Basheer Memorial Day and World Population Day

 5/07/2023, Wednesday was Basheer Memorial Day. A drama was conducted by the students in afternoon regarding the day. Many children from all the classes had prepared postures about the day and Basheer, and it were all exhibited in the school.

On Friday, after lunch break, selection exam for JRC was conducted in the auditorium. Me, Nithya Teacher and Smitha Teacher went to help the selection team in managing and supervising the exam.

On Monday, Prof. E. K. Jijan Sir came to observe our classes. Tuesday was World Population Day. The theme of this year's world population day is "unleashing the power of gender equality: uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world's infinite possibilities."

Diagnostic Test

 On 30th June the school reopened after a 3day holiday. I taught the song "We're the World" by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie Jr.1st July was a working Saturday. On Monday I conducted the diagnostic test. The chapter I took for the test was 'The Boy Who Drew Cats'. Today I started the new chapter, 'A Shipwrecked Sailor'.

Lots of holidays.

On 21st June we celebrated the International Yoga Day as well as the International Music Day. Thursday, 22nd June 2023, I had no class in VIII.H. But I got a substitution period in VII.D and I engaged them in a little activity enabling them to understand more about 'sentences'.  The next day there was a strike and therefore no classes. After Saturday and Sunday, the school reopened on Monday. 26th June 2023, Monday was celebrated as International Day against drug abuse in the morning assembly. Tuesday again there was a strike.

Pictures taken from the International Day against drug abuse.

Pictures of International Yoga Day and Music Day.

 

SECOND PHASE OF SCHOOL INTERNSHIP

The second phase of our school internship started on 14th June 2023. We were assigned to Mount Tabor GHS, Pathanapuram. There are 5 teacher trainees from English optional in the school- Ashna Ann Varghese, Geethu Chandran, Nithya Mohan, Sivakavya.A.S and Smitha Sathyan. Other optional, part of the internship in the same school are Mathematics and Physical Science. The teacher/guide assigned to me is Mrs. Sreena J.S and the class is VIII H. There are a total of 33 students in my class.

On the first day, I started with the second chapter of the first unit.

Unit 1: HUES AND VIEWS

Chapter: The Boy Who Drew Cats (prose)- Hasegawa Takejiro

I completed the chapter in 5 classes and started the next chapter today. The new chapter is a poem written by Rabindranath Tagore. 

Chapter 2: Taj Mahal (poem)- Rabindranath Tagore.

I got many substitution classes other than my assigned ones in between. On those periods I could engage the students in many recreational activities, during which I observed their talents and skills.

On 19th June 2023 we celebrated National Reading Day in the assembly. The day marks the death anniversary of P.N.Panicker, who is famously known as the Father of the Library Movement in Kerala Grandhashala Sangham that triggered a popular cultural movement in Kerala that produced universal literacy in the state in the 1990s.

One day on a substitution period I went to 5th standard and walked into two little darlings tidying up their classroom.

Pictures from the International Reading Day Celebration.

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.