Post 7 - Thank You Letter

May 23, 2012

Dear Mrs. Cintula,

Thank you for working with me these last ten weeks. I really enjoyed class K-002 and my first experiences as a teaching assistant. I appreciate that you were so nice to me the last ten weeks. That was so important to me because when I came to a strange place the first few days, I was nervous. That was the first time to be a teacher and have students calling me Ms. Yuni. This was my first time to see how a kindergarten teacher looks and how a kindergarten class functions.

I am thankful to you for teaching me while you were also teaching the students at the same time. I really learned!  I had never heard so many English fairy tales before. Before internship, I didn’t think that I would want to be a teacher.  But I might have changed my mind because of you. I can see that you really enjoy teaching students. I am inspired by you.

Thank you for giving me this opportunity to work with you and class K-002. This is a very precious experience.

Sincerely,

Yuni Deng

Post 6 - Photo Essay

This is the classroom I always work in. This is a kindergarten classroom. They are 5 tables called blue, green, yellow, red and orange. Students write and read on the tables. But sometime they will site together on the carpet to listen the teacher Mrs. Cintula read them a story book. Most are fairy tales. I enjoyed to listen the story.

This is the playground. There two different have two side. The picture above is for 1st grade and kindergarten to play. Another picture is for 2nd and 3rd grade. I also work in there everytime when I came to the school. Because it's lunch time. Students had to ate lunch or play in the playground. My job was to stand in the playground to make sure they play safely.

Both of two ladies were my superviors when I work in Brooklyn School of Inquiry. The lady of the left, she was the person who I met at the first in the interview. Her name is Ms. Kelly. The lady of the right, she was my teacher who I always work with in the class. Her name is Mrs. Cintula. And the man next to Mrs.Cintula also teh teacher I always work with. He is my co-worker. He also a teaching assistant but he is teh professional. I am happy and thanks those three person were work with me.

Post 1, First Impression

The internship was started on March 5^th. When I first day came into the Brooklyn School of Inquiry. It’s a very new school and I saw lots of children good work on the wall. This is my first walk in an elementary school. It looks a nice school. I think kids are happy to learning in this school.

My supervisor is the parent coordinator, she’s name is Kelly Baxter Golding. She is a nice and friendly. She is a patient person. She told us what to do when we coming and she bring other interns and me to introduce each of us to the class that we work in.

Ms. Kelly is my supervisors. But also the teacher that I work with is my supervisor too. She is Mrs. Cintula. And she is a nice person too. When I first go in the classroom, I got a 5 seconds introduction. Because Mrs. Cintula was very busy. We don’t talk more after that. And I stand here to watch her teach students. So many posters, student’s pictures, their work... are all on the wall; and I look at it. (One class have two teachers, I know he is helping Mrs. Cintula but not to teach kids. Also he is a nice person.) At the end of last class, Mrs. Cintula introduced me to the students. They said “Welcome” to me.

The first day I was a little bit nervous. Honesty, I feel a little embarrassed to stand in a class room at the first day. Some of the students look at a confused face with no speaking. I know they think “who am I?” (Because the teacher haven not introduced me at the first I came in). They feel weird about me and I feel weird they look at me. But I know they are nice friendly children. This is my first impression at Brooklyn School of Inquiry.

Post 5 - New Vocabulary

Advisor, Native Language: 顾问
Definition: A person who gives advice.
Sample sentence: My advisor is Ms. Kara, if I have any questions in my internship, I can talk to her or ask her.


Appropriate, Native Language: 适当
Definition: Something you did is acceptable or correct.
Sample sentence: Jeans are not appropriate for a gym class.


Attitude, Native Language: 态度
Definition: The way that you think and feel about somebody/something.
Sample sentence: When you work in a school, keep a same attitude to every student.


Co-worker, Native Language: 同事
Definition: A person who work in a same place or company with you.
Sample sentence: Mrs. Cintula is one of my co-worker in my work place, she is a nice person.


Cover letter, Native Language: 求职信
Definition: A letter that sent to a company to find a job/career.
Sample sentence: I sent a cover letter to my supervisor before I start my internship.


Criticism, Native Language: 批评
Definition: The act of expressing disapproval of somebody/something and opinions about their faults or bad qualities.
Sample sentence: When I did something wrong/bad in class, I take criticism from my teacher.

Employee, Native Language: 雇员
Definition: Aperson who is paid to work for someboy.
Sample sentence: A big company has over 500 employees.


Employer, Native Language: 雇主
Definition: Aperson or company that pays people to work for them.
Sample sentence: The employer always paid for employee on time.


Flexible, Native Language: 能适应新情况的，灵活的
Definition: Able to change to suit new conditions or situations.
Sample sentence: We need to flexible when we work in a group or other people.


Proactive, Native Language: 积极主动的
Definition: Controlling a situation by making things happen.
Sample sentence: Don't be lazy, to be a proactive person.


Novice, Native Language: 新手，初学者
Definition: A person who is new and has little experience in a skill, job or situation.
Sample sentence: I'm a complete novice to work in a school.


Reliable, Native Language: 可信赖的
Definition: That can be trusted to do something well; that you can rely on.
Sample sentence: I want to be a reliable person when I work in my internship place.


Salary, Native Language: 薪金，薪水
Definition: Money that employees gets for doing their job, especially professinal empolyees or people working in an office, usually paid every month.
Sample sentence: He gets a basic salary plus commission.


Task, Native Language: 任务，工作
Definition: A piece of work that somebody has to do, especially a hard one.
Sample sentence: My first task in my internship is to make a communication with students.


Wages, Native Language: 工资，工钱
Definition: The money that you earn every week for work or services.
Sample sentence: Wages are paid on Fridays.