Kia ora whanau, After a grueling 10 months of essays, tests and placements I can now confirm that I have graduated from my program. Once I register back in Ontario, I will be an elementary school teacher. This year has definitely been one of the most challenging and rewarding years of my life. At the end of my placement teaching year 2s (six and seven year olds), I actually started to enjoy the age group. One of the most brave things I did during the placement was to teach French. I remember telling my friend I was teaching French and her saying, "Oh, I didn't know you knew French?" I laughed and said, "I actually don't." It was a risky move put it ended up being a lot of fun and I actually learned some basic french in the process. I was able to teach my students greetings, 1-10, how to introduce themselves, ask questions and describe how they were feeling. I did an integrated Science, English and Drama lesson plan at the end of placement. I taught ...