With my students...
(This photo was from my class last year, one of the other students wanted to take a picture with my camera)
I got to see some of my students today. This is why I love teaching. I was growing very tired just working in my class, but after seeing the students, I got quite pumped up. Many of the students from my class are away right now until the end of next week because they are in the next town for a music festival called "Aqpik Jam".
It was cute because I had a few of the French students say, "I want to be in your class". It's cute when they say it, since I know that they can recognize the positive atmosphere that I try to maintain in my class. I think that it is common for most teachers that students will say that when they move to a new homeroom, but I always wonder when students I have never taught say that to me?! (They probably don't know what I am really like when they fool around!! hehehe)
My upstairs neighbours are arriving by place tonight. I have really enjoyed the quiet but tonight it all ends and I will have to see how I cope. I knew what I was getting into before I chose to move here and just hope that I don't regret the move. The husband of the family is one of my colleagues in secondary and I can actually recognise his footsteps through the school floors when he is walking on the second floor. He is a heavy heel walker and I think his wife is the same... Maybe I will wear headphones 24-7. LOL!
Ohhh, I hear their car pulling in... Better go say hi! Wish me luck and much patience! LOL
posted by Gillian at
6:00:00 PM
6 Comments:
Even from the photo, it's obvious how comfortable the students feel with you-- head on shoulder-- says heaps!!! Oh, and trust me, they talk to each other, and when the unknowns say they want to be in your class, they want to be in your class because they've talked to the knowns !!!!! Good luck with clunky footsteps!
I hope the upstairs neighbors,will prove to be considerate!!!!
I like your picture. And Nannan is right, they do talk to each other.
Wishing you all the best.
Formerly Teahound
Hey FF,LJLC, and Nan:
Thanks for the posts...
My internet went down for a while right when I was doing my response. So, let me remember what I said....
I shouldn't complain about the clunkers... We all have flaws and idiosyncrasies... Wait until those days when I need to play my guitar or djembe... Maybe they will get annoyed with the music... (I am trying to convince myself this will not be annoying since I am too chicken to ever say anything... I know from a few encounters with this teacher that sometimes he can be kind of petty...)
Grin and bear it will be my motto...
G.
PS Thanks again for posting and checking my blog. I think it would be awfully lonely online without your feedback. Everyday I look forward to seeing what you've written and also what comments and thoughts you have concerning my posts.. You guys are awesome!
I sense from the picture a special bond between you and the students! All the best G.!
no homeworks assigned yet... We have really started of slowly when it comes to academics. We really have to prod the students slowly out of their summer habits.
This afternoon we had an activity. Students were placed on teams at the school and sent off with a map, showing the locations of each of the teachers. The groups had to decide where they would go when, and at each place they received a puzzle piece after successfully completing a challenge. For example, my challenge was to throw a frisbee (which has a hole in the middle) so that it would go on a stick, kind of like horseshoes, another teacher had an obstacle course on the jungle gym, another had a big wooden puzzle to arrange, another had a target and a bow and arrow and theywere supposed to get a certain number of arrows on the target...
Anyway, when they finished getting all of the pieces they would race back to the school, solve the puzzle and glue it on the back of the map.
We had a few little prizes too for the winning team and good sportsmanship.
Unfortunately, the black flies came out in full force so I looked like Kenny from South Park with my hood tied tightly around my face as I was waiting. The students seemed to work together well and had a lot of fun.
I like starting the year off with activities like that because we get to interact in a nice way with students. It is also a chance to see kids with major leadership potential and see some of the strengths that don't typically show up in the classroom.
We've done different things every year, but with an active and outdoors component everytime.
One of the advantages of living in a small town. We don't need parent forms every time we do something outside. I often take students out, have a few lessons that depend on being outside. there is one evaluation I had when I was teaching mapping and compass for Sec. 1 Soc. Studies. It involved mapping a trail around town that they created with the help of a clipboard and a compass, so other teams/students could find a flag that they hide. It used the concepts of direction and distance, but was also a lot of fun.
Anyway, I better get into work. I desperately want to be home at a good hour. Is it Big Brother tonight?? I always chance on it if I get to watch, but it is pretty easy to catch since I have only a couple (6) of TV channels.
Nice Photo G...you are going to have a good year with your new students..
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