What surprised you (either positively or negatively) about your first week on practicum, and why was it such a surprise? 

This first week was surprisingly relaxing.  Most likely due to the fact that it was a prep week for myself, as well as a week for teachers to finalize marks and get ready for term two. This left me with lots of time to ask my SA questions, finalize lessons, unit plans, and timing.  It have me time to become familiar with the classroom, ingredients and tools in the foods labs. Having a couple days to settle in and get organized was very beneficial and has left me feeling SLIGHTLY less anxious for my first day of teaching February 10th. I was surprised at how much extra planning I was able to get done by having that time to sit with my SA and chat, bounce ideas around, and organized my thoughts about the weeks to come.

Thank you week 1 for being a positive experience!
I can only hope that this planning paid off and for a well received first introduction tomorrow!