Good evening everyone! It just occurred to me that I forgot to upload my blog post from last week! I started writing it while I was at my sister's cheerleading competition last Sunday but then fell asleep in the car before I finished. Now, another week has already passed and I am a week behind, so what I have decided to do is to write a brief recap of my final week of February and the first part of my reading week and then later tonight (Sunday) I will write all about my trip to the city - which was absolutely fantastic, if you were wondering. So before the clocks spring ahead on me, here is a look back on what I was up to before NYC!
So Monday before the break, I had my practicum, where I taught a lesson to my grade 3/4s centred around the topic of shoes. I read them a story called Those Shoes and then they worked through a series of stations on the same topic. Unfortunately, the stations did not go as well as my Olympic ones the week before but I learned a lot from it, mainly that I need to make smaller groups for my students to work in. It was a lot of fun to read them a story though! Then, I taught a lesson to my grade 6 class on bullying. To introduce my lesson, I showed them a $20 bill, crumpled it up and then asked if they still wanted it, which of course they did. This led into a discussion about how you can't take away someone's value, an idea that we worked with throughout the lesson. Finally, we had library buddies with the grade 2s, during which I read with one of my students.
After practicum, I had my K-E class, my final one before the break. We were divided into groups for our term project. For the project, we were assigned a school and we now must create curriculum for the school based on the students, the community, etc. My school is an école vision, a special kind of school in Quebec. I have not worked with anyone in my group before, so this will be an interesting assignment... I have mixed feelings towards it. I will keep you updated.
After class, I went to the gym and then to knitting club. I am currently working on a pair of leg warmers. Purple, of course. Then, I was on duty in Mackinnon so I headed to campus to start work. I spent my time in between rounds studying for my midterm the next day. Even though it was an early night, I stayed over in Mack so that I could get up early and go swimming Tuesday morning. Despite wanting to ignore my alarm, I managed to drag myself to the pool at 7am. Following that, I walked home, on which I witnessed a car crash, which really freaked me out. A car pulling out of the gas station hit a car on the main road. Everyone was ok but I was just praying that the crash was not a sign for how my midterm was going to go that night. I came home and did some homework and then went to the local firehall for an education gala planning meeting. We have decided to go with a Roman Holiday theme, so Kirsten, Janet and I were planning the event layout and decorations. I am really excited about all the ideas we have had so far, so education students mark the date - March 22nd and get your tickets this week!
Following my meeting, I came home and watched my online lecture from my prof who was in Halifax for the week. Then, I went to my psych class, studied some more for my midterm and grabbed dinner from Tim Hortons. Well, I tried to order dinner but they were all out of chili and soup so I ordered a cup of hot water and mixed my own soup from some mix I had in my bag. Student living at its finest. I then had my Children's Literature midterm which went better than I thought it would. Hopefully, my prof will have them marked this week. Following that, I went to visit Vicki in Mack and hung out for a while before heading home for the night.
Wednesday, I had no class, so I bummed around at home all morning, doing various homework assignments and talking to my dad on the phone. While we were talking, I was looking for my markers in my skating bag which I could not find!! I started freaking out and looking everywhere around my house for my skates. I knew that I had had my bag on Sunday and had gone to the library and the bank so I called both places but no one had seen them. After another frantic look around the house, I had a sudden realization of where I had left them - on the stair railing! I looked under Jocelyn's coat pile on the hook and there they were! Crisis averted.
Following the great skate hunt, I said goodbye to Sarah who was leaving for Rwanda for two weeks. I wished her well on her inspiring trip and watched her drive away. After that, I went to the gym and came home to make dinner. I made a spinach quinoa dish and roasted asparagus. Delicious. Following dinner, I did some more homework and watched 2 episodes of MasterChef Canada while raising my Virtual Child. Bridgette is 15 now, and I was freaking out on Wednesday night when when she was asking to go to her first co-ed party and go on her first date. From this, I learned that I am not ready to raise teenagers yet!
Thursday, I met Kirsten on campus to hand out biscotti (made by Janet) and Gala invitations to the education professors. We were not able to find all of them, but the ones that we did find were quite impressed with our treats. I hope they will all be able to come! I then went for a swim and to psych class, where we had Virtual Child discussion, meaning I got to brag about Bridgette for a grade. After class, I went to the Gait to help out with the Golden Key Jump Rope for Heart Fundraiser at Happy Hour. We had a "guess how many candies in the jar" raffle, a photo booth,, a jump rope competition and a hula hoop competition. It ended up being a lot of fun and we raised a good amount of money for Heart and Stroke.
Following Happy Hour, I quickly raced home to grab my overnight bag and then ran back to campus to start work for the night. For the first time, I was on duty with Samantha, another RA in Mack. A lot of the residents had already left to go home for Reading Week, so it was a pretty quiet night overall. I got a lot of homework done, including reading 2 chapters of my psych textbook, which was really nice. I watched Crazy, Stupid, Love with one of the residents to help me stay awake until the end of the night and was finally able to go to bed at 4am.
Friday morning, I slept in until 9 and then came home to pack my bag to leave for Reading Week. Originally, I was supposed to be catching a bus in Montreal at noon but was unable to find a ride to Montreal so instead, I found a ride to Toronto leaving at noon. I was expecting a student around my age to come pick me up, but the driver ended up being a part time student and husband of a BU prof who was going to Toronto for a home inspectors' conference. To sum up the drive, I learned a lot about home inspection and furniture building. The driver wanted someone to help him stay awake, so I was unable to do my favourite road trip activity, aka sleep. He dropped me off in Pickering and I caught the Go Train home to Aldershot, where my dad picked me up that night. After a long day on the road, it was so nice to see my family and then go to bed.
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| My suitcase-in-a-suitcase packing job |
A wave of tiredness just hit me, so I will catch you up on Reading Week later tonight! Have a great Sunday everyone and I wish you good luck adjusting to Daylight Savings!
All my love, Erica xoxoxoxo
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