First Visit to My Elementary School

On Wednesday March 3, 2010 I had my first visit to my elementary school. I needed to be there for 115, so at around 12 I got ready and maybe sure I was well prepared. When I get to the school I make my way through a small opening in the gate to the door that said Main office on it. At first I couldn’t figure out how to get in, but then I noticed the buzzer on the wall and pressed it. They buzzed me in immediately. I walked straight up the stairs following the arrows for the main office. I enter the main office and the room was cluttered and small. There was one secretary who was very welcoming she handed me the VIPS notebook and gave me a yellow guess pass telling me I had to wear it always. Since I got there at 1 o’clock she suggested I wait till 1:05 because the teacher and children were just getting back from lunch. I waited anxiously and at 1:05 I was instructed to go through two sets of double doors and I would find my classroom on the left.
The kids were very excited when they saw me walk in. The classroom was crazy with papers and posters all over the walls. There was three teachers in the room, one for the child with Autism, a teachers aid and of course the teacher herself. The teacher was extremely welcoming and warm. Thought she wasn't sure what she wanted me to do She got me right to work with a child helping him with his spelling words.
Then they had reading and writing before school ended where they had to read a store and answer the questions at the end. I was assigned to help a child answer the questions that went with the reading. He lost attention very easily, but that was because he found writing very boring. I manage to get him back on track and we finished all the questions.
I noticed that all the kids were very antsy but who aren't at that age. All the kids seem very open to having me there. There was one child who had Autism he seemed very smart and had his own special helper. The children were chatty at times, but the teacher had a nice stern way about her voice that kept them in line and doing what they were suppose to be doing. Being there made me want to be a teacher even more.
I had so much fun and the environment was warm and welcoming. All the kids wanted to have time with me it made me feel good. At the end all the kids packed up to go home with their backpacks and jackets, putting their chairs on top of their desks and lining up at the door. Then it was my time to leave so I said goodbye to the teachers and children and walked out the door. I made my way back to the main office dropped off my visitors pass and headed back to college. I had an amazing time and cannot wait for my next visit.