Field Trip

On Friday, our class went on a field trip to several locations. Our first location was Mt. Pisgah Elementary. We split up into groups and went to different classrooms with different age groups. We helped and examined the teachers in their classrooms to see what they go through on a daily basis. After going to all the classrooms, we went to Camden Elementary School to see the severe special education students around the county. We split up into three groups between the self contained, autistic, and disabled classes. Our group started with the disabled class. We had to help them paint a drawing using different things such as paint mixed with grits or flour. The students reacted well to their senses and they enjoyed paining. It was an amazing experience to be able to help them.

We then went to the self contained classroom. A little girl with Edward's Syndrom immediatly approached me and gave me a hug. She stuck to me and I pushed her on the swing and sat with her. She enjoyed me and I enjoyed her. This was my favorite part of the trip. After that we went to the last class with the autistic children. It was an amazing experience for us to see them in their learning environment and how the teachers treat them as if they are their own kids. They love their job and even encouraged us to take the same road as them. We went to Sonic for lunch after leaving the Camden Elementary.

After lunch, we went to North Central Middle School to observe the 8th graders. We went to Mrs. Kahler's class, Mrs. Mathis' class, Mrs. Peake's class, and Mr. Leninger's class and watched them teach their lessons. We saw the different types of ways they teach whether it was interaction or simply relating their lessons to everyday life topics. After visiting the middle school, we went on to the high school. We visited Coach Deese's class, Mrs. Clinton's class, Mrs. Mitha's class, and Mrs. McGee's class. They teach freshman classes. It was amazing experience for us to see the differences in the age groups as everything changed from the way the teacher taught to the way the classroom was setup. I enjoyed the field trip and I think everyone in my class can agree.

Please enjoy our pictures from the Observation Day.

Courtney made a new friend

Mrs. Sutusky and Murshay

Brandon's first Sonic cheeseburger

Yummy! Lunch at Sonic



Veta working with Mrs. Kahler's students

                                               

Jill playing volleyball with students at the middle school

Jill helping a student at the middle school

Parker got to see his Mom at the middle school

Parker helping students at the elementary school

Brittany working with elementary students

Brandon helping students at the elementary school

All of us at Sonic

Josh helping a student at the middle school

Courtney working with a middle school student

TJ talking with elementary students about sports

Keri is ready to make those students work

Josh working with elementary students on their morning activities

                                              

TJ working with elementary students

Ally helping an elementary student

Courtney helping a student with his morning routine

Veta helping a student with his spelling test

Amanda helping a student with his test

The girls helping students with AR

Courtney getting ready to paint with her student

Brittany helping an elementary student

Brandon helping elementary students with math problems

Parker helping students with AR

Jill helping students at Mt. Pisgah

TJ helping a student paint

Murshay helping a student clean up after painting

Murshay paining with a student

Courtney helping a student paint

TJ loves to paint

TJ and his new best friend

TJ helping a student swing

Courtney helping a student with his classwork

Amanda and Jill helping students eat lunch

Josh helping a student eat lunch

Josh having a good lunch discussion with a student