TEACHING PRACTICE PHASE 1: WEEK 1 (21.07.2025 TO 26.07.2025)
DAY 1: 21.07.2025 MONDAY
My first day at my school internship began on this day. I arrived at the Mahatma Boys Higher Secondary School, Chennithala, at 09:15 am, and Mary Chanchal C.R. and I met the school headmistress, Mrs. Vijayalekshmi Teacher, and handed over the internship letter from the college and the attendance paper. We signed attendance for the forenoon session. Then we met our subject teachers to learn about the details of the class. Then we went to the teacher trainee room and met other teacher trainees from St. Mary's College of Teacher Education, Thiruvalla. Then, we sang the prayer song at 09:30 am. After the prayer song, we discussed the teaching practice activities in the school. My first class is at the 4th hour in Class 9B to take the unit "Human Resources for National Resources." I was nervous and confused in my first class, and I did my first class to prepare for my first class. My first class deals with the factors of production. Barter System and the Evolution of Money. My class is the challenging one, because the infrastructure, environment, and attitude among the students are entirely different from other classes. But I feel that it may try to transform through the evolutionary process. Then we distributed lunch for students with teachers and teacher trainees, and I had a substitution at Class 9C, which I utilised to analyse their English-Malayalam vocabulary skills and their writing skills. In the 7th period, I had another substitution for Class 7A, and I called upon all students to go to the school ground. In the last period, we took a rest and discussed some future activities. The school closed with a national anthem at 3:45 pm, and we signed attendance for the afternoon session. That was the end of our first day of school internship.
22.07.2025: The Government of Kerala declared a public holiday statewide due to the demise of Mr. V.S. Achuthanandhan, the former Chief Minister of Kerala.
23.07.2025: The Government of Kerala declared a public holiday for Alappuzha District due to the demise of Mr. V.S. Achuthanandhan, the former Chief Minister of Kerala.
24.07.2025: Karkidavavu
DAY 2: 25.07.2025 FRIDAY
09:15 am: Entered the school and marked my attendance at the headmistress's room.
09:17 am: Entered the teacher trainee room and am preparing for class.
Then I informed the headmistress and the social science teacher about my health condition, which was worse on the last day.
09:30 am: School started with a prayer song.
3rd Hour: My class on the topic " Human Resource and Human Capital" & Population Pyramid.
4th hour: Went to Class 7A and went to the school ground for play.
12:30 am: Lunch period. Distributed lunch with teachers and teacher trainees. Signed attendance for the afternoon.
Most of the time I was not well, and I took rest for the majority of the time. I request permission to be relieved of my duty today by 3:00 pm.
She agrees to leave, and I leave from school before closing, at 03:00 am.
DAY 3: 26.07.2025 SATURDAY (As per Govt. Educational Calendar)
09:15 am: Entered school and marked my forenoon attendance at the headmistress's office. Then casually discussed with student teachers.
09:30 am: Prayer song and engaged with my activities.
4th Period: My Class at Class IX B but due to a lack of students and at the request of the social science teacher. I took revision on completed portions.
12:30pm: Lunch distribution and signing afternoon attendance. I ate my lunch with student teachers.
During the afternoon, I spent time writing a reflective journal, a lesson plan, and a blog.
School closed at 03:30 pm.
