So, this was my first week teaching Robotics, and it went pretty well. My students are enthusiastic and pretty well-behaved, given that they are between the ages of 10 and 12. The only gripe i have is with the Lego Mindstorms product itself. It can be fairly complicated to use, and some of my students are having trouble building what they need due to the vast number of different pieces included in the kit. I will be slightly altering the lesson plans i was given to allow more flexibility in construction, which will hopefully alleviate some problems.
In other news, Sofia was ill last week with a viral fever that has been making the rounds at school. She hit a temperature of 103° a week ago Thursday, and she subsequently had to miss a friend's sleepover birthday party that Friday evening (a huge disappointment for everyone involved). Her fever finally went away on Sunday, so on Monday she went back to school.
I am currently looking into some volunteer opportunities for my mornings. Hopefully i will soon be a tutor for the local literacy educator, Literacy Source, which is right down the street in Fremont, and i have also been in touch with Sofia's teacher about helping out at school.
Speaking of Sofia's school, their current fundraising campaign is with Sally Foster. If you need any gift wrap, gifts, or candy (the chocolate looks really good), consider buying from Sally Foster and entering Sofia's seller number, 352230, when you click on the "Give Credit" button on the main page. Fifty percent of the proceeds go to Northwest Montessori.
Okay, enough writing, i have a literacy training session to go to...
