WEEKLY REFLECTION 1

   WEEKLY REFELCTION 

 WEEK 1 (04/07/2022 TO 8/07/2022  

“Learning gives creativity, creativity leads to thinking, thinking provides  knowledge, knowledge makes you great” - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 

  

 My Second Phase of School Internship was started at Govt  Boys HSS Kottarakkara. The class allotted for me was VIII and IX English  medium class. We already got the portions from the school. The teaching  practice started on 4th July 2022.This is a weekly reflection from 4th July 22 to  8th July 22. 

 On the first day we students’ teachers came to the school around 9.25  am and met the school HM and signed the attendance register. She reminded us  about the rules of the school and importance of discipline and classroom  management. Her friendly behaviour increased our confidence and we were in a  relaxed mind. The we met our concerned teachers. It was fabulous Day. The  first week of teaching practice was really an unforgettable one. It was a pleasant  experience to catch up with my students and receive their love and affection.  The day started with a prayer by the students and the teacher asked me to took  the first period at VIII B. I went to VIII B and took the lesson Marvellous  Travel by Joshua Fernandez. First, I introduced myself and created good rapport  with the students. With the help of ICT, I presented some pictures and videos  about travel in order to create a mental readiness among the students. And asked  some questions related to that and the students responded well. Then I  introduced the writer by showing his picture and given a detailed information  about him. Later I introduced the first two stanzas of the poem and the students  listened carefully. Silent reading was also given to the students in the class. The  students were very active and interested in doing worksheet. 

 On the second I reached the school at 9.20 am and signed the attendance  register. I got two class in the second day, the first one at VIII C and the second  one at IX C. In the first hour at VIII C I introduced the lesson marvellous travel  and in IX C in the sixth hour introduced the lesson Tolstoy Farm. The students  are very cooperative in IX C. But the students of VIII C are very noisy and very  difficult to manage. 

 In the third day I got an hour at IX C and I introduced the lesson Tolstoy  Farm with help of ICT. In the free time we prepared lesson plans and slides for  the class. We also involved in the activities or programmes that held in the  school. We also served the meals for the students and it is totally a different  experience. 

 In the fourth day I am really tensed because our optional teacher informed us  that she will visit that day in the afternoon session to observe our class.  Suddenly we arranged the class and periods for the observation. But  unfortunately, the HM said that there will be a programme for the 8 standard  students in the afternoon session. So, our optional teacher missed the chance to  observe my class, but she observed the class of Aparna krishna, the other  teacher trainee.  

 In the fifth day I got a substitution hour at IX C and the students expressed  their interest to conduct a quiz program in the class. As a teacher it is my duty to  provide extracurricular activities in the class. I granted the permission and  students discussed about the topic and they selected Indian history as the area  for the quiz. Students divided themselves as two groups and started the quiz.  Group 1 won the competition in the end and everyone congratulated them. The  students thanked me and shows their gratitude towards me. It was a great day  for me and I will remember it forever.