St. Anne's School Summary

Mrs. Brenda says that her and Mrs. Jones have discussions with their students on how to maintain the right climate for the children daily. They have the students help to formulate the way they want the classroom to run

The rooms were inviting, and the students were engaged in learning. I quickly noticed that having a positive, and inviting classroom environment is of upmost importance for successful student learning. As the students walked through the second grade classroom they were greeted with a hug. When the students’ finished their morning work, the chimes signaled the students to line up, and transition to their first class of the day which is Science. This is where I was able to observe both Mrs. Stanford, and Mrs. Taylor

A child is encouraged to see his or her talents as loving gifts from God and to see academic work as a way to cultivate those talents in preparation to love in return. St. Mary of the Angels School also fosters the child’s solidarity with teachers and fellow students, who accompany the child in his or her academic journey, each one helping the other in personal growth and lasting friendship. Our Whole-Family / Whole-Person Philosophy St. Mary of the Angels School has a common mission that includes a commitment to truth and a concern for the whole person of parents, teachers, and of our young people. Parents are the primary educators of their children—they are critical to their children's education—so we strongly emphasize the relationship of the school to the home.

When the children walked into the classroom, they all seemed excited and eager to start their day. Miss Suzy greeted each student with respect and a smile on her face. Every child seemed to know where

Today was my first day in my elementary education field placement, which was in Kindergarten. I did not know what to expect in the Kindergarten classroom, so I went with my knowledge learned from my textbooks. The classroom was a warm and inviting room that made you feel happy and comfortable. The classroom was filled with brightly colored posters that pertained to many different academic content such as a number line, an alphabet, a calendar, different vin diagram charts, how to make words by letters chart, math procedures, ways to read, need to know words, how to sound out words, and a behavior chart. The room was like a magic learning palace.

Andrew “Andy” J. Stoneridge is a 3rd grade student attending Michael Valley Elementary School in Pasadena, Maryland. His homeroom teacher’s name is Ms. Julie King and in her room, are approximately 28 students. Ms. King is a general education teacher teaching the subjects reading, writing, and social studies. Andy’s other core teacher, Mr. Baker, teaches Andy math, science, and health. Mr. Baker is also a general education teacher. In each of these rooms, there are two teacher’s aides and one classroom tutor.

surrounded by talk by giving the pupils plenty of opportunity to speak to both staff and students so

During the Spring Semester of my sophomore year at The College of New Jersey, I was placed at Maurice Hawk Elementary School in West Windsor Plains Burrow for my practicum experience. My practicum partner, Gwen, and I were placed in Mrs. Jones’ 3rd grade classroom. This portfolio is an accumulation of different lessons and activities we observed and participated in, both in Mrs. Jones’ classroom as well as in other classes held at Maurice Hawk. The portfolio is just a snapshot of all we did and learned, but it serves as a reminder of various learning theories and application of teaching practices in a real classroom.

In Anne Tyler's Saint Maybe as well as in the real world, it is possible to recognize the dangers in promoting unattainable perfection in masking your life and being unsatisfied with your life. Tyler uses the idea of masking your life in order to highlight why trying to achieve perfection can be dangerous. The author illustrates the theme by using Lucy and the way in which she masks her life from everyone around her. When questioning Lucy's truthfulness about her new dress, Ian thinks, “She hadn't bought that dress at all.

As teachers we need to state and continue to follow the classroom expectations, for the students to take us serious. If we aren’t able to support the rules, the students will not support them as well. I believe this was an awesome classroom to observe. I was very surprised to see how the teacher had control over everything, without doing any shouting or saying “shhh”. This is a classroom I would love to continue observing.

I should represent St. Jerome Catholic School at the Arlington Wreath Laying Ceremony for various reasons. These reasons define me both as a student and person. They describe my main qualities that have made me the person I am today. Without these qualities, I would undoubtedly be different. These qualities are part of who I am. I chose these reasons based on certain qualities and behaviors of mine.

Today we went to the state fair, what a fun day we had with the students. I was able to ride the bus alongside with the students and to watch their excitement as we got close to the fair grounds, it was truly priceless. At the fair we took the students to the petting zoo, the students loved petting the animals, some more than others, but all of them had the courage to at least pet or brush one. Next we took the students to a few different rides, it was encouraging to see how nicely they were all interacting (taking in consideration the classroom had grown from 9 students to twelve during my 45 hours). Out of our entire group we only had one student with behavioral issues that day and who ended up going home. The rest of the group

The environment is simple, yet complex because it has such a big role in the child’s education. Three main requirements of the children’s space are to have an individual space for each child; the school to be welcoming of visitors including families and friends, and to maintain the ability to share both mind and sensibility (Hall, 2010). In addition to the main requirements, the environment must also be flexible and responsive to the needs of the teacher, in order to create the proper learning space (Biermeier, 2015). The environment being flexible allows the teacher to be responsive to the needs and interests of the children. With the Reggio Emilia philosophy this is very important because the children’s learning is about what interests the children and not necessarily what the teacher had planned for the day. If the teacher planned to guide the children through learning about how rain is produced, but one of the children have found an insect they are fascinated with, it is the teachers’ responsibility to engage with the child about their chosen topic. This can be obtained by providing a multi-sensory kind of experience for the child by using different textures of material. The environment itself needs to be open with an abundance of natural light and plenty of greenery in order to integrate the outdoors and indoors. Clutter must not be anywhere in the classroom as it

needs are met and they feel as if they are respected by the teacher. Mutual respect is once again

I conducted my observation on November 3, 2017. I observed a fourth-grade language arts class taught by Robin Smith. Mrs. Smith exudes a love of reading and knowledge from the very moment you meet her. Mrs. Smith’s classroom is a warm, accessible, print rich environment complete with anchor charts, a word wall, and alphabet chart. Mrs. Smith and her classroom environment inspire each one of her students to find a passion for reading and learning. Mrs. Smith demonstrates an understanding of the social-emotional environment, and its importance to the success of a child’s learning experience. Although the social-emotional environment is much harder to grasp and see it is just as important as the physical environment. Mrs. Smith’s approach for classroom management demonstrates how a positive social-emotional environment can lead to an effectively well managed classroom.