Weekly Journals

Journal #1
This week was not how every week will work. I was not able to start until Tuesday and
then the weather had other plans. Next week, my schedule with my internship will be more
regulated, as we have figured out how my hours will work. The after-school program at the ELC
will also be something I begin partaking in next week. I am extremely excited for what is to
come working at the Early Learning Center.
Wednesday:
With this being my first day, we started by sitting down and talking about what I would
be focusing on to integrate public health into my internship. I have come up with a tutoring
schedule for specific children who need extra help in certain areas. Because this is one on one
help, we had to send parental consent forms home with the students for permission to tutor. I
worked on getting the consent forms written up, so that we can get tutoring started within the
next week or so. I then worked on separating books by age groups, as we are trying to give the
students a free book every month. The reason we are doing this is to make sure students are
reading at home by having the materials they need to do so. We worked on getting numbers
together so that we could place an order for gloves, hats, and jackets. This took most of my time
on Wednesday.
Thursday:
Thursday, I worked on organizing our book closet in the library. This is where we keep
the books that are given to the kids each month. I also started working on lesson plans for my
tutoring sessions and brainstorming what I wanted to do with each age group. I realized it was
important to focus on social skills as well. Many of the children at the ELC have trouble
communicating their feelings and emotions about different situations.

Friday:
I worked all day on finishing my plans for the tutoring sessions. I will only have 30 minutes with
each student I tutor, so my supervisor and I had to figure out a way to include all of the children
who needed help. We emailed each teacher and asked them for a list of students who needed
extra help and there were probably a total of 50 students. I decided I wanted to include learning
activities and also games that will keep them entertained while learning.
Day Time in Time out Hours worked
Wednesday, Jan 10 8:00am 1:00pm 5
Thursday, Jan 11 8:00am 1:00pm 5
Friday, Jan 12 8:00am 2:00pm 6
Total Hours: 16 hours

Internship Journal #2
Tuesday:
On Tuesday, I worked on getting the parent consent forms passed out to the teachers. As
stated previously, I cannot begin working one-on-one with the students until their parents have
signed the form and returned them to their child’s teacher. Once this was completed, I helped
with registration for the next school year.
Wednesday:
The hats and gloves that we ordered last week for the kids to keep at school were
delivered. I worked on organizing the sets by boys and girls so that we could pass them out to
each child. Many of these kids cannot afford hats and gloves to keep at school and to them, this
was very exciting. We then passed out the hats and gloves to each classroom at the school and
took pictures to put on the website. This took most of the day, but it was very rewarding for the
staff at the ELC.
Thursday:
We had 6 classes come to the library on Thursday and I read to all of them. We focused
on MLK Jr. because many of the kids had never heard of him before. It was interesting to see
how well the kids behaved because they were so interested in what we were talking about. After I
finished in the library, I passed out Blessing Bags to each classroom. These bags are full of
essential items for the children that they do not get at home.
Friday:
Six classes had time spots in the library on Friday as well. I worked most of the day on
getting their folders ready for tutoring. There are around 50 students I will be working with each
week, so there is a lot of preparing that goes into it. I got my personal binders ready with all of
the children’s information in it for me to track their progress.
Tuesday, Jan 16 8:00am 2:00pm 6
Total hours: 26 hours
Total hours to date: 42 hours

Journal #3
Monday:
Monday was a longer day of individual work for me. I spent the day finishing the folders
for the students I will be working one-on-one with. I am starting to work with the students
individually on week four, so a lot of my time at the ELC has been spent preparing for that. We
sent out referral forms to the teachers to get some information on where each kid needed the
most help in. This was very helpful when it came to scheduling and preparing their folders for
the first week.
Tuesday:
I finished working on the folders and struggled finding one activity I could work on with
each kid. Because each of them struggles in different areas, it is important for me to make sure
each child is getting the help they need. The teachers provided things they have done to try and
improve their students in the areas they struggle in, as well as which strategies work and which
do not. I realized most of these kids struggle behaviorally and voicing their emotions, so I will be
working a lot on social-behavioral activities with the kids.
Wednesday:
I read to five classes on Wednesday and that took up most of my morning this day. I then
went to the computer lab and helped parents fill out registration forms for the next school year.
We will be registering kids the entire month of January, so I have had a good amount of
interaction with the parents thus far.
Thursday:
On Thursday, I passed out all the books for this months First Readers. The kids get so
excited when they get their books because it is a luxury to them. I then got the Blessing Bags
ready and passed those out as well. We worked on getting everything ready for the First. Readers
Meeting and that took the rest of the day.
Friday:
I made each student I am working with individually, a coloring sheet of their name. This
is a starting activity that they will enjoy, and it will allow me to get to know them by name. I
made a pretest for them so I can gage where they are at academically.
Overall, I learned a lot this week at my internship about the children’s home life due to
registration. The parents are very open and honest about their situations at home, and most of
them just want the best for their kids. It was rewarding to be able to reassure the parents that their
child would be treated the best at the Early Learning Center. This week got me excited to start
tutoring next week and I am excited to try and make a difference in their lives.
Monday, Jan 22 8:00am 2:00pm 6
Total hours for week 3: 36 hours

Journal #4
Monday:
I started my first week of tutoring on Monday. I tutored a total of 15 kids that I will now
be working with every Monday until the end of the semester. It was a little chaotic being the first
time working with them on their own, but it was exciting and helpful as a starting point.
Tuesday:
I read to three classes on Tuesday and the kids are finally getting used to me reading to
them some days instead of my supervisor. Before reading to them, we always go over how to
behave during class time. Some of them are really interested in following the rules, but others
have trouble doing that. I have been working on redirected them in a positive manner and that
has started working better.
Wednesday:
On Wednesday, I began to prep activities for tutoring next week. I talked to some of the
teachers about what individual student needed to work on. Fortunately, a lot of the teachers had
the same requests, being fine motor skills. I decided next week to work on the alphabet packets
where they can trace each letter and begin working on writing their names.
Thursday:
I covered for two classes at the beginning of the day on Thursday. The first class I was
helping with were very on task and good at following directions. One of the kids has special
needs, so I was focused on working with her and trying to understand what she needed. I then
passed out blessing bags to each class and continued making copies for the alphabet packets.
Friday:
The school was donated a variety of different children’s books, so I worked on getting
those organized and giving some of them away. There were a few books that were in Spanish and
English, and I gave those to one of the teachers who has a student who does not speak English.
This week was very eventful, and I was never left without anything to do. I am excited to
continue to get to know the kids I am tutoring and help push them towards learning. I felt the
most involved this week at my internship.
Monday, Jan 29 8:00am 2:00pm 6
Thursday, Feb 1 8:00am 4:00pm 8
Friday, Feb 2 8:00am 2:00pm 6
Total hours for week 4: 36 hours
Total hours to date: 114

Journal #5
Monday:
Monday was a very busy day for me. I had my second week tutoring and we focused on
fine motor skills. It has taught me a lot of patience from tutoring because I have never worked
with children this young before. Many of the kids did very well with tracing their letters;
however, I noticed a pattern of them not being able to recognize the letters at the end of the
alphabet. This allowed me to plan for next week’s lesson.
Tuesday:
I had a small group to work with on Tuesday in the morning. After finishing with those
kids, I worked on prepping for next week. I found some more lessons I could use with them to
work on being able to identify each letter in the alphabet. I also worked on preparing this
month’s books for the First Readers program. This took most of the day and I was able to get a
lot of work done.
Wednesday:
I was able to communicate with each teacher about the students I am working with to see
what they needed help with individually. I assisted some teachers with help in their classrooms
and continued getting stuff prepped for next week.
Thursday:
I was sick this day, so I did some work from home. I was able to get my progress sheets
done for my kids, as well as planning out a reward chart for them.
Friday:
I was still sick this day and continued to work from home. I worked on finding ideas for
our bulletin board on Black History month. I did not get as much done this day, but I am
planning on making up the hours.
Overall, this week was different because of being sick, but I feel like I was able to gage
where each kid was at individually. I am excited to continue working with them and to see how
much they can learn from me.
Monday, Feb 5 8:00am 2:00pm 6
Tuesday, Feb 6 8:00am 4:00pm 8
Wednesday, Feb 7 8:00am 4:00pm 8
Thursday, Feb 8 8:00am 12:00 pm 5
Hours worked: 32 hours
Hours to date: 146 hours

Journal 6
Monday:
I had tutoring on Monday and my first two groups of kids were perfect. Once I got to the
third group, things got somewhat out of control. I learned the importance of patience when
working with children this young and was able to figure things out once the day went on.
Tuesday:
I worked a lot on my behavioral health needs assessment on Tuesday and was able to
collect some research that I will be using in my project. It was interesting for me to see how
different Baldwin County schools are from those in my hometown.
Wednesday:
I continued working on my behavioral health needs assessment and tutored some more
kids. Tutoring wise, these groups of kids were way more under control than the groups I had on
Monday. Once I was finished with that, I kept working on collecting research and doing some
tasks around the library.
Thursday:
I used this time to start prepping for tutoring next week, and after the situation on
Monday I had to really think about what each student needed from me individually. I then
continued to work on my needs assessment.
Friday:
There was no school this day, but I finished the rest of tutoring prep and worked on their
progress reports for the week.

Overall, this week was the craziest week I’ve had thus far; however, like I stated
previously, I was able to gain more information on how each child functions in the classroom. I
am looking forward to seeing how much each child can improve each week.
Hours worked: 34 hours

Journal #7
Monday:
I worked on First Reader’s ideas for the month of March and decided on what we could
do to implement family interaction when it comes to reading to the children when they are not at
school. Reading is a huge aspect of education, and it is important to introduce this at a young
age.
Tuesday:
My supervisor was out of work the whole week, so that left me in charge for the
remainder of the week. On Tuesday, I focused on reading to two classes about exercising and
getting your body moving. This was a good topic for me to handle because it was so closely
related to public health. It was exciting to see how excited the kids were to exercise together and
learn about something important to me.
Wednesday:
On Wednesday, I assisted in two classrooms for most of the day. This was good for me to
see their schedules and how they chose to teach the children. I then started reorganizing the
bookshelves because they get messed up almost every week.
Thursday:
I passed out Blessing Bags at the beginning of the day and this took a while because we
added a lot more children to the list. I continued working on organizing the bookshelves and
planned for next weeks themes.
Friday:
I continued to work on my research for my behavioral needs assessment. I found a variety
of research on Baldwin County. It always interests me to learn about the social determinants of
health in different age groups and counties over Georgia.
This week was a good week and I felt very trusted by my supervisor being left in charge
for the week. I am starting up tutoring again next week and I am really looking forward to
working with the kids I’m used to working with every week. This week taught me much about
the social determinants of health in this age group.
Hours this week: 35 hours

Journal #8
Monday:
Monday was a very productive day for me. I was able to put together teacher appreciation
gifts from Communities in Schools. We have decided to do this every month to show the teachers
how much they are appreciated. Especially this time of year, it is important to let them know that
all they do is being recognized.
Tuesday:
Tuesday, I was in charge of story times. This week, but this day especially, the kids
behavior was off the walls. Usually, they are good at following the rules that have been put into
place for them; however, this week was very hard for all students to behave the way they are
expected to behave.
Wednesday:
I worked on the classroom door on Wednesday. I really wanted to make this one fun for
the kids, since one of their favorite things is looking at all the classroom doors that are decorated.
This one will be for march, so it is all about luck and reading.
Thursday:
On Thursday, I continued working on the door and helped out with other tasks around the
school. I passed out the blessing bags to each classroom and helped other teachers in their
classrooms when they needed it.
Friday:
Friday was a chill day, but I got to work on my project and talked to my supervisor about
presenting that. I was able to get a lot done on this day regarding my internship project.
Overall, this week was very productive. These are my favorite type of work weeks
because of how busy it keeps me. I also think it educates me more on the age group I am
working with.
Friday, March 1 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Journal #9
Monday:
I spent most of the day tutoring kids from different classes. They were the same children I
tutor every week, and I am starting to see some improvement. I was able to finish the decorations
for the door for this month and put that up. I then spent the rest of the day making my reports for
the kids I worked with this day.
Tuesday:
I continued to prep tutoring materials for the other kids I tutor on Wednesdays. This took
more time than I expected because most of the kids I work with on Wednesdays do not have the
same skills as the Monday groups. Some of them are still struggling with paying attention and
staying on task, but I am working on that with them.
Wednesday:
Again, I spent most of the day tutoring the second group of kids for the week. Some of
them are showing slight improvement; however, there is more work needed. This has given me
an understanding of how every individual learns differently. I have learned how to work and
teach kids in different ways in order for them to all feel included.
Thursday:
I passed out the blessing bags for the week and noticed more children getting added to the
list. These bags essentially assist the child and their family by providing necessary items and
non-perishables. This has been eye opening for me because I was not aware of how many
families, just at the Early Learning Center, struggle every single day.
Friday:
Friday was a big day for the kids because they had a parade and family play time. This
was put together by the ELC to involve parents at the school and allow them to see where their
kids are learning. I assisted with showing parents where to go, taking pictures, and helping
wherever help was needed.
This week felt very productive, and it was nice to interact with some of the families of the
children I work with. I am going to continue working hard to help the students I tutor and access
what I can do to help them.
Monday, March 4 8:00am 4:00pm 8
Tuesday, March 5 8:00am 4:00pm 8
Wednesday, March 6 8:00am 2:00pm 6
Thursday, March 7 8:00am 3:00 pm 7

Journal 10
Monday:
On Monday, I tutored all day. I felt the most prepared this week for tutoring because I am
getting used to the way they learn and what they need help with individually. I feel like they are
beginning to feel like they are accomplishing something.
Tuesday:
I had two classes come into the library on Tuesday and they were so interested in learning
about St. Patrick’s Day. After the classes finished, I worked on organizing some cabinets in the
classroom and continued putting my project together.
Wednesday:
Wednesday was a full day of classes and teaching, and my supervisor was out all week,
so it was sort of up to me to be in control this week. I like doing this every once in a while,
because it keeps me busy and allows me to interact with all of the kids at the ELC.
Thursday:
I continued reading to classes on Thursday but had to do some adjusting to the lesson
plan because Thursdays are the day, we teach the babies. We like to make sure every age group
can comprehend and retain what we are teaching them.
Friday:
Friday is another day of classes, but after I was done with that, I had more time to work
on my e-portfolio. I have had a lot of fun with this because it has allowed me to be creative with
my work and what I have done at my internship thus far.

Overall, this week went well, and I am fully comfortable teaching full classes on my own.
I liked having some time to work on other assignments, while also teaching all of the classes.
Wednesday, March 8:00am 3:00pm 7
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Journal Week 12
Monday:
I spent all of Monday preparing for our male involvement event that took place all week.
This was an event put on by the ELC for grandpas, fathers, brothers, and other male figures
could come eat breakfast with their child. These events are super important to allow the parents
to see where their child is learning.
Tuesday:
On Tuesday, I had only two classes that came into the library. Although it was not a super
chaotic day schedule-wise, the two classes I did have struggle with behaving and staying on task.
This has been a learning curve this semester.
Wednesday:
There were five classes this day and they were way more well behaved than the previous
classes that came in on Tuesday. In between classes, I started looking up ideas for the next door I
will be doing for the library.
Thursday:
Thursday was another day of five classes and while children were not in the classroom, I
looked through my tutoring folders to look at the progress each of my kids have made. This has
made me feel very confident in my job and motivates me to end the semester the same way.
Friday:
Friday was full of teaching different classes and in my down time, I started working on
my reflection paper. It has felt very rewarding being able to reflect all that I have accomplished
while at my internship.
This week, I felt very proud of myself after having so much time to reflect on the last few
months. I am excited for this chapter to end, but I know it will be very bittersweet.
Wednesday, March 8:00am 3:00pm 7
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Journal Week 13
Monday:
This week was spring break for the ELC; however, my supervisor and I worked together
to ensure that I was getting hours in while not being in the building. On Monday, I worked on
planning the themes for the rest of the semester regarding story times. We usually like to try and
match the theme close to what each grade level is learning about each week. This consists of
picking out two to three books to read to each class, four to five educational videos for the kids
to watch, and a coloring sheet or activity that relates to the lesson.
Tuesday:
I spent the beginning of the day finishing the planning for story times and then continued
working on my project. As it gets closer to presentation time, I have been recording myself
practicing my presentation, as well as having additional information for me to speak on while
presenting to my coworkers.
Wednesday:
On Wednesday, I worked on planning the rest of my tutoring lessons for the students I
work with each week. As stated previously, they are all in different areas of curriculum. I do
believe I have gotten the hang of making sure I provide each kid with exactly what they need.
Thursday:
I have decided that before my internship comes to an end, I am going to do something fun
for each class that I have worked with this semester. Whether it be a party or just a sweet treat, I
want to give these students something to remember me by. I spent most of the day working on
planning that and finished my day working on my portfolio.
Friday:
I worked on my portfolio, as well as practicing my presentation at the start of the day on
Friday. I then worked on getting decorations ready for my next and last door that I will be
decorating this semester.
This week made me realize how fast this internship has gone by. As much as I wish it was
more public health related, I made relationships with others that I know will travel with me for a
lifetime. I am ready to get back with the kids next week and really soak in these last few weeks
that we have left!
Monday, April 1 8:00am 4:00pm 8
Tuesday, April 2 8:00am 4:00pm 8
Wednesday, April 3 8:00am 3:00pm 7
Thursday, April 4 8:00am 3:00 pm 7
Friday, April 5 8:00am 3:00pm 7

Journal Week 14
Monday:
Monday was somewhat of a prep day for us. My supervisor has been sick for the past few
weeks so we needed some time to sit down and plan out our week. This week was picture day at
the ELC and our room was being used for it, so we had to go work in the classrooms for the first
few days of the week.
Tuesday:
Tuesday we worked on setting things up for Autism Awareness Day that would take place
on Friday. This consisted of decorations, organizing, and making sure everything would be
delivered on time for the event.
Wednesday:
On Wednesday, we were finally able to get back into our classroom and I continued on
working on prepping things for the event. Because most of our special needs students are severe,
we had to make sure we had enough activities to keep them entertained and occupied.
Thursday:
On Thursday, I worked on reorganizing the classroom because things got rearranged
during picture days. I wanted to make sure everything was back in its original spot so that we
wouldn’t have issues finding things later. I then passed out Blessing Bags to each class and put
away a ton of books that had been returned to the library.
Friday:
Friday was our Autism Awareness Day where parents of our special needs students were
able to come and enjoy food, activities, games, and other forms of entertainment. We ended up
having a good turn out and the event went well.

Overall, this week was very jam-packed, but it made me realize how time is flying by. I
have grown so close with the staff at the ELC and they have shown me skills that I will use in my
future career wherever that may be.
Hours worked this week: 37 hours

Journal #15
Monday:
On Monday, my supervisor and I worked on getting things ready for the classes we had
the rest of the week. We also started talking about the Fairytale Ball that the school was putting
on for the kids on Friday. I also sorted the First Readers Books as well as getting surveys ready
for CIS.
Tuesday:
Tuesday was a productive day because we only had two classes that came in so we were
able to get more things done around the classroom. My supervisor needed my help getting rid
of/organizing the cabinets and closets in the classroom. A lot of the stuff we have been provided
has been passed down and much of it needed to be thrown away.
Wednesday:
Wednesday was busy in the sense of being around the kids all day. They have been
excited about the warm weather which makes it harder for them to pay attention when we are
trying to teach them. I got the surveys passed out to each teacher which basically just asks the
parents if there is anything we can do differently during the next school year to see how we can
improve.
Thursday:
On Thursday, I spent a lot of the day blowing up balloons, decorating, and getting things
ready for the ball on Friday. I also made the decorations for the last door I will be doing this
semester, and it was the best one I have made so far. Bittersweet! I helped with one class that was
one teacher short and the kids were so excited. This was the best part of my week.
Friday:
Friday was the day of the ball where all the kids were dressed up as fairytale character.
They went by age group, so the ball took most of the day. It was so fun seeing how excited each
one of them got. One of the girls I tutor wouldn’t leave my side and I was able to get her to go
play with her friends so that was nice to see as well. We then continued working on deep
cleaning the classroom.
I truly am blessed for this experience and the connections I made. I am excited for
graduation, but I will miss these kids so much!
Hours worked this week: 37 Hours
Hours to date: 471 Hours

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come working at the Early Learning Center.

communicating their feelings and emotions about different situations.

Day Time in Time out Hours worked

Wednesday, Jan 10 8:00am 1:00pm 5

Thursday, Jan 11 8:00am 1:00pm 5

Friday, Jan 12 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Total Hours: 16 hours

with registration for the next school year.

staff at the ELC.

the children’s information in it for me to track their progress.

Day Time in Time out Hours worked

Tuesday, Jan 16 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Wednesday, Jan 17 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Thursday, Jan 18 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Friday, Jan 19 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Total hours: 26 hours

Total hours to date: 42 hours

the first week.

working a lot on social-behavioral activities with the kids.

interaction with the parents thus far.

Meeting and that took the rest of the day.

Day Time in Time out Hours worked

Monday, Jan 22 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Tuesday, Jan 23 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Wednesday, Jan 24 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Thursday, Jan 25 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Friday, Jan 26 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Total hours for week 3: 36 hours

Total hours to date: 78 hours

has started working better.

most involved this week at my internship.

Day Time in Time out Hours worked

Monday, Jan 29 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Tuesday, Jan 30 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Wednesday, Jan 31 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Thursday, Feb 1 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Friday, Feb 2 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Total hours for week 4: 36 hours

Total hours to date: 114

alphabet. This allowed me to plan for next week’s lesson.

lot of work done.

and continued getting stuff prepped for next week.

planning on making up the hours.

much they can learn from me.

Day Time in Time out Hours worked

Monday, Feb 5 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Tuesday, Feb 6 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Wednesday, Feb 7 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Thursday, Feb 8 8:00am 12:00 pm 5

Friday, Feb 9 8:00am 12:00pm 5

Hours worked: 32 hours

Hours to date: 146 hours

different Baldwin County schools are from those in my hometown.

tasks around the library.

continued to work on my needs assessment.

progress reports for the week.

Day Time in Time out Hours worked

Monday, Feb 12 8:00am 2:00pm 6

Tuesday, Feb 13 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Wednesday, Feb 14 8:00am 4:00pm 8

Thursday, Feb 15 8:00am 3:00 pm 7

Friday, Feb 16 8:00am 12:00pm 5