Personal Narrative: My Visit To Macafee Elementary School

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On Friday October 10, 2014 I visited MacAfee Elementary school. The Guide counselor Bonnie Kudwitt, who takes place of the principle when he’s not in the building; she took me and other classmate a trip to show us the whole school. The school was very small it held 400 students from PR-K through fourth grade; from inside it’s like a U shape with a tale. One side it had the third and fourth grade and the other side had PR-K, first and second and the tale it was the gym and the cafeteria. At 8:50 we waited outside the school with Mrs. Bonnie to great the students and get them in the building. I really like what Mrs. Bonnie does every morning she has smile and her face and she know most of the student’s name.
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Schnure was teaching Math and when she was going over the math problems she was asking the student for the answers and making them to share it with their groups. Each student was participating in class. I like how she’s getting the class to work, I remember when I was in elementary school teachers did not ask us questions they just teach and go on with the lesson. After 30 minutes it was testing evolution time, she gave each student a test and she makes them take it in a provide folder meaning each student open a folder in front of them and work on their own test. That was a really good idea she’s trying to make the students work on their own and not look at others and cheat. After they took the test it was time for narrative writing, she called every student by name to hand back their writings paper so they can work on. While they were working on their writings Mrs. Schnure was grading other work for them, After 15 minutes it was their snack time, Mrs Schnure made every table got up to get their snack box, and they ate while they were working on their writing. After they finished with the writing it was science time Mrs. Schnure called the library student to get the books out and the group leader give them out to his/her group. I think that is a nice idea in-stand everybody gets up and get the books and wait for the other to move and go back to their seat. She knows how to keep the class organized and not waste

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