Today I got to meet the class I'm going to be working with! I walked in while Mrs. Haraway (Deb, my mentor teacher) was reading a story and her 2nd grade students were sitting on the carpet. She stopped and introduced me. I nervously said 'Hi I'm Ms. Fimmen and I'm so excited to be working with you all!". They were all so very cute and listening so attentively. Mrs. Haraway decided it would be a good idea to get into a circle so I could get to know each of the children by name. Lots of the personalities came out through this activity. I can already tell who I will be spending some of my time with from this one encounter.
After the game, Mrs. Haraway told the children to get their books for read-to-self time. I walked around and listened to some of the children read. It was very clear that the children understood the expectations during this time. They are to read silently in their own seats, unless and adult says different.
I am so excited to be working in 2nd grade! I can tell that Deb has a very structured teaching style, and that is the kind of teacher I want to be. I'm hoping to learn a lot!
