I had every intention of writing several times on my blog this week, instead of just giving one large weekly update, but it just didn't happen. Sorry. So here's to "bulk blogging"...
I finished Methods this week! I had my final exam (a presented lesson plan) on Tuesday. I actually finished creating my lesson plan on Sunday and found myself to be bored out of my mind on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday because I usually have so much to do. My finial went well and I got an A on it, but I have not yet received my grade for the class.
Monday afternoon I went for a walk around a lake and read a book for enjoyment because it was such a nice day. It was weird not having anything to do.
Tuesday I had Destino. I made Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies (a childhood favorite) to take to Destino because I had so much free time! After Destino I went out for Sushi with Allison (roommate), May (resident from last year), and Jen (methods classmate) to celebrate Jen and my completion of Methods. Sushi Blues in Raleigh has half-off sushi on Tuesday nights AFTER 10pm. Allison, Jen, and I were all falling asleep by the end of our meal because we are all on teacher schedules!
Wednesday I still went to methods class to watch other students present their final projects. Then Wednesday evening our methods class had a pot-luck to celebrate our completion of our Methods class.
Today (Thursday) I had my first official day of Student Teaching. It went well. I'm currently "team-teaching" with my CT, so each of us do an activity or two during each class periord. I love my first periord (level II). They are quiet, stay on task, and still participate. My third periord (level III) are a challenge. They love to socialize and talk, and I get them right after their lunch when they seem to have lots of energy (they get to go off-campus for lunch). This is also my largest class (35 students...yuck!) which does not help. Then I have my sweet fourth period class (level III). They are clamer, usually on task, and attentive.
Tomorrow, I will be teaching a legend to my level III's and then doing story books with them. In level II we will be playing a fun game to practice our reflexive verbs. Also, my level II's are reviewing clothing vocabulary, so tomorrow I'm wearing a coat, scarf, jeans, boots, sweater, jacket, tie, gloves, blouse, t-shirt, bathing suit, scocks, belt, hat, and maybe a few more things, in layers. At the beginning of the class I'm going to dance to techno music and take off the clothes as they call out the names in Spanish. Sort-of a VERY APPROPIROATE version of a strip-tease, that embarrases me, wakes the students up, and helps them learn the vocabulary.
Tomorrow night I have a Barn Party with Campus Crusade for Chirst. Their will be hay-rides, corn on the cob, mechanical bull riding, line dancing, ect. Saturday morning I'm playing in the Mi Familia soccer tournament on the Destino team and then we are having a Quesadilla party on Saturday afternoon.
I think that's about all!
