Last Day at Westwood :(

My last day at Westwood was a very sad day. The kids mean so much to me so it was really hard to leave. The students and also the teacher have made a huge impact on me. I knew that i wanted to become a teacher but now im for sure that i am going to be a teacher no matter what. I made cupcakes fro the students and i made the teacher a letter and cupcakes. They all said some sort of " thank you" to me it was really nice. Im going to miss the students and also the teacher. Im glad that i got to expirience this wonderful class with an amazing teacher and some of the best kids I have ever met.

Free Day at Westwood

Yesterday at Westwood the kids were testing at teh beginning so I didnt have to work with any of the kids. The teacher gave me these fake flowers and pens and tape so I could make flower pens for mothers day. Thats what I did the whole time at westwood. I also talked to the teacher the whole time because the students were doing things that were self explanitory and they didnt need help from either of us. So while they were working we just made flower pens and talked. Even though I wasnt teaching I learned something because a part of teaching is discussing problems and solutions and opinions about different things.

Spelling Bee

Westwood:
On Thursday at Westwood i had to do things for the teacher like cut paper and glue it onto a folder because the students were having a spelling bee so thats what i did at westwood.

Alternative Assignments:
Alternative assignments are a good idea if a student is absent the day of the test or just need to make i tup for whatever reason bc they aren't able to copy other students answers and its in a different format that way the student can still be accountable for what they learned and how much they paid attention.

Westwood

Yesterday at westwood i was helping the students with an area activity. They had to find the area of different things by using bunny marshmallows. After they did that activity they got into their word work groups and and my group played jepordy. While my group played jepordy i had to separate papers for the teacher. It was a good day at Westwood. Assessments are used to test students on what they are learning and to see how much each students knows so the teacher can help the students that need to be helped. The students in my class have been assesed by being"quized" on certain things such as additon. The students have been doing this since the first semester and it has helped them a lot because some students have learned so much by doing that.

A Very Productive Day At Westwood

I had a very productive day yesterday when i went to westwood. The students needed help with the activities they were doing. After that they had to go on the floor and listen to what the teacher taught on the active board. While they were on the floor i graded papers. When i was done with that they were ready to move on and do a measuring activity. As they did that i went around and helped the kids. When the kids got into their word work groups i graded papers and then i assembled booklets that the students were going to do later on. I would have to say that yesterday was a very productive day at westwood .

Westwood on Thursday :)

When I went to Westwood yesterday the kids were looking at different animals like snakes, walking sticks, and beetles for an assignement that they had been doing. I wasnt out there with them that much while they were looking at animals so I was cutting out laminated paper. After a while I went out there and helped them build a bird feeder and the kids had so much fun. When they were done with that assignment they had to do a clock assignment and I helped the kids that were behind put their clocks together. Overall it was kind of tiring but fun at the same time and i feel like I got a taste of what a teacher really goes through. In my classroom there are some students that are a little behind everyone else so the teacher has them in a group  and she spends extra time with them until they learn that certain concept. If I were a teacher I would handle it the same way as she did because it helps the students understand that concept better.

Fractions

When i went into my classroom at westwood the students were doing an activity with a partner but it didnt take long until they were done with that and were ready to move on to a different activity. They had to take a little "quiz" and the teacher would help students and make them correct the answeres they got wrong. Three students would call out my name "Ms. Joann" because they needed help so i went over and helped them until they were done. When they finished that they had to get into word work and the students played jepordy like they do every thursday.