WEEK 3 (18TH SEPTEMBER - 23RD SEPTEMBER)

 HELLO! HELLO!

Welcome to my third week of practicum! Huh, almost a month just in the blink of an eye. Many things happened in week 3. Very hectic and busy week for teachers and pupils. Let’s start with 18th September. On this day, we had a closing ceremony for Independence Month. All of us teachers and pupils need to wear traditional clothes that weren’t our culture. As for me, I wore Kurti, an Indian traditional clothing. It was my first time wearing it and I think that I would wear Kurti again on any other day. Mine was so pretty at an affordable price. I bought it online since the physical store seems to be a lot more expensive and pricey. On that day, I saw a lot of kids wearing many types of traditional clothes. When I was a kid, I never had a chance to wear like this, so it was exciting to see those cute faces wearing various types of traditional clothes. Some wore sarees from Indian cuisine, cheongsam from Chinese, Iban, and even hanbok from Korea. It was exciting to see kids nowadays wearing traditional clothes from different cultures.

On the 19th, 20th and 21st September, we still had a sports day rehearsal as usual. This time around, I wore proper attire to be on a field. It was a very hot day and I could feel the burn and heat. I don’t know how the kids handled the weather. They are very active and play happily despite sitting under the hot sun. Sometimes, I felt sorry for the kids. There is not enough covered area with a roof for the kids to sit. So, they need to sit in the middle of the field and under the hot sun. Actually, they seemed to have a lot of fun. Anyway, this week was full of sports and heat. During this time, I could get to know my pupils better. I have an issue where I can’t remember people’s names. So, sports day rehearsal’s week, really helped me to remember my pupils’ names.

Next, on 22nd September, we had a Sports Day for pupils from kindergarten, year 1, year 2, and year 3. It was raining heavily and we couldn’t make it to the field. We need to conduct the Sports Day in the foyer. Despite having a lot of circumstances, the determination of these kids is strong. They are still playing and competing happily. The parents also came to show support to their children. As usual, I was at the medal table. Organizing which prizes to which winners. All of my fellow practicum teachers were also there helping out the teachers organizing the event. Despite the bad weather, the event was done successfully.

Now, this is the big day. Sports Day for year 4, year 5, and year 6. On this day, Alhamdulillah it was sunny. The weather was great; the children were great. I could see all the tired faces from running in the hot weather. Some even cried after losing. Some cheered happily after winning. As a teacher from the Temenggung team, I also cheered for my kids. They all did so great and awesome. We placed number 2 overall. All the hard work we put on costumes paid off. It took us a week to finish the costumes. It was such a memorable memory to be remembered. For a week, I worked overtime at school. Tired, yet so fun.

 

The hectic week was done!


Closing ceremony for Independence Month

             

Sports Day rehearsal

                                              Some shots from Sukaneka Day!
                                               Some shots from Sports Day










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