Charter School Field Observation

My field observations took place at Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm. I honestly had a wonderful experience and I really enjoyed my time there. I was assigned to Ms. Pickholtz’s 1st grade class. When I first arrived to the charter school I was extremely nervous and a little anxious because just the thought of actually helping a teacher run a class seemed scary to me because I felt like I would do a horrible job at it. However, I was welcomed by both the teacher and the class and I felt in place. Ms. Pickholtz’s class consists of 24 children, ages 6 to 8. It’s a co-ed and mixed class of friendly and adorable students.
During my time there I had the privilege of meeting many wonderful students and a few teachers and create a bond with each of them. The children were amazing, and through this experience I was assured that …show more content…
I also took some snacks for the class. Since it was a Friday, in the morning the children were given charm necklaces, each charm they received represented all the good deeds they did throughout the week. Some charms included: a hat, which meant they used their thinking hats, or in other words they tried their best to get their work done on their own, a star, which represented being on-task and listening to directions, and a heart, which represented kindness towards others. After they received their necklaces, we went to a computer room and the kids were able to learn to read and follow directions while playing games on a website called Tynker. Later on, Ms. Pickholtz and I dropped them off in the cafeteria and as we walked back to the classroom we talked about my future plans as a teacher and why teachers are important. After lunch, we walked out to an area beside the field because both the playground and field were wet that day and the children were allowed to play with jump-ropes, Frisbees and other