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Day 1 Tasks

The document outlines tasks for a student teacher's first day in a preschool classroom placement. It includes gathering information about the school and class, reframing classroom rules to use positive language, observing lessons, and reflecting in a journal. The student teacher is asked to complete a school profile, obtain schedules and rosters, map the classroom, and discuss rules with the mentor teacher. Opportunities to teach and reinforce rules are to be identified. Lesson observations and journal reflections are also part of the first day tasks.

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Day 1 Tasks

The document outlines tasks for a student teacher's first day in a preschool classroom placement. It includes gathering information about the school and class, reframing classroom rules to use positive language, observing lessons, and reflecting in a journal. The student teacher is asked to complete a school profile, obtain schedules and rosters, map the classroom, and discuss rules with the mentor teacher. Opportunities to teach and reinforce rules are to be identified. Lesson observations and journal reflections are also part of the first day tasks.

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Day 1 Tasks

5/3/2017

Gather information about the school:


Complete the School Profile
Identify important dates (holidays, school events, trips etc.) on the
school calendar
Map the themes to be studied, important school events, trips etc.
during the placement
Make a copy of the weekly/daily class timetables and note the time
school starts and finishes
Obtain a class list
Draw a map of one indoor learning environment in your school

Reframing classroom rules:


Discuss classroom rules with your MST
Identify any other rules which need to be made explicit
Frame all rules using positive language
Identify how these rules are being reinforced during the school day and
note opportunities to teach these rules
Construct your own means of recording this (see table 3)

Observe lessons
Make notes and ask questions
Start to build your bank of resources

Reflections for Journal 1

(Choose one or two of the following starters): When I reflected on observations or


teachings

It made me think about..

When I thought about it .

When I reflected I thought ..

I believe

When I teach I want to

I found .. very interesting because


Table 1: School Profile
Name of school: Victoria English School Location: Sharjah

Principal: Mr.Yrquhart

Tel: 065227770 Fax: 065226446

Address: Al Azra, Near Laders Private School PO Box: 25549 Sharjah

Teachers Starting Time: 7:30 Finishing Time: 2:30

Students Starting Time: 8:00 Finishing Time: 2:00

Total Number of Classroom Teachers in the school Department: (Kg1 & Kg2) 6

Total Number of Children in the Preschool Section: 115

Teacher / student ratio: 1-24

Number of Classrooms: 110

Facilities available to student teachers:

Bathrooms.
Stuff rooms.
Pray room.

Class for this Practicum: FS2S

Mentoring Classroom Teacher: Ms.Serfontein

Classroom Teaching Assistant: Ms.Sujatha

Number of children in this class: 24

Number of children identified as having SEN in this class: 22

Additional information: e.g. English, Arabic, Islamic Studies teachers

Arabic - Ms. Maha


English - Ms.Serfontein
Sports - Ms.Serfontein
Art - Ms.Serfontein

School Nurse: Ester. School TP Coordinator: Ms.Polin

Librarian: Jennifer.

Resource Room Manager: Jamal.


Make a copy of the weekly/daily class timetables and note the time
school starts and finishes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

8:00-8:40 8:40:9:20 9:20-10:00 10:00-10:40 10:40-11:20 11:20-12:00 12:00-12:40 12:40-13:20 13:20-14:00

Su ISAD ISAD SN PE PE PE AB FP

Mo CI CI SN CI CI CI CI FP

Tu AB AS SN CI MU CI CI FP

We CI CI SN MU CI AB CI FP

Th CI CI SN AB CI CI FP

Obtain a class list


KHALID YOUSUF TETYANA SAIF GADA

MALAK HAMDA MAYAR NADIA NOOR

MAITHA AHMED H MARIAM AHMED M ALYSA

AYMAN KEVIN ZAKI HOUR ABDELRAHMAN

MANSOOR ANAYA FLORY RUVINA

Draw a map of one indoor learning environment in your school


Reframing Classroom Rules
Discuss classroom rules with your MST. Identify any other rules which need to be
made explicit. Frame all rules using positive language. Identify how these rules are
being reinforced during the school day and note opportunities to teach these rules
Construct your own means of recording this. E.g.
Table 3: Example Reframing Classroom Reframing Rules Record Sheet
Classroom rules Reframe using Opportuinities to teach these
positive language rules
(both observed and ideas of your own)
1. Dont run in the Walk carefully in the Picture signs on display
classroom classroom Teacher praises children who are
following this rule
Teacher asks children how they
should walk in the classroom
During circle time the teacher asks
the children to think about what
might happen if this rule is not
followed
2. Dont Talk There are some photos on the
No noise in the classroom classroom, and the teacher remained
them every class.
3. Good Speaking The teacher says it every day for all
Dont say bad words to students.
anyone.

1. Raise your hand


To avoid noise class, to The teacher let them remember on
get your time to answer. beginning of the class

Discuss visual means of representing these rules with your MST to be


developed and introduced to the children over the next three weeks for
example.

Good Speaking.

Be Kind and share.

Good Looking.

Good Listening.

Good siting.

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