My K lesson was my second time with them. We got through drawing all 6 squares with pencil and toward the end of the class I gave them markers. At the end Mary Lynn just said I should focus on classroom management and raising my voice. At one point I told the class I was getting upset and did raise my voice to get their attention. They all wanted to do the song again but we started out by me saying two words and having them do the hand motions of "that rhymes" or "no way." I told them at the end we'd do the song once we finished the project. I asked Mary Lynn if I should come up with another lesson once this gets finished but she said to think about ways to continue it, so I thought we could perhaps color a background and create an environment for the objects in the drawings and write the title of our poem on the illustration.
My 3rd grade lesson went well. Mary Lynn took the papers away from some students for not behaving and made them wait and told everyone I bought the paper with my own money and made it seem like a reward to them to be able to use it. I think its worked out well to hold onto it and make them get approval from me before they get to work on it. I put feedback on all 3 classes packets. I told them where they needed to add 4 motion lines, I said good job when they had drawn nice symbols and bodies, and let them know if they had misspellings and what else they needed to fill in. So they knew what they needed to revise and I did also as I went over to check up on them. If they said they were done I knew easily what else they needed to revise. I think it worked well. I'm really excited to continue developing this project and can't wait to have them get their magnets and see how they come out once they are laminated. I also can't wait to do the subway drawings with them on the chalk paper.
The panel discussion for African American History Month was today. They had 2 famous speakers - a husband/wife team (again not seen as a personal agenda by stating that they were married multiple times). After the panel was over (I got to go for awhile while Mary Lynn taught), I walked by the principal and she initiated with me and asked me if I helped with the program. I told her that I designed it. She said it was perfect because it had Ebony Magazine and that the woman who spoke was just in Ebony Magazine. Somehow she turned it around as a compliment to herself that this is how Ed Smith does things, where everything just comes together like that. It was kind of funny how she said it but anyways I was glad she recognized something good I did and appreciated it.
Kevin Mixon asked Mary Lynn for Kathie's email and we were both curious what he was going to talk to her about. Also on Fridays the school has donuts and bagels with cream cheese for all the staff which is very nice and something to look forward to. I think small things like that go really far. The teachers organize it and pay for it. I brought in two bags of cookies from Corsos and everyone ate them. I think I'll bring in a bunch each Friday.
All for now. Next week when we have the week off I have a few Fagbug events so I can make money as I do during April break, but my goal next week is to do the online workshops and sign up for the exams and fingerprinting that I need to get certified. I've just not had the money so hopefully next week I'll be able to sign up for all of that and get it going.
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