Date for Entry: (Wednesday 22 January 2025)
Actual Date of Online Entry: (Friday 02 May 2025)
[T2, W:03 – WD:13,
(Td:1)*].
**ojt book
Dear Diary,
This morning I
decided to wear my blue, flowered T-shirt. It had been a long while since
Christmas, and I had it but did not wear it. The ride and walk down to school were
very easy. Jess and I were free for the first two periods. I ended up going over
to the office to see if there was any work that I could have helped them out
with. Soon, sometime later, just before the third period, a lady in a suit came
asking for the OJTs, and I had a feeling like she was our new PMO 1.
When she
introduced herself, it was confirmed to us that Miss Williams was moved to a
different part of OJT as part of the restructuring, and she became our new PMO
1 (Mrs Shaunelle Archer). She asked to see the logbook, but it was mixed up and
lost in everything. She asked if we had read the email, but none of us did. The
conversation was intense and a bit scary at times for us. She also had to run
back to her car to get a blue book and said that, with effect immediately, this
book was to be used instead of a notebook. She asked a joking question if that
was the sound of a tow truck outside to get her car.
On her return to
the corridor, she gave Afisha the blue book and said to us that it is now our official
book to sign in. But Afisha gave me it saying that she knows I'm the more
responsible one. She spoke about plans for after the programme issues during
the time, doing admin duties to assist, etc. In the end, I asked for her
contact, which is the reason all of us got the number. I also opened the book
looking to review the layout, and it resembled the layout of a Civil Worker's
book, and the other office workers' sign-in. I asked her how she would prefer us
to sign.
She said that it
starts with the date. She took it from me to her lap and wrote today's date in
full to the middle of a line, and guidance came from her afterwards. She said,
"So when you're signing, you put your name. You could rewrite the date if
you want, the time you can and the time you leave." I questioned the
second column for both arrival and departure, and she said to just ignore it.
There was a wide column on the right, which I figured was for remarks, and she
confirmed that it was so.
She also
mentioned that if I were absent to write my name in red ink to notify the
principal that I was not there and to state the reason why in the remarks
column. Only when she left to speak with Patty, the three of us OJTs sit there
chatting. I joked in a meaningful way with them, saying, "Just by looking
at this book, I think I could have done a much better job than this." Only
Jeanice and I were in the corridor talking, and she learned some things from
me. She mentioned how crazy the experience was, making a scheme of work, and I
was able to relate.
The time went by,
and we went back to the office in the middle of recess. I recalled hearing from
Indera to someone else "staff meeting" was supposed to be held after
recess. I went to get my journal log book and update the notebook up until this
morning. A note was written in it to signify the end of the book's use.
Thankfully, I remembered to take a picture of it. I went back to the station
and waited and waited. Miss Dayna was asking if the meeting was still happening
because she wanted to go back to her Form 4s. We continued waiting, and soon
Mel came walking into the room. It looked like she had just come, but she was
in the art room the whole morning.
The meeting
began at 11:23 AM:
- Temporary dates for Calendar of Events.
- Requisitions to be done by HODS.
- Leave Forms to be signed by 5th February 2025.
- Roll Book details to be available and in proper order
- Teacher’s Attendance Register to be sent back to the office.
- The office is to be opened for accessing the Teacher’s Attendance Register.
- OFT in restructuring, new trainees to be sent in by March 2025.
- Miss Ali is on leave from other schools.
- Copies – Form to be signed and retrieved by HOD, then by you.
- Office issues with understaffing and no one to watch if opened by 6 AM
- The Safety Committee will meet to review the report.
- No 4-foot bulbs, kitchen to stay in darkness.
- To pay for cleaners and replace MTS as much as possible.
- TSTT is only responsible for one room in the compound.
- Fire extinguishers are updated and valid until 2025.
- No Ministry email working since Bombscare.
- Guidance Officer to be with students twice a week (Tuesday & Thursday)
- The ministry does not like acting; you are performing.
- Mrs Nunes Charles to be Acting HOD (filling in for Mrs Rivas)
- Mrs Greenaway to be Acting HOD (filling in for Miss Chote)
- Boys are breaking glass bulbs in the toilet area.
- Students are dirtying the classrooms with box lunches.
- Four students suspended for gel blasters.
- Donna’s ‘contribution’: (1) Respect for Guards and MTS, (2) Concert & Prelims for students’ experience, (3) Blame and Hate *, (4) Teacher being lazy.
- Mrs Nunes-Charles to speak on Sports Day.
The meeting
ended at 1:02 PM. The teachers were given until 1:15 to have lunch before going
back to classes for the afternoon. All Details for this meeting will be
reflected in the logbook.
As school was
about to over, I left and went on my way down to town. Aunty was waiting and
called me to the office. I didn't go to the Form 4s class because we were all
waiting for Isekel to come back to teach us how to do the transcript. Somehow,
he did not come, and Aunty was already calling, so I left when school was over
to beat the rush.
I felt exhausted
walking up to the waterfront. I had to sit down in the small garden area. The
breeze was incredible there, waiting all those hours, it was not nice how
people go out there and spoil the area with their smoking. We went back to
Logos that day, and she went ahead and cashed out early after checking me four
times. I had two baskets. One was for my little items, and the other was for
the church books to the APC Library.
Clarence had
approved $700 for spending (equivalent to 3500 units). I was scared of
miscounting the units and converting them to Trinidad and Tobago dollars.
Thankfully, I counted it over six times in the line and had enough change to
pay for the items. She was sitting outside waiting for me. Looks like I had
taken my time again; she had a longer wait in the International Cafe. I had the
popcorn and kept my brownie for home. We had a quick ride home. Not sure if
Aunty went down South or remained up here. Will have to get the receipt scanned
and entered into the Sessions Logbook for 2025 before handing it over to
Clarance.
LINK(S):
- Picture of the new OJT Attendance Register
- Note in the old OJT Attendance Notebook.
Daryl
Zion M. Ali
(8:09 am – 3:25 pm)
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