As stated earlier, there is no need to make up anything about Hudson. No one is making fun of him, I am just clearly stating the facts as told to me by Ms. Sugar.
On to Chapter 2...
Hudson decides to yell out during the middle of class "My brother died last week and my mom died too from taking too many pills." Ms. Sugar was not going to put up with this kind of outburst again so she simply tries to talk to Hudson. Hudson, remember, is hard of hearing, so sometimes he responds to her, and sometimes he doesn't. She again decided to allow him to listen to his headphones for a little while, mainly because she was at a loss of what to do with him.
Then she decides, no, I'm going to get him to participate. While the other students are busy and in their groups, Ms. Sugar asks Hudson to become a part of one of the groups. She asks him this from the other side of the room...it's not a huge room, but she wasn't right next to him. She thought for a moment that he didn't hear her, but she could tell he was writing something. She waited for a moment and just before she started to walk over to him, he held up a sign he had made behind his head that read "NO WAY." hahaha...sorry, even storytellers have to laugh sometimes.
The class fortunately is a very forgiving class and they try their best to get Hudson to participate, but no luck.
Ms. Sugar puts on her PowerPoint about herself, and miraculously, Hudson rolls himself to the middle of the classroom, crosses his legs into his chair, and stays completely focused until the PowerPoint is over. When it's finished, one of the students and Ms. Sugar try to get him to join a group (for probably the 10th time) and so they attempt to roll him to a group circle. Hudson, using his quick reflexes, puts the brakes down on his wheelchair and crosses his arms and scowls at them.
(sigh) There is so much more. Until Chapter 3...
Friday, August 31, 2007
Happy Friday!
Well we did it! We made it through the first week of school! I love all my kids, I've learned a TON about them because I keep making them say things about themselves and present things about themselves, so I love it!
Baby Eli has found his new groove as well! At first I thought something was wrong because he wasn't moving around as much, but I think with all the walking and talking I put him to sleep! Now he's figured out my schedule and moves about freely any time he wants.
I saw a student I had 2 years ago when she was a Freshmen that I am pretty close to. She's pregnant and due in October with a little girl. It was strange (and sad of course) but kind of neat talking to her about pregnancy since we're pretty close to the same due date. There's no reason to make her feel any worse than the rest of the people, so I just want to share in the joy of this cool new life growing in her! Her situation isn't that great, as I'm sure you can imagine, so please keep her in your prayers.
Also! Wes is HOME!! WHOO HOO!! So, tonight's date night! And there's no school on Monday!
Baby Eli has found his new groove as well! At first I thought something was wrong because he wasn't moving around as much, but I think with all the walking and talking I put him to sleep! Now he's figured out my schedule and moves about freely any time he wants.
I saw a student I had 2 years ago when she was a Freshmen that I am pretty close to. She's pregnant and due in October with a little girl. It was strange (and sad of course) but kind of neat talking to her about pregnancy since we're pretty close to the same due date. There's no reason to make her feel any worse than the rest of the people, so I just want to share in the joy of this cool new life growing in her! Her situation isn't that great, as I'm sure you can imagine, so please keep her in your prayers.
Also! Wes is HOME!! WHOO HOO!! So, tonight's date night! And there's no school on Monday!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Hudson, The Rolling Stone: Chapter 1
The stories I'm about to tell you are true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent, but not one word of this is made up.
There is a student named Hudson. Hudson is in Ms. Sugar's class. Here are some things that you need to know about Hudson before the story begins:
When you first meet Hudson, you notice some obvious physical things. He's in a wheelchair, he's not very tall but he's a rounder fellow, he has spikey hair, he wears thick glasses, and he always has headphones around his neck that he usually puts in his ears as soon as class begins. Hudson is also allergic to latex. He says he is very hard of hearing and he loves puzzles. And so the stories begin...
Hudson rolls in to class and decides he's going to stop at the big table by the door instead of coming all the way in to class to join the groups. Ms. Sugar's first impression of him was when he decided to park there, put his headphones on his head, take out his word searches, and doesn't pay attention to anything Ms. Sugar is doing in class. That's not the best first impression to leave, but as teachers, you cut them some slack and press on.
As the rest of the class is working and joining in on the day's activities, Hudson decides he's going to write himself a letter. Ms. Sugar sees him doing this, but lets him continue. After awhile, Hudson raises his hand high into the air and yells out in almost a comical tone "Ms. Sugar! I'm going to read you a letter my friend wrote to me! Dear Hudson, I don't want to be your friend anymore! I don't want you coming to my house and bothering me anymore!" Now, Ms. Sugar isn't quite sure how to handle this, but it's the first day, so she doesn't let it become a big scene and Hudson goes about his word searches. Later on, she tries to get him to join the group. He starts scratching his arm over and over again and again yells as only he can, "If you make me join that group I'll kill myself and my friends will be really mad at you!" The period comes to a close and Hudson rolls himself out the door.
Now, of course the appropriate people have been contacted, and he may seem like some scary soul right now, but he's not scary, just different. Just wait until Chapter 2 to hear more about Hudson.
There is a student named Hudson. Hudson is in Ms. Sugar's class. Here are some things that you need to know about Hudson before the story begins:
When you first meet Hudson, you notice some obvious physical things. He's in a wheelchair, he's not very tall but he's a rounder fellow, he has spikey hair, he wears thick glasses, and he always has headphones around his neck that he usually puts in his ears as soon as class begins. Hudson is also allergic to latex. He says he is very hard of hearing and he loves puzzles. And so the stories begin...
Hudson rolls in to class and decides he's going to stop at the big table by the door instead of coming all the way in to class to join the groups. Ms. Sugar's first impression of him was when he decided to park there, put his headphones on his head, take out his word searches, and doesn't pay attention to anything Ms. Sugar is doing in class. That's not the best first impression to leave, but as teachers, you cut them some slack and press on.
As the rest of the class is working and joining in on the day's activities, Hudson decides he's going to write himself a letter. Ms. Sugar sees him doing this, but lets him continue. After awhile, Hudson raises his hand high into the air and yells out in almost a comical tone "Ms. Sugar! I'm going to read you a letter my friend wrote to me! Dear Hudson, I don't want to be your friend anymore! I don't want you coming to my house and bothering me anymore!" Now, Ms. Sugar isn't quite sure how to handle this, but it's the first day, so she doesn't let it become a big scene and Hudson goes about his word searches. Later on, she tries to get him to join the group. He starts scratching his arm over and over again and again yells as only he can, "If you make me join that group I'll kill myself and my friends will be really mad at you!" The period comes to a close and Hudson rolls himself out the door.
Now, of course the appropriate people have been contacted, and he may seem like some scary soul right now, but he's not scary, just different. Just wait until Chapter 2 to hear more about Hudson.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Hump Day
Happy Hump Day morning! hahaha... I literally cringe every time some one says that phrase. Yes, of course I know what they mean by that, but when a teacher is saying that in the hall (especially of a high school), I believe the exact phrase was "Good job guys! We've made it to Hump Day!", I just can't help but A: be embarrassed for the teacher, and B: be embarrassed myself when all the kids are laughing. The beautiful thing is that no one really cares, and it's more hilarious than most little phrases people use, but really, Hump Day?? haha...I just thought I'd give you some food for thought this morning. :)
The week has been going really well so far! I'm doing a lot better at learning names in class, now I just have to be able to say their name when they aren't in class. My little World History class starting showing some of their colors yesterday and I loved it! The first day is always weird and I never like it. It's just weird because it's a lot of information for them and a lot of fake personalities, so I prefer to just get that day over with! I'm still learning to watch the time. We now have 50 minute classes instead of 89, so it's a slight adjustment, but I think a beneficial one. I wish you guys could meet my kids though! A lot of them seem really fun and quirky (my favorite) and then some of them seem kind of dark and too cool for school (my other favorite), so I am loving this!
The week has been going really well so far! I'm doing a lot better at learning names in class, now I just have to be able to say their name when they aren't in class. My little World History class starting showing some of their colors yesterday and I loved it! The first day is always weird and I never like it. It's just weird because it's a lot of information for them and a lot of fake personalities, so I prefer to just get that day over with! I'm still learning to watch the time. We now have 50 minute classes instead of 89, so it's a slight adjustment, but I think a beneficial one. I wish you guys could meet my kids though! A lot of them seem really fun and quirky (my favorite) and then some of them seem kind of dark and too cool for school (my other favorite), so I am loving this!
Monday, August 27, 2007
I'm home!
I would say that today was a success! I'm teaching one section of World History, one section of Student Council, and four sections of AP Psychology. I was able to get everything done before school (thankfully) and I didn't have any problems! It's so interesting to watch class dynamics. With six different classes it's kind of hard to get used to, but it's all very interesting. We changed to a 7 period day this year instead of an A/B block, so we see all of our students every day. It made the periods fly by but I also was going crazy saying the same things over and over and over again! I guess I better get used to that! I think it's going to be a great year, as long as I stay up with my planning! Here's some pics. They aren't that great since I was in a huge rush this morning, but you can see a couple of my classroom and one of me trying not to look frantic! :) Glad today is over!
Also, here's a quick shout out to a new blogger! Her name is Rachel and we became friends in college at Hardin-Simmons! She's absolutely precious and she's also pregnant, expecting a baby boy in October! Check her out! Love ya Rach!
Happy First Day of School!
Right now it's 5:38 am and I am eating some scrumptious blueberry whole grain eggos! Yum! I still have some things to do before school starts (haha...today!) so be thinking of me today. I'm taking my camera so I can have pics of my room to post. Have a great day!
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Life Unscripted
Today was our last day of inservice. Tomorrow we get the whole day to work in our rooms and that is fantastic! I'll try to take my camera up there to take some pictures, but I have a feeling Wes will steal it and take it this weekend. And then, kids come on Monday!! yikes! haha...
I just wanted to tug at your heart for a moment and talk about my friend Jamie. Jamie is an acquaintance of mine from my good ole Hardin-Simmon days. She is my age, she was my RA when I lived in Ferguson, and she is one of the most beautiful people you will ever meet inside and out. (She braved coming up the stairs to my floor one night to check on us because some of the girls on our hall were having a huge screaming fight...haha...) Anyways, I don't know Jamie as well as I want to, but I do know that she's precious. Not to long ago, on August 10, Jamie was diagnosed with breast cancer.
It seems most women have a special place in their heart for those with breast or ovarian cancer, even though men can also get breast cancer. Not to ever downplay any other type of cancer, it just seems like that's true. I particularly have a special place in mine just because my aunt died of breast cancer during her 30s when her boys were very very little. Her situation basically was a doctor made a fatal mistake by not catching it when she went in the first time, fortunately, that's not Jamie's case. Please take time to check out Jamie's new blog at least once, and then please pray for whatever she asks you to pray for. Jamie loves Jesus and is a fighter, but anything we can do to help this process, I pray we do.
And while you're on your knees, please pray for Jeff Johnson's dad. Tomorrow he has triple bypass surgery. Everyone knows that's a huge deal as well.
Thank you sweet friends! Much love to you all!
I just wanted to tug at your heart for a moment and talk about my friend Jamie. Jamie is an acquaintance of mine from my good ole Hardin-Simmon days. She is my age, she was my RA when I lived in Ferguson, and she is one of the most beautiful people you will ever meet inside and out. (She braved coming up the stairs to my floor one night to check on us because some of the girls on our hall were having a huge screaming fight...haha...) Anyways, I don't know Jamie as well as I want to, but I do know that she's precious. Not to long ago, on August 10, Jamie was diagnosed with breast cancer.
It seems most women have a special place in their heart for those with breast or ovarian cancer, even though men can also get breast cancer. Not to ever downplay any other type of cancer, it just seems like that's true. I particularly have a special place in mine just because my aunt died of breast cancer during her 30s when her boys were very very little. Her situation basically was a doctor made a fatal mistake by not catching it when she went in the first time, fortunately, that's not Jamie's case. Please take time to check out Jamie's new blog at least once, and then please pray for whatever she asks you to pray for. Jamie loves Jesus and is a fighter, but anything we can do to help this process, I pray we do.
And while you're on your knees, please pray for Jeff Johnson's dad. Tomorrow he has triple bypass surgery. Everyone knows that's a huge deal as well.
Thank you sweet friends! Much love to you all!
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