Week-1 11-Nov-2016
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This
was a great week as we started with second spell of teaching practice in the Govt
VHS &HSS for girls , Kottarakara. I along with my class mate Ms Sruthi , Ms
Kavitha & MS Sruthi were allocated to Govt VHS &HSS for girls ,
Kottarakara , we reported to the school headmaster’s office on day-1 of the
week . We were assigned with a teacher incharge.
The
week was quite busy with many activities which included working along with the
staffs of Govt VHSS & HSS Girls Kottarakara in organizing the school youth
festival day , preparing students for the youth festival competition apart from
our teaching activities in the allocated class VIII , IX and X standard . We
three teacher trainees were also part of the judging panel. The students from
VHSS school shown a better performance although overall everyone who
participated did a good job and the audience was mesmerized by their talent and
skill . Students from our school also got many prizes, it was a first co-curricular
activity after we started our second spell of teaching practice there.
This
week there was also a sub-district level quiz competition on history for which Govt
VHSS & HSS Girls Kottarakara was the venue. We helped the students
participating in the competition by guiding them on the areas to focus. We were
also part of the organization committee of this quiz program. All the schools
under the Kottarakara sub-district participated under three heads ( UP , HS and
HSS) . Three teams were selected from each section for the district level competition.
I had completed my sixth lesson plans within
this week .With the support and co-operation by the teaching staffs we didn’t face
any much difficulty in the new environment. Also it was too easy to cop-up with
them and with the school staffs due to their positive & co-operative attitudes
towards us .In the 1st spell I was in RVVHSS , Valakom when I
compared with that , this school is very eco-friendly and teacher and students
were very co-operative .
Since
there was no English language teacher in the school we three teacher trainees
were asked to take in charge of class VIII , IX and X English portion .The strength
of teachers and students was very low , apart from there was not much strain to
teach in the girls only school. When I had completed my 1st week in
Govt. VH & HSS for girls I can tell that it was a nice environment as a
teacher trainee.
Week-2
18-Nov-2016
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As it is an another Friday , today we
had completed our 2nd week in
Govt VHSS & HSS for Girls , Kottarakara . In 14/11/2016 we had a special
assembly conducted by class 10th students for celebrating the children’s day , in this week some
students and teachers were little busy with sub-district level work experience competition
and science exhibition. Some of them got prizes and selected for the next
district level competition.
This week we conducted a one day
silp-sala with the direction of Malayalam teacher. We conducted a class with
the help of the instruction from the Vidya
Rangam Kala Sahithi , then we
collected the students creations like stories , poetries , drawings etc , with these collected materials we made a
magazine and named it “Darpanam”. The magazine got the first prize in the
sub-district level . Every one become happy and the malayalam teacher brought
some sweets.
In
this week I got a new responsibility to train the selected participants to the
sub-district level for the youth festival
, I taught a recitation and light music . By this week I have completed
by eleven lesson plan and our concern teacher Ms Saumya & our general
teacher Mrs Shalini visited to observe our class . They provided a positive
feedback.
On
Wednesday, there was an educational strike , due to which there was no class. however
we were there in the school till 4pm and worked on our thesis research &
lesson template . We conducted a diagnostic test also in this week.
Week-3 02-Dec-2016
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The
third week started as teacher trainee in the in Govt VHSS & HSS for Girls ,
Kottarakara started after a break of 1 weeks. After 22nd we weren’t
here for some days; because we had internals in our college. After the exams we
resumed back to school on 29th ,November . There had an another
program scheduled in this week. It was a social science quiz competition. It
was also a sub district wise competition. There was participants from different
school and was a tough competition , a boy from St. Mary’s HSS got 1st
prize and was selected to participate in district level. It was a full day
competition.
In
this week our college principal Mr Sujeendran and our general class teacher Mr
Syam visited to observe the classes. Other days of this week was also a little
busy with the preparation for the youth festival for sub district level apart
from our classes.
During
this week the students strength became very low, because most of the students
were busy with the practice for the youth festival. The competition was on 28th
,29th ,30th November. I was also quite excited to know the
result and tried to join as audience whenever get any free time. Most of the
students whom I trained got A grade in
various items. So I was very happy. The cooking staff Mrs suma was also very
helpful and loving to us , many a times
she use to prepare very tasty variety of foods and share it with us . Altogether
it was an busy and interesting week for all of us and we enjoyed our busy
schedules.
Week-4
09-Dec-2016
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Today
was the end of my 20th working day in Govt HSS& VSS for Girls,
Kottarakara and was our last day before the Christmas exams. I tried my best to
prepare students for the exams scheduled in the next week.
This week there was no cultural or extra-curricular
activity, everyone was busy with the exam preparations. All the teachers &
teacher trainees were busy to complete their Christmas exam portions.
This
week two new teacher trainees from Vendar B Ed college joined. They were very
friendly and helpful. Some of the duties and responsibilities we redistributed
which helped in bring down the work load among each of us , we helped the new
teacher trainees to get familiar with the school environment . We conducted some special grammar training
classes for the class Xth students as per the instruction of our teacher
incharge , thus we covered the few of the pending lessons and grammar portions.
Week-5
06-Jan-2017
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Today
was the 25th day in the school Govt VHS & HSS Girls ,
Kottarakara , we were here from 3rd January after our Christmas vacation
.
Due
to a D-eD exam scheduled this week , most of the class rooms and the rooms
allocated to us were allocated for conducting the exam , thus we were accommodated
in the teachers staff room . This helped us to get much closer to the staffs of
Govt VHS & HSS Girls , Kottarakara. . This week we were busy with preparing
and collecting materials and data for our mini project during the non-teaching hours. Also since only
a few more days were left in the teaching practice assignment we were busy with
completing the portions & chapters of class VIII , IX and X.
This
week one of the staff Mrs Usha was left the school to take charge of vallanad
High Secondary school as Head Master ,
there was a small farewell function
organized and we were also invited to take part
.A new hindi teacher joined the school from Karungapalli ,however after three days she again got transfer to a
school in Kottayam and later another teacher came as a permanent Hindi teacher.
One day Mrs. Suma our cooking staff had some health problem so we joined her and
helped her in the preparation of lunch . My concerned teacher had given us the
examination papers for the correction. I got the paper of English from the standard
X . I also spent time this week for preparing questionnaire for the achievement
test.
By
this week , I had completed 26 lesson plan .
This
week alike other weeks were little busy with lot of unscheduled programs and activities,
but we enjoyed each and every minutes in the school with the teacher and our
students as teacher trainee.
Week-6
13-Jan-2017
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It
is our 30th or last day in our school Govt VHS & HSS Girls ,
Kottarakara. Today it was the last day of our second spell as teaching trainee. As similar to the last few
weeks , we had busy schedules and had lot of programs and activities . All the
portions were completed and we helped students for preparing themselves for the
their final exams especially the Xth students by revisiting some of the tough
& grey areas where students were facing difficulty in understanding, we
also conducted some revision classes.
This
week we conducted achievement test and the conscientization program .Students
from class VIII and IX attended the conscientization program .The awareness
topic was the negative impact of the social media among high school girl
students . We got a new experience through the program and the students also
post the session expressed positive feedback.
As
today was our last day we distributed some sweets to the students and arranged
a small party for teaching and non-teaching staffs. We conducted this party as
a gratitude to the support , guidance & help provided by the staffs of Govt
VHS & HSS Girls , Kottarakara . Surprisingly they also gave us a farewell party and
arranged some snacks for all of us .We become very happy to know that all of
the staffs of Govt VHS & HSS Girls , Kottarakara liked us and they were
very much satisfied with our class and teaching .
Our
second spell of teaching practice at Govt VHS & HSS Girls , Kottarakara
came to an end with an ever remembering set of experience and learnings .I
enjoyed each day of my teaching practice.
While
following the reflection exercise on daily & weekly basis, I understood its
importance in teaching, it helped jot notes down in a journal stating
difficulties, good ideas, and successful lessons. I know I will continue this
practice after I graduate from the B-Ed program
