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haha so i'm a big loser and all i do is surveys. but i should be doing homework bc i have enough to hold me for the rest of my life. so i'm totally upset that pace is the only school in the whole world that doens't have columbus day off haha. what a bummmmmer. its cool though bc i only have one class that day n i love it. unfortunately it's at 8am but its totally okay..bc its great lol
my throat hurts like whoa. i'm wondering if its allergies..i dont usually get them but maybe it still is. hmm
so halloween!! ah! my mom totally is planning on us going to like all of the festivities they have in sleepy hollow and everywhere for it the weekends before it. i'm excited. we've never gone before! i actually come to think of it haven't celebrated halloween since the party i had at my house on nov 1st of 2004 hahaha when i was a pirate.
this year i have class until 9 ON halloween but on the 28th i'm going to a costume party n i'm SO excited. i'm totally going as a cowgirl and im EXTREMELY excited.
SO..student teaching..
omg i'm in LOVE. i go on thursdays to columbus school in new rochelle..and my class is a 3rd grade class..they'res 21 on of them n its an ESL dominant class. like 98% of the school is ESL which is crazy. like at parent teacher conferences the teacher (ms bongo) for my class told me that most of the teachers who don't speak spanish well or at all have to have a translator in the conference with them bc almost all of the parents only speak spanish. imagine how hard that is for these kids? to be learning english in school but then have to go home and speak only spanish while doing their english homework. it must be crazy for them. so i'm like a teacher's aide there... i help out the teacher when they like break into groups.. she gives me a group to work with..and when they have reading time i go around and ask random students to read to me and then i help them if they're having trouble.. and if someone is having problems in math when shes teaching them math i'll take that student asside and help him.. she lets me do SO much with them. like, they had an assembly,..and she had to go to a meeting so she let me take them to the assembly and sit with them and then after it bring them back up and hand out their worksheets and explain to them how to do it and then help them if they needed help!!! i love them all so much. they're such little cuties. i like it so much better than last year when i was at the bedford rd school. bedford rd school was in pleasantville and EVERYONE was white haha one little asian girl thats it.. and like.. they were all snotty. and i had FIRST grade but like they didn't appreciate anything. they didn't really respect the teacher n when i'd help them they'd just b like okay. these new rochelle kids are ALL spanish.. theres one african american girl... and one little blonde white boy named christopher haha ... they're ALL SO sweet and so appreciative and they're always like "thank you ms barbara!!" and i totally walked through the cafeteria one day when they were having lunch n i was going to the TEACHER'S LOUNGE..... and they were all like "ms barbara ms barbara!!!!!" and they waved like CRAZY! it was the cutest thing ever omg.
so most of the classes in this school are inclusive...meaning that special ed kids are in the same classes as the children who are not special ed. so they get pulled out for their resource room time. My class actually doesn't have any serious special ed kids. theres only one little girl who is dyslexic..and has an auditory disorder.. which isn't like a hearing problem..it's like.. when the teacher is speaking.. if there's a fan on she'll concentrate on the noise the fan is making..not the teacher. she picks up on the lesser noises and focuses on them. so the teacher wears a microphone which helps keep her attention on the teacher. but yeah shes the only one with any learning disabilities or anything. so next week, when she goes to her resource room where she's helped with her dyslexia i get to go with her n see what thye do with her.
So there is also a class in the school with severely handicapped children such as a little boy with down syndrome and other kids with really big problems like that. my teacher actually volunteered the kids from my class to go in there and work with them!! so everyday in the afternoon like 3 of them go into that class n work with them and like play games, etc! so last week i got to go with them!!!!! when we walked in a little boy came up to me and he was saying something and i couldn't understand what he was saying bc he was saying parts of it in spanish.. and one of my students came over n told me that he was saying "we're having a party today!" it was so sweet.. he was trying to tell me all about it but he seemed to have a lot of speech problems. and he'd stop and just start humming and like.... i can't explain it. so then we played musical chairs!! my kids were so sweet...they cared about them so much. and like their teacher told my kids that instead of playing the game with them they should be helping them. so they'd watch n then when the music stopped they'd help to motivate them to rush to sit down!! it was the sweetest thing. and then once everyone got the hang of it we all played!!
then... they had the party.. with cupcakes and ice cream for one of the little boys. and the teacher told him to tell me why they were having a party for him. and he explained to me that it was because he was moving to newburgh because he was being put in a foster family there. i was so taken back by that. its such a different world at this school. like, at the party i sat between the little boy with down syndrome and a little girl who's face was severely deformed and she was really really tiny and she could barely make out any sentances. and like..they'd ask me if they could have more juice and stuff..and like smile at me...and it was just such a great feeling being there. it's also so sad. like there's only like 6 of them in this class,..but like, they have a lot of problems. this school, as great as it is, cant possibly do everything for these children that they need and its sad bc the families probably can't afford additional help for the children and can't afford to send them to a special school...so they're there..and this school is doing great by helping them out...but like...when we were playing musical chairs there was this one boy.. who was prob almost my height..and a big boy...and he was just wandering around in the corner of the room in circles looking at the ceiling by himself. n i'd go over and take his hand and tell him to come n play with us and he'd walk around once with me n then go wander around somewhere. he was completely distracted. it was so sad. and he came over to me n gave me a hug.. a REALLY tight hug haha... but like he didn't even look at me he was just looking the other way and i didn't once hear him speak. they all just need so much more help than this school is able to offer them. it's so sad. but it's definitely better than nothing and i definitely loved being with them! on the way back out classroom i told my kids that they were so sweet and so caring and i could tell that the class loved having them there, and one of them said "well, they're normal to me, they're just in a different class" i thought that was the sweetest thing. bc like..its in a really ghetto neighborhood of new rochelle.. I feel abnormal walking down the street haha but these kids are taught soooo well not to discriminate and to treat everybody the same. it was SOOO refreshing. i just loved it SO much.
so next week, i get to go on tuesday AND thursday..and on tuesday we're going on a walking trip to the library and i'm so excited hahaha
okay thats all for now haha i'm sure that was BEYONG boring to read hahahahaha but it's the most exciting thing ever to me.
i love you all more than you could even imagine <3
Female Survey . . . Lets see what you would say:
1. Do you wear shoes that are actually too small?:
no thats silly.
2. Do you get up at least an hour early to get ready each day?:
definitely
3. Can you put on mascara with your mouth closed?:
i can!
4. Does your heart break easily?:
it does.. lol
5. Do you think you pee more than men?:
lol yes.
6. Have you ever wondered why men have nipples?:
actually it really has never crossed my mind haha
7. When buying underwear, what type of cashier do you look for?
a man ;) haha jk anyone is fine with me
8. How many purses do you own?:
a bunch! i dont really change purses much though.. generally just for summer and winter haha
9. Do you get a little too emotional that time of month?:
yes
10. How many tubes of lipstick do you own?:
i dont really do lipstick. i have lip gloss
11. Do you expect the man to pay for dates?:
not at alllll. it's totally not necessary but really sweet when they do but it totally shouldn't be everytime bc thats not fair
12. Do you prefer curling up on the couch watching tv or going out?:
depends! both are great!
13. Do you want a diamond ring?:
for an engagement ring? of course!
14. Would you rather get flowers or a stuffed animal for valentines day?
awwww i'm not pickyyy
15. Do you enjoy cleaning the house?:
no lol
16. Do you like to cook?:
yes!
17. Can you sew?:
yeah
18. Are you really feminine or a tomboy?:
about most things i'm really feminine. but i love playing videogames with jenny, and wearing sweatpants and sitting non-ladylike with them on haha,. i'd totally play kickball or basketball or something like that for fun and although i'd suck i'd love it,..i love getting my nails done but they're often just chipped and look really bad hahaha.. my license plate is PINK86 but my car is a MESS,.. haha so yeah,...i'd totally have fun doing ANYTHING not just like..girly things like shopping. i guess i have tendencies in both directions. i'm more feminine though i'd say.
19. Do you like football?:
i just dont understand it haha maybe if i did i'd like it a bit more
20. Do you read steamy romance novels?:
i dont
21. Do you watch chick flicks?
i doooo
REVEAL A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF:
NOW:
Is your hair up?:
up and gross.
Is your phone right beside you?:
oh yeaaaaah haha
Do you have a bf?
i do not
Do you wish you were somewhere else?:
nope i'm content. i have way too much homework to do.
Do you have plans for tonight?:
i do
Are you wearing makeup?:
only bc i'm really dirty and i totally haven't showered today so its definitely from last night haha
Are you wearing chapstick?
no
Are you cold?:
never haha
Are you tired?:
a little
Who's the last person you IMed?:
chris <3
Who's the last person that called you?:
alex
PAST:
Anything you regret?
i refuse to have regrets.
Ever lied?:
yeah nothing crazy though
Ever spit at someone?:
lol no
Ever kick something living?:
no
Ever had your nails done?:
yeah
Ever thrown up because you cried so hard?:
yes
LAST WEEK
Had any plans last week?:
yes
Who did you see most last week?:
i dont know. it was a nice mix
Was last week interesting?:
parts of it.
TODAY:
Have you cussed?:
noooope
Have you yelled at someone?:
no
Have you gotten mad at someone?:
no
Have you cried?:
no
Have you called more than 3 people?:
no
Have you IMed more than 3 people?:
nope
my throat hurts like whoa. i'm wondering if its allergies..i dont usually get them but maybe it still is. hmm
so halloween!! ah! my mom totally is planning on us going to like all of the festivities they have in sleepy hollow and everywhere for it the weekends before it. i'm excited. we've never gone before! i actually come to think of it haven't celebrated halloween since the party i had at my house on nov 1st of 2004 hahaha when i was a pirate.
this year i have class until 9 ON halloween but on the 28th i'm going to a costume party n i'm SO excited. i'm totally going as a cowgirl and im EXTREMELY excited.
SO..student teaching..
omg i'm in LOVE. i go on thursdays to columbus school in new rochelle..and my class is a 3rd grade class..they'res 21 on of them n its an ESL dominant class. like 98% of the school is ESL which is crazy. like at parent teacher conferences the teacher (ms bongo) for my class told me that most of the teachers who don't speak spanish well or at all have to have a translator in the conference with them bc almost all of the parents only speak spanish. imagine how hard that is for these kids? to be learning english in school but then have to go home and speak only spanish while doing their english homework. it must be crazy for them. so i'm like a teacher's aide there... i help out the teacher when they like break into groups.. she gives me a group to work with..and when they have reading time i go around and ask random students to read to me and then i help them if they're having trouble.. and if someone is having problems in math when shes teaching them math i'll take that student asside and help him.. she lets me do SO much with them. like, they had an assembly,..and she had to go to a meeting so she let me take them to the assembly and sit with them and then after it bring them back up and hand out their worksheets and explain to them how to do it and then help them if they needed help!!! i love them all so much. they're such little cuties. i like it so much better than last year when i was at the bedford rd school. bedford rd school was in pleasantville and EVERYONE was white haha one little asian girl thats it.. and like.. they were all snotty. and i had FIRST grade but like they didn't appreciate anything. they didn't really respect the teacher n when i'd help them they'd just b like okay. these new rochelle kids are ALL spanish.. theres one african american girl... and one little blonde white boy named christopher haha ... they're ALL SO sweet and so appreciative and they're always like "thank you ms barbara!!" and i totally walked through the cafeteria one day when they were having lunch n i was going to the TEACHER'S LOUNGE..... and they were all like "ms barbara ms barbara!!!!!" and they waved like CRAZY! it was the cutest thing ever omg.
so most of the classes in this school are inclusive...meaning that special ed kids are in the same classes as the children who are not special ed. so they get pulled out for their resource room time. My class actually doesn't have any serious special ed kids. theres only one little girl who is dyslexic..and has an auditory disorder.. which isn't like a hearing problem..it's like.. when the teacher is speaking.. if there's a fan on she'll concentrate on the noise the fan is making..not the teacher. she picks up on the lesser noises and focuses on them. so the teacher wears a microphone which helps keep her attention on the teacher. but yeah shes the only one with any learning disabilities or anything. so next week, when she goes to her resource room where she's helped with her dyslexia i get to go with her n see what thye do with her.
So there is also a class in the school with severely handicapped children such as a little boy with down syndrome and other kids with really big problems like that. my teacher actually volunteered the kids from my class to go in there and work with them!! so everyday in the afternoon like 3 of them go into that class n work with them and like play games, etc! so last week i got to go with them!!!!! when we walked in a little boy came up to me and he was saying something and i couldn't understand what he was saying bc he was saying parts of it in spanish.. and one of my students came over n told me that he was saying "we're having a party today!" it was so sweet.. he was trying to tell me all about it but he seemed to have a lot of speech problems. and he'd stop and just start humming and like.... i can't explain it. so then we played musical chairs!! my kids were so sweet...they cared about them so much. and like their teacher told my kids that instead of playing the game with them they should be helping them. so they'd watch n then when the music stopped they'd help to motivate them to rush to sit down!! it was the sweetest thing. and then once everyone got the hang of it we all played!!
then... they had the party.. with cupcakes and ice cream for one of the little boys. and the teacher told him to tell me why they were having a party for him. and he explained to me that it was because he was moving to newburgh because he was being put in a foster family there. i was so taken back by that. its such a different world at this school. like, at the party i sat between the little boy with down syndrome and a little girl who's face was severely deformed and she was really really tiny and she could barely make out any sentances. and like..they'd ask me if they could have more juice and stuff..and like smile at me...and it was just such a great feeling being there. it's also so sad. like there's only like 6 of them in this class,..but like, they have a lot of problems. this school, as great as it is, cant possibly do everything for these children that they need and its sad bc the families probably can't afford additional help for the children and can't afford to send them to a special school...so they're there..and this school is doing great by helping them out...but like...when we were playing musical chairs there was this one boy.. who was prob almost my height..and a big boy...and he was just wandering around in the corner of the room in circles looking at the ceiling by himself. n i'd go over and take his hand and tell him to come n play with us and he'd walk around once with me n then go wander around somewhere. he was completely distracted. it was so sad. and he came over to me n gave me a hug.. a REALLY tight hug haha... but like he didn't even look at me he was just looking the other way and i didn't once hear him speak. they all just need so much more help than this school is able to offer them. it's so sad. but it's definitely better than nothing and i definitely loved being with them! on the way back out classroom i told my kids that they were so sweet and so caring and i could tell that the class loved having them there, and one of them said "well, they're normal to me, they're just in a different class" i thought that was the sweetest thing. bc like..its in a really ghetto neighborhood of new rochelle.. I feel abnormal walking down the street haha but these kids are taught soooo well not to discriminate and to treat everybody the same. it was SOOO refreshing. i just loved it SO much.
so next week, i get to go on tuesday AND thursday..and on tuesday we're going on a walking trip to the library and i'm so excited hahaha
okay thats all for now haha i'm sure that was BEYONG boring to read hahahahaha but it's the most exciting thing ever to me.
i love you all more than you could even imagine <3
Female Survey . . . Lets see what you would say:
1. Do you wear shoes that are actually too small?:
no thats silly.
2. Do you get up at least an hour early to get ready each day?:
definitely
3. Can you put on mascara with your mouth closed?:
i can!
4. Does your heart break easily?:
it does.. lol
5. Do you think you pee more than men?:
lol yes.
6. Have you ever wondered why men have nipples?:
actually it really has never crossed my mind haha
7. When buying underwear, what type of cashier do you look for?
a man ;) haha jk anyone is fine with me
8. How many purses do you own?:
a bunch! i dont really change purses much though.. generally just for summer and winter haha
9. Do you get a little too emotional that time of month?:
yes
10. How many tubes of lipstick do you own?:
i dont really do lipstick. i have lip gloss
11. Do you expect the man to pay for dates?:
not at alllll. it's totally not necessary but really sweet when they do but it totally shouldn't be everytime bc thats not fair
12. Do you prefer curling up on the couch watching tv or going out?:
depends! both are great!
13. Do you want a diamond ring?:
for an engagement ring? of course!
14. Would you rather get flowers or a stuffed animal for valentines day?
awwww i'm not pickyyy
15. Do you enjoy cleaning the house?:
no lol
16. Do you like to cook?:
yes!
17. Can you sew?:
yeah
18. Are you really feminine or a tomboy?:
about most things i'm really feminine. but i love playing videogames with jenny, and wearing sweatpants and sitting non-ladylike with them on haha,. i'd totally play kickball or basketball or something like that for fun and although i'd suck i'd love it,..i love getting my nails done but they're often just chipped and look really bad hahaha.. my license plate is PINK86 but my car is a MESS,.. haha so yeah,...i'd totally have fun doing ANYTHING not just like..girly things like shopping. i guess i have tendencies in both directions. i'm more feminine though i'd say.
19. Do you like football?:
i just dont understand it haha maybe if i did i'd like it a bit more
20. Do you read steamy romance novels?:
i dont
21. Do you watch chick flicks?
i doooo
REVEAL A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF:
NOW:
Is your hair up?:
up and gross.
Is your phone right beside you?:
oh yeaaaaah haha
Do you have a bf?
i do not
Do you wish you were somewhere else?:
nope i'm content. i have way too much homework to do.
Do you have plans for tonight?:
i do
Are you wearing makeup?:
only bc i'm really dirty and i totally haven't showered today so its definitely from last night haha
Are you wearing chapstick?
no
Are you cold?:
never haha
Are you tired?:
a little
Who's the last person you IMed?:
chris <3
Who's the last person that called you?:
alex
PAST:
Anything you regret?
i refuse to have regrets.
Ever lied?:
yeah nothing crazy though
Ever spit at someone?:
lol no
Ever kick something living?:
no
Ever had your nails done?:
yeah
Ever thrown up because you cried so hard?:
yes
LAST WEEK
Had any plans last week?:
yes
Who did you see most last week?:
i dont know. it was a nice mix
Was last week interesting?:
parts of it.
TODAY:
Have you cussed?:
noooope
Have you yelled at someone?:
no
Have you gotten mad at someone?:
no
Have you cried?:
no
Have you called more than 3 people?:
no
Have you IMed more than 3 people?:
nope