WEEK 8 PRACTICUM (23/10/2023 - 27/10/2023)

            Assalamualaikum and hello everyone. Welcome back to my simple journal of my practicum journey. Before that, let us pray for our brothers and sisters in Palestine. May Allah ease everything for them. We have to be grateful for all the things that we have, food, water, and shelter. We have to be grateful that our country is not at war but at peace. Remember everyone, pray for Palestine, ONE DAY PALESTINE WILL BE FREE!

Going back to my journal, currently, it’s week 8, and about 6 more weeks left before my practicum is going to be finished. Thank you for reading my blog until the latest post. Truly appreciate the love and support from everyone. Look forward to what happened during week 8 of my practicum.

Monday (23/10/2023)

                Assembly was held as usual, the teacher on duty gave a report about last week's discipline and issues. Some content from the teacher’s report was similar to the previous week which is about throwing trash into the bin after eating at the canteen, not eating chewing gum at school, and eating inside the classroom. After that, there was an announcement for the top 3 highest sales during Entrepreneurship Day. Third place went to Bahasa Melayu Club, second place went to ICT Club and the first place went to…… try to guess. IT GOES TO THE HAUNTED BOOTH! WOOOOOOO. So, our booth won the highest sale during the event. We received a hamper filled with snacks and drinks. It was a wonderful moment.

                Moving on, my class for the day with 4 Kenanga went just like usual. I taught them about pet animals. There was a lot to be covered about pet animals but I introduced to them just the basic idea of pets. After my class with them, I went straight to the teacher’s room and focused on completing the daily lesson plan and journal.

Tuesday (24/10/2023)

                My second observation with my mentor was on Tuesday at 10.30 a.m. The class that I had my observation was 4 Kenanga. I taught them the same topic which is about pets but I introduced to them ways to care for their pets. I also provided a worksheet for each of them to do during the class. There were some situations during the classroom teaching I had trouble speaking. My brain was so fast that my mouth was having trouble keeping up and was speaking nonsense. Soon, the class concluded and my mentor went to her class to teach. I was totally nervous and anxious thinking that my marks would be low. The comments from my mentor were given the next day since I was on duty for the week. I had to go watch the school gate during students' return home.

Wednesday (25/10/2023)

                On Wednesday, I taught 3 Dahlia about balanced and unbalanced diets. I introduced to them food that can be consumed in large intake and food that is suggested to be consumed in small intake. I did an activity with them but there were a few times when the classroom was disrupted by their talking which caused the activity to be delayed a few minutes. I think I need to practice being stern with the students. It seems like I have to raise my voice so that the students will not cause a scene when I’m teaching or conducting an activity.

                The evening that day, there was a co-curriculum activity. Sports and games were the activities for this week. So, the handball club went to the field to play after taking attendance at classes 3A and 3C. The kids were all eager and excited to play. I divided them into groups. The boys were divided into two groups of 7 people since the boys are not many. The girls were divided into groups of 11 because they were many so about four groups were created. They played against each other and most of them enjoyed playing the sport. Some students were not chasing the ball since they did not want to play in the match. A few minutes later, I told those who did not want to play to sit outside the playing field. Around 4 pm, it was raining so all of us quickly went inside the school building and prepared to return home.

Watching them play handball

Thursday (26/10/2023)

                I had my final observation with my mentor on Thursday. It was supposed to be on Friday but my academic supervisor had a faculty meeting which was unavoidable. My supervisor arrived at my school around 10.20 a.m. and I led her straight to the class that I would be teaching. The class was 4 Kenanga which is the class that I always teach on Monday and Tuesday. Before the observation, I was very nervous, anxious, and worried that the lesson would go wrong but those thoughts were put aside as soon as I started teaching. I taught them about pet animals by showing videos and playing a quiz with them. After the class ended, my supervisor called me to the back and gave feedback on my teaching. She said that I have to improve on my classroom management and voice clarity. Furthermore, she said that everything was okay and she also gave me a compliment which made me smile for a while. After that, we went to meet with the GPK1 and took some photos together and I sent my supervisor off with a wave and a smile.

With GPK1 Ustaz Syaheed

My supervisor

Friday (27/10/2023)

                The school started with a recitation of surah Yaasin at the assembly ground. Continued with a short speech by Ustaz Muhammad about gratitude and Palestine. Next, ‘Kem Bestari Solat’ started with all the students returning to their respective classes and having their reading in prayers checked by the homeroom teacher. I was tasked with taking care of 5 Dahlia. I checked some of the students’ recitations in their prayer from 9 a.m. until 10.10 a.m. After that, I went to submit my lesson plan at the office. I went to meet with my mentor and discussed a few things with her. Around 11.45 am, I went to ‘Sudut Minda’ to observe the students do a simulation of Subuh prayer. At 12 p.m., the program finished and students returned home.

 

Recitation of surah Yaasin

SWOT ANALYSIS

CLASSROOM TEACHING

1.       STRENGTH

-          I was able to identify students’ level within the classroom.

-          Daily lesson plan was tailored with the student’s proficiency in mind.

2.       WEAKNESS

-          Not managing the time carefully.

-          Skills in classroom management.

-          Anxiety to perform planned activities.

3.       OPPORTUNITY

-          Diversity of presentations by the pupils.

-          Various usage of teaching aids

4.       THREAT

-          Limited resources.

-          Classroom management issues.

OBSERVATION

1.       Strength

-          Content knowledge of the subject.

-          Teacher-Student relationships development.

2.       Weakness

-          Experience of teaching.

-          Skills for classroom management.

-          Time constraints.

3.       Opportunity

-          Professional development.

-          The chance to incorporate innovative teaching methods.

-          Feedback and assessment from the students and the observer on areas for improvement.

4.       Threat

-          Classroom disruptions.

KEM BESTARI SOLAT

1.       Strength

-          Provides a platform for spiritual growth.

-          Focuses on improving the understanding and proficiency of prayer.

2.       Weakness

-          Participants engagement.

-          The program’s time requirement.

3.       Opportunity

-          Integration of technology during activities.

4.       Threat

-          Weather conditions.

-          Dependence on external resources.