First Day of Teaching: Red Bank Village

As we got on the van to head over to Red Bank for the first day of teaching, the nerves and the excitement started to kick in.  When we finally pulled up to Red Bank, after a bumpy ride in the van my excitement increased. I couldn’t believe today was the day I finally got to meet the kids I would be working with.  When we first got to the school, all the Red Bank teachers and all the UofL students joined in a circle, and we all took the time to introduce ourselves and share what grade we would be working in.  We then headed to our individual classes, as the kids started to enter the classroom, they all had smiles on their faces they were so excited to meet the new guest in their class.

I spent the day getting to know the student’s names, interests and skills. One of the activities I had the students complete was to write letters to students from my student teaching Placement. Shout Out to Ms. Petry’s fourth grade classes from Klondike Elementary, for writing amazing letters. The student’s faces lit up when they read letters from their new friends. They also had the chance to write a letter back to these students, which allowed me to take the time to get to know as they shared things they loved to do, but also allowed the students to communicate with a student from another country. I quickly learned from my experience today that I will learn more from these students, and staff than I could ever teach them. I feel truly blessed to be able to work with such amazing students!

-Karima Badouan Standard II