Day 1 Tasks

5/3/2017
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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: The First Academy Location: Ajman

Principal: Angelia fain

Tel: 06-7417111 Fax: 06-74177114

Address: opp- AlHamidya police station PO Box: 2001

Teachers Starting Time: 7:15 am Finishing Time: 2:30 pm

Students Starting Time: 7:30 am Finishing Time: 1:00 pm

Total Number of Classroom Teachers in the school Department: (Kg1 & Kg2): 38

Total Number of Children in the Preschool Section: 410

Teacher / student ratio:

Number of Classrooms: 16

Facilities available to student teachers:

GYM
Library
Swimming pool

Class for this Practicum: Kg 2B

Mentoring Classroom Teacher: Maadia

Classroom Teaching Assistant: Rodha

Number of children in this class: 23

Number of children identified as having SEN in this class: there is no special need in my
classroom

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

English , math and science teacher: Maadia

Islamic teacher:Alqama
Arabic teacher: Eman
School Nurse: MS.Reena & MRS.Archana School TP Coordinator:

Librarian: Miss Rawan

Table 2: Map of indoor learning
Resource Room Manager: Miss Shaikha

Table 3: 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 below.

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. Listen to my
teacher Set nicely and listen to Making a nice song of the classroom rules.
teacher
 2. Finish all of my
work Do my homework everyday Support the children to write their
home works.
3. Be on time Duirng cricle time the teacher disscus with
Dont be late them about the rules and listen to them if
they have a qeustions or not .

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.