Term 1 of School Starts as Trimester 3 of Uni Ends

During the Trimester break I called in on campus to pick up text books for the next lot of enrolled units.  I took both children with me.  We ran into Blake from Student Support and he gave them both Chuppa Chups and stress balls (and stress brains).  The combination of a water fountain to splash in and free Chuppa Chups has both small children planning to head off to university without delay as obviously it is a lot of fun.

I have settled in to work well and am enjoying it a lot.  It is fun to have my own area and I like working working with a diverse range of children in both ages and abilities.  It can be hard to keep the larger group on track at times and still have fun but luckily I had some of these same children while I was on practicum at this school last year so I picked up some behavior management strategies that I know they respond too.

MiniLit

I have been offered a job by the school I completed my first practicum at.  I will be running a literacy programme called MiniLit.  I have already done my training for this new role and I am excited (and nervous) to be going back to work in a field that will compliment my studies and further my teaching experience too.

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It is a 20 week programme so I will be employed for both term 1 and term 2 this year on top of my studies and other duties.  I hope to enhance my literacy teaching skills and look forward to working closely with a small group of children.

At the end of last year I spent a day at the school setting up my office and putting up my alphabet frieze and other materials.  I cannot tell you how good it felt to do that!  It does highlight the importance of conducting yourself in a professional manner while on practicum; you never know what may come of it not just long term, but in the short term too.