Last day of teaching practice

 

Today was the last day of our 1st phase teaching practice. I went to my class and talked to my student. It was an emotional day, for everyone. The children and me were sad that it was the last day. I brought some sweet and presents for them. I distributed them to each of them. We took some photographs together and said goodbye at the last period. It was an unforgettable experience for me. I got a handful of memories from the school and was a wonderful experience.

 

8th week of teaching practice

This week started with an awareness programme. It was conducted in the school premises for the awareness on drug addiction. A skit was presented at the school ground and everyone enjoyed it. Many things happened during this last week of our teaching practice. I revised the grammar portions in my class and also provided them with the format to write and informal letter, notice and poster. Nithya teacher, Smitha teacher and me prepared and executed concsientization in class 8.F. Our topic for conscientization was Gender equality. We created chart work, made a PowerPoint presentation and took the class effectively. The final draft of blueprint for the achievement test was submitted to E. K. Jijan sir and he corrected our mistakes. On 8th and 9th February the children were taken to a trip from the school as two batches. Some of them went on 8th and the other half on 9th. Both these days there were classes. They went to Lulu mall of Trivandrum, Zoo, Mueseum, Planetarium and the Parliament. The Headmaster informed that there were many free classes and we had to be there for substitution. On 8th I took a health education class with the help of Nithya teacher and Smitha teacher. They assisted me with the chart and other materials. We went to 7 I and also 7 B to take the class. I talked to them about the importance of good health, hygiene, diet, and exercise. My topic was spiritual health. I made them aware about how spirituality can be beneficial for us and also showed them some yoga poses. 

On 9th Smitha teacher, Nithya teacher and me as a group took value education in the class 7.B. Three of us had prepared 3 stories each to introduce the topic. Our topic was hard work. The children listened very actively and they shared their experience and their own views on hard work. On 10th I did an achievement test.

 

7th week of teaching practice

From 23rd January to 27th January I had to take leave because of a minor accident. I recovered and came back to the school on 30, Monday; a fresh week. 

Some students came to see me before the assembly. They told me that there class was temporarily changed due to the model exams that are being conducted for the 10th standard students. My students were being seated at the 6th standard wing for the time being. On Monday our professor, E. K. Jijan sir came to watch my class.

This week I started a new poem  "The grandmother's house" by Kamala Surayya. The poem is about the long lost love of a grandmother ro her granddaughter. Another poem and the last chapter was "Solitude" written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. It was a simple but elegant and meaningful poem.