03/24/2009 "BIRTHDAY DAY AT BANCROFT"

Today at Bancroft was a terrific day! When I got there the students were so excited to see me, probably because I didn't go last Tuesday. Well today there were two birthdays in class! One student turned 14 and the other student 13. When I got into the classroom the students were watching 'Spongebob SquarePants' and then I walked them to gym. In gym class we participated in playing catch and a little bit of basketball with beam bags getting thrown in a crate. After gym we went back to the classroom and the students worked on their hygiene. They all brushed their teeth, washed their hands, went to the bathroom, and groomed themselves. After hygiene time it was time for individual work, so I worked with one of the students (the birthday boy) and another teacher. The young gentleman now 13 years old, was working on index cards on how to do laundry. I thought it was so cool considering that I don't even know how to do laundry.. so after he was finished.. he quizzed me and I passed and I thank him! He gave me a sticker with a star on it and wrote.. "Good Job Girl" it made my day :) After individual work we celebrated two of the students birthdays with Vanilla Cake and Chocolate Chunk Brownies. And before I knew it, it was time to get the students ready for their buses to go home.