Wow… it has been a hectic few weeks! I have had so much
going on that I haven’t had a spare moment for my blog, but thought I would do
a quick update as lots has been going on.
The main highlight of the last few weeks has got to be my
placement. This is my third placement since being at university and it has been
almost a year since my last placement, so I have really been looking forward to
it.
I have been placed at Marpool Community Primary School in
Exmouth which is a lovely school in my home town. I am in a Year 1/2 class and
have to say that originally I was disappointed not to have a higher year group
as I have previously been placed with a Year 1 class – although I am well aware
that every class is completely unique!
However, I am now absolutely loving my Year 1/2 class and wouldn’t
change it! I have been in the school for a week and I now have to wait five
weeks for the main part of the placement. The past week has been a great
opportunity to meet the class and the staff and to get used to the school and
its policies etc. The class teacher is only a couple of years older than I am
and it is really nice to work with a teacher who is so enthusiastic about
teaching – I have already learnt a lot from him in only a week.
The children are absolutely lovely and I can’t wait to get
back there and get stuck in with some proper teaching.
The week has consisted mostly of working with small groups
and individuals with a couple of observations thrown in, and a very fun trip to
the zoo! My feedback has been great so far so I am feeling really positive about
the rest of the placement.
Another highlight of the week for me was finding out that I
was in the TES! This came as a surprise to me when I received a tweet from a
lecturer congratulating me on it and I still haven’t managed to track down a
copy of it! However, Alex Gingell kindly sent me a
picture of part of it and as far as I gather, it seems I am in the TESPRO
section of the TES from 9th March and it focusses on extracts of my
blog about my experience of using Kodu.
I have also been busy planning a Teach Meet for the PELeCON
in Plymouth in April and following a meeting this week to further plan, there
will be more details released!
I have a lot on at the moment, with assignments and
organising the Teach Meet as well as working full time to try to fund a trip to
France later in the year, so I will update again when I find time!
