Mrs. Mathis was talking to me today about how she wants to make homework passes. She said that if they make a 100 on a test then they will get a homework pass. I got to make the homework passes, and also to pass them out the students who deserved one. After that, Mrs. Mathis let me take up homework and pass it back out. That's something she always lets me do. I always check homework. Also today I got to check their classwork. She checks these right for wrong. I checked them all. Most of the grades were good, and a lot got hundreds. I don't know why, but I love when I see 100's. It makes me happy to see kids get good grades. She always gives me a sheet of what they are doing, and also the test they take. I like when she does this because she is trying to get me as involved in the class as I can. She wants me to know what is going on.I am also learning the students names. It is coming much easier to me now.
When I got to my class my kindergarteners were working on counting. When they finished I drew a smiley face on their papers and they put them in their mailboxes. The kids danced to their morning song and I looked at their standards. I finally picked one that I could get a lesson for. I went and joined them when they finished the song. Mrs. Gandy showed the kids how when you place letters in front of “at” it makes words like “pat” and “cat”. Right after that they went to their groups and I stuck with my usual group. I had to help two kids figure out syllables and that was serious work. I couldn’t figure out ways to explain myself better. I’ll have to work on that. Two other boys were kind of acting up and I just walked over there and they stopped and acted like they had been working the whole time.
When I walked into my placement this morning, Mr. Leininger was contemplating making the students take a pop quiz. He decided to make the students take it and sent me to run off copies. He began going over the South Carolina Facts with the students while I went to run copies. I finished going over the facts with the students when I returned to the classroom. While the students finished copying down their facts, Mr. Leininger instructed me on how to administer the quiz. He told me to give them 15 seconds to find a partner, tell them that they could not use their notes, had to remain quiet, and were only going to have five minutes to complete it. I then went to the front of the classroom and gave the students the instructions and administered their quiz. They were not happy about having a pop quiz, but it was a good experience for me because Mr. Leininger taught me how to administer a quiz and organize students into groups quickly, quietly, and efficiently. I learned a lot about classroom management from him today. He is laid back, but demands respect from the students and can be strict when he needs to be. After the quiz, Mr. Leininger had the students take notes. The notes were a continuation of yesterday’s lesson on problems that South Carolina was facing after the Revolutionary War. I got sucked into the notes again today. Mr. Leininger is an amazing teacher and I cannot help but get excited and interested in what he teaches. I am learning social studies as well as about teaching. It is amazing and I am loving every day.
Today I did the usual when I arrived. I talked to Mrs. Joyner before the kids arrived and when they arrived I helped them choose their lunch for the day. When that was over with I went around and checked their reading logs to make sure they had read. This was the first day since I had been checking that all the students had read their books! After that Mrs. Joyner asked me to do the morning meeting with them. So I led them in the meeting and showed them the date, year, number of days left in school, and a pattern. The kids and I also talked about Veterans Day coming up and the importance of it. After they were done with that they had to read their class story together. I led this also, and I would call on kids or groups of kids to read. After that Mrs. Joyner asked me to discuss with them what an informational text was and the importance of it. I have to admit I struggled trying to explain it and Mrs. Joyner had to help me out a little. When that was over they had silent reading time in which they read to themselves. While transitioning to do this I tripped in front of the class and a few students saw me and it was really embarrassing. During silent reading time I read with a student who is struggling a little bit and tried to help her out. After that it was time for me to go and I got a bunch of “I love you’s” when I left. Which really made my day. - Summer
Today in my placement was a productive day. When I arrived there, Mrs. McFarland put me to work immediately. I was sent to a table where I had to put work packets together for everybody. Once I was finished with the packets, it was time to take the class to the restroom. I decided to stay behind during this time and write down my 1st grader’s names. While I was doing that, Megan came to my placement. Her class was doing a standardized test, so she had to come to my placement. When my class arrived they started to read. Once they finished the first book it was time for me to leave.
Today when I got to class I welcomed the students while Mrs. Holley was getting some paperwork from the office. I then had to take papers to Colonel O’Connor to give to his class about the reproductive health unit that the students will go through next week. When I returned back to class it was time to start SSR. The students are reading a book called Payback Time, it it’s required for them to read it and they will be soon graded on it. When SSR was over, I helped take attendance then Mrs. Holley told the class that they will be going to the weight room. My first thought was how entertaining this might be considering that this is probably the first time some of these students have ever lifted weights. When we got to the weight room they had to bench press four sets of ten repetitions; considering how new the students were to lifting it took a while for them to complete these since they had to learn proper technique and what weights they should use. When they were complete, they were allowed to play for the little time they had left.
Today during Mrs. Masons class after I helped a couple of students read we went to the computer lab and took our daily AR tests. Once finished we returned to the classroom where the students prepared to go to the library. Once we went to the library the librarian explained what the students would be doing today. The students had to trace their hands and cut them out and also make stars for Veterans Day. I walked around and helped the students trace their hands and then cut them out. The tables were called in order so the students could check out new books. The stars and traces of their hands were to represent the flag and these were going to be put on the walls once finished, I helped the students cut and trace until I had to go. - Christian
Today, I did not go to Mt. Pisgah. My second grade students will be in standardized testing for a whole school week. Mrs. Catoe told me that the testing room is secured and that I am not allowed to be in there. So, I went to North Central Middle School. I was allowed to go to any classroom that I wanted since this was a temporary placement. So I chose my favorite teacher! I went to Mrs. Kahler’s first block class and asked her if she minds me sitting in. Today, the class was taking a quiz on Act Five of Romeo and Juliet. I did not get to do much because of this. Also, Katherine (Miss Bowers) is the cadet for this class, so I did not want to get in her way. It was funny because I can clearly remember reading that in eighth grade. It was like I was back in middle school again! I enjoyed the day, even though I was a little disappointed that I had to leave my second graders.
Today, my students took their final test on Romeo and Juliet. They were all super excited to have finished this unit. Their final portfolios were wonderful. They each had so many notes and annotations about the plotline. I was incredibly impressed with their effort. I’m glad that they are so ready to move on to the next unit, because I am beginning it tomorrow. I will outline what infographics are and how they can be used to better display information. I do not think that it will take me very long to review this information and I am super nervous about how the lesson will go over.
Today was a day for review, for the students at my placement. They have been working on a lesson for two days now. Therefore, they should all pretty much understand how to do it if they’ve did their work. Mrs. Smith had a very creative classwork assignment for the students today. On one side of the paper the students had math problems to work out. All of the problems were turning a mixed number into an improper fraction. The problem were divided into a few groups. The group had a specific color assigned to it. When the students worked out the problem and got the answer, they had to flip over the page to find their answer. The fun part was all of the answers were on the back in several different shapes. They would also have to figure out which color the answer went with, in order to color the shapes making a pretty picture. This assignment was also homework for the students. I even did one of the worksheets myself, and really enjoyed helping the students. - Ben
Today the students came in and watched Channel One News. I also took attendance once it was over. After that Mrs. Peake gave them work sheets on sentence structure. She gave the students two to do on their own. Once they finished the work sheets, I got to read Skeleton Creek to them. I love getting to read to them. It’s awesome seeing them get into the book. They almost all volunteer to read speaking parts. I love that they want to get in to the book and enjoying it. Mrs. Peake also stops me some times in the middle of reading, and she discusses what is going on in the book. She talks about connections and what things are important throughout the book. She tells the students what they need to remember because it’s going to be important for later on in the story. We also got to watch videos that go with the book. They love it and so do I!
Mrs. Mathis was talking to me today about how she wants to make homework passes. She said that if they make a 100 on a test then they will get a homework pass. I got to make the homework passes, and also to pass them out the students who deserved one. After that, Mrs. Mathis let me take up homework and pass it back out. That's something she always lets me do. I always check homework. Also today I got to check their classwork. She checks these right for wrong. I checked them all. Most of the grades were good, and a lot got hundreds. I don't know why, but I love when I see 100's. It makes me happy to see kids get good grades. She always gives me a sheet of what they are doing, and also the test they take. I like when she does this because she is trying to get me as involved in the class as I can. She wants me to know what is going on.I am also learning the students names. It is coming much easier to me now.
ReplyDeleteWhen I got to my class my kindergarteners were working on counting. When they finished I drew a smiley face on their papers and they put them in their mailboxes. The kids danced to their morning song and I looked at their standards. I finally picked one that I could get a lesson for. I went and joined them when they finished the song. Mrs. Gandy showed the kids how when you place letters in front of “at” it makes words like “pat” and “cat”. Right after that they went to their groups and I stuck with my usual group. I had to help two kids figure out syllables and that was serious work. I couldn’t figure out ways to explain myself better. I’ll have to work on that. Two other boys were kind of acting up and I just walked over there and they stopped and acted like they had been working the whole time.
ReplyDeleteWhen I walked into my placement this morning, Mr. Leininger was contemplating making the students take a pop quiz. He decided to make the students take it and sent me to run off copies. He began going over the South Carolina Facts with the students while I went to run copies. I finished going over the facts with the students when I returned to the classroom. While the students finished copying down their facts, Mr. Leininger instructed me on how to administer the quiz. He told me to give them 15 seconds to find a partner, tell them that they could not use their notes, had to remain quiet, and were only going to have five minutes to complete it. I then went to the front of the classroom and gave the students the instructions and administered their quiz. They were not happy about having a pop quiz, but it was a good experience for me because Mr. Leininger taught me how to administer a quiz and organize students into groups quickly, quietly, and efficiently. I learned a lot about classroom management from him today. He is laid back, but demands respect from the students and can be strict when he needs to be. After the quiz, Mr. Leininger had the students take notes. The notes were a continuation of yesterday’s lesson on problems that South Carolina was facing after the Revolutionary War. I got sucked into the notes again today. Mr. Leininger is an amazing teacher and I cannot help but get excited and interested in what he teaches. I am learning social studies as well as about teaching. It is amazing and I am loving every day.
ReplyDeleteToday I did the usual when I arrived. I talked to Mrs. Joyner before the kids arrived and when they arrived I helped them choose their lunch for the day. When that was over with I went around and checked their reading logs to make sure they had read. This was the first day since I had been checking that all the students had read their books! After that Mrs. Joyner asked me to do the morning meeting with them. So I led them in the meeting and showed them the date, year, number of days left in school, and a pattern. The kids and I also talked about Veterans Day coming up and the importance of it. After they were done with that they had to read their class story together. I led this also, and I would call on kids or groups of kids to read. After that Mrs. Joyner asked me to discuss with them what an informational text was and the importance of it. I have to admit I struggled trying to explain it and Mrs. Joyner had to help me out a little. When that was over they had silent reading time in which they read to themselves. While transitioning to do this I tripped in front of the class and a few students saw me and it was really embarrassing. During silent reading time I read with a student who is struggling a little bit and tried to help her out. After that it was time for me to go and I got a bunch of “I love you’s” when I left. Which really made my day. - Summer
ReplyDeleteToday in my placement was a productive day. When I arrived there, Mrs. McFarland put me to work immediately. I was sent to a table where I had to put work packets together for everybody. Once I was finished with the packets, it was time to take the class to the restroom. I decided to stay behind during this time and write down my 1st grader’s names. While I was doing that, Megan came to my placement. Her class was doing a standardized test, so she had to come to my placement. When my class arrived they started to read. Once they finished the first book it was time for me to leave.
ReplyDeleteToday when I got to class I welcomed the students while Mrs. Holley was getting some paperwork from the office. I then had to take papers to Colonel O’Connor to give to his class about the reproductive health unit that the students will go through next week. When I returned back to class it was time to start SSR. The students are reading a book called Payback Time, it it’s required for them to read it and they will be soon graded on it. When SSR was over, I helped take attendance then Mrs. Holley told the class that they will be going to the weight room. My first thought was how entertaining this might be considering that this is probably the first time some of these students have ever lifted weights. When we got to the weight room they had to bench press four sets of ten repetitions; considering how new the students were to lifting it took a while for them to complete these since they had to learn proper technique and what weights they should use. When they were complete, they were allowed to play for the little time they had left.
ReplyDeleteToday during Mrs. Masons class after I helped a couple of students read we went to the computer lab and took our daily AR tests. Once finished we returned to the classroom where the students prepared to go to the library. Once we went to the library the librarian explained what the students would be doing today. The students had to trace their hands and cut them out and also make stars for Veterans Day. I walked around and helped the students trace their hands and then cut them out. The tables were called in order so the students could check out new books. The stars and traces of their hands were to represent the flag and these were going to be put on the walls once finished, I helped the students cut and trace until I had to go. - Christian
ReplyDeleteToday, I did not go to Mt. Pisgah. My second grade students will be in standardized testing for a whole school week. Mrs. Catoe told me that the testing room is secured and that I am not allowed to be in there. So, I went to North Central Middle School. I was allowed to go to any classroom that I wanted since this was a temporary placement. So I chose my favorite teacher! I went to Mrs. Kahler’s first block class and asked her if she minds me sitting in. Today, the class was taking a quiz on Act Five of Romeo and Juliet. I did not get to do much because of this. Also, Katherine (Miss Bowers) is the cadet for this class, so I did not want to get in her way. It was funny because I can clearly remember reading that in eighth grade. It was like I was back in middle school again! I enjoyed the day, even though I was a little disappointed that I had to leave my second graders.
ReplyDeleteToday, my students took their final test on Romeo and Juliet. They were all super excited to have finished this unit. Their final portfolios were wonderful. They each had so many notes and annotations about the plotline. I was incredibly impressed with their effort. I’m glad that they are so ready to move on to the next unit, because I am beginning it tomorrow. I will outline what infographics are and how they can be used to better display information. I do not think that it will take me very long to review this information and I am super nervous about how the lesson will go over.
ReplyDeleteI was excused this day due to a family emergency.
ReplyDeleteToday was a day for review, for the students at my placement. They have been working on a lesson for two days now. Therefore, they should all pretty much understand how to do it if they’ve did their work. Mrs. Smith had a very creative classwork assignment for the students today. On one side of the paper the students had math problems to work out. All of the problems were turning a mixed number into an improper fraction. The problem were divided into a few groups. The group had a specific color assigned to it. When the students worked out the problem and got the answer, they had to flip over the page to find their answer. The fun part was all of the answers were on the back in several different shapes. They would also have to figure out which color the answer went with, in order to color the shapes making a pretty picture. This assignment was also homework for the students. I even did one of the worksheets myself, and really enjoyed helping the students. - Ben
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ReplyDeleteToday the students came in and watched Channel One News. I also took attendance once it was over. After that Mrs. Peake gave them work sheets on sentence structure. She gave the students two to do on their own. Once they finished the work sheets, I got to read Skeleton Creek to them. I love getting to read to them. It’s awesome seeing them get into the book. They almost all volunteer to read speaking parts. I love that they want to get in to the book and enjoying it. Mrs. Peake also stops me some times in the middle of reading, and she discusses what is going on in the book. She talks about connections and what things are important throughout the book. She tells the students what they need to remember because it’s going to be important for later on in the story. We also got to watch videos that go with the book. They love it and so do I!