What went well?
- The children-All brand new 5 year olds starting school who settled in so well to a new situation and started learning straight away. A tribute perhaps to our pre-school visit programme that prepares them for the change. The class has nice feel to it with great attitudes from the children and some very supportive parents.
- The children's learning-Apart from a small group of 3 children who will need constant monitoring and some extra assistance as they move through the school the children are making good progress with their literacy and numeracy. There are some great artists and a few good thinkers who have interesting ideas and more than a few active children who enjoy the physical activity of movement and games.
- The Literacy PD and the outcomes that are coming from it, both in my own teaching and the learning and progress that the children are making.
Personal Highlights
- Seeing my small group of 3 who are making very slow progress begin to pick up some literacy knowledge (Identifying and saying letters and sounds/recognising some high frequency words). A long way to go but it's good to see things happening.
- Finding more ways to use a tablet in the classroom.
- Our class assembly-The children were great and did a very good job of presenting themselves to the school and their parents.
Could Be Better
- Parts of my maths programme. Need to identify and work with children who are not developing their number knowledge as well as the rest of the class. Also need to look further at developing authentic problems as a way of enhancing learning.
