much I loved yesterday! As soon as I got in I was given one of those huge industrial trollies full of stuff to price (me and my pricing gun are now BEST of friends :D when I was finished all of that I was given ANOTHER trolly. Then I was given a big candle table to set up a display with the candles, me being such a Perfectionist I arranged them in order of size, and guess what... I had to price them too :O I love pricing things! The gun is so fun to use :D and I'm getting faster :D woohoo!!!!
When I was done that I did.... More pricing, myself and my pricing gun are best friends now!! I named her Lola !! :D
Then after that I tidied the book and card section! And set up cushion displays :)
I really love work experience and I'm gonna miss it so much when the week is over!

WORK EXPEREINCE 2--- day 1

So today i started my work experience in the home and interiors department of The Orchard Garden Centre and Cafe. When I arrived, I was given a tour of the whole place and shown where everything was, then i was introduced to my supervisor for the day who was lovely. She set me straight to work clearing one of their shelves dusting it down and setting it back up again. She also gave me a few tricks of the trade, when i was finished she brought me out two trollies piled high with new tea sets that I had to price. To do this I had to scan the barcode to see how much they retailed at then enter the price into the price gun, peel off the original price stickers (which were in pounds) and stick on the new prices. Then when i was finished I had to take stock off a shelf and dust it down, put all the original stock onto a trolley and set the new tea sets up on display (which took a while, because of all the different pieces). After that I had to find a new place for the stock that was originally on that shelf and move the things from that onto another shelf! it was all very confusing (but really fun!!!!).
When all of the displays were sorted, I unpacked and priced a new shipping of jewelry and then it was time to go home!!
I really enjoyed the day and all of the staff there were so lovely! I'm really looking forward to tomorrow no!! :)

Work experience day 5

Today was my last day of work experience :(. I've had such a good time!!
This morning I was cutting out elves (which took forever and my fingers are still sore) and then I took the girls one by one down to the back of the classroom to test their "tricky words", I had to put a tick beside the ones they knee and an x beside the ones they didn't. Then I went into aoifes junior infants class to help them with art. they were doing painting but they put masking tape under the painting to leave parts of it White. After that I finished off cutting elves and playing with the girls. At their home time they gave me a card that they had all signed and a box of quality street. I was so sad when they left. Then I went into emmas class to help her stick things onto paper.
I wish it wasn't over, the week went so fast and I loved it. I know for definate now that I want to be a primary school teacher !!!!

Work experience day 4

This morning the girls in my class had d.e.a.r. Time so I went around helping them to sound out the hard words. After that they had maths, they were doing 'the story of 5' so I had to give them five cubes to count with. After that I went down to the hall to help with the fifth class science fair, some of the projects were pretty cool. After that I helped two girls with their sounds and their alphabet. I helped them to colour in elves too and then I had to cut them all out. I have to say I'm really going to miss the class I'm in, and the school in general :(.

Work experience day 3

When I got in this morning I was sent straights into the sixth class girls to help them finish off their projects and set them up for the intel science fair. All of the projects were amazing. The group that I spent most of the time helping did their project about the calming effects of tea, they won and they are through to the next round.
We had to go on a few shop runs after that to get some vinegar and kitchen roll. Then we went back to our classes ( mine was senior infants ) and I helped with art and we took them down to the science fair to look at the projects. Then before I knew it it was time for lunch. when I got back from lunch I helped the girls with colouring and then I had to rule lines in their copies. By the time I was finished the girls were gone home, so I went in to aoife to help her laminate pages and cut things out. When we were done ms m asked us to help her rule lines in her classes copies too, it took us ages and we stayed back almost an hour longer to get them done.

Work experience day two

Today was amazing, I love being back at my old primary school. I started off the day by making titles for the notice boards and cutting them out, then I made a list of all of the books that we picked out for the class library from the book fair. Afterbreak I took the girls three at a time to do art. We drew out a giant high heel and we stuck fabric scraps onto the shoe and painted the heel and sole red, we also stuck tin foil on the inside of the shoe. It looked pretty good. Then after lunch ms pierce took us down to the hall to take down all of the art off the notice boards and give it out to the different classes. Then we went up to the sixth class girls to help them with their intel science fair projects because the science fair was taking place tomorrow. It was a great day and I was really busy

Work experience day 1

Well today I started my work experience, it was pretty cool. I went back to my old primary school, i only realise how much I miss itnow. I was put in a senior infants class, :)
I started off the day by sorting out the girls folders, then I helped them with their maths and I helped a girl with her sounds and her letters, after that we took the girls to the book fair and they chose 8 books for their class library. They also did drama and religion and SESE, we took them on a walk down the village afterwards to show them all thedifferent shops.
It was a great day and I really enjoyed it :)

Work experience

So tomorrow's the first day of work experience, I'm really exited but a little nervous too. I'm going to scoil Naomh brid, my old primary school. I'm really looking forward to it because I want to be a teacher when I leave school. On Friday we had a workshop telling us what to wear, solving problems, health and safety and stuff like that.