I concluded my relief teaching stint. It wasn't as distressing as the impression I'd created ealier, that was just one unlucky bad day whereby i got the worst class of the level.
the top 5 highlights...
1) My sticker collection came to gd use....kids really like stickers!!! And story-telling!! I like story-telling!!!
2) I was particularly amused when some kids pulled me into their ghost-hunt, afterwhich even the cleaner lady knew me =X It turned out to be only some storerooms out-of-bounds to them.
3) It's nice hearing the kids call you "Miss T" everyday, evne those who you don't teach or only taught once. Sometimes they called "Mrs. T"....argh! Lol, i always correct those.
4) When some kids holds your hand, saying they wanted to be your 'partner'...Even when your instructions to line up in twos fall on deaf ears, you fail to get angry bcos you're under their spell...
5) I became the "snackiest" teacher around bcos of all the free periods i got. I sat in the staff room all day snacking away on all the packets of biscuits I brought.... Think I must've put on some weight from those.
I'm very thankful to the colleagues who were so forthcoming with their help and re-assurances. In my opinion, the best part of the job was the challenge of having to improvise along the way, coming up with games, lesson plans on the spot. It was a chance to learn, not only teach. You've to out-wit, out-run,out-talk, out-shout the kids, it's really not easy being a teacher. I really salute all pri sch teachers.
As the principal put it, "Classroom mgt is one of the toughest skill to learn. Once you master it, you feel like you can do anything in the world."
Mon night, I managed to squeeze time for a movie with Cat and the rest. It was supposed to be a horror movie called "Alone", but nobody in the theatre screamed. The story was gd, but not fun at all.
Tue night, stayover in school! For nussu flag counting! It was nice cos of the gd company. We had dinner at munchie and breadfast at engin canteen. Totally in love with the dessert stall now....think i'll frequent it often when sch starts. ^^
But i rushed here and there for the week to the result that i fell sick on Nat'l Day n had to stay home. Wasted 1 day =( Luckily in the evening we went to kent rd and I got to play Uno Stacko with the kids....Fun
This was the pic i drew during my free time in the staff room. You can see how much free time was that....
~Cheering for Edward Bacheras~
1 comment:
never realise that you can draw so well..it is very nice. =)
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