How 8Bh Feels About 2018

Today marks the middle of Week 5 of Term 1 and with only 11 weeks, we've reached our halfway mark! I wanted to take the opportunity to get some feedback on how the students feel our year has been going. We did an anonymous AnswerGarden response to the question "How do you feel about the school year so far?" and students were prompted to think about what it feels like to be in Year 8, in a new classroom, in 8Bh and with the classes and activities they are taking. Here is the feedback:

Overall, most students took the activity seriously (I've noticed some song lyrics amongst their responses!) and it seems the majority of the students are having an excellent year!

This type of informal feedback is helpful to me as a teacher, so that I can pinpoint areas where we can improve our classroom dynamic. We completed a Padlet response where students were able to list what specifically they are enjoying at school and most chose to include their names. For that reason, I will summarize their points: 

- most are enjoying being back at school for another year

- students like the responsibilities that come with being a Year 8

- students like our classroom environment; the physical space as well as the work environment

- they LOVE their Connect classes; shoutouts were made multiple times to PE, Science, Music and Technology

- the friendly, helpful teachers were mentioned 

- making new friends, and reconnecting with old friends

- having a new start

Thank you 8Bh for sharing your thoughts with me!