Just started our first Science unit today. Time management was challenging, because some groups finished earlier than others. Need to think of something for my early finishers to do next time. Also, it was soooooo long! Surprisingly, the students were able to stay focus for the entire time. At the end, everyone showed me a double thumb-up for the lesson! I am glad my students liked the lesson. I enjoyed it a lot too!
My class had our 1st kinder buddy time yesterday. It was amazing watching 40 little bodies all engaged in activities the entire time! (^-^)
I am so glad our TK teacher invited my class this year. Out of all the upper grade classes, I think my class is probably the class that needed to learn how to be big brothers/sisters the most. Everyone who observed my class commented on how "young" my class looks like. I totally agree, the classroom behaviors look more like a 1st grade classroom than a 3rd grade classroom. Hopefully having kinder buddy time will help my students to become more mature.
This was probably one of the longest week I've ever had! Didn't remember it to be this exhausting~ Obvious, I am still not back to my working mode yet.
Met my new 3rd grade class on Monday, had an EXTREMELY rough 1st day~!!! Even though I expected a challenging group this year and have 6 less students than last year, it felt like 40 students in the classroom on day 1. But can't really blame them, because this is really only their "2nd year" of school.
I found out that my class response to music very well, so I am doing a lot of singing in my classroom this year. I got one for getting their attention and one for lining up, but still looking for a transition song. Primary teachers, any recommendations?
My week got a lot better after I introduced ClassDojo (Thank you, ClassDojo!). My students love looking at their points and their little monsters. I took my class to the computer lab to create their student account, and they were so excited that they got to change their little monsters! (It was chaotic at the lab though, still working on that).
By Friday, the class has already mastered the morning routine. They even reminded me (2 times!) when I forgot to say the pledge before our morning meeting on the rug. I was so impressed of what they have accomplished in the 1st week!
Phyllis and I went hiking at Diamond Head.
Not so lucky with parking today (-_-)
The parking lot was full,
so we parked our car at the very bottom,
and then walked up the hill to the main entrance.
I was pretty worried at the beginning
because Phyllis hasn't been feeling 100% since she arrived Hawaii.
So glad that she was able to complete the hike with me! ＼(^-^)／
The hike wasn't too bad,
not a lot of shady area though,
and there were A LOT of people! (@_@)
But you won't complain once you see the amazing view of Waikiki & the coast (*^-^*)
We were very lucky that day,
found all-day free parking on Monsarrat Street!! (^-^)v
This was our 2nd time surfing.
Without the wetsuit and the worry of falling into freezing cold water like in Cape Town,
surfing in Waikiki was more enjoyable (^^)
We were in the water for about an hour for our surf lesson,
It felt a lot longer though(*_*)
This time, balancing on the surf board was no problem at all,
but paddling back out to our instructor, Seth, was a challenge!
With my short little arms and close-to-zero upper body strength,
it required lots of effort.
It was a good and fun morning workout! (^-^)
The surf school also had a photographer on shore to take pictures of all the people in the lesson.
Seth kept on telling us remember to smile after you stand up on your board,
but it wasn't as easy when you were trying to catch a wave. (*^^*)
