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When I started the course, we had a work experience to do. So I was searching for a centre to work with. I had a church member who is one of the supervisors at the centre that I’m working in now. I called her to ask if I can do my work experience there. She said yes and organise an appointment for my interview. On Friday 13th of August I had an interview with the supervisor. She is a lovely woman. She gave me good advice and encouraged me to aim for a higher level. She told me about how hard it was for her when she went through while she was doing Bachelor in Teaching. On the same day I started my hours for work experience. There are five qualified teachers, an administration and an unqualified teacher. I started to build my relationship with the staff, by supporting them during activities. I helped them get the children involved in an activity. I also helped by singing songs during mat time and they asked me if I could change the children’s nappies if they were busy. One of the teachers allowed me to take over a transition while she’s going for lunch. Transition is a word, phrase, sentence, or series of sentences connecting one part of a discourse to another. There are five young children involved in a transition. It is a challenge for me to speak and take a turn to do an activity in front of young children. It went well and young children were really enjoyed it. I read a wiggle book to them and each of them picked a character they liked. I asked them questions and they answered it very well. There are many ways of communicating with other staff member. I communicated with them by conversation outside of work, sharing ideas and thoughts during meetings, day to day discussions and hands and body movements. I had a good relationship with one of the teacher. She’s 26 years old. She advice me of what to do and what not to do. I also support her and her if she needs anything. The entire staff members are lovely and kind. They are friendly and respect different cultures. They are supportive and helpful to each other. I am glad to work and gain experience at the centre I’m in right now. They hired me on the 17th of October as a reliever and it’s wonderful to work with such a lovely team. There is a new unqualified teacher at my centre and I have started to build a relationship with her.
THINK
From my perspective establishing relationships with fellow staff members within the early childhood centre has been a very successful and exciting experience. Although I have only been there for a short time I have been able to share stories, information and contribute to all the staff meetings and procedures. In Te Whāriki book says “the confidence and ability to express their ideas and to assist others” (Ministry of Education, 1996, p.58). Most importantly through I have learned a lot from not only the staff members but from the maintenance team. Stepping out of my own comfort zone has helped me gain success in getting familiar with other staff members. Getting to know them on a personal level and being able to assist senior members of the centre has also helped me gained a wealth of knowledge and information about each individual. This has helped the centre grow and develop through the strong bond between the staff. “A feeling of confidence of belonging and having a right to belong in the early childhood setting (Ministry of Education, 1996, p.58). Being able to experience this has made me feel very welcome and at home. Joining a team as the newest member sometimes could be a difficult experience but in this case staffs have been very friendly and the centre encourages a family orientated environment. Through this experience I now know that establishing and maintaining strong relationships between staff members is a very key aspect not only for the work experience, for teachers but also the learning and development for the children.
CHANGE
Although I have been very successful I know that there are improvements and changes that I can make in order to strengthen bonds between myself and fellow staff members. Organizing more staff functions, Christmas dinner and outings can help me develop more as a person and help me get to know more about other staffs unique differences. Attending fellow staffs personal invitations can also improve my status with each individual.
:-) When I asked you to explain what transmissions means I did not mean give me a quote from a dictionary, this meaning has nothing to do with why they do transmissions at the centre. Transmission happen with children 4-5yrs? To prepare them for school, part of this is to spend time reading to the children and doing activities around reading and writting. Is this right or am I on the wrong track??? This is the explanation that I was looking for not what you have given me. However it is really good that you have established relationships with the staff at your centre. Out side activities is great but we are discussion more about professional relationships.
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