St Bridget

Today I did art.The class was reading the story of st Bridget and singing the song 'We Sing a Song to Bridget' so they were making a poster of her and her cloak growing.Firstly I had to go to the store room to get a big box of fabric;then I cut the fabric into squares.I called each table to come to the art table and work on the picture.I had to help them stick the fabric down,paint the grass,sponge the sky and stick crepe paper down for the clouds.When it came to home time I handed each girl their daffodil they planted a few weeks ago and helped them zip up their coats.When they had gone home I helped the teacher take down some old posters to make room for the picture of St Bridget.When the picture was up the teacher said that I could go because she had no other jobs for me so I got off earlier than normal.
I had a really good day today I even remember when I was in primary school when I used to sing the song 'We sing a Song to Bridget' and the picture I was helping with was a picture from my 6th class religion book!

Art

Today I did lots of art!This morning I had to go to the store room to get a box of material;then i cut out small squares of bright to use for art.Then I helped the helped the teacher get ready for art.(This week is water awareness week;so each class had to make a poster about saving water)I took 3 girls down to the back of the room to paint the poster,stick down fabric and bubble wrap.When the poster was done I had to go across to the shop and get Cocktail stick so they could make cubes.When I came back I had to give everyone 12 sticks and then give out 8 marshmallows to everyone.I then helped them stick the marshmallows and sticks together to make cubes.Then I gave out napkins and helped them get ready to go home.When they had gone home the teacher gave me copys to do work in;I had to draw lines on 2 pages in each copy,then I had to writ out a few sums in every ones maths copy.
heres a photo of the water awareness poster I was working on today!

A very Busy Day!

Today I had a very busy day with the senior infants.
This morning when I arrived at work experience I had to go get a laminator;while I was waiting for it to heat up I had to go get the school camera and put sheets into folders.When the laminator was ready I realise it was the wrong size so I had to go get the other one.While  I was waiting to for it to heat up I put away the small laminator.When it was warm enough I laminated a page that said 'happy new year 2013' then I had to take photos of each girl holding the page.
After break I had to go to the pharmacy across the road to get the photos developed;There wast a huge line there and I had to wait ages,when the photos were finally ready I went back to the school and gave the change and receipt to the office.Then I had to stick all the photos onto calenders and cut out things for art.
After lunch I gave out scissors and took the girls in groups of 5 to the art table to do art with them.When they were gone home I took down posters and stuck up art;then I had to put lots of sheets into folders.I had all the folders spread out on the floor and a huge pile of sheets to go into them so it took a long time.

I had a very busy day today but I still had fun with the girls and am looking forward to going back next week!This is the art work that I did with the girls:

Back to Primary School!

Today I went back to my old primary school for my second work experience placement!It was great to be back in my old school;it hasn't changed much since I was there but there is a new building with a new office and now every classroom has an interactive white board.This morning when I arrived at the school the principal told me and the other girls that were there for work experience what we would be doing while we were there.The principal brought me to room 10 so I am doing my work experience in a senior infants class.
Today I got introduced to the class and helped with art.First I set up the art table;so I got to put out paints and paintbrushes.I went to the office to get blue paint and then I took groups of 3 girls to the art table to do paint printing with them.After break I did more painting but this time they were painting pictures about a story they read during the morning so I took them in groups of 5.After lunch I did more painting and when they senior infants went home the teacher had to go to a meeting so I had to clean up the art table and paints;then I had to write out new labels for the crayon boxes and I took down some pictures from the wall.
I had a really good day today in the primary school and I am really looking forward to going back new week!