Day 7 - Thrown into the fire...

Tuesday was the day before camp for our Year 6 class. Needless to say it was EXTREMELY hectic between paperwork, and chasing down medical forms/payment forms. There wasn't a lot to do for the class but I was in charge for the day. I've been slowly working myself into the mix by running quickmaths every morning and bringing the students inside the classroom from their meeting areas. It doesn't seem like much to some people but it's a huge deal to slowly transition from the observation student in the back of the class to the teacher in the front. It's not an easy switch by any means because I'm so young and the students tend to see me as a friend because of that. I did work out a little strategy to help with the transition from outside into the classroom. When I walk out to greet them I go out and say hello and time how long it takes them to get ready. When they improve their time as a class they each get a sticker for their reward chart. Every student that has 100 stickers gets to participate in the olympics that we're planning for the end of the term. Every day I've been taking on more and more responsibilities and I think that's the only way to get myself prepared for when I have a class of my own someday.