April 20, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 6: Thursday
On Thursday morning two boys from the college came in to talk to the CM2 class about the transition from primary school to college. This was very interesting as in Scotland, children move from primary school to high school. We don’t have middle school in between. This was also a great chance for me to […] Continue reading
April 20, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 6: Tuesday
I always enjoy Tuesdays because it is a da that I do a lot of teaching. I have my three CP classes as well as my CM2 class. I was looking forward to this day as it I was teaching the follow up lesson of the going shopping topic. My lesson last week went very […] Continue reading
April 20, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 6 of Placement – 16th to the 20th of April
Week 6 of Placement – 16th to the 20th of April This week, the CE1 and CE2 classes are on a residential school trip for the week. This means that there is only around 70 pupils in the school, which is very little compared to what I was used to at my primary school in […] Continue reading
April 18, 2018
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Comments Off on Exhibition Topics – A.Is in Education, Hacking and Warfares – My Inquiry
I have first explored what the actual purpose behind the Grade 5 exhibition is, however, I also want to write a particular entry into my portfolio where I explore some of the main topics that have interested me; the topics that the children have chosen to explore, I mean. One of the biggest one I […] Continue reading
April 16, 2018
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Comments Off on Routines and Helpers
The usual day to day routine is as follows: 9am- All pupils should be in school. Collection of bus, dinner, snack and cabin club money. The snack helpers then go round the other classes. On a Monday, the class look at the Road Safety Calendar and discuss how they can be safe in the environment […] Continue reading
April 16, 2018
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Comments Off on Grade 5 Exhibition – Examining the PYP
I have successfully worked my way through all of the grade levels during my first month at ISS and have been able to teach and assist in all of the levels of progression that are offered at the Lower School… except for Grade 5. This was done purposely during planning because it is now the […] Continue reading
April 16, 2018
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Comments Off on Ethnicity
Learning from life has been a truly incredible experience. I have literally learned from life during my time in France. I was aware of the separation of religion and state before coming to the country. However, my eyes were opened after being submerged in the culture of my school. The French Education system is considered […] Continue reading
April 16, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 6: Monday
I can’t believe that that this was my final Monday of placement. Going into my last week I was overcome by different emotions. I was sad to be leaving the school, however, I was also very happy about completing my learning from life placement having had such an amazing experience. I truly believe that this […] Continue reading
April 16, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 5: Friday
I can’t believe that I have reached the end of my penultimate week in the French primary school. Time has gone so quickly, and it is surreal that I only have one week left with my classes. I was looking forward to this day as I knew I would be kept very busy teaching various […] Continue reading
April 16, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 5: Thursday
I went into school today prepared to teach a lesson on Scotland as well as the going shopping topic with the other CM2 class. I was very excited to have the opportunity to have the chance to tell the children all about Scotland and Scottish culture. Having been in France for nearly five weeks now […] Continue reading
April 16, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 5: Wednesday
I didn’t have any teaching planned for this day as it was the half day. I don’t usually do much on this day because school finishes so early. Most of my teaching takes place in the afternoon, therefore I don’t have the opportunity to do much. However, when I went into school I was pleasantly […] Continue reading
April 16, 2018
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Comments Off on Almond Valley Heritage Centre
When attending University to become a Primary teacher, you don’t expect to have a placement that is not in a school, but when you attend the University of Dundee, this is the case for second year. My placement is in Almond Valley Heritage Centre, and I have been designing an entire topic plan around […] Continue reading
April 15, 2018
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Comments Off on French Handwriting
One of the first things that I noticed when I began my placement at L’Ecole Guernazelles, was the children’s handwriting. I was so impressed with my CM1 class and how neat and sophisticated their handwriting was. I compared it to my Scottish primary 5s last year, and considered that this was very impressive for their […] Continue reading
April 15, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 5 of Placement – 9th to the 13th of April
Week 5 of Placement – 9th to the 13th of April Monday 9th CE2 – this morning I went into the class but they were not quite ready for me to begin as there was some registration issues that Madame Delaroche had to deal with. I began as usual by asking for the date and […] Continue reading
April 15, 2018
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Comments Off on Halfway there
Well, the Easter Holidays are officially over and week 3 is complete. Between seeing my pupils and staff members it almost feels as if I never left school. With week 3 over, that means I am already halfway through my placement- how time flies! After 2 weeks of sleeping in and socialising with some work […] Continue reading
April 15, 2018
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Comments Off on Early Years at ISS + Exploring the Reggio Emilia Approach
It has been documented heavily that the early stages of childhood have a massive impact on the future capabilities of an individual as the biggest brain developments happen (French, 2007). So much so, that many educational institutes have invested massive amounts of time and money in making sure that children’s introductions to education is both […] Continue reading
April 15, 2018
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Comments Off on alle kleiner Kinder – Week 5 in Stuttgart Reflection
First week back at ISS after the Easter break last week and I feel that I have been able to get back into the structure of working at the international school of Stuttgart and gain new knowledge once again in terms of professional development. Before the holidays, I had worked my way down the grades […] Continue reading
April 11, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 4 of Placement – 3rd -6th of April
Tuesday 3rd CE2 – I began the lesson the same way I usually do with asking for the date and the weather in English. The class are getting the hang of this although they seemed to get ‘it is windy’ and ‘it is cloudy’ confused. This could be because they both end the same way […] Continue reading
April 10, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 5: Tuesday
I was nervous going into this day as it was my first day teaching the CM2 class. This was daunting as CM2 is the oldest class in the school and I have never done a lesson with them before. I have gotten very used to teaching the CP children who are the youngest. Having observed […] Continue reading
April 9, 2018
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Comments Off on Week 4: Friday
Friday is one of my main teaching days of the week, therefore, I always look forward to this day. I love having lots to do and getting to spend time with different classes within the school. I begin each day in my CM2 class then throughout the day go to various areas of the school […] Continue reading
