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= = =__**Life Skills 4/29-5/12**__=
 * Child Care & Life Skills Peer Tutoring**

Last week we went to the special olympics and it was such a great experience. I was paired up with Patrick and although we could not find his events for a while we still had fun! Once he did his events it was amazing to watch him do great and be really excited. All of the kids did amazing and participated in so many events. My favorite part of the day was watching Cathy do her races and of course end with a huge smile on her face. This week we worked on Mothers day cards and had a interesting fire drill! The kids were very calm and it was easy to get them out to the field. I enjoyed working with Pat on the connect the numbers because it was actually something he was interested in doing! I am getting sad that I only have a couple more weeks with the kids but I am so blessed to have had this experience.

__**Life Skills 4/22-4/26**__
On Friday the kids had their dance and it was so much fun! I am so glad I got the chance to go! I loved see all the girls dressed up, Cathy and Lee both looked so beautiful. John was breaking it down and Pat just thought he was too cool for school. It was interesting to see how uncomfortable Fernando was considering he is never like that in school. All in all it was a great experience! I am excited to attend my first special olympics on Thursday! I cant wait to watch all the kids in their events!

__**Life Skills 4/8-4/22**__
Over the past weeks the kids have improved on their math rings and are working on getting another free period. The kids had the chance to work on the ipads and it was very fun! I worked with Pat and it was hard to get him not to touch EVERYTHING! We have continued to play games with the students, I really enjoyed the game we played were we had our own check book. The kids are very good at telling time bingo! This week everyone is getting excited about the dance and I cant wait to see everyone dressed up and having fun. Im going to make Pat dance with me no matter what!

__**Life Skills 4/2-4/5**__
This week was a short week due to spring break and of course b-day. The students are working on math rings and added new cards to their rings this week. Patrick got a handful of cards off this week as well. I really enjoyed the game we played in math this week even though Patrick did not want to participate and Mrs. Powers had to call home. Fernando could do everything on his own in the game and John only needed help with me reading the cards. This week was a little difficult to get Patrick to participate during math packets and writing down what they got for cooking class but hopefully he will go back to having good weeks!

__Life Skills 3/18-3/22__
This week in class we played a math game which required the kids to count out change. Lee and Fernando did awesome! Patrick was moping around and not trying but still knew what to do. John knows what to do but sometimes gets off focus and thinks he is being funny but just saying anything. John and Patrick have been getting better about not counting out loud when they are doing their math rings. We had a free period on friday and it was fun to do other things with them. We played uno which I came last in and we even had a show from Patrick who hurt his ankle but was magically healed when I saw him at lunch later in the day!

__**Life Skills 3/11-3/22**__
Patrick and I both returned from out trips to Disney World this week! It was fun to talk about the things we both did there but never happened to see each other. This week we kept practicing their math rings and made it to 20! That means a free math class! I worked with Fernando and John when we did the checking assignment. It was interesting to see that Fernando was good at writing the checks but not at the log whereas John was the opposite. I really do enjoy working with all the kids and love the conversations we have, even when we are off topic. The hunt for the missing pennies, that Patrick defitanely took is still on!

__**Life Skills 2/25-3/1**__
This week Patrick and I were so excited to go on our trip to Disney world! I know chances are slim but I really do hope I some how see him there! While working with Patrick this week, I realized that he knew when to carry the one over when adding bigger numbers without anyone having to tell him. I was really impressed. I had the chance to work with all the kids on their math packets this week and saw that Fernando and Patrick get through things very fast where as Lee and John can be easily distracted. They are all doing awesome on getting their math rings off and they only need 5 more until they get a free math period, wahooo! I will miss everyone while I am on my trip and can not wait to tell them all about it when I return!

__**Life Skills 2/18-2/22**__
This week I only had the chance to work with the kids one day due to the schedule and being sick. I worked with Patrick and he really is such a joy. I love that he is so friendly and wants to tell me everything! Hopefully I will see him when I go to disney. All of the kids are working on getting cards off of their math rings. John and Lee have already received some free math cards. This week I hope to work with all the kids to see where they are on their math rings and packets.

__**Life Skills 2/11-2/15**__
This week was Valentine's Day and it was so cute to see all the kids excited and receiving flowers from each other. Lee and John are so cute, even if John does not want to admit to liking Lee. This week Lee got three free math classes off of her math rings! She was happy dancing all over the place. We worked more with coins this week and it is very interesting and eye opening to see that on Monday they might know which one is a quarter and on Wednesday they may have no idea. I can see the frustration in Patricks face when we are working with coins but with a little repetition and focus I am positive he knows which coin is which.

__**Life Skills 2/4-2/8**__
This week i had the opportunity to work with all of the kids when they were doing math rings. I realized that john knows what he is doing but just needs to focus and not guess on everything. We did the star math test this week, which are really really hard!! I can see the frustration that some of the kids have when doing these. I like getting to know all of the kids and really love how open they are with everyone. I wish i had the opportunity to work will all the life skills kids so i could get to know all of them! It is always interesting in class and im looking forward to the weeks ahead!

=__life skills 1/28-2/1__= this week was my first week with the kids, and i can already tell that i am going to love it. On monday I worked with fernando and on friday I got to spend the double with Patrick. I really enjoy patrick, even though he says math sucks :]. I am really looking forward to getting to know all the kids and learning what their strengths and weaknesses are. This is going to be a great experience to prepare me for my college major.

**__Child Care 1/28-2/1__**
Since preschool has not yet returned, child care has been busy work which i dont mind at all! It is very interesting to see the kids in the class and to remember how nervous i was about having to teach the preschool children. I am looking forward to preschool and seeing the kids that i had last year. I loved mrs.witman and always had her for child care, but mr. Fersch is doing a great job and is a amazing teacher.