Lilly fell off the
bathroom step stool this morning & got a black & blue knot on her
forehead. (She's been climbing onto lots things lately and this morning she
tested out some dance moves when she got to the top of the step stool. That
didn't work too well for her.) I gave
her a soft ice pack to help the swelling and to distract her (she loves holding
ice packs). When she started playing
peek-a-boo through the ice pack, I took it as a clear sign that she was okay. A
few hours later, most of the swelling was gone, but she does still have a light
bruise on her forehead. Poor baby!
It's amazing to see the difference in how her body responds to injuries versus Shawn's dermatagraphia hyper-sensitivity response. He would've had a huge goose-egg protruding from his forehead had he fallen the same way. Yet after the initial welt formed, he probably would've recovered much like her with hardly anything noticable this evening.
Once Lilly's tears were wiped away and her icepack was luke warm, we went to a meeting at Ferson Creek for AVIC (Art Volunteers In the Classroom). Once a month, parent volunteers come into each classroom for an hour art lesson - separate from the weekly art class in the art room. While parents lead the class with a presentation, a project, and perhaps books and other activities as needed, the classroom teachers meet for grade level collaboration and mini-professional development opportunities. Since there legally has to be a teacher present, not just an adult, a substitute floats between the classrooms to assist and supervise. The AVIC coordinator provides volunteers with a packet that includes research about the featured artist / piece of art and suggested projects. We're also supposed to bring a corresponding picture that's hanging somewhere in the school's hallways into the class as part of the demonstration. I'm signed up with a partner (who I don't know yet) to be Ms. Johnsen's AVIC volunteers. We'll probably take turns being the lead / assistant for the activities. One of our neighbors signed up for her sons' classes, so we're going to swap babysitting for the younger siblings. I'm excited to see what these lessons are like! (And to be in a teaching position without some of the painstaking parts about being a teacher!)
Shawn tested for his first stripe for his purple belt today!
They are also practicing for the next tournament on November 8. They did a lot of work on the round kick - it's a pretty tricky move that I think would knock me off balance! Shawn still has a lot of work to do before the tournament, but it's impressive what a difference a few weeks makes.
Once Lilly's tears were wiped away and her icepack was luke warm, we went to a meeting at Ferson Creek for AVIC (Art Volunteers In the Classroom). Once a month, parent volunteers come into each classroom for an hour art lesson - separate from the weekly art class in the art room. While parents lead the class with a presentation, a project, and perhaps books and other activities as needed, the classroom teachers meet for grade level collaboration and mini-professional development opportunities. Since there legally has to be a teacher present, not just an adult, a substitute floats between the classrooms to assist and supervise. The AVIC coordinator provides volunteers with a packet that includes research about the featured artist / piece of art and suggested projects. We're also supposed to bring a corresponding picture that's hanging somewhere in the school's hallways into the class as part of the demonstration. I'm signed up with a partner (who I don't know yet) to be Ms. Johnsen's AVIC volunteers. We'll probably take turns being the lead / assistant for the activities. One of our neighbors signed up for her sons' classes, so we're going to swap babysitting for the younger siblings. I'm excited to see what these lessons are like! (And to be in a teaching position without some of the painstaking parts about being a teacher!)
Shawn tested for his first stripe for his purple belt today!
They are also practicing for the next tournament on November 8. They did a lot of work on the round kick - it's a pretty tricky move that I think would knock me off balance! Shawn still has a lot of work to do before the tournament, but it's impressive what a difference a few weeks makes.
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