At half past 7, we went off to John Cleveland, another school, this one’s a science school as Groby is a language school.
My first lesson I observed was French and we were immediately surprised, the pupils were so quiet, respectful, they knew the ‘conditionel’ and the ‘imparfait’,…
During the French lesson, someone’s cell phone went off and he had to give it to the teacher. This school is far more strict than Groby, though Groby has its charms too!
The French lesson was especially about their speaking skill. They played some games where the teacher asked a question (sentence) in French and the pupils (boys against girls) had to say that question (sentence) in English, so translate it in a correct way. This was really nice! And they could speak French very well too!
They also played speed dating and some discussions, what they liked about it, peer correction,… Creative, interactive lesson!
The second hour, we had a tour throughout the school. We saw the reception area, some classes and they even have a “punishment room” (sounds kind of kinky I know, but they had a more specific name for it, which I can’t remember) where pupils have to go when they behaved bad in class. The problem, the discussion or anything else is written down on paper, done as well by the teacher as well by the pupil and they talk about it until it’s solved.
When a pupil behaved really, really bad, they have even got little separated places, pupils facing the wall and walls next to you. They have to do their homework or do extra tasks. But apparently, sitting here doesn’t occur a lot. Luckily… I would get mad in there…
What I have also seen is that there are quite a lot of younger teachers, which is nice!
I am certainly going to ask the address of this school and inform if there are any upcoming vacancies.
The third hour, I observed an English lesson, which was mainly about poems.
The teacher started off with a kind of questioning time, a sort of quick recap from the previous lesson. One pupil was sitting in the front of the classroom, and the other pupils were allowed to ask questions in turns. Nice exercise.
Afterwards, they discussed ‘the mirror by Sylvia Plath’, a poem we have also seen with Mrs. De Brandt (now I am thankful we have seen this poem, it’s a nice one too!).
Some meanings and difficult, double meaning, words were explained and discussed.
At the end of the lesson, she did an energizer, some crazy, active activities to wake the pupils up again !! Was really funny to do !!
Then I observed a lesson called ‘Study Plus’. This was a group of 6 and another little part in another class (6 more I think) and they had to work on their portfolio.
They were working in little groups and they had to invent something and describe, test it out, change, adapt,… They had some great ideas and I took pictures of their inventions.
It’s a great idea to use in my own class later on! ;-)
The last lesson we observed was religion, this was about Martin Luther King (and she made the comparison with Barack Obama, very good).
Nice lesson, given by Sophie herself. She used a PowerPoint and it was an interactive lesson. She’s a nice teacher and the pupils were nice too!
I really enjoyed this school and all her lessons. Thanks to Sophie (connections ;-)) all this was possible ! So thank you Sophie! :D
Kiss
Over mij
- Tanja
- Hi everyone, I am going to Leicester and whoohoo I am looking forward to it !
maandag 16 maart 2009
DAY 33 (12/03)
This day started with a very active lesson: PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
Timmy joined in every Thursday, but today they were going to do ‘cross country’, though we didn’t know what it meant, we still participated. I didn’t have much sleep the last couple of days, because we had loads of work to do for school and sometimes I had nights of 5 hours plus it was the time of the month, so you know how I felt… :p
Apparently, cross country was running… My favourite activity… NOT… I do run in the fitness, but this only lasts for about 15 till 20 minutes and then I am tired of running.
Here, we had to run outside, it was cold, I was cold and too tired.
But then, the most exciting thing still had to come, we had to run around the field !!!!
I even couldn’t see the end of the field !!! SO BIG … You will see it on the pictures.
We were divided into different teams, I was the read team and Timmy the orange team, and you had to run as fast as possible to win the competition.
As soon as we heard the signal, we crossed very hard, but till the end of the field though, then I was already too tired. The red team (my team) won, but Timmy did 3 laps compared to me, I did 2 laps… I was exhausted and all sweaty njammie… And I couldn’t take a shower and I still had to give other lessons, but ok, it was another experience I have had.
We laughed a lot, especially Ann, because she was filming everything LOL.
After this lesson, I had a free period, LUCKY ME !!
For the rest of the day, I had to give 2 French lessons. On the one hand I was glad, but on the other hand, it was our last lesson and then our teaching practice was finished.
The last 2 French lessons were awesome, the class was soooo cute, we even had to cry…
Normally, I don’t cry in front of people, but saying goodbye to them was such an emotional happening pff… I didn’t want to go at all… I wanted to stay and teach…
But nothing to do about that and after all I have got a nice souvenir, because we take a group picture of the class, which was nice…
During break, we also walked around to search for all the teachers we gave lessons with to take a picture together. Oh yes, crying was included…
Unfortunately, with pain in our hearts, we left the school and said goodbye (and see you soon, because we will come back again!).
So, our teaching practice is finished. We all feel a bit down and we really want to stay. Especially Ann and I… I asked the address of both school, you never know what happens with the future……. ;-)
Final Kiss. X
Timmy joined in every Thursday, but today they were going to do ‘cross country’, though we didn’t know what it meant, we still participated. I didn’t have much sleep the last couple of days, because we had loads of work to do for school and sometimes I had nights of 5 hours plus it was the time of the month, so you know how I felt… :p
Apparently, cross country was running… My favourite activity… NOT… I do run in the fitness, but this only lasts for about 15 till 20 minutes and then I am tired of running.
Here, we had to run outside, it was cold, I was cold and too tired.
But then, the most exciting thing still had to come, we had to run around the field !!!!
I even couldn’t see the end of the field !!! SO BIG … You will see it on the pictures.
We were divided into different teams, I was the read team and Timmy the orange team, and you had to run as fast as possible to win the competition.
As soon as we heard the signal, we crossed very hard, but till the end of the field though, then I was already too tired. The red team (my team) won, but Timmy did 3 laps compared to me, I did 2 laps… I was exhausted and all sweaty njammie… And I couldn’t take a shower and I still had to give other lessons, but ok, it was another experience I have had.
We laughed a lot, especially Ann, because she was filming everything LOL.
After this lesson, I had a free period, LUCKY ME !!
For the rest of the day, I had to give 2 French lessons. On the one hand I was glad, but on the other hand, it was our last lesson and then our teaching practice was finished.
The last 2 French lessons were awesome, the class was soooo cute, we even had to cry…
Normally, I don’t cry in front of people, but saying goodbye to them was such an emotional happening pff… I didn’t want to go at all… I wanted to stay and teach…
But nothing to do about that and after all I have got a nice souvenir, because we take a group picture of the class, which was nice…
During break, we also walked around to search for all the teachers we gave lessons with to take a picture together. Oh yes, crying was included…
Unfortunately, with pain in our hearts, we left the school and said goodbye (and see you soon, because we will come back again!).
So, our teaching practice is finished. We all feel a bit down and we really want to stay. Especially Ann and I… I asked the address of both school, you never know what happens with the future……. ;-)
Final Kiss. X
woensdag 11 maart 2009
DAY 32 (11/03)
Today I taught 2 French lessons. We continued doing the daily routine thingy…
The first lesson in the morning, just didn’t work out at all. The pupils were really noisy and not paying attention at all !! But Viv understood us and she walked around in class and we all tried to get their attention in other ways, by talking about their girlfriends and boyfriends and love,… I asked questions in French and translated them in English afterwards, because otherwise they didn’t understand me.
They didn’t even know how to conjugate the verb ‘être’, I was surprised, how is this possible?? They are 13/14 years old !! *grumble grumble*
Anyway, after school we are going to Leicester one more time to go shopping and I still want to buy a new pair of trousers, some new leather shoes and a new “teacher” bag…
Kiss xxxx
The first lesson in the morning, just didn’t work out at all. The pupils were really noisy and not paying attention at all !! But Viv understood us and she walked around in class and we all tried to get their attention in other ways, by talking about their girlfriends and boyfriends and love,… I asked questions in French and translated them in English afterwards, because otherwise they didn’t understand me.
They didn’t even know how to conjugate the verb ‘être’, I was surprised, how is this possible?? They are 13/14 years old !! *grumble grumble*
Anyway, after school we are going to Leicester one more time to go shopping and I still want to buy a new pair of trousers, some new leather shoes and a new “teacher” bag…
Kiss xxxx
DAY 31 (10/03)
This day, I had some changes in my timetable. I gave an extra lesson French (went well again, though it was a really difficult class) and I also gave a lesson together with Ann about Edgar Allan Poe! This lesson was just great!
We first explained the biography of Edgar Allan Poe and used a lot of pictures to visualise everything. Strangely enough (normally they’re rather noisy) they were very interested and silent!
We also read the poem ‘Annabel Lee’ aloud. It’s a very nice poem about romance and passion between two people. Also kind of forbidden love they say.
We also had a little discussion about the poem, very interactive and I also asked whether they believe in true love, only two did… :p wauw*
Finally, they had to sit in pairs and write their own poem. Each pair received a picture and they had to link this picture to their poem.
Nice examples were produced! ;-)
I also taught Dance again, which was AWESOME !!!!!!
It was our last lesson and we finished our dance. Evi got it all on tape and this will also be on face book !!!! No worries ;-)
I am just SO proud of it !! hihi *
At the end of the day, I had to follow another lesson, PE and badminton was planned. I played a match together with several pupils, it was nice, they were smashing all the time and it was a real competition, unfortunately we lost, but I don’t do this as much as they do. I like to play badminton, we also play it a lot in the Ardennes mm lovely *
During this lesson, Ann came in and joined in as well… We played together for a while until the lesson was finished, we had great fun !!
Ps: we were very tired, because the previous day we worked for school until 1 ‘o clock so we slept for about 5 and a half hours… And we had to be busy and teach for the whole day + Vermeulen, Lintermans and Vandael were here, so we had to do our best ;-) Tomorrow morning, they’re living again…
This teaching practice was ONE great experience !!! :D
We first explained the biography of Edgar Allan Poe and used a lot of pictures to visualise everything. Strangely enough (normally they’re rather noisy) they were very interested and silent!
We also read the poem ‘Annabel Lee’ aloud. It’s a very nice poem about romance and passion between two people. Also kind of forbidden love they say.
We also had a little discussion about the poem, very interactive and I also asked whether they believe in true love, only two did… :p wauw*
Finally, they had to sit in pairs and write their own poem. Each pair received a picture and they had to link this picture to their poem.
Nice examples were produced! ;-)
I also taught Dance again, which was AWESOME !!!!!!
It was our last lesson and we finished our dance. Evi got it all on tape and this will also be on face book !!!! No worries ;-)
I am just SO proud of it !! hihi *
At the end of the day, I had to follow another lesson, PE and badminton was planned. I played a match together with several pupils, it was nice, they were smashing all the time and it was a real competition, unfortunately we lost, but I don’t do this as much as they do. I like to play badminton, we also play it a lot in the Ardennes mm lovely *
During this lesson, Ann came in and joined in as well… We played together for a while until the lesson was finished, we had great fun !!
Ps: we were very tired, because the previous day we worked for school until 1 ‘o clock so we slept for about 5 and a half hours… And we had to be busy and teach for the whole day + Vermeulen, Lintermans and Vandael were here, so we had to do our best ;-) Tomorrow morning, they’re living again…
This teaching practice was ONE great experience !!! :D
DAY 30 (9/03)
Today, I gave a French lesson (went well) and a PE lesson (theory about sports, I have done a statements game).
The French lesson was a nice lesson! Normally, this is a noisy and difficult class, but today they were very brave. We played the role-plays. Each pupil could choose again one card and I played the role-plays quickly and fluently with them.
I really noticed they made some progress, which I am proud of!
Some of the boys, who before didn’t participate, are now interested and functioning in the group.
For me, it’s also easier to talk with the pupils. I don’t stick all the time to the role-plays, when something funny has been said or done, I try to ask extra questions in French and try to make it a bit funny.
Sometimes, they have also got questions about Belgium and then we just chat for 5 minutes and go on with the role-plays.
They told me, they really like doing this though it are always the same role-plays and fixed answers. It’s nice to hear pupils like you and the way you teach and that they have made some progress with our help.
That keeps me going!
In the evening, little Dan had put the table and he laid some small chocolate eggs on the table, which was very cute of him! We ate Risotto mmmm ANDI read some more in my very very very exciting book!! ;-)
Ciaoooooo *
The French lesson was a nice lesson! Normally, this is a noisy and difficult class, but today they were very brave. We played the role-plays. Each pupil could choose again one card and I played the role-plays quickly and fluently with them.
I really noticed they made some progress, which I am proud of!
Some of the boys, who before didn’t participate, are now interested and functioning in the group.
For me, it’s also easier to talk with the pupils. I don’t stick all the time to the role-plays, when something funny has been said or done, I try to ask extra questions in French and try to make it a bit funny.
Sometimes, they have also got questions about Belgium and then we just chat for 5 minutes and go on with the role-plays.
They told me, they really like doing this though it are always the same role-plays and fixed answers. It’s nice to hear pupils like you and the way you teach and that they have made some progress with our help.
That keeps me going!
In the evening, little Dan had put the table and he laid some small chocolate eggs on the table, which was very cute of him! We ate Risotto mmmm ANDI read some more in my very very very exciting book!! ;-)
Ciaoooooo *
DAY 29 (8/03)
Don’t laugh, but Ann and I went to church at half past 10… :pI wanted to experience such an event and see if I could notice any differences between Christianity and Anglicanism. We were sitting at the back, still a bit waking up, but when they started to sing we were paying attention. We received a book with loads of prayers, they were singing very beautiful prayers, but not all about God this and God that, also about people and human relationships, the strengths of life, moral questions,…
There was also a role-play, which was REALLY strange and funny, but this was because today’s women’s day and the role-play was about women.
It was also someone’s birthday and they sang for her and she even got a little present, which was so cute.
Just all those things together; role-plays, general prayers, the priest who showed his wedding ring, the singing for someone’s birthday,… was all so nice and different. It may sound weird, but sometimes I feel more comfortable to become a protestant than a catholic…
After church, Molly made us a big breakfast; bacon, eggs, toast, mushrooms, saucages,… Njammiee *
Then, we started to prepare some lessons, a lesson about Edgar Allan Poe and we also practiced our dance. In the evening, I read some more in my book hihi *
So as you can read, we had a rather quiet weekend… :D
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee *
There was also a role-play, which was REALLY strange and funny, but this was because today’s women’s day and the role-play was about women.
It was also someone’s birthday and they sang for her and she even got a little present, which was so cute.
Just all those things together; role-plays, general prayers, the priest who showed his wedding ring, the singing for someone’s birthday,… was all so nice and different. It may sound weird, but sometimes I feel more comfortable to become a protestant than a catholic…
After church, Molly made us a big breakfast; bacon, eggs, toast, mushrooms, saucages,… Njammiee *
Then, we started to prepare some lessons, a lesson about Edgar Allan Poe and we also practiced our dance. In the evening, I read some more in my book hihi *
So as you can read, we had a rather quiet weekend… :D
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee *
DAY 28 (7/03)
Today, at half past 12, Di Robinson (the teacher of my tutor group) picked me up to go to the rugby match between the Leicester Tigers and Gloucester.
I was really looking forward to it, but I had to go all alone, because normally Di’s ticket was meant for her daughter, but she couldn’t come so I got her ticket, even for free, because they had season tickets.
We talked a lot in the car and her husband was driving. Some friends were also coming with their two little daughters, they were so cute.
Once arrived, we passed a prison, it looked medieval and like a castle! I was stunned and surprised and took several pictures. When back home, I will put all my pictures on face book!
Inside, we were sitting at the 8th row. I took my glasses, but I could see enough with or without! :p
There were several refreshments, shops, pubs, heavy supporters,… And we also went to have a look in the shop. I bought 3 pictures of the cutest boys of the team and a program.
When sitting on the benches and waiting for the match to begin, Di’s husband was sitting next to me and every time he was explaining what happened, which was very funny, because I didn’t really understand everything he said, he used several specific rugby terms so…
It was very exciting to watch such a game! Everyone was yelling and supporting!
17.000 people…
The most impressive thing was when the Leicester Tigers had to do a penalty…
Everyone (imagine: 17.000 people) was silent, no noise, nothing (!), until they kicked the ball and scored a goal !!
The Leicester Tigers won: 21-10 !!
This was a great experience !!
Kiss.
I was really looking forward to it, but I had to go all alone, because normally Di’s ticket was meant for her daughter, but she couldn’t come so I got her ticket, even for free, because they had season tickets.
We talked a lot in the car and her husband was driving. Some friends were also coming with their two little daughters, they were so cute.
Once arrived, we passed a prison, it looked medieval and like a castle! I was stunned and surprised and took several pictures. When back home, I will put all my pictures on face book!
Inside, we were sitting at the 8th row. I took my glasses, but I could see enough with or without! :p
There were several refreshments, shops, pubs, heavy supporters,… And we also went to have a look in the shop. I bought 3 pictures of the cutest boys of the team and a program.
When sitting on the benches and waiting for the match to begin, Di’s husband was sitting next to me and every time he was explaining what happened, which was very funny, because I didn’t really understand everything he said, he used several specific rugby terms so…
It was very exciting to watch such a game! Everyone was yelling and supporting!
17.000 people…
The most impressive thing was when the Leicester Tigers had to do a penalty…
Everyone (imagine: 17.000 people) was silent, no noise, nothing (!), until they kicked the ball and scored a goal !!
The Leicester Tigers won: 21-10 !!
This was a great experience !!
Kiss.
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