Another exciting day in K/Gr 1!
It’s the day before Halloween and all the kids are getting pumped. They can’t stop talking about their “class party” for tomorrow, the costumes they’ll be wearing, the haunted house that the Grade 7’s are preparing (despite the fact that they won’t be able to actually go), amongst many many things.
I feel like I’m beginning to get used to their schedule, or their Thursday schedule at least. They started off with their morning routines which included reading, circle time where they talk about anything they want really, and then planner writing time for the grade 1’s and other activities for the K’s. What was super fun today is that the kids got to help with baking pumpkin muffins! I helped mostly with that throughout the day so I wasn’t able to see the whole day (completely). The students were sent out five at a time to help me measure and pour in the ingredients to make the pumpkin muffins. It was all super fun, and although I wish it was a bit more organized, it was all worth it. The pumpkin muffins came out great and all the students (and myself and my host teacher) enjoyed it at the end of the day.

Apart from that, I was also able to observe the Grade 1s do their daily five, and the K’s work on their individual table projects as well. I also sort of saw how the “Big Buddy-Little Buddy” activities worked. It was nice to see the connection the little kids made with their big buddies and vice versa.

I wish I took more notes so I’d be able to reflect on the whole day a lot more effectively. But I’m also glad I was able to help out as much as I did in class.

CAN’T WAIT TO START SHORT PRACTICUM NEXT WEEK! So nervous and scared and just a whole lot of emotions at the same time!!!!