Player Movement

so i was doing my iWeb page for my computer class and I did a little investigating. Ok, so my page was really about the Lakers because well hey, what else do I know this much about right? It also gave me a chance to get caught up on my Lakers news since I'd been MIA due to being disgustingly busy. So i was reading and i was like OMG i feel that the Lakers did a really good job in the player movement. Now i know everyone is freaking out due to the triple threat but I feel that it wont be enough to defeat the Lakers. Lakers were genially genius in reacquiring Derek Fisher, there was some speculation at the hiring of Steve Blake but Phil Jackson is pure genius. He knows that they need Fisher to train all these newbies. The acquisition of Matt Barnes and Theo Ratliff was a great addition to the team. I cant even lie, I'm excited to see how Barnes and Kobe get along, or more importantly Barnes and Ron Artest. Ron Artest is a trip.

Under the Sea

This week our theme, titled Under the Sea, will be about ocean life and the beach.

• sensory table will be colored soapy water with sea creatures and seashells.
• dramatic area will have a blow up swimming pool with magnetic fish and fishing rods
• stuffed ocean animals
• beach toys: shovels, pails, towels, beach balls, life jackets
  

The art schedule is as follows:

Monday-Rainbow Fish
Tuesday- Finger Paint Jellyfish
Wednesday- Tissue Paper Sea Horse
Thursday- Sea Bagels
Friday- Sand Dollars

*We will be having Splash Day on Friday*
Remember to:

• bring child in swimsuit
• apply sunblock at home
• bring a towel
• a large Ziploc bag
• an extra set of clothes
  

Ideas for things you can try at home:
A-Z Kids Stuff
Angelfish

Lonely Day

Its been a while I must say. I dont really know what to say exactly. I came back to Austin this afternoon. I left my baby dog at home. I must say that it was the hardest decision I've made in a long time. I want my baby dog. Lidia doesnt come home until tomorrow so I am literally ALONE. I think this would be the perfect moment to state that I've never been home alone in my life. Especially not at night. We have a bagillion pets even if it comes to me being actually alone im never really alone. But today I am alone. And I miss my baby dog. I keep hearing noises. Noises that were always drowned out by the constant noise that comes from having two dogs in an apartment. I dont like noises. I get scared easily. I watch too much Criminal Minds. Its too quiet. And boring. there is absolutely nothing to do. no dog to take out. no dog to feed. no one to talk to.... not saying I talk to the dog, although we all know I'm a crazy and I definitely talk to my dog. I have horrible teachers. School starts tomorrow. Why do they not have the syllabus up yet. I think my favorite is the teacher that emailed us the syllabus but didnt upload any of the articles we need to read for the class. can you say massive fail. its not like i can prepare for work. I already set my clothes apart for the next day regardless. my alarm clock is set. did i mention the fact that I cleaned the house when I got here. yeah. i did that. my clothes is in the dryer. i showered. this is life. if only i werent so broke this summer. then i wouldnt have had to send my baby dog home. now for the worst part, sleeping by myself.

Final Tutoring Post

Aside from having to be up at 8 on most of my Saturdays, I quite enjoyed the experience with Amauro. I grew up in the neighborhood, I know what its like. I went back home this past weekend to celebrate my birthday (which is on the 6^th by the way) and I stopped by a friend’s house to see how they were doing. They were just sitting there in the broken down apartments, all four of them didn’t have cars because they’re so broke. They were all just sitting there on the patio with a case of beer and a bag of weed. No one expects anything from people that come from my neighborhood. These people that I knew in high school are the perfect example of that. They all came from low-income families with a lot of kids and low parent involvement. Most of the people I knew growing up were just like Amauro. My brother has ADHD, he was never behind on his schooling, thank God, but it was hard to keep him on point. My brother works at Jimmy Johns, my best friend dropped out of UT even though he had a full ride scholarship. I always have the desire to help the community; I mean it’s my community too. My little brother is going to be in high school next year and it scares me to death. I feel that Amauro benefitted from the experience, I mean I hope he did, I feel that he did. At the end of the semester he knew geometry at least. This experience is important because it allow me to gain some insight into the life of a child with some form of “disability” for lack of a better term. It helps me to understand, to identify with the issues that are at hand when it comes to legislation and what the students actually receive. Amauro was so far behind, and I mean my mother was trying her hardest, its like what do you do as a teacher? How do you help that one student? That’s something that we need to learn, it will be a challenge that we will all encounter as teachers. We must remember that each case is different and that it takes time and a lot of trial and error.