Open school week

I only had 4 classes today, which is quite a relief, since it’s been so hot recently. But having 4 classes on Tuesdays are actually normal. It’s just appreciated because it’s been getting warmer lately.

The first class was with 8th graders. They were not as interested in the topic. They were talking about the last chapter we covered in the book, which was about telling time. It was a bit more difficult than I thought it would be. The chapter had harder vocabulary to explain to the students. I think I did a good job with getting them to understand it. We started working towards getting started with their show and tell speeches too.

The second class was another 8th grade class that I was leading. So it was much like the last period, but just a little slower. We finally caught up with the other class today. I was nice because it’s good to have them all on the same page. I really don’t like it when some classes fall behind other classes. But everyone is on a different level, so it’s understandable. I at least would like to see the improvement of my students, so I’m working towards that. I like the classes that I’m leading to be a bit higher than the ones that I’m not. I don’t really know why, but I’m a bit partial because I’d like to see some results.

The third class was with the 7th grade. Since the recitation contest just finished, we were going to start on some new activities this week. The first activity that we’ve done was to start them on counting. So what we did last year was to have them count beans. They first had to guess how much was in the jar and then they counted to find out. It was good because it got them counting in English and learning bigger numbers.

And the last class today was with the 11th grade. So I got them ready for their test. I gave back their papers and made them finish it. They can be a little bit rowdy at times, and sometimes the day doesn’t end as well as I would hope that it does. But I think that this class will still be able to do it. They aren’t all the smartest people in the 11th grade, but they sure aren’t the worst either. Actually they might be, but I still think they have high potential; I’ve just got to find a way to unleash it. They are pretty good at getting on my nerves.

After school there was club, so I stuck around to hear them out. They are still planning for the culture festival in October and what they will need to do. So they stayed till around 6:30pm to take care of all of the details. They have planned to do something about movies.