Connections I've Made

 So, I have been sick with Influenza A for the first two days of student teaching, luckily for me, I had recovered enough to go in on Friday! I had prepared a "Get To Know Me" Slide show for the students to view. I put on there pictures of my dogs and my family and my Job at SpareTime, we had fun and had a time at the end for the students to ask questions. The way my CT set was very interesting, She had them stand up and give me their names,  however, on a few of them, of course I've been practicing their names, so I accidentally blurt out a couple while doing the questions, one kid even looked at me with the side eye and stated, "You already knew my name". 

We had a really good opportunity to do a bonding activity when I suggested using DannyGo during our "Fit break". A few kids already knew about it, but some were seeing it for the first time, and some were acting like they weren't having it, but once me AND Kris got into it, all of the class was dancing. I plan on doing more in the future. 

Since I haven't to do much, I wanted to talk about some things I didn't get to. I am always one to go outside and play with the kids at recess, but couldn't do that because I was sick, weirdly enough, we never actually have recess duty. I didn't get to eat lunch with them either because of the Influenza either. 

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  1. Nathaniel GolayJanuary 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM

    I'm glad you were able to go in on Friday. I hope you start feeling better! I love when kids get surprised when you learn their name quickly. It's also a great way of building connecitons fast, so good job! I hope you are able to do some of the things you were wanting to do last week this week.

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  2. MarleneJanuary 19, 2026 at 12:43 PM

    I am so glad you are feeling better! Missed days are days the students need you so rest and get better. Just the time you had with them shows you how important you are to them. Some students look forward to going to school just because of the new student teacher. Yes, I love your observation of the student surprised you already knew his name. Their name is so important to them.

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  3. Cooper NailorJanuary 20, 2026 at 6:04 AM

    Great job getting a head start on the names of the students. It sounds like you have been well prepared for your first couple of days! You should definitely try to sit with them at lunch some time, it makes a huge difference in building a connection with them.

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