This week has flown by - being only a four day week because of Easter!
I found this week that my biggest challenge was dealing with Parents, whether it be via email or within the classroom itself. This week we had our Camp Information Evening on Wednesday night which involved sorting out our Camp Parent Helpers and answering any questions that they may have. My team was very supportive in this area as I have not been on the Camp before so we tackled the questions together and managed a successful evening. Throughout the week however I have had to deal with other Parent concerns surrounding the students individual blogs, homework and cyber safety. I tried my best to put any concerns to rest and help each parent where I could, seeking back up from my tutor teacher where necessary.
As a class we changed the tables into a horse shoe shape two weeks ago. I am not sure that this table formation is working however as it makes it quite tricky for me to work with small groups. After Easter I think I am going to reconsider the arrangement and see if I can improve on the previous table groups that we had.
This weekend I have friends from England arriving who are both teachers over there and teach at the school I was working at before I moved back to NZ. I am looking forward to hearing how my old class are getting on as they approach the end of the school year over there (July) and comparing our different education systems. I know so far here in NZ that we use a lot more technology in our classrooms, for planning, class blogs, individual student blogs and a lot more! So it will be interesting to here their views on the differences and just engage in some educational chat!
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