tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41018350408013465972024-02-19T01:36:14.382-08:00Ciara's Work ExperienceCiarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-41188368794003886232013-06-02T14:19:00.001-07:002013-06-02T14:19:48.941-07:00IT VIDEO<a href="http://youtu.be/mOMBv1D5TrM">http://youtu.be/mOMBv1D5TrM</a>Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-91260710365505332072013-05-21T10:28:00.001-07:002013-05-21T10:28:54.787-07:00Day Six, A bidding goodbyeHey guys,<br />
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Although this post comes slightly late in the week, last Wednesday was day six of my work experience, the last of my transition year course. It's great to be finishing a year full of new experiences and friendships, but it was sad to leave the café that I had come to every Wednesday and thoroughly enjoyed being at. Here's what I got up to on my very last day of work experience <i>ever.</i><br />
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Myself and Eimear arrived at our usual time, holding a box of chocolates and a thank-you card for everyone at the café. They all loved it and were so surprised that we had gotten them anything at all, but of course we wanted to give them something that conveyed how thankful we were for the past few weeks.<br />
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We then continued on with our daily routines, working together for the first time at the grab & go counter, and really getting the swing of how to run things, we both felt like we really belonged and it seemed as though we had been there MONTHS! Our day came to an abrupt end, and we had to bid farewell. They were so kind and gave us two cakes of our choice before we left for home at 5:00pm. I wish I could have stayed longer.<br />
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So that's the end of transition year work experience, and posts on this blog. I hope I have been a good diary writer of all the things work experience has taught me, and I hope that whoever read anything enjoyed doing so. It is so strange to now leave behind a project I have been continuously working on all year, and that I have become exceedingly interested in each week.<br />
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Goodbye,<br />
Ciara<br />
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<br />Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-42060490067151460232013-05-08T11:13:00.000-07:002013-05-08T11:13:22.076-07:00Day FiveHey guys,<br />
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So as you can probably tell by now, my work experience days are pretty repetitive, and while that might mean you don't enjoy reading about them, it doesn't mean that I don't really enjoy doing them.<br />
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So, on my second last week of work experience at the cafe (where has time gone?!) I got started with a new task; cutting bread. 'That's easy' you say, 'done in a jiff' I hear.... WRONG. These are your hardcore meaty loafs of bread that are a task in themselves to slice and dice. I was at it for what must have been the best part of an hour and had almost grown my own pair of pop-eye arm muscles by the time my friend stepped in to finish them off while I had my morning break and time to rest my sore arms.<br />
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I then returned to the grab & go counter where I worked doing <a href="http://workexperiencewithciara.blogspot.ie/2013/04/day-three.html"><span style="color: #38761d;">this</span></a>, <a href="http://workexperiencewithciara.blogspot.ie/2013/04/hey-guys-yesterday-was-my-second-day-at.html"><span style="color: #38761d;">this</span>,</a> and <a href="http://workexperiencewithciara.blogspot.ie/2013/04/day-one-work-experience-no-three.html"><span style="color: #38761d;">this</span></a> until leaving for home at 5:00 pm.<br />
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Till next week,<br />
Ciara.Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-85368806403770306632013-05-08T10:58:00.000-07:002013-05-08T11:01:01.172-07:00Day fourHey guys,<br />
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As I didn't get up to anything out of the <i>ordinary</i> on day four of my work experience, I thought you might appreciate a few pictures of the type of food they sell here at the cafe, better than nothing! plus, if I have to stare at them all day and refrain, so do <i>you!</i></div>
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So that's a little slice of the cafe that I work at, hope you had a great week and aren't too hungry after seeing these pictures!</div>
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Till next week,</div>
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Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-32332748011470637622013-04-24T11:48:00.000-07:002013-04-24T11:48:26.208-07:00Day threeHey guys,<br />
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So already day three of my last work experience has passed and I'm already half way through working in the cafe. I know already I'll be sad to leave as I have <i>really</i> enjoyed myself here so far. So, here's what I got up to..<br />
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I arrived at 8:50 am with my classmate Eimear, and we went straight to the cloak room to put our bags away. I then got to work on the grab & go counter and worked there for the remainder of the day. The Punchestown races were taking place nearby so the cafe got gradually busier as the day progressed. The cafe goes through a lot of bread, butter, scones & dishes so I continuously stocked up on each when we were running low.<br />
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As appearance is always important I made sure to keep the counter as clean as possible. This meant wiping away any spills or crumbs and rearranging any disorderly bread baskets. For lunch I had a delicious pear & vanilla scone and later on in the day I enjoyed a cup of celeriac & fennel soup along side some homemade brown bread, it was all delicious.<br />
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It was another great day in the cafe and I continued to come to grips with using the till and what not. At the end of the day Eimear and one of my co-workers managed to play a funny trick on me, so the day was ended on a high. That's all for me from this week,<br />
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Till next time,<br />
Ciara<br />
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Here are some little snippets of the place i'm working in:</div>
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(yes, that <u>is</u> a GIANT easter egg, it weighs the same as 7 and a 1/2 baby elephants!</div>
Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-42096644129159947542013-04-18T07:31:00.002-07:002013-04-18T07:32:48.304-07:00Day Two<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-family: inherit;">Hey guys,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yesterday was my second day at work experience in the cafe, and this week I was joined by my friend Eimear. Here's what I got up to..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Eimear and I arrived to work at 8:40am Wednesday morning. We put our coats away in the cloak room and got working in the cafe. I worked at the counter I had been at the previous week and got people coffee, tea, scones, sandwhiches etc. I then broke for my 15 minute morning break and returned to the same task.<br /><br />I continued to serve customers, getting soup for them and bringing their food to the table when needed. I also stocked up on scones from the bakery throughout the day. I kept the counter looking clean and tidy and brought dishes for wash up regularly. I also stocked up on clean plates, glasses, cups, ice, lemon slices etc.<br /><br />After lunch I returned back to the same task. I continued on for the next hour and was then taught how to use the till. It was really confusing at first but I eventually got the hang of it and ran the counter by myself for a little while. As the day came to an end I helped to clean the counter. I wiped down the shelves and counter top and helped to put lemon slices, cream etc away in the fridge. I left for home at 5:00 pm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Till next week,</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-family: inherit;">Ciara</span>Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-72254917427909663012013-04-11T07:19:00.003-07:002013-04-11T07:27:51.499-07:00Day one: work experience no. Three<span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Hey guys,</span><br />
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Yesterday I started my third work experience which will continue on every Wednesday for the next 6 weeks. Here's what I got up to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I arrived at 9:50 am, ten minutes early. When I arrived I found the manager. She then introduced me to all the workers and showed me around the cafe. She brought me to the cloak room, lunch room and kitchen. She then brought me over to one of the counters and showed me what to do. I learnt how to make the different types of coffee and tea orders, and how to present them. I got to work taking orders from customers and getting them soup, tea, coffee and the occasional sandwich from the display.<br /><br />After no time I was sent on my break and met some more workers while in the lunch room. I was told that I am allowed as much food and whatever food I want for lunch from the cafe's selection(<i>yaaay)</i>. I got back to work and was called into the kitchen to work with another one of the workers. She got me working cutting up lemons. The kitchen is huge and is full of chefs cooking for the restaurant & cafe. You must wear a net over your hair each time you enter the kitchen for health reasons. I then went back out and continued to work with different girls throughout the day. Everybody was lovely and really friendly with me. I also stocked up on bread when it went low and kept the counter looking neat & tidy. For lunch I grabbed some food from the cafe and spent another 30 minutes in the lunch room, meeting new people.<br /><br />While pouring soup for one customer I managed to badly burn my hand. I told one of the girls and immediately I was brought a burn treatment for my hand and told to relax in the lunch room for 20 minutes until it went down. They were all lovely about it and it seemed like everybody I talked to had burnt their hand with the soup on their first days too. Nearing the end of the day I helped to clean the outer counters and one of the food fridges. I then finished my day at 5:00 pm. It was a great day and already has been my favourite day of all the work experiences so far.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Till next week,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Ciara</span></span>Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-19805805165377660692013-03-07T10:32:00.001-08:002013-03-07T10:32:34.576-08:00WEEK EIGHT, MY LAST :(Hey guys,<br />
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So, sadly this Wednesday was my last week of work experience in the Spa. It was a great end to a great work experience, so here's what I got up to before I hit the road..<br />
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Same old story, I arrived at 8:50am on Wednesday morning. One of my supervisors had recently moved to another spa and there was a new receptionist. We introduced ourselves to eachother and got along very well straight away. It was kind of funny as she had only been working 2 days before hand, so I knew more about the whole place than her!<br />
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Throughout the morning I helped to collect old towels, look after clients that were coming in for treatments and get coffees & teas for members. I even got to make myself a hot cup of tea while I manned the receptionist (luckily, nobody rang!). I helped to set up treatment rooms, restock & light candles.. without burning any of my fingers!<br />
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I then had my lunch and made a d.e.-licious hot chocolate with steamed milk. Afterwards I helped to fold towels, continued to collect used ones, and stock up the drinks cabinet. I also learnt how to make mud for a 'rasul' treatment. (this is when you cover yourself in mud and sit in a sauna for 20 minutes until a sudden warm shower of water washed it all away)<br />
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Here's the fun part.. My supervisors later returned and gave me a beautiful card and box of thorntons chocolates! If that wasn't enough, they also gave me a FREE rasul treatment! It was lovely, and SUCH a nice thing for them to do! After the treatment I gave them my small parting gift of flowers and a card. I really enjoyed my time at the spa, and everybody was <em>so</em> nice, I wish I could go back!<br />
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Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-77099207669467383622013-02-27T09:22:00.000-08:002013-02-27T09:22:39.799-08:00Week SevenHey guys,<br />
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So it's ALREADY week seven of work experience at the Spa and today was a great one. Here's what I got up to..<br />
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Again, I arrived at 8:50am and got to work cleaning up the pool area. I straightened out the lounging chairs, swept away the leaves (from the OUTDOOR JACUZZI!) and emptied the bins. I was then given a great little device (it opens closed lockers) and was told to clean out the womens lockers. I then restocked on new towels and folded some to make a pyramid of towels for the front desk.<br />
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As there were no treatments taking place I mopped the treatment area and replaced burnt-out candles for treatments later on. I then straightened out the Relaxation room ( a room where clients go to relax before/after a treatment) and stocked up on water bottles, fruit and glasses. I then helped one of my supervisors to set up the 'Rasul' room for an incoming client. <br />
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The Rasul room is a treatment room in which the client is covered in a herbal mud-like mixture and sat in a steam room until a sudden showering of water washes it all away. The purpose of it all is to open the pores and give your skin a great exfoliation to leave it smooth as a baby's ... <br />
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I was given an early lunch during which I chatted to my supervisors and drank a complimentary cup of tea. After this I lit the candles in the treatment areas for the treatment taking place then at 2:00pm. I then stocked up on MORE towels and folded smaller towels for the gym. Afterwards I left for home, looking forward to my next week in the spa.<br />
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Till then,<br />
CiaraCiarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-4057481492921319742013-02-20T09:16:00.001-08:002013-02-20T09:18:33.726-08:00Week SixHey guys,<br />
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After my week off I got straight back to work in the Spa. Here's what I got up to on my 6th day of work experience:<br />
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<strong></strong><span data-mce-bogus="true" id="_mce_caret"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I arrived on time
to work experience at 8:50am. The first thing I did was collect dirty towels
from the dressing rooms and fold new towels. I hoovered the reception/door area
and mopped the treatment area. Afterwards, I was put on
reception duty from 10:30am until 12:00pm but recieved very few
calls.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">During this time I also collected &folded more towels and restocked the
tea/coffee station. I also made 2 coffees for clients. I broke for lunch at
12:30pm and finished at 1:05pm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After lunch I lit candles in the treatment hallway and the relaxation room
for coming guests. I also straightened up the pool area and again collected
& folded towels. I mopped the floor in the ash suite and left for home at
3:00pm.</span><br />
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Till Next week,<br />
Ciara<br />
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Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-40865189659302358802013-02-07T07:13:00.001-08:002013-02-08T06:49:05.682-08:00Week FiveHey guys,<br />
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This week comes as my last week of work experience before my 1 week long midterm holiday. Here's what I got up to..<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I arrived 10 minutes early at a time of 8:50 am this Wednesday morning and got to work unloading dirty towels and restocking the reception area with new towels. I then restocked the gym with new towels and lit candles in the anticipation room and different treatment rooms clients would be using later in the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Afterward I checked the changing rooms for old towels and put them in the storage room to be washed. I then hoovered and mopped the reception area and folded more towels for clients to use throughout the morning. At 1:00 pm I sat in the kitchen and ate my lunch with two other members of staff. I am given 1 hour for my lunch time but as I usually do not use it all I get back to work at about 1:30 pm each day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today was no different and after lunch I was put on reception duty as I had been throughout the day for shorter periods of time than last week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I came across a problem whereby all of my supervisors were either gone or on treatments when a woman was looking to pay for the treatment she'd received earlier that day via laser card. I was unable to to assist her and sought help from one of the salon workers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She kindly called my supervisor and upon failing to reach anything but an answering machine left a message to explain the situation. In the end the client left me her name, address and number and later paid over the phone. <b>Problem averted! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Later that day I assisted another one of my supervisors in filling up oil bottles and setting up rooms for treatments. I also blew out the candles from that morning and replaced old ones with new as there would be no more clients for the rest of the day. I also restocked the reception area and fridges with tea, sugar, and water. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was free to go home at 3:00 pm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Till next week,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ciara</span><br />
<br />Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-42023923277096014942013-01-31T06:13:00.000-08:002013-02-07T07:05:17.106-08:00Week FourHey guys,<br />
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The following is what I got up to this week of work experience. It's not very long as I was on reception duty most of the day which consisted of recurring phone calls and client requests..<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On day four, from 9:00am until 1:00pm I was given huge responsibility and was left to man the reception area. This involved me answering phone calls, taking messages and dealing with incoming and outgoing clients. During this time I encountered some problems, complaints regarding a broken hot tub or queries that I didn't know the answer to. But, luckily I managed and all problems were solved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After lunch I lit candles and prepared 'the ash suite' for incoming clients. I also hoovered and mopped down the reception area and changing rooms. Throughout the day I folded towels and collected & disposed of old/used ones. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was free to go home at 3:10pm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Till next week,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ciara</span><br />
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Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-63583734577394712002013-01-24T05:32:00.001-08:002013-01-24T05:32:20.386-08:00Week ThreeHey guys,<br />
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I arrived nice and early at a time of 8:45am to my third day of work experience at the spa. Here's what I got up to throughout the course of the day..<br />
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Firstly, I hoovered the Gym and wiped down all machinery, mirrors and glass. I then
hoovered out the one of the treatment rooms, called 'the relaxation room' and neatened it up. I restocked the room with
glasses and candles. Afterwards I mopped the treatment area and stocked up
the Gym's water machine with cups.<br />
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After lunch I Hoovered and mopped the reception area. I also helped to
maintain the reception area by stocking up the coffee & tea station and
washing some dishes in the staff kitchen. Throughout the day I interacted
with the customers, getting them towels and assisting them with any help they
needed. It was a quiet day at the Spa as no treatments were taking place.<br />
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That's all for this week,<br />
Ciara<br />
Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-58392629305317389722013-01-18T06:50:00.004-08:002013-01-18T06:50:52.364-08:00Week TwooooooHey guys,<br />
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So this week I returned to the fabulous spa for my second day of work experience.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> It provides swimming facilities, treatment rooms for waxing, massages and day spa packages. There is also a Gym, Pilates room, and a hairdressers. Personal training and swimming lessons are also provided in the Spa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I began day two of work experience at an earlier time of 9 o clock. My first job was to hoover the gym and wipe down the machines. When I finished I lit candles in the relaxation room and got another treatment room ready for a client. Afterwards, I was shown how the reception area works. I was shown how to book appointments and deal with payments and clients when they arrived. I then wiped down the glass and mirrors in the Gym.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Throughout the day I collected towels from the changing rooms and other areas. I brought these to a back room and replaced them with packages of fresh towels. I then folded these and stocked up the reception desk regularly. I cleaned up the pool area, neatening relaxation chairs and sweeping up the leaves that had blown in from the <b>outdoor JACUZZI area</b>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At 1:00pm I had my lunch. A staff kitchen is provided for the staff although that was closed this week so I ate in the staff kitchen at reception with one of my supervisors. We get along very well and I learnt about the college courses and degrees needed for this kind of job. When lunch was over I was introduced to another one of my main supervisors, Rob. He is qualified in giving treatments and personal training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From 2:00pm until 3:00pm I was left to man the reception desk. This was a huge responsibility and my supervisors counted on me as they dealt with treatments. During this time, I answered phone calls, made coffees for clients, took down messages and dealt with payments. I also washed dishes and cleared tables. My supervisors returned and I was free to go at 3:10 pm.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Day two of my work experience at the Spa was no less enjoyable than the last and I am eager to return in a weeks time!</span><br />
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<br />Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-16162000498709343402013-01-11T12:31:00.001-08:002013-01-11T12:31:33.897-08:00New Day, New placeHey guys,<br />
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This week I started my second placement of work experience. This placement will be slightly shorter than the last, continuing for 8 weeks, rather than 10. I started my day off at a later start, making my way in to my new work place for a lovely time of 10am. I met up with the Hotel's Human Resources manager in her office and recieved a uniform. I was then brought over to the Spa and introduced to the staff.<br />
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The spa is beautiful, and I can't wait to spend the next 8 weeks working there. The whole staff was lovely and they took time to show me around the spa rooms and the accompanying gym and pool areas. I was shown a beautiful spa room called 'the suite room' which was fitted with massage tables, a jacuzzi AND it's very own sauna, talk about <em>luxury</em>. I spent my morning folding towels, and helping out with the general upkeep of the rooms.<br />
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At 1 o clock we broke for lunch and I was brought to the staff cafeteria for my 1 hour break. After eating bucket loads of food and reclining for the hour, we headed back to the spa. During this time I helped one of my supervisors to clean out the treatment rooms which included cleaning out a seaweed bath and setting up massage tables. Before I knew it, 3 o clock had arrived and it was time for me to go.<br />
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I thoroughly enjoyed my day in the spa and CANNOT <em>WAIT</em> to go back there again next week.<br />
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Till then,<br />
CiaraCiarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-3420479324329422622012-12-14T10:04:00.000-08:002012-12-14T10:10:18.210-08:00Week Ten, My Last Week..Hey guys, so <span style="font-family: inherit;">this week was week ten and my last week of Transition Year work experience. I was so sad to leave after having such a great time at the monte</span>ssori. Here's what Happened..<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started week ten off at 9:15 am as usual. The staff were to have a meeting so I was put up stairs to help supervise the younger children for 45 minutes until the meeting was over. During this time I played with the children and helped them with small puzzles. I was also given the responsibility of comforting one of the small children when they were upset.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After the meeting I was put back into my regular routine with the older montessori kids. I then did the usual; played with them, helped them with their arts and crafts and supervised as they ate their lunch and played as they weren't allowed outside due to the ice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I returned at 2:30pm after my lunch break and myself and the two other students gave our supervisors and the staff a thank you card and a massive box of cookies. During the afternoon I helped to weigh out ingredients for baking and helped as everyone chipped into a 460 piece jigsaw puzzle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">My day ends at 4:30/ 5:00pm but after having a party and recieving an unexpected gift of money along with my report sheet I left for home at 5:30pm. I just wanted to say thank you to the montessori for having me even if you never read this!</span><br />
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So that's all from me right now but i'll be back posting about my second work experience in January,<br />
Until then,<br />
Ciara<br />
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Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-91114428392671537492012-11-30T12:13:00.001-08:002012-11-30T12:14:56.228-08:00Week NineHey guys,<br />
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Nearly finished my first work experience placement in the Montessori and all in time for the holidays, Here's what I got up to on my second- last day of work experience..<br />
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Day nine of work experience began at 9:30am when the children began to
arrive. During morning montessori I helped the children put away their bags and
coats, and get settled into class. Throughout the day I helped them with jigsaw
puzzles, colouring and arts & crafts. I then helped to supervise them as they
played outside in the playground and ate their lunch. As the children
began to leave, I cleaned the tables and swept the floor before I left for my
lunch break at 12:30pm.<br />
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I returned at 2:30pm for afterschool creche. Firstly, I cleaned up after the
children's meal and set up the upstairs classroom for later. I then went outside
for an hour and helped supervise the children as they played. When the children
came in they split up and I was put into one of the classrooms. Here, I helped
as they baked scones, played with toys, drew pictures, and played with
playdough. I was then free to go home at 4:45pm!<br />
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Till next week,<br />
Ciara<br />
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Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-9635582511138769002012-11-23T07:02:00.001-08:002012-11-23T07:03:33.005-08:00Week EightHi guys,<br />
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Back again to<span style="font-family: inherit;"> update you</span> on my <i>eighth</i> week in work experience! This is what I got up to..<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started day eight of my work experience at 9:00am in the montessori. I helped my supervisor to set up the classroom by sorting furniture and cutting strips of paper for the children to make shapes with. When the children arrived I chatted to them while they played with the toys and I helped them to draw pictures of robots and trees. They then switched supervisors and I did the same with the second group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Afterwards, the children tidied their toys and ate their lunch. I helped them if they needed me to open a lunch box or yoghurt. After lunch I swept the floors and cleaned the tables. I then went out to the playground and helped to supervise the children while they played. The children then came inside and listened to a montessori CD until their parents came to collect them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I returned at 2:30pm for the after school classes. This began by going outside to the playground with the children to play. After a little over an hour outside we came in to begin baking a lemon cake. The children loved this and I was involved in tidy up and supervision. I then went inside to another supervisor and played with the children as they made new artwork. I left the montessori and left for home at 5:00pm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Till next week,</span></div>
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Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-5937112826761901232012-11-14T11:09:00.003-08:002012-11-14T11:09:50.159-08:00Week SevenHi guys,<br />
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Today was my seventh day of work experience at the montessori and my day started off bright and early at 9:00am.<br />
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This week I was with another new supervisor and a new class of younger children. My morning consisted of interacting with the children; doing jig-saw puzzles and helping them when they needed me, for example to zip up their jacket or open a lunch box. I also helped supervise as the children painted and played with the class toys. After lunch we brought the children outside run about in the playground until it was time to celebrate one of the children's birthdays with a lovely Sponge Bob cake. Although not everybody ate all their cake slice, and some ate theirs in record timing, it was great to see how the class celebrated when it was someone's birthday.Before going home the children got into a semi circle, sang songs and practised their shapes.<br />
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I returned to the montessori at the usual time of 2:30pm and got straight to work supervising the afterschool children as they played in the playground. Afterwards we went inside and the children baked some blueberry muffins. The class then began designing their posters for a colouring competition and I was free to go home at 5:00pm.<br />
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Till next week,<br />
Ciara<br />
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Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-42069046144585008282012-11-09T08:14:00.000-08:002012-11-09T08:48:17.978-08:00Week SixHey guys,<br />
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So this week was week six of my work experience programme and i'm over half way finished working at my first placement, the montessori. So here's what I got up to..<br />
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My day started off at 9:00am and I got straight to work helping to set up. This week I was put into a new classroom with a new supervisor. This classroom was full of a lot more screaming children than the last! The first thing I was put to work on was helping the children draw Christmas pictures for a card that's made every year by the montessori. All the proceeds are given to charity so it's a great idea and the children love seeing their drawings on the finished product! After all the pictures were drawn the children had playtime where they explored the room for toys and drew up their own pictures for their mommys and daddys. <br />
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We then went outside onto the playground to let the children scream and run around and have a bit of fun. After that it was lunch time and when everybody had eaten up all of their snacks and sung along to some songs it was time to finish up and go home.<br />
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I returned at 2:30pm for the afterschool classes and began by bringing the children out onto the playground. We then went inside and drew our own staff pictures for the Christmas card. After that I went upstairs to help out as the children played with a crazy goo mixture (made of green water and cornflour) and made a big mess for me to help clean up afterward. At 5:00pm when the mess was cleared it was time to finish up and head home for the day.<br />
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Till next week,<br />
Ciara<br />
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<br />Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-38768025291447568352012-10-25T09:02:00.001-07:002012-10-25T09:02:56.442-07:00Week FiveHi Guys,<br />
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It's week five, and this is what I got up to.....<br />
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On day five of my work experience I started off with something a little different. Today a staff meeting was held for the first 45 minutes of the day. During this time only the smaller children (aged 2-3) came in at 9:30am while montessori classes stayed home for the duration of the meeting. I, along with fellow work experience students helped to look after the younger children for the first 45 minutes along with two new supervisors until the montessori children arrived. It was very different, but I <i>loved</i> it!</div>
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When the montessori classes began I helped my usual supervisor by cutting up some crepe paper for our halloween artswork. I was then given the responsibility of calling each child one by one to make halloween-special spiders which was very enjoyable. Throughout the morning I was involved in the daily routine of casually sweeping the floor when needed and cleaning up equipment. I was also given the responsibility of melting chocolate and getting supplies ready for the cupcakes and the <b><u>mess</u></b> the children later made!</div>
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After lunch I arrived again at 2:05pm, <i>25</i> minutes early. I helped my morning supervisor with her afternoon montessori class as they played with toys and carried out the same activities as the morning class. When they went home, at around 4:15, I moved on to the afterschool group where I watched them paint and chatted to them about their halloween costumes (they were<u> <i>very</i></u> enthusiastic about that). I finished off the day at 4:35pm and headed home!<br />
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Till next week,<br />
Ciara<br />
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Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-90111064861143000052012-10-19T08:18:00.000-07:002012-10-19T08:18:10.985-07:00Week FourHi Guys,<br />
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This week was my fourth time going to work experience. I started the day off early, helping my supervisor to set up the class room
with paint and glue for the children to make pictures for their up and coming
halloween party. <br />
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As the children arrived I was given the responsibility of
helping them with their arts and crafts. I was also involved in gathering
equipment like paint brushes and paint from the arts closet and in getting art
sheets photocopied. Throughout the day I also cleaned equipment like brushes,
Glue sticks and paint palets. As the children were not allowed out that day
because of rain, I helped to supervise them as they played with playdough and
continued on with their montessori games. <br />
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I was also given responsibility for making sure children we're washing their
hands in the bathroom and that they didn't take too long. When the montessori
class we're finished and I was back from my break I got to work with my usual
supervisor for the afternoon class. Here, I helped supervise the children as
they played with their toys and ate their lunches. When this class went home at
4:15pm, I continued to help out by putting up halloween decorations for the
montessori. I finished my day at 5:00pm. <br />
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Till next week,<br />
Ciara<br />
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<br />Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-30779329310981579062012-10-12T06:58:00.000-07:002012-10-12T06:58:14.207-07:00Week ThreeHi guys,<br />
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Back again after my third day of work experience at the local montessori. This week was tiring but that being said I still thoroughly enjoyed my time at the work place. I began my day helping to dry the outside playground and by setting up the classroom for the incoming montessori classes.<br />
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We began class by starting the children on painting and picture making. I was given alot more responsibility this week as I became more familliar with the work place and staff. My role was to supervise the children that were painting and to help them paint. We then went on to set up the class room for playdough (they love this). After playing with the playdough for a good half an hour, we then got everybody into their coats and out of the classroom into the playground.<br />
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I helped supervise the children here while they ran around playing with the slides and sand pit until it was time to go in for lunch. After lunch we all participated in the daily 'circle time' and this week I was involved in a little bit of CD work with the children. They all really enjoyed it and it was a great way to wrap things up on my third day of work experience.<br />
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After my generous<b> two</b><strong> hour</strong> work break, I returned for afterschool montessori. Here, I helped wipe down some shelves and continued to help supervise the children. I then went home after a long day of work, already looking forward to week four.<br />
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Till next week,<br />
CiaraCiarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-80187858211098533062012-10-04T10:38:00.001-07:002012-10-04T10:38:16.246-07:00Week TwoHi Guys,<br />
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So this week I got up to loads of stuff during my day of work experience, and , despite the fact that I have to wake up at the painfully early hour of 8 o' clock, it's all made up for with the 2 hour break I get.(so no complaining here!)<br />
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Starting early Wednesday morning, I got to work setting up the class room for the incoming montessori children. This involved laying out the painting utensils, and the playdough area. The children seemed to have a great time painting out an Autumn tree that will soon be stocked with all the different leaves they've collected themselves. After all of these activities, we took the children outside for a play in the garden (which they looooved) and gave them time for their lunch afterwards.<br />
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To round up the morning we then participated in what is known to the children as 'circle time' where they each got a chance to complete a small challenge. It's a really cool idea and gets their brains working in preparation for primary school. After everyone left at 12:30pm, I too went home for lunch before returning for the second round of afterschool children at 2:30pm. During this time I supervised the older kids as they completed their homework and began colouring for a class competition.<br />
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My day came to an end at 4:30pm, and although at times it seems tiring, I thoroughly enjoyed working at the Montessori and feel as though i'm constantly learning more and more about the world of work. Can't wait to return next week!<br />
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Till next time,<br />
Ciara<br />
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<br />Ciarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101835040801346597.post-74271593724825491272012-09-28T12:44:00.001-07:002012-09-28T12:44:27.329-07:00Week OneHi Guys,<br />
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This blog was set up by myself to record all of the exciting things I will be getting up to during Work Experience. In Ireland, if you choose to do Transition Year (an extra year of school) one of the great things you must participate in is work experience, which falls on the Wednesday of every week for my whole school year.<br />
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It's simple, we were given our work experience dates and told to find local and national businesses that would take us on every wednesday. It was hard work, calling up lots of places and handing in CV's (even going to meetings) but I finally found my 3 required placements.<br />
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This week was my first week of work experience, and my destination for the next ten weeks is a great local Montessori. I was nervous about commencing work experience, beacause I simply had no idea what to expect. However, as soon as I stepped foot inside that montessori, I was calmed by the welcoming atmosphere and the super friendly staff. I knew straight away that I would get on just fine there. I was put to work cleaning painting utensils and observing a class of happy children.<br />
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It was a wonderful experience and I feel like I have already learnt so much about the world of work. I can't wait to return next week and see what else is in store for me.<br />
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I'll be putting up a new post here every week regarding Work Experience, and I also have another blog about Transition Year as a whole if you'd like to learn about that. You'll find a link for it on the top right hand corner of this blog so check that out if you like!<br />
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Till next time,<br />
CiaraCiarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071904405375336454noreply@blogger.com0