Work Experience

LOVE

Week 2: April 7 to April 10

FUN

My Co-workers

• taught me how to deal with an unwanted situation (don't panic because it makes everyone else stressful)
• they take their time and focus well on educating the students
• they don't try to make everything perfect because it is a waste of time (especially when you are dealing with 3rd and 2nd graders)
• always seem to stick to schedule
• are involved in the students' lives

Skills & Responsibilities:

• different teaching abilities: each student has their own way of learning
• Preparing lessons
• Making sure every student feels welcome and safe
• being a role model

Hours:

• 7 h 30 min
• 7 h 35 min
• 6 h 25 min
• 7 h 5 min

Highlights of the Week:

• planted sunflower plants
• attended a ballet recital from Victoria Academy of Ballet
• assisted other teachers rather than assisting one
• talking and playing with the students (which requires a lot of energy :p)

SOCIAL

Social

Planting Plants

PLEASANT

Ballet Recital

The Professional Life of

ENJOYABLE

Overall Reflection

SMOOTH JOURNEY

ENTERTAINING

FULL OF LEARNING

INSIGHTFUL

PLEASURABLE

PASSION TO HELP

PERFECT

ADVENTURE

RELAXING

FULL OF LAUGHTER

DELIGHTFUL

Aaraf Ashfaq

My Workplace

ME AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS

Day 1: March 30

Hours: 7h 20 min.

at Coyote Creek

Elementary School

Work Experience

First day of work and I already feel at home. The environment is very welcoming and positive.

THE END

Grade 2 & 3

Plan of the Day:

• substitute teacher, so the day was a little different
• Morning: finished last minute art projects
• Afternoon: walked to Surrey Lake as a field trip about plants (very long and tiring :/)
• assisted other teachers in the school because my supervisor had no tasks for me

Responsibilities:

• leadership- guiding students during the field trip 7 teaching them about animals and plants
• Order- had to control students so they wouldn't get themselves hurt

Day 3: April 1 (hours: 7 h 30 min)

City, Province

Email Address

Telephone

DAY 2: March 31

Throughout the whole day, I would help each student finish their art project because it required a hot glue gun.

Hours: 6h 10 min

What I Learned: kids are very gullible & love telling jokes

Hours: 7 h

Day 4: April 2

CHEESE! :D

Mrs. Breda and Mrs. Waddington (my supervisors) are greatly appreciated by the parents and students since they show a lot of care and passion for teaching.

(604) 597-0858

Surrey, British Columbia

8131-156 Street

What do you call a belt with a watch on it?

A waist of time

Activities:

The classroom

What I Learned:

• prepare for an art project
• set up and supervised a painting station (real messy :/)
• a lesson on the parts of plants
• played games with the class
• created "Run Across Canada" booklets

Day 4: Pictures

We're going on a trip!

Leadership

Skills & Responsibilities

• grading assignments
• story telling
• organizing (have to keep a safe & clean environment)
• socializing & assisting appropriately with the students
• creating an Easter art project

• patience is a key skill when dealing with little children
• creativity- how to make learning fun & enjoyable

Likes:

• quality time with the students
• helping in general

Surrey Lake

Picking plants

Photocopying

Painting