Tuesday went well. The stress of the fourth quarter and the absolute beautiful weather are causing the kids to act crazy. We won our kickball game today and are now in second place and will play Lindquist next week for the semi-finals. The house meeting today was long we talked about what we are going to do when the Science Fair E core ends. We planned three activities that the kids could choose from- tennis, book group, and exercise videos. I am going to teach Tennis with Igo even though I haven't played since I was eleven. The science fair is this Thursday and I am super glad that this part of E Core is almost over- we didn't plan it and the person in charge had a vision that they didn't share with anyone so there is no rubric, no format, and very little guidance about what is supposed to be happening. The kids are done witht the research though and now are just working on their posters as seen in the photo. We also talked about Field Trips- the kids are going to Feed My Starving Children next week and I will be going too as a chaperone. I also called the Woodbury 10 to see if and when HAIRSPRAY was coming and it is so we are going to make permission forms to go and see it. Class today was fine. The kids are all doing the work but they are a little confused about their Decades Project so I met with all the kids and had them ask questions after I did a brief overview of what was expected by next friday- the due date. We had one student who I will call Z who doesn't do anything in any of the classes, which sucks in general, but if he was a quiet lazy kid that would be different then the fact that he is loud and disruptive and pulls the easily distracted kids right in there with him. He had to be taken out and met with the behavior specialist to figure out a plan- he came back for the last fifteen minutes of the class AND STILL DID NOTHING! and calling mom is pointless- basically he has given up and there is nothing that we do that makes a difference. It is really frustrating and Kristen says that we have done all we can and giving it over to the office and calling 2600 to have him taken out is the only way to deal with it.
Questions for Gretchen:
1. I have the midway progress report- what should I do with it?
2. I have to do an Application of Prior Learning to get credit for my three years of teaching and was told to make sure that my evidence is in direct relation to the reflection. Do you have any advise?