Primary Inservice

An inservice was held for Primary teachers on March 16, 2008. It was a great pleasure to meet the Primary teachers in our ward! Our Primary teachers are caring, hard-working AND dedicated. I am looking forward to serving as their Inservice Leader.

At our meeting the teachers were challenged to contact at least one child who has not been attending Primary. Each teacher agreed to make contact and report back in April. Also, I mentioned that the only time food should be provided during Sunday Primary is when it is included as part of a lesson.

The Junior teachers shared their inservice needs. They would like to receive ideas and suggestions about their lessons in advance. They would like specific suggestions about how to tie in object lessons as they teach and how to teach to a specific age group. Behaviour management for the younger children was mentioned. They were interested in helpful web sites as well as a way to open up communication among teaches via e-mail. (Hopefully this blog will encourage dialogue among Primary teachers.)

The Senior teachers wanted suggestions on how to maintain a smooth transition from the large group setting to the classroom. They want ideas for classroom management so that their focus will be on the lesson and not management.

Speaking in general conference, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said, "We are so grateful to all who teach. We love you and appreciate you more than we can say. We have great confidence in you." I completely agree with Elder Holland. And again, I am looking forward to this calling. Our Primary teachers are wonderful!