So, this week was my last week ever in Mrs. Young's class. It was so sad to leave the children, I really feel like I had become a part of their classroom community and I will be sad to not visit them on Thursdays anymore.
This was a wonderful week. I finally decided to get up to Summerville early. This was something that I have wanted to do all semester but have never done. I got to see the children during their phonics lesson, in their reading time, as well as during their special area of art. It was so wonderful to see the children in the morning when they are so fresh. Let me tell you, writing/literacy centers were COMPLETELY different from their math centers that are at the end of the day. The children were focused, clam, and well behaved. It was a totally different world. It almost makes you think about what switching up a schedule might do so that each subject gets the children when they are at this wonderful state! I loved seeing them in the morning and it made me regret not doing this more often this semester. Children are a totally different world in the morning, sometimes I just think that school days are too long for these kindergartners and that is why the behavioral problems come out so much in the afternoons because that is when the children are exhausted and can't even focus on anything for a minute. How are they supposed to learn like that?
The children were so cute about us leaving they gave us each a card with a Starbucks gift card in it and they had all signed the card. It was so sweet because you could tell they had been so excited to give it to us all morning. We also had a little gift card for Mrs. Young and some dog treats for her dogs which the children thought was hilarious. I have learned so much from Mrs. Young this semester but mostly I have learned A LOT about classroom management. This is something that she is wonderful with and some days I don't know how she does it. I also learned a lot about parent teacher relationships from Mrs. Young. She has an open door policy in her classroom and her parents love this and come and volunteer often which I know is so nice for her.
I loved being in Mrs. Young's class this semester and I hope to go back and visit next semester!
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Betsy-
ReplyDeleteI am so glad your whole day experinece went so well!! I really enjoyed being there all day as well. And yes the children are sooo different that early in the morning, especially at the kindergarten age. I think thats a great idea about switching instruction up so that the afternoon activites dont always get the bad end of the stick, yet I am not sure on the change in schedule would affect the children.
And thats awesome your kids and teacher made you something! My teacher didnt even tell the children it was our last day! :( Kinda sad!
Betsy, What you said about switching the schedule makes perfect sense. It is actually suggested for students who have ADHD because it is during the morning when there are less behavior/attention problems. It is totally understandable, as adults we have problems concentrating and being our best at the end of the day. How and why do we expect young children to be better?
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