We cannot believe Saturday School classes are over! We had
such a great time with our students this semester- it flew! We are happy to say
that each student finished their wonderful projects and they all look great! For
our last class, we thought it would be best to extend class until 12 so that
everyone would be sure to have enough time to complete what they wanted to. We
also felt it necessary to have a “wrap-up” discussion to conclude our semester
together. This discussion went really well. We were able to hear about what
everyone had learned over the semester and about their most meaningful
experiences. We were happy to hear that a lot of our students learned what we
had hoped they would from our unit; one student said that she learned “everyone
has their unique talents, and no matter what happens you will always have your
family, culture, and history behind you.” One student stated that she was happy
to have made a new friend within the class while another noted that she got the
chance to work with other people she probably never would have.
After our “meal,” we had the students bring their cardboard
constructions together. It was really interesting to see what they came up
with- it was nothing either of us had expected! The students seemed to have had
a really fun day. It felt a bit more layed back than usual, even though some
students had a lot to do. We were both really happy to have added on the extra
hour; our students seemed to have appreciated it and were able to relax with
the fun snacks we brought in!
We both had a lot of fun working with our students. Only
eight classes really seemed to short, though. It seemed as though we were just
getting to know them and now class is done! We both really feel as though we
learned a lot about teaching, lesson writing, and working with students through
Saturday School. The last class could not have gone better and was a great way
to end the course!
I really like how you had the students have a last meal together. That is a cute idea that we didn't even think of and on saturday we saw a lot of people bring in things to share with the students. I liked how this day was more relaxed. I think that one of the problems we had with our last day was that we tried to cram another extensive project in and didn't even get to the discussion part of our lesson on bring the whole unit together. I think that it is really great that your group got a change to go over this and I seems like a very relaxing and smooth day. I can't wait to see the kids work in the final show. I also had one question for you... Did you and Jeff do anything to see what they students wanted to see in the show?
ReplyDeleteLove the meal idea! That is definitely something that I will be borrowing in my classroom someday. I also thought it was great that you extended class... I too felt as thought 8 weeks is not enough! Your exhibit looks amazing and it seems like your students really took away a lot from your class...awesome job!
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