Early morning is a good time to prepare lessons.
It's nice and quiet. I like to keep a week ahead of schedule.
G'day Lee. Hi Gav, how are you going?
Pretty good. I've got another favour to ask of you. Not a problem.
Please. I've got my parent information note that I have typed
out myself, but I really need you to format it for me and pass
on to Alison if you could, for her to check that it is OK, and
then have a copy ready for me by the end of the week please.
Yep, not a problem Gav, I'll get on to it straight away. Thanks Lee. OK
Good morning everyone.
Good morning Mr Bond.
Let's go through today's date.
My current school is very supportive. The kids are
well-mannered and the parents trust my abilities.
In the past I've found myself in challenging environments with a lot of social problems.
In those situations the staff really bond together.
Tom Here Christian Here Isabel Here Is-o-bel Here Henry Here
Number 2: Who can read box number two for me please, Harris up the front here.
Draw a starry night. Draw a starry night. Can
you just draw a little starry night in the box.
OK let's go.
Boats - stand to attention.
Everyone loves sport time. It's a chance to get outdoors and have a bit of fun.
Scrub the deck. Climb the ladder.
I gave Oscar five points for his group. As soon as he got tagged he just stopped.
He didn't argue or get worried about it.
He just joined in playing so well done Oscar and I'll put points on.
OK off to recess. See you after recess.
Lunch duty may not be everyone's favourite task but it's
a good chance to get outside and mix with the students.
I believe in positive reinforcement to bring out the
best in my students both academically and socially.
A sticker means everything to a seven-year-old.
At this age they are very keen to please their teacher.
Say,
jumped. Good boy.
as he. Yep
wed Nearly, it says we'd.
OK, like we would. Good try.
Each day I deal with 27 kids with a variety of personalities.
I have to be prepared for the unexpected.
I never aimed to be a teacher.
To be honest, I chose the job for its security.
I completed the diploma of teaching and then worked in the country for four years.
There was a real sense of community and the job started to grow on me.
I've thought about becoming a principal but I love the classroom too much.
Gav, we're looking to revamp the school anthem to
replace the one that has been around for 100 years,
and I'm looking to you to develop some lyrics with your children.
So you mean things like why the kids like coming to the school
and we can mention the school emblem and stuff like that.
That's it. That's spot on. That would be great.
If you are playing in a game, and people won't let you play
in a game, what is some problem-solving you could do, Alex.
You could ...
You've forgotten.
You have to think on the spot don't you, Isabel.
You have to just tell them you might hurt someone.
You could just say to them, 'Hey, come on guys, this is soccer.
It's a non-contact game. If you keep doing that ...'
The theory I learned at university is helpful
but nothing beats practical experience.
I wouldn't say that loving kids is the best reason to become a teacher.
You also need to be able to discipline, talking to the students calmly
about what they should have done so that they can interact constructively.
If you have good management, common sense and a rapour
with people, then teaching is a really rewarding career.
Choose the smallest number. Can you tell me what the smallest number is out of all those?
They're big ones aren't they. They are all 100s - 136. Let's read them together.
Are you ready? You're close. 163, 244, 165
oh, good boy, OK so write 134 on there.
Time for the students to work on their end-of-year
portfolios to take home to their parents.
Even at this age they are creative and artistic.
The students are out learning music so I have some free time.
This usually means paperwork. I manage junior sport, Society &
Environment, staff socials, and I am also the local union rep.
The curriculum is constantly changing so I have to keep updated with new policies.
My best piece of work is my diarama because I worked hard on it.
Good boy.
Teaching is a valuable social service and there are benefits like good holidays.
Some kids pick up new concepts quickly, others require a lot of attention.
Tom, ten points for your group because your group
definitely was the quickest and the neatest. Definitely.
I like the fact that teaching offers me security as well as job flexibility.
Ian, five points for your group.
It allows me to be a positive male role model for my students in school.
I've been teaching for 16 years so I'm allowed to run my classroom the way I like
but I still have to be accountable and report to the principal.
Gavin, I'm glad you've popped in. I wanted to see how
you thought your class would go next year in Year 3.
I think they're ready for Year 3. They are doing really well but
I've got some worries about Simon and his language problems,
and I would like to set up a language plan for next year if I could.
I think that's a great idea. Perhaps we should get the school
psychologist involved and, perhaps, have a meeting quite early
on with yourself and the new teacher, perhaps Simon's mum and the psyc, and we
could perhaps put a plan together that would suit his needs from the start.
I want you to watch really carefully the other groups, how they get on to the stage.
That's important.
And looking down the back because your parents are all going to be on the bank there.
Tonight is the end of the year concert.
I like drama so I get to incorporate that into my teaching.
Now that I have a child of my own I can appreciate the
pride that parents feel at seeing their kids on stage.