Today is a Monday. This means that it is a slow day. When I got to the class, Mrs. Mathis was talking to Dr. Richardson outside. After about ten minutes she came in and began class. The students had a warm up that they had to do, and they got through it pretty quickly. About five students came up to her and asked her for a pencil and paper. She gave them all a pencil if they asked. I thought this was crazy. She is a teacher not staples. I asked her about this, and she said that it isn’t worth the argument and hassle, so she just gives it to them. She said that the state gives all teachers money at the beginning of the year for school supplies. Instead of buying it for herself, she buys things that will benefit the students. I thought this was pretty cool. After I had this conversation with her, she began to go over the warm up with the students. They then turned it in, and I checked it for their warm up grade. I passed them back out, and Mrs. Mathis started to teach them a new lesson. I hate when she teaches, and I don’t have anything to do. I just wish she would let me grade papers because she has so many papers to grade. I don’t think she wants me to grade papers right from wrong because she needs to see how the students are doing their work. If I grade everything then Mrs. Mathis will not know how her students are doing on their work. Then she will not know if she needs to continue going or stay and review. After she got done teaching she began to talk to me about me “phasing out.” She said that I can bring things on Thursday since that will be my last full day. I plan on bringing them presents and some goodies. I also am bringing Mrs. Mathis her present Thursday too. Mrs. Mathis said that Friday they will be playing basketball the entire day, so I don’t know if we have to go or not.
The beginning of class got off to a slow start, today. Mrs. Kahler spent time reviewing with the students who are missing many assignments. She explained to each of them what they had to do to increase their grade in her class. I loved this type of one-on-one interaction between Mrs. Kahler and her students. Next, she reviewed the questions that they completed on “Gift of the Magi,” over the weekend. I was super impressed that they all did their homework. A majority of high schoolers would not have put forth this effort over the weekend. After this, Mrs. Kahler explained what the requirements for their next project are. I’m super excited to see what they come up with for their infographics! She had very specific requirements, so I think that these projects will be much better than the infographics that they created when I first started working in their class. I can’t wait to help them design them this week!
Today was a typical Monday. Before I even got to my placement I knew this would be a long, slow day. Because it is the week before Christmas Break, there is either nothing left to do in a class or it is either piled with things to finish. For Ms. Pigg’s second grade class, this week is going to be very slow because they will not do half the things they do in a normal week. Friday is testing day but this Friday is a half day, so they will not be testing. Today was the second grade students last day of MAP testing. All I did today was grade three tests. The spelling test was altogether ok. There were some students who obviously did not study. The vocabulary tests were the highest grades of all three tests. I have started noticing how each student performs on tests individually. Some rush right through and forget to answer all the questions, some go back through to check their work and the others make it completely obvious they don’t pay attention at all. I also realized the student I read with individually scored the highest on his reading test.
Today was pretty good. I got to help out Mrs. Gandy. When I got there Mrs. Gandy was working on the 100 Book Challenge folders. I walked in as she finished up. Once she was done she asked me to sit down with each of the kids and see if they could count fifteen of the little squares she gave to me. It is one of the standards kids have to pass in order to get a good grade on their report card. She said I would put down all fifteen and see if they could count them, then subtract a few and see then. There are a few kids in the class that just have no idea what is going on and you can’t help them because they won’t let you; they have absolutely no interest in learning at all. She told me that for them I might have to put down a few then just keep adding them until they got to 15. The first kids I called up did really well with it and had no problem. After a little bit I started reaching the kids who have problems. They were counting in the correct order but they were counting things more than one time. After I told them their mistake, they corrected it and fixed it. I reached the one girl in the class that is just not doing anything and does not listen at all. She had no idea what so ever what was going on. She counted things twice over and over so I had no choice but to fail her. I felt bad. After her almost everyone got everything easily and I ran out of time before I could finish all of them. I really hated failing that girl.
The students began their day by taking their final South Carolina facts quiz for the year – 2013 that is. I graded tests that students had made up while they worked on their quiz. When the students finished their quizzes, Mr. Leininger began his lesson. He taught them about the North and the South by disguising them as African tribes. He wanted the students to determine who the stronger body was and who should have won a war without them being biased or partial for the North or the South. I thought it was an amazing idea. Every student in the class thought the North should have won based off of his fake story about the African tribes. The students who love the South were shocked and tried to retract their statements after Mr. Leininger revealed what he did to them. I thought it was a great way to get the students thinking about the way in an unbiased manor. I am in awe of his teaching skills every day. I am going to hate leaving my placement because I have learned so much from him and thoroughly enjoy being taught by him.
Today was a very good day for me. Since it is a Monday, the kids were very quiet and sleepy. They were very well behaved all class. First we had Morning Meeting. As usual, Mrs. Catoe went over the upcoming events for the rest of this month. While they were in the back for the meeting, Mrs. Catoe had me organize some papers for her. After that, I cut out some laminated ornaments that the students had made last week. They were so adorable! The students then returned to their desks and began their daily language and mathematics. After that, we all read a Christmas story. Each day this week, they will have a different Christmas story. Today was Frosty the Snowman. The kids loved it! After that, they got to work on a coloring activity that went with the book. Mrs. Catoe organized it very well. She is very good at time and noise management. If I ever become a teacher, I hope to have the same patience and organization that she has every single day.
Today I was a little late getting to my placement. When I arrived Mrs. McFarland had went to a meeting. The kindergarten teacher was watching over the class and taking them to the bathroom when I reached the classroom. When she finished taking them to the bathroom she wanted me to read to them. I read them Here Comes Santa Claus. Little did I know that the book wen along with the song. So of course the class begged me to sing it to them. I told them no because they would then be begging me to stop singing. When I finished reading them the book, Mrs. McFarland returned. They then started working on their bell work. Mrs. McFarland didn’t really have nothing for me to do because it was late when she got back to the classroom and time for me to go. I hope tomorrow I can do more things.
Today in my placement, the class started a Christmas project. This week is not only the last week of school before break, but also the last week for me in my placement. The students were given a template to go by. This template had the price, and weight for several different items to build a snowman. Although, the students were given boundaries to follow. The snowman they built, couldn’t go over 50 lbs. nor could they spend over $25. Today was their day to get the math part of the assessment right rather than drawing. The students seemed to struggle the most with converting ounces to pounds. However, once briefly explained to the students, they caught on fairly well. Overall, I enjoyed my day today. After the first class left, the second class arrived. They went through the same routine, and were given the same assignment. Mrs. Smith has even made it into a contest. She wants to find the top five snowmen. With five classes doing the same assignment, it will be a real challenge for her to judge, and for the students to make it as a finalist.
Well I start my last week of my placement and I am sure that I will miss it a lot, but I must continue to establish bonds with these kids. Me and Coach Frye had become good friends, even though he is a South Carolina fan. Just because it is my last week, that doesn’t mean the routine doesn’t change. The seventh graders went to the weight room and choose their own workout, while I took pictures and helped out if needed. There was this one girl named Sarah Grace Durant who absolutely loved the idea of me taking pictures. So every time she was near me, she would find a way to get in the picture and do some type of pose. I really am going to miss my sixth graders, so it was sad coming back that afternoon knowing I only have three more days with them. My first sixth grade class just played basketball since Coach Frye and I were feeling generous. They really enjoy free days because it gives them a chance just to chill, and play at the same time. To get my other sixth grade class ready for my lesson tomorrow, we played a flag football game. I could tell it was starting to grow on the girls, because now they have made up a routine. When they dance or crawl like animals instead of running, which is absolutely hilarious!
Today was the start of a sad but also happy week. This is my last week of placement but also happy because it’s the last week before winter break. When I arrived I talked to Mrs. Joyner as usual until the kids came in. When they arrived we helped them pick their lunch and pick their breakfast for the next day. After that they began their morning work which was a Christmas coloring sheet. After that they did their morning meeting and talked about the where the elf on the shelf was at. Then they Mrs. Joyner read them a Christmas story and that concluded the morning meeting. After the morning meeting, since it is Monday, they had to go to library. Me and Mrs. Joyner walked them to the library and then went back to her room and talked about the rest of the week. I also did some errands for her before it was time for me to leave. When the kids returned it was time for me to leave.
Today my placement went very well. To begin with Mrs. Smith had to go home for her sick child, therefore she had a substitute there. Fortunately I taught today. Not only did I have Mrs. Sutusky there to observe me, but my placement teacher was there, along with her substitute. I had a lot of people watching me, and I was very excited along with nervous. The students behaved excellent. They were completely on their best behavior. The participation was also amazing. Every student contributed. There seemed to be some confusion to begin with, however after clarifying the students worked excellent. It was almost too quiet. I did a lesson on the twelve days of Christmas. The students had a worksheet to figure out the cost of the twelve days of Christmas. They were practicing, adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals. The students seemed to enjoy it!!
Today when I got to class it was absolutely freezing and had to wait for the gym door to be unlocked. When I finally got in the students sat down for SSR and began reading when the bell rang. Mrs. Holley wasn’t at school today, so after SSR the two classes combined (Coach Lowder’s and mine) and they were allowed to have a recreational day to play basketball, volleyball, or throw the football. You can tell that the students were happy to see that they were going to start their week off to play.
Today I came into my placement and did things like usual. I took attendance and they students watched Channel One News. they didn't get to watch their schools news show because Mrs. Peake's computer was acting up. This happens a lot but Mrs. Peake always handles it so well and the students never take advantage of her or things not going as planned which I love about them. The students got half the class to review their skits and then they could take a practice run through their skits. They also had the option to film today. When the students came up to rehearse you could tell they were very unorganized and didn't really know how to maneuver on the stage. This cause the rehearsals to basically take the whole day. Although this helped smooth out some kinks in students infomercials it still wasn't as productive as Mrs. Peake hoped it would be. The students claimed it was because it was a Monday. So again Mrs. Peake thought about ways she could improve it for the rest of her classes and for tomorrow. I love that about her. When something doesn't go as planned in the classroom she just reevaluates and makes adjustments. her second black class went smoother than first block.
Today is a Monday. This means that it is a slow day. When I got to the class, Mrs. Mathis was talking to Dr. Richardson outside. After about ten minutes she came in and began class. The students had a warm up that they had to do, and they got through it pretty quickly. About five students came up to her and asked her for a pencil and paper. She gave them all a pencil if they asked. I thought this was crazy. She is a teacher not staples. I asked her about this, and she said that it isn’t worth the argument and hassle, so she just gives it to them. She said that the state gives all teachers money at the beginning of the year for school supplies. Instead of buying it for herself, she buys things that will benefit the students. I thought this was pretty cool. After I had this conversation with her, she began to go over the warm up with the students. They then turned it in, and I checked it for their warm up grade. I passed them back out, and Mrs. Mathis started to teach them a new lesson. I hate when she teaches, and I don’t have anything to do. I just wish she would let me grade papers because she has so many papers to grade. I don’t think she wants me to grade papers right from wrong because she needs to see how the students are doing their work. If I grade everything then Mrs. Mathis will not know how her students are doing on their work. Then she will not know if she needs to continue going or stay and review. After she got done teaching she began to talk to me about me “phasing out.” She said that I can bring things on Thursday since that will be my last full day. I plan on bringing them presents and some goodies. I also am bringing Mrs. Mathis her present Thursday too. Mrs. Mathis said that Friday they will be playing basketball the entire day, so I don’t know if we have to go or not.
ReplyDeleteThe beginning of class got off to a slow start, today. Mrs. Kahler spent time reviewing with the students who are missing many assignments. She explained to each of them what they had to do to increase their grade in her class. I loved this type of one-on-one interaction between Mrs. Kahler and her students. Next, she reviewed the questions that they completed on “Gift of the Magi,” over the weekend. I was super impressed that they all did their homework. A majority of high schoolers would not have put forth this effort over the weekend. After this, Mrs. Kahler explained what the requirements for their next project are. I’m super excited to see what they come up with for their infographics! She had very specific requirements, so I think that these projects will be much better than the infographics that they created when I first started working in their class. I can’t wait to help them design them this week!
ReplyDeleteToday was a typical Monday. Before I even got to my placement I knew this would be a long, slow day. Because it is the week before Christmas Break, there is either nothing left to do in a class or it is either piled with things to finish. For Ms. Pigg’s second grade class, this week is going to be very slow because they will not do half the things they do in a normal week. Friday is testing day but this Friday is a half day, so they will not be testing. Today was the second grade students last day of MAP testing. All I did today was grade three tests. The spelling test was altogether ok. There were some students who obviously did not study. The vocabulary tests were the highest grades of all three tests. I have started noticing how each student performs on tests individually. Some rush right through and forget to answer all the questions, some go back through to check their work and the others make it completely obvious they don’t pay attention at all. I also realized the student I read with individually scored the highest on his reading test.
ReplyDeleteToday was pretty good. I got to help out Mrs. Gandy. When I got there Mrs. Gandy was working on the 100 Book Challenge folders. I walked in as she finished up. Once she was done she asked me to sit down with each of the kids and see if they could count fifteen of the little squares she gave to me. It is one of the standards kids have to pass in order to get a good grade on their report card. She said I would put down all fifteen and see if they could count them, then subtract a few and see then. There are a few kids in the class that just have no idea what is going on and you can’t help them because they won’t let you; they have absolutely no interest in learning at all. She told me that for them I might have to put down a few then just keep adding them until they got to 15. The first kids I called up did really well with it and had no problem. After a little bit I started reaching the kids who have problems. They were counting in the correct order but they were counting things more than one time. After I told them their mistake, they corrected it and fixed it. I reached the one girl in the class that is just not doing anything and does not listen at all. She had no idea what so ever what was going on. She counted things twice over and over so I had no choice but to fail her. I felt bad. After her almost everyone got everything easily and I ran out of time before I could finish all of them. I really hated failing that girl.
ReplyDeleteThe students began their day by taking their final South Carolina facts quiz for the year – 2013 that is. I graded tests that students had made up while they worked on their quiz. When the students finished their quizzes, Mr. Leininger began his lesson. He taught them about the North and the South by disguising them as African tribes. He wanted the students to determine who the stronger body was and who should have won a war without them being biased or partial for the North or the South. I thought it was an amazing idea. Every student in the class thought the North should have won based off of his fake story about the African tribes. The students who love the South were shocked and tried to retract their statements after Mr. Leininger revealed what he did to them. I thought it was a great way to get the students thinking about the way in an unbiased manor. I am in awe of his teaching skills every day. I am going to hate leaving my placement because I have learned so much from him and thoroughly enjoy being taught by him.
ReplyDeleteToday was a very good day for me. Since it is a Monday, the kids were very quiet and sleepy. They were very well behaved all class. First we had Morning Meeting. As usual, Mrs. Catoe went over the upcoming events for the rest of this month. While they were in the back for the meeting, Mrs. Catoe had me organize some papers for her. After that, I cut out some laminated ornaments that the students had made last week. They were so adorable! The students then returned to their desks and began their daily language and mathematics. After that, we all read a Christmas story. Each day this week, they will have a different Christmas story. Today was Frosty the Snowman. The kids loved it! After that, they got to work on a coloring activity that went with the book. Mrs. Catoe organized it very well. She is very good at time and noise management. If I ever become a teacher, I hope to have the same patience and organization that she has every single day.
ReplyDeleteToday I was a little late getting to my placement. When I arrived Mrs. McFarland had went to a meeting. The kindergarten teacher was watching over the class and taking them to the bathroom when I reached the classroom. When she finished taking them to the bathroom she wanted me to read to them. I read them Here Comes Santa Claus. Little did I know that the book wen along with the song. So of course the class begged me to sing it to them. I told them no because they would then be begging me to stop singing. When I finished reading them the book, Mrs. McFarland returned. They then started working on their bell work. Mrs. McFarland didn’t really have nothing for me to do because it was late when she got back to the classroom and time for me to go. I hope tomorrow I can do more things.
ReplyDeleteToday in my placement, the class started a Christmas project. This week is not only the last week of school before break, but also the last week for me in my placement. The students were given a template to go by. This template had the price, and weight for several different items to build a snowman. Although, the students were given boundaries to follow. The snowman they built, couldn’t go over 50 lbs. nor could they spend over $25. Today was their day to get the math part of the assessment right rather than drawing. The students seemed to struggle the most with converting ounces to pounds. However, once briefly explained to the students, they caught on fairly well. Overall, I enjoyed my day today. After the first class left, the second class arrived. They went through the same routine, and were given the same assignment. Mrs. Smith has even made it into a contest. She wants to find the top five snowmen. With five classes doing the same assignment, it will be a real challenge for her to judge, and for the students to make it as a finalist.
ReplyDeleteWell I start my last week of my placement and I am sure that I will miss it a lot, but I must continue to establish bonds with these kids. Me and Coach Frye had become good friends, even though he is a South Carolina fan. Just because it is my last week, that doesn’t mean the routine doesn’t change. The seventh graders went to the weight room and choose their own workout, while I took pictures and helped out if needed. There was this one girl named Sarah Grace Durant who absolutely loved the idea of me taking pictures. So every time she was near me, she would find a way to get in the picture and do some type of pose.
ReplyDeleteI really am going to miss my sixth graders, so it was sad coming back that afternoon knowing I only have three more days with them. My first sixth grade class just played basketball since Coach Frye and I were feeling generous. They really enjoy free days because it gives them a chance just to chill, and play at the same time. To get my other sixth grade class ready for my lesson tomorrow, we played a flag football game. I could tell it was starting to grow on the girls, because now they have made up a routine. When they dance or crawl like animals instead of running, which is absolutely hilarious!
Today was the start of a sad but also happy week. This is my last week of placement but also happy because it’s the last week before winter break. When I arrived I talked to Mrs. Joyner as usual until the kids came in. When they arrived we helped them pick their lunch and pick their breakfast for the next day. After that they began their morning work which was a Christmas coloring sheet. After that they did their morning meeting and talked about the where the elf on the shelf was at. Then they Mrs. Joyner read them a Christmas story and that concluded the morning meeting. After the morning meeting, since it is Monday, they had to go to library. Me and Mrs. Joyner walked them to the library and then went back to her room and talked about the rest of the week. I also did some errands for her before it was time for me to leave. When the kids returned it was time for me to leave.
ReplyDeleteToday my placement went very well. To begin with Mrs. Smith had to go home for her sick child, therefore she had a substitute there. Fortunately I taught today. Not only did I have Mrs. Sutusky there to observe me, but my placement teacher was there, along with her substitute. I had a lot of people watching me, and I was very excited along with nervous. The students behaved excellent. They were completely on their best behavior. The participation was also amazing. Every student contributed. There seemed to be some confusion to begin with, however after clarifying the students worked excellent. It was almost too quiet. I did a lesson on the twelve days of Christmas. The students had a worksheet to figure out the cost of the twelve days of Christmas. They were practicing, adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals. The students seemed to enjoy it!!
ReplyDeleteToday when I got to class it was absolutely freezing and had to wait for the gym door to be unlocked. When I finally got in the students sat down for SSR and began reading when the bell rang. Mrs. Holley wasn’t at school today, so after SSR the two classes combined (Coach Lowder’s and mine) and they were allowed to have a recreational day to play basketball, volleyball, or throw the football. You can tell that the students were happy to see that they were going to start their week off to play.
ReplyDeleteToday I came into my placement and did things like usual. I took attendance and they students watched Channel One News. they didn't get to watch their schools news show because Mrs. Peake's computer was acting up. This happens a lot but Mrs. Peake always handles it so well and the students never take advantage of her or things not going as planned which I love about them. The students got half the class to review their skits and then they could take a practice run through their skits. They also had the option to film today. When the students came up to rehearse you could tell they were very unorganized and didn't really know how to maneuver on the stage. This cause the rehearsals to basically take the whole day. Although this helped smooth out some kinks in students infomercials it still wasn't as productive as Mrs. Peake hoped it would be. The students claimed it was because it was a Monday. So again Mrs. Peake thought about ways she could improve it for the rest of her classes and for tomorrow. I love that about her. When something doesn't go as planned in the classroom she just reevaluates and makes adjustments. her second black class went smoother than first block.
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