1. By: Lauren Pittman, Spring 2012
Notre Dame Elementary School
435 Hazel Avenue,
Chico, CA 95928
By: Lauren Pittman, Spring 2012

2. Notre Dame Information
K-8 grade levels
Catholic School
200 students
13 teachers and 9 teacher’s aides
Goal: Guide students toward an understanding of the fact that learning is a lifelong process

3. Notre Dame Mission Statement
Students at Notre Dame are empowered with Gospel values, Catholic vision, and academic excellence, which lead them to fulfill their unique vocation within the security of a faithful family community
Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1928
Notre Dame School continues to provide quality Catholic education to the families of the greater Chico area, primarily serving St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and Our Divine Savior parishes within the Diocese
of Sacramento

4. Other Information/What I have learned
Teacher’s value children
High rates of student achievement
Teacher aides that come into the classroom
High student performance
Learned the responsibilities of a kindergarten teacher
Worked with children in different
academic areas

5. Individualized Learning Objectives
Learning Objective 1- Describe how a kindergarten classroom functions and what duties are required to perform that role
Learning Objective 2- Describe methods that support children’s cognitive growth and learning
Learning Objective 3- Apply knowledge of Child Development by assisting in working with groups of children doing homework or learning activities

6. Learning Objectives Continued
Performed many job duties that include:
-Passing out lunch plates to children at lunch time
-Cleaning tables after lunch time
- Counting skills with numbered cubes
- The children are lined up in a row to go to recess
-Sounding out words and syllables
- Figuring out what words mean
- Prepare activity materials for future use
-Run errands for teacher
- Set up tables with pencils and crayons for learning activities
- Grade in-class papers
-Math in-class activities

7. Learning Objectives Continued
Interviewed the supervising teacher about what works best in her classroom for children to learn
Multi-modality, teach to as many children as possible
Kinesthetic, tactile, and visual learners
Aide or Title 1 teacher comes in to assist children
Set schedule that she follows throughout the day