It was Thursday afternoon, January 27, 2010 when I started to observed in DESES where I assigned. My cooperating teacher is still Mrs. Florida V. Mascardo handling grade IV pupils. I came in her classroom exactly 1:30 in yhe afternoon and the discussion was already started. The teaher of that time was Mr. Daniel Montoya, the assigned intern teacher in that classroom. The subject scheduled that time was Science and he tackled about the Earth and its System such as number of the moon, position of the earth in the universe , how it revolve and rotate to the sun, the duration or the complete days that the earth completed the whole revolution to the sun. Also Mr. Montoya tackled the four phases of the moon and those are full moon, new moon, crescent and gibous moon. Mr. Montoa conducted a group activity for the pupils after discussions. I observed that, he discussed the lessons well for the pupils to all got the correct answer in the group activities. I also observed that even he was just still an intern teacher, he has a strategy how to give the lessons and understand well by his pupils. And I think, Mrs. Mascardo, our cooperating teacher satisfied what Mr. Montoya did in the class.
After 1 hour, Mrs. Mascardo taught another subject which was Math and she discussed about how to get the volume of an object or figure. After 10 minutes discussing the topic she gave an 5 items test to her pupils. She gave 10 minutes to answer the items and after that they checked it immediately. After checked it they got the result and sadly the pupils just got 61%. Because of the result, Mrs. Mascardo repeated the topic and after that she gave some exercises for the pupils to be familiar on the topic. Whie they answering the exercises, ther were teachers who invited us in to the other classroom an according to them there was a birthday celebration of one of the pupils. I refuse to joined with them and I told them that I was just stay and I will just takecare the pupils for them to avoid accidents and some noise. Mr. Montoya joined to them. While Mrs. Mascardo and Mr. Montoya were out I decided to give some exercises to the pupils related with their topic which was the finding the volume. After a while they came back to the classroom and they brought me a foods and we ate together because they just also takeout their foods.
It was already 4:30 pm and it was the time for the cleaners to clean the room before they can go home. I and Mr. Montoya helped them to cleaned the entire classroom. After 10 mins. we finished cleaning and we said goodbye to each other.
"See you all next time"

january 26,2010

Last Tuesday,I together with my groupmates in FS2 and FS3 who assigned in Don Emilio Salumbides Elementary School (DESES) decided to went there after our class in the university to informed the principal and our cooperating teacher that we will going to start to observe again. Unfortunately, the principal was not there that time but her assistant told us that we can talk to our cooperating teacher. So,as she said as well our leader said we can talk to our cooperating teacher first even the principal was not yet informed. It was already 10:45 am and as I had noticed my cooperating teacher named Mrs. Florida Mascardo was very busy discussing something to their pupils that's why I refused to come inside the classroom. It almost 10 minutes before 11:00 o'clock and what I had noticed before their class will dismiss at exactly 11:00 o'clock for me to decided that I just wait the class to end bacause I really don't want to interrupt the class.
Atlast, the 11:00 o'clock came and I heard that Mrs.Mascardo dismissed the class. When her pupils saw me they all greeted me and some hug me because as they said they missed me and honesty I missed them also. When all the pupils getting out the classroom. I greeted Mrs. Mascardo with smile and she smiled at me also as if she also missed me. While we are talking about my free time or my schedule of observing I have noticed that she has an intern teacher sitted on chair in the other corner of the classroom. Mrs. Mascardo asked me if I know her intern and I said "yes ma'am" and that intern was Mr. Daniel Montoya. I smiled him when he smiled at me. After 10 minutes of conversation between me and Mrs. Mascardo I told to her that I will go ahead and I will just come if I have a free time to observe. I also sid goodbye to Mr.Montoya.
Outside the classroom while we are waiting for our other groupmates we had a conversation to one of the intern teachers there and from him we knew that their local demonstration will be on February 2, 2010 and the general demonstration will be on February 22, 2010.

the end of the story of visiting our cooperating school.........