Assignment 7 Summary - 2

ASSIGNMENT 7 (Summary): Thoroughly summarize and reflect upon your entire 10 hour Field
Observation Placement.
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During my 10-hour field observation placement in a fifth-grade classroom at Bonner Elementary. I

learned what a basic day in fifth grade looked like. My first impression walking into the school is how
friendly and bright the school felt. The school was covered in school art, which I enjoyed seeing. While
walking to the classroom, I passed a courtyard and the library that were equally friendly looking places.
The building was nice and well-maintained. The staff were friendly and helpful, everyone I encountered
was polite.
The classroom was unique, and I could see how students would enjoy being in the classroom, The
classroom was decorated in Ninja, which was the theme. The teacher called his classroom community,
the Netherton ninjas. The classroom also had neon lights around the boards, the teacher would often
use those lights instead of the overhead lights. The room was large and had six desks for students
made up of individual desks. The classroom was organized and had a good functional flow. Most all
lessons were done at their desks while the teacher stood in the front with two smart boards that
displayed what they were working on. The teacher used the smart boards for a lot of lessons, it was a
good why of using technology in the classroom. The teacher and students were friendly with each
other. The teacher’s laid-back personality created an equal respect with his students and himself. It was
interesting and refreshing to watch their interactions. I enjoyed watching the students be so polite and
respectful towards their teacher and their teacher doing the same to them. It was not what I would
picture a student and teacher relationship and it opened my perspective.
Another observation I made was the teacher had a system of jobs in the classroom, started with a
President, Vice President, Teacher Helper, Lunch Managers, Mailman, and Custodian. Each job had a
different set of requirements and responsibilities that went along with it. The jobs changed monthly. The
teacher had a sticker award system used to winning classroom activities and other achievements.
Students collected stickers.
The teacher taught in a whole group setting with a few times where he had small groups, for example
during math. He would put up four objectives for students to work on their laptops and then he would
pull 3-4 students to the back table, giving them equations and walking them step by step through the
process. This was used to give those students extra support before they moved onto the whole group
math lesson being taught. There were times during the day that students were pulled out, going to what
they called ‘groups’ to get additional support in areas needed. They were usually gone for about 20-30
minutes at a time. Then joined the classroom when they were done.
I observed in the morning time where they focused on math. After their morning math objectives, they
moved onto a group activity that was like a warmup. It was usually a game of math facts to refresh
before the actual lesson. Students seemed to enjoy the competitive nature of the game and the room
often got loud and full of excitement. The teacher would play with them, the students enjoyed trying to
beat their teacher at the game. After the warmup activity, it was time for the students to do independent
work on what the previous math lesson was. The worked in a blue packet, they would work in it for an
allotted amount of time and after the class as a group would go over the answers. The teacher would
write down the problem, start from the beginning and ask the class what they would do to solve this.
The students raise their hand and participate in solving the problem. During the lesson, the teacher
would refer to basic math facts and skills they had previously learned, reminding the students how to
answer it. The class would solve it together, step by step. The whole group setting was interactive,
most all students would participate and usually were right when answering the question asked. When
there was a problem with solving the problem, the teacher would show the students how to work
through it and what a possible mistake was made. The teacher was repetitive, asking students the
same questions even if they had already known the answer, this helped the students start remembering
exactly what to do without hesitation. The teacher went over all the problems in the packet. The
classroom has been working vigorously on math skills because the state testing is at the beginning of
April. The teacher wants to ensure they are ready for the testing.
During my time in the fifth-grade classroom, I observed healthy communication between teachers and
students. I feel the relationships between teacher and students has a huge impact on the student’s
education. While observing Mr. Netherton and his students, it was apparent that he had a good rapport
with his students, they respected one another which made the classroom run smooth. There were
expectations in place and students were expected to be responsible and respectful, I feel this is what
helped the classroom run smoothly. Most all students came into the class excited and eager for the
day, they were engaged and knew the routine well. When observing lessons, students knew what was
asked which I feel is important and it shows that the teacher is teaching well and in a way, students are
retaining information. Overall, my observation was fun and interesting. I enjoyed being in the classroom
and observing the interactions and communication between students and teacher.

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During my 10-hour field observation placement in a fifth-grade classroom at Bonner Elementary. I

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