March 14

I am really enjoying my class this year. Little areas that need tweaking and individuals need extra support. Struggling with ORS students, but with support from colleagues will get things in place. Looking forward to seeing what the rest of the year brings and watching them grow both emotionally and academically. OBSERVATION REFLECTION Matthew and Hamish need a lot more support and motivating activities in writing. I have been having regular conversations with Pam regarding ideas with Matthew and Hamish. They still continue to be a challenge. In the process of creating individual boxes/containers with motivational activities suitable for their different learning needs. Different levels of understanding and writing skills. What are my next steps? More explicit teaching around the four areas from the LI, e.g. breaking down and completing one, then the next and use of groups. I still do not think that they fully understand the concept of thinking, saying, writing and reading one sentence at a time. Making sure that all students are seen when roving the class. Explicit teaching around what happens if they need to talk to me and I am busy with another student. C3B4me? The observation opened my eyes to things that I thought I was doing well, but after discussions and follow-up, there are still gaps, especially in my specific praise (PB4L!!!!).