Day 2
For my second week the children began with literacy in the morning and they were working on creative story writing. Previously the children had made story plans and the teacher recapped with the pupils of the standard and expectations of their writing. The success criteria and learning intentions were spoken aloud with the children and then stuck into their jotters for them to refer to when they were writing. I found this helpful to the children as they could refer to it throughout which continued to emphasise what was expected and the purpose of their writing.
After break there was a whole school assembly which involved children from every class receiving awards nominated by their teachers. This allowed the children to be recognised for their hard work and allow the school as a whole to congratulate them. The school is sectioned into houses and throughout the assembly their behaviour expectations are highlighted to encourage points to be won.
In the afternoon the children continued with their story writing and began to piece it together on paper, they were introduced to VCOP to encourage them to think how they can improve their writing skills.
Day 3
In the morning children worked on maths and their topic was 3D shapes. The lesson started with a quick recap and use of the interactive whiteboard to play a matching game of shapes to their correct label. The class was broken into 3 groups and they all had a different activity. Education city on the computers, 3D bingo and colouring sheet made from shapes.
As this was before the February holiday the school received golden time in the afternoon and they have the choice to chose the activity they would like.
