Week Nine

Hey guys,

Nearly finished my first work experience placement in the Montessori and all in time for the holidays, Here's what I got up to on my second- last day of work experience..

Day nine of work experience began at 9:30am when the children began to arrive. During morning montessori I helped the children put away their bags and coats, and get settled into class. Throughout the day I helped them with jigsaw puzzles, colouring and arts & crafts. I then helped to supervise them as they played outside in the playground and ate their lunch. As the children began to leave, I cleaned the tables and swept the floor before I left for my lunch break at 12:30pm.

I returned at 2:30pm for afterschool creche. Firstly, I cleaned up after the children's meal and set up the upstairs classroom for later. I then went outside for an hour and helped supervise the children as they played. When the children came in they split up and I was put into one of the classrooms. Here, I helped as they baked scones, played with toys, drew pictures, and played with playdough. I was then free to go home at 4:45pm!

Till next week,
Ciara



Week Eight

Hi guys,

Back again to update you on my eighth week in work experience! This is what I got up to..

I started day eight of my work experience at 9:00am in the montessori. I helped my supervisor to set up the classroom by sorting furniture and cutting strips of paper for the children to make shapes with. When the children arrived I chatted to them while they played with the toys and I helped them to draw pictures of robots and trees. They then switched supervisors and I did the same with the second group.

Afterwards, the children tidied their toys and ate their lunch. I helped them if they needed me to open a lunch box or yoghurt. After lunch I swept the floors and cleaned the tables. I then went out to the playground and helped to supervise the children while they played. The children then came inside and listened to a montessori CD until their parents came to collect them.

I returned at 2:30pm for the after school classes. This began by going outside to the playground with the children to play. After a little over an hour outside we came in to begin baking a lemon cake. The children loved this and I was involved in tidy up and supervision. I then went inside to another supervisor and played with the children as they made new artwork. I left the montessori and left for home at 5:00pm.

Till next week,

Ciara

                        

Week Seven

Hi guys,

Today was my seventh day of work experience at the montessori and my day started off bright and early at 9:00am.

This week I was with another new supervisor and a new class of younger children. My morning consisted of interacting with the children; doing jig-saw puzzles and helping them when they needed me, for example to zip up their jacket or open a lunch box. I also helped supervise as the children painted and played with the class toys. After lunch we brought the children outside run about in the playground until it was time to celebrate one of the children's birthdays with a lovely Sponge Bob cake. Although not everybody ate all their cake slice, and some ate theirs in record timing, it was great to see how the class celebrated when it was someone's birthday.Before going home the children got into a semi circle, sang songs and practised their shapes.

I returned to the montessori at the usual time of 2:30pm and got straight to work supervising the afterschool children as they played in the playground. Afterwards we went inside and the children baked some blueberry muffins. The class then began designing their posters for a colouring competition and I was free to go home at 5:00pm.

Till next week,
Ciara
                                           

Week Six

Hey guys,

So this week was week six of my work experience programme and i'm over half way finished working at my first placement, the montessori. So here's what I got up to..

My day started off at 9:00am and I got straight to work helping to set up. This week I was put into a new classroom with a new supervisor. This classroom was full of  a lot more screaming children than the last! The first thing I was put to work on was helping the children draw Christmas pictures for a card that's made every year by the montessori. All the proceeds are given to charity so it's a great idea and the children love seeing their drawings on the finished product! After all the pictures were drawn the children had playtime where they explored the room for toys and drew up their own pictures for their mommys and daddys.

We then went outside onto the playground to let the children scream and run around and have a bit of fun. After that it was lunch time and when everybody had eaten up all of their snacks and sung along to some songs it was time to finish up and go home.

I returned at 2:30pm for the afterschool classes and began by bringing the children out onto the playground. We then went inside and drew our own staff pictures for the Christmas card. After that I went upstairs to help out as the children played with a crazy goo mixture (made of green water and cornflour) and made a big mess for me to help clean up afterward. At 5:00pm when the mess was cleared it was time to finish up and head home for the day.

Till next week,
Ciara