Assalamualaikum & hi everyone!

You are now in 3rd week of your EP journey! Good job on your progress so far!

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1. Your name, matric number, date

 

2. Your progress so far

3. Your feelings and thoughts 

 

4. How did you learn and apply the skill of decision making in your EP journey?

 

5. How did you manage your time throughout this EP journey? 

 

6. Your plan for next week (Week 4)

Syahirah binti Rezwan Eskandar, A182125, Week 3 (24-30/7). 

 

2. Your progress so far 

In Week 3, I resumed the routines at Pasti As-Solihin as usual. But this week I participated in something new and fun - PASTI Football & Netball Championship Zon Nibong Tebal 2023 which will be the highlight of this week’s journal. From the preparation to the day of the event, I actively took part and did my best to contribute. During the discussion with the other teachers, we collectively agreed on the bee theme and divided the job scopes then. I was assigned to design & build the banner for our team with the other three teachers. I was also involved in planning the costumes for the kids that will participate in the parade. On the day of the event, I helped to dress up the kids with the costumes prepared, joined the parade and most importantly, watched the games & supported the kids with our unbeatable loud cheers 😂. 

3. Your feelings and thoughts 

I am happy & grateful that everything was executed accordingly as planned. I came up with an idea on how to make the honeycomb for the banner using only a piece of box which I was proud of as everyone thought it was creative! Nonetheless, thanks to everyone’s hard-work, the parade was a success. The banner was beautiful, the kids looked extremely excited & adorable in the costumes. And not to forget, we won 2nd place for netball. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any place for football. The disappointment was there, but it’s fine, it’s a sign that there’s still rooms for improvement and we definitely can do better next time! 

4. How did you learn and apply the skill of decision making in your EP journey? 

Personally, I think I applied the skill of decision making in certain situations I encountered daily. For example, when the kids running around, when the kids crying, when they got distracted at times, when they got chatty during classes and so on. At first, I had rough times deciding should I, at what point I need to intervene, what should be done etc. Hence, I learned through observing how the other teachers handle those kind of situations. But, in some situations, I just take what I think would be the best for the kids as the answer/solution to my uncertainty. 

 

5. How did you manage your time throughout this EP journey? 

During this EP period, I start my day at 5.30am to get ready and pray Fajr. Around 6.50am, I drive to Pasti As-Solihin which is 10 minutes away from my house. Then, I’ll be working from 7.00am until 12.30pm on Monday-Thursday, until 11.30pm on Friday. After making sure everything is settled, I drive back and arrive at home around 1.00pm. Then, it’s basically a few hours to spend for lunch, prayers etc. Around 9.00pm, I’ll make a short note of what I did on that particular day and prepare for tomorrow’s agenda appropriately. Finally, lights off at 11pm. 

6. Your plan for next week (Week 4)

A184001

25/7/2023 - 29/7/2023

2) Your progress so far
Throughout this week, I have become more fluent at speaking with customers and started gaining many collections. I am no longer stuttering when I talk and have grown more assured, especially when responding to customers' inquiries and explaining payment options.

3) Your feelings and thoughts 
I have started to see a significant improvement from the first two weeks in this third week. When I received the collection that day, I immediately felt excited and more comfortable speaking. In addition, I enjoy my job now that I have begun to bond with the office employees.

4) How did you learn and apply the skill of decision making in your EP journey?

I have to make a lot of decisions when I remind customers to pay their Celcom bills, especially when the customer is less able and requests a payment delay. In those situations, I need to be very certain that the customer who requested the delay is indeed intending to pay their bills or is just trying to avoid doing so.

5) How did you manage your time throughout this EP journey? 
I make sure to leave the house as early as possible in the morning to get to work because the morning commute is always busy. When I am at work, I make sure to make the most of the time allocated before lunch to communicate with customers. I will have lunch at noon, then take a quick nap before performing the Zohor prayer and continuing to work until it is time to go back. In order to avoid being packed with many other people who have just returned from work, I will immediately run to the nearby lrt station after that in order to get home.

6) Your plan for next week (Week 4)
My plan for the next week is to reach the remaining collection to reach the target given to me for this month. I also plan to achieve at least one collection for each day.

 Nur Hannani Binti Huzaini
A181758
6/8/2023 - 10/10/2023

Class relief with 3 Dedikasi.

I need to relief English class. The activity that I have done with this class are spelling competition, guess the word, guess the sentence.

Before the class started, I divided the students into 2 groups and they will compete between each other to win. For spelling activity, the first group will pick a piece of paper inside the box and say the word clearly while the second group have to spell the word correctly.
The next activity is guess the word. One representatives from each group need to come in front and pick a piece of paper inside the box. Then, she need to draw it in front of the class and her group need to guess the correct word in English. 

 

- Sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan 2023

- Key in final examination marks for Hari Anugerah Kecemerlangan that will be held on upcoming September.

 

- I was assigned as an invigilator during  Form 5 Mid Year Examination. During that day, I need to be ready at exam hall by 7.30 a.m. to distribute the paper before the students enter the hall. 

- I was given a responsibility to manage a photography session with students that received awards for Hari Anugerah Kecemerlangan. I need to take their photo and compile it into a folder for each award to be displayed during Hari Anugerah Kecemerlangan. 

 

- Continue photography session. 

- Co-curiculum activity - Perjumpaan Kelab Olahraga. I need to help the teacher in charge of the club to give some introduction about the club.

10/8/23
- Continue photography session.

This week brought a lot of feelings to me. If I were to compare it with the previous week, this week is the most exciting for me especially during Sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan that was held on 7^th August. After I reached school at that morning, I feel so amazed because I saw most of the teacher wear Independence themed clothes. That enthusiasm showed by all the teachers make the events full of excitement. Waving Jalur Gemilang while singing patriotic song was the proudest moment and it gave a valuable experience  for me. Moreover, it also brought me a lot of memories when I was students at this school before. I felt so  overwhelmed because I've never thought that at this moments I was able to stand in front of the stage as a teacher. I felt thankful to Allah for all the opportunity that was given to me that make me able to gave some contribution my school.  

Overall, I am satisfied with all the teaching and learning activities on this week.

 

As a teacher, decision making skills is very crucial in this profession. 

Firstly, I need to decide the contents that I want to teach the students and also the way to present it in front of the class. I managed this by planning it every night before the next day because decision can only be made after we have a plan. 

Next, decision making is also applied in behaviour management of the students during the class. For example, if there are some students that not give attention to the class, I had to make a quick decision on how to manage the students to make sure they are on track on class syllabus and not disturbing the other students. At this points, there are two things that came across my mind. First, do I need to become a bit aggressive or strict to make sure they listen to my instruction or second, do I need to ignore  and let them continue on what they are doing. BUT, I realised that becoming a teacher is not only just teaching based on the facts but teaching is actually a series of decision we make to help the students to learn. So, to avoid wasting my time by keep repeating to ask the students to pay attention, I changed my style of teaching into 2 way communication. For example, asking the students to read aloud the class materials and play a quiz and it works for me.

 

 Everyday, I have to wake up at 5.45 a.m to get ready for Subuh prayer and go to school. I drive my car to school and it takes 20 minutes to reach there. All the teacher need to be at school before 7.30 a.m. in the morning. Then, I will enter the class that I was assigned and start teaching and learning process. It takes 40 minutes for 1 period of class. During free time before I enter another class, I take that time to jot down on what I need to improve and try to come out with other initiatives for the other class. Finally, the school end at 2.20 p.m. and I drive back home. I take a rest for a while after a hectic day and at 5.15 p.m. I will spend my time to play badminton with my close friend. At night, I will make some preparation for the next day and usually go to bed at 10.30 p.m.

6. Your plan for next week (Week 4)
- Continue class relief
- Help other teacher to supervised students that take part for Majlis Sukan Sekolah Kota Setar (MSSD Kota Setar)
- Feast with all teacher before I ended my elective posting.
- Meeting with Principal, Pn Sariza.

Nur Raihana T’ng Binti Mohd Salleh T’ng

A181687

6/8 - 10/8/2023

 

For this week, I was assigned to distribute the Jalur Gemilang and lyrics to the student for Merdeka celebration ceremony. I came to the school early than usual to prepare all the things and start to distribute as the students start to gather. It was a wonderful memory to celebrate Merdeka with the school as a teacher. Other than that, I was able to be assigned again as an examiner invigilator. The exam took about 2 hours and 30 minutes. Furthermore, another exciting and fun job scope was given when I was assigned as a photographer for their annual Excellent Award. I was able to expand my creativity and sharpen my photographer skills throughout the process. They equipped us with some appliances for the preparation. It was a fun activity. Lastly, I joined another teacher to their monthly extracurricular meetings (Frisbee). I was able to learn a lot more about the game from the students. I also able to watch them demonstrate how to play Frisbee.

 

As time goes by, my time in the school become more exciting and adventurous. I was given more responsibility and trust from the school, this give me opportunity to learn and experience more from the school. I also able to communicate and engage more with the school’s staff and students. I was able to reduce my nervousness and worry as engaging, communicate, interact and entering random class become  a normal routine in a day. I encountered several obstacles along the process such as how to create a fun creative class with the student and interact with the other teacher, however, I learned  a lot from the experience and able to counter them better the next time.

 

My week become more relax as time goes by. I was able to become really comfortable with the school’s environment. I also managed to create bond with certain other teachers as we work together. There are certain times when I can be nervous as I need to enter some new class or engaging with new teacher, however, these past few weeks experiences allowed me to be more relax and encounter the problem.

 

I learn a lot from these past few weeks about how the students and the teachers working pattern. I was able to observe and blend in their working styles. I also used a lot of communication and affirmation from the teachers and students for me to be able fully understand the situation or job scope before making the decision. Other than that, I also asked a lot questions from the teachers for their opinions for the task to go smoothly. Example from the photographer session for the award ceremony, we communicate and interact a lot throughout the process to prevent any miscommunication and to allow everyone to feel satisfied with the outcome. It takes a few days to take the pictures, insert into the google drive before making the slides for the award ceremony. Another example from the Merdeka ceremony, we have had a few face to face meeting to prepare and briefing for everyone’s job scope. We also discussed how to distribute smoothly and collect the Jalur Gemilang back from the students after the ceremony. 

 

i managed my time during EP journey by making a list to do or timetable. Every morning, I would received the relief classes that I need to fill as well as messages from few teachers about the weekly workload. I will plan my day and week according to my and my colleague's free time. This is where communication, decision making and time management skills were applied. During my free time, I would used that time to prepare any fun activities for the relief class and other workload preparation. 

 

l Continued the photographer session with Form 5 students and some special awards. 

l Assigned by a mathematics teacher to teach mathematics subject to Form 1 and Form 2 students. I will have to studied and prepare for the teaching session.

 

Bahiratuz Zulfa binti Baharuddin

A180904

6/8/2023 – 10/8/2023

 

 

During the third week of the exam, I continued my work as an examiner. So far, everything has been under my control. There were no major problems when I was in charge. I also had the opportunity to become an examiner for Form 1 students and assist them with some terms that they might not comprehend during the exam. It's such a sweet interaction with them. They are much more young and less mature than the upper form. My supervisor also asked me to help her mark a Form 5 student's biology paper. There, I could clearly observe the student's knowledge of the subject. Throughout my experience marking the sheets, I noticed that the majority of the students lacked knowledge of the subject since most of them scored half of the actual mark. Hence, I came up with the idea of giving them extra sessions outside of school to teach the subject and focus on their understanding. I met with the Form 4 and Form 5 batch leaders to address the situation and came up with a plan to hold a lesson over their vacation. Besides, I also managed to finish some notes that I would like to give them as a learning tool.

 

 

I had mixed feelings as this was my third week here, but I don’t have much opportunity to share knowledge with students because they had exams as soon as I entered this school. But I’m still grateful for the chance to get to know them and have trained myself to become an educator.

 

 

Throughout my journey as a teacher, I have believed that decision-making is a crucial skill a teacher must have. As a result, I often ask my supervisor which class I need to attend for tomorrow’s session the day before. I’ll ask what kind of topic I should cover, the class momentum and their interactions with teachers. I was also able to meet some of the students to ask about their progress with their studies, how they find the biology subject, and their expectations while learning the subject. I tried to gather as much information as I could, and with that, I tried my best to teach them with good learning material. I normally use textbooks and YouTube videos as my major sources to help me understand the topic better. I’ll also ask my supervisor about any topic that I find difficult. I also managed to make my own PowerPoint to make the topic much easier to understand. It usually takes me 6 to 7 hours to prepare everything. It is tiring yet joyful. Not to mention, I also ask my parents any advice or tips to handle the students since both of them are teachers themselves.

 

 

As I live in hostels along with wardens and students, I have no choice but to follow their routines. Fortunately, I am a morning person. Therefore, waking up early in the morning is not a big issue for me. I usually start my day at 5:30 a.m. I’ll do my own laundry, prepare for Fajr, and leave for school at 7.30 a.m. Before my class begins, I’ll review the topic again to avoid any misconceptions about it. During my free time, I generally studied for my next lecture or did my own medical notes if I didn't have anything else to do. For the preparation of the next day, it usually takes me 6-7 hours to do so, starting shortly after Asar until midnight.

 

 

I’ll just continue the things that I’ve been doing now and to mark Form 4 students paper sheets. 

Week 3 has been a journey of growth and exploration. In discussions with my supervisor, I found a way to contribute, which is by updating the dining room with information about healthy eating, in conjunction perfectly with July's theme of Makanan Sihat

 

On June 26th, I joined my supervisor for the GENIUS activity with the two years old little kawan-kawan. It was a small group, just two children. We went on a nature walk and even visited a nearby Speedmart. The children absorbed so much from the experience, listening intently to the sounds of cars and birds. 

 

I spent June 27th with the 4-year-olds as they learned about the letter H. Each child was given a sheet of paper to trace the letter. Their progress varied, showcasing their learning journeys. Later, with the 2-year-olds, we explored topics like mouth, teeth, and tongue. The teacher encouraged them to speak out words, and they embraced a related craft activity.

 

June 28th found me again with the 4-year-olds, learning early mathematics. They used cloth pegs to place pom pom balls into numbered bottle caps (1 to 5). While the teacher worked individually with them, I engaged the other children with soft puzzles. Another exciting GENIUS activity involved blowing a ping pong ball from one cup of water to another, in sequence up to the fifth cup. Paired with a child who needed a partner, we had so much fun! Although I must admit, I lost to a 4-year-old in a friendly competition!

 

A short break followed on the 29th and 30th for Hari Raya Aidil Adha holidays.

 
3. Your feelings and thoughts

Week 3 amazed me with the power of play-based learning. Seeing how children absorb concepts, skills, and values through interactive activities is incredible. It highlights their potential and the importance of engaging in learning.

 

I was also proud of the parents who enrolled their young children here. Despite initial concerns like crying and tantrums, these children have adapted and thrived, showcasing the value of early education in building a solid foundation.

 

I have been learning a lot about making decisions during my EP journey. Interestingly, I have picked up this skill from the children and the teachers around me.

 

This one time, I saw a child sneeze and her nose got runny. At first, I thought wiping it off and moving on was okay. But then, I noticed the child was not as cheerful as usual. I realized that maybe it is best to tell the teacher about it. I spoke to the teacher and explained what I saw. They were grateful for the information and called the child's mother. It turned out the child had a mild flu. It made me realize that my decision to aks for help can matter in essential situations. Similar situations happened when I was alone with the children, especially in the mornings. Sometimes, they would argue over toys, and I had to decide whether to ask them to share nicely or wait a bit. 

 

These experiences taught me that sometimes I need to ask for help from others. Other times, I have to make quick decisions to solve a problem. Overall, I have learned that decision-making is an important skill. It is about knowing when to ask for help and when to make choices on my own. These little moments have shown me the value of making good decisions in different situations.

 

Managing my time during this EP journey has been quite a learning experience. I have some helpful ways to make the most of each day.

 

One thing I do is set a schedule. I plan for the day, listing the activities I need to do. It helps me stay organized and focused on what needs to be done. During the play school hours, I make sure to be fully present, I engage with the children, assist the teachers, and participate in activities. This way, I use my time effectively to contribute and learn. Sometimes, unexpected things happen, like when a child needs assistance or a situation arises. In those moments, I have learned to be flexible and adjust my plans accordingly. It is essential to prioritize and address immediate needs.

 

Reflecting on my EP journey, I realize that managing time is about balancing following a plan and adapting to the moment. This skill has not only helped me here but will also be helpful in various aspects of life.

 

As the final week approaches, I have a clear plan in mind to make the most of my time here.

Complete Dining Room Project.

I will work with my supervisor to finalize the project in the dining room. I want to ensure that the information about healthy food is displayed effectively.

 

Embrace Learning and Fun

I am excited to continue having fun and learning alongside the children. With the new theme of Makanan Sihat for the upcoming month, I look forward to engaging in activities that teach the little ones about nutritious food enjoyably.

 

Make Lasting Memories

Since it's my final week, I aim to create lasting memories with the teachers and the children. I want to cherish every moment and contribute positively to the play school's vibrant atmosphere.

 

Nur Amirah Syuhadah binti Halib

A181133

(7/8/2023 - 11/8/2023)

 

2. Your progress so far

I could say that all is well so far. I feel like I keep getting better at my job and I would give myself a pat on the back for the obstacles that I overcame. I have been learning a lot from my supervisor and other teachers and improve in my social skills a lot. 

For the third week, I just continue with my usual routine and complete my given tasks by the supervisor such as relief class and other things. But, most of the days, we had sport practice (football and netball) for upcoming sports event on 20 August. I was assigned to do coaching for netball team so week 3 is quite hectic for me as the date is approaching. On Wednesday (9/8), we had a friendly match with another PASTI schools to prepare the students for the real match next week. I hope all of our hard work pays off and most importantly all the kids can have fun and enjoy their games to the fullest. 

3. Your feelings and thoughts

Personally, I do get mixed feelings as I feel a little bit melancholic as my EP journey will come to an end soon. But at the same time, I am very happy and grateful to be able to work with cute and amazing students at Pasti Al-Badar and make many great memories with them besides learn the new things. 

4. How did you learn and apply the skill of decision making in your EP journey? 

I was given a task by my supervisor which is to be a coach for netball team. I need to select players for an upcoming netball tournament. A critical component of coaching is decision making, which is the process of selecting players among many choices. Initially, I literally had no idea how to make decisions properly without anyone being hurt if they're not being chosen as children can be pretty sensitive but I did try my best to make a right and fair decision. I guess I'm still learning how to have an excellent skill of decision making and hopefully I will improve it in the future. 

5. How did you manage your time throughout this EP journey? 

I have been generally a morning person so I don't feel like wake up early as a big problem. I then proceed with my daily morning routine such as take a shower and perform morning prayer and then prepare to go to work. Before leaving for work, I always ensure that I have breakfast so that my body has the energy to do all that it has to throughout the day. The school day begins at 8am and the students begin to arrive at 7:30am. The school day ends at 12:30pm. Once every student is sent off to where they are supposed to be, my job as the teacher is done for the day. Then after school, I just relax and recharge my body to make sure I get well-prepared for another day. One more thing I forgot to mention, sleep is another crucial thing for student teachers. I will make sure I get enough sleep everyday to help me stay focused at work. This routine has helped me with my personal life, and another thing I learned is that it is all about work-life balance.

 

6. Your plan for next week (Week 4)

Since it will be my last week at Pasti Al-Badar, I just plan to create wonderful memories with the students as many as possible because memories will last a lifetime. I also plan to distribute some little goodies for them as we have to part ways after this. (No! I'm sad already 😞)