BLOG 8 - April 28, 2017

Here's me tracing Kelly's body shape!

What have you accomplished?

We went to the library last Saturday and did activities with the children and parents. One of the activities we did was related to Earth Day. We also had to trace some of the kids body shapes because next week we are celebrating children's week so we just filled in the traced bodies with things the children like. I thought that was pretty cool.

What has gone wrong?

Nothing has gone wrong.

What challenges have you faced?

Transportation is yet again another problem. Riding the taxi to the library and back home is such a waste of money in my opinion. It'd honestly be better if I had someone who could drop me and pick me up.

What have you learned through the process?

I learned to save up for Saturday's because I spend $6 in one day just for the taxi, and I'd go to the store to buy food so I spend quite a lot on those Saturday's.

How have your skills improved over the past week?

I'm more skilled with saving up.

Are you on track for an on-time delivery?

 I believe we are on track.

What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?
No adjustments need to be made.

My next action is…
We'll be going to the library on Saturday to start another set of activities for the kids.

BLOG 7 - April 21, 2017

What have you accomplished?

I got to help out with the Easter egg hunt!!

What has gone wrong?

During the Easter egg hunt, a lot of kids didn't get too many eggs. Some of them didn't get one at all and it was kind of sad because I knew they were expecting to get some. I don't think the leaders had expected as much kids to come since there was another egg hunt at McDonald's. 


What challenges have you faced?

After the egg hunt, everyone was everywhere. I think that was the first time I saw the children's room a mess. Everyone was scattered around and the noise was louder than usual. Another challenge would be when we were giving out prizes to people who got a certain amount of eggs. A lot of people didn't understand what the leaders were saying because we didn't have any microphones and people just kept talking over each other. 

What have you learned through the process?

Always be prepared.

How have your skills improved over the past week?

The mess the egg hunt created was so unexpected. That really taught me to always expect the unexpected. 

Are you on track for an on-time delivery?

Yes, we are.

What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?

No adjustments are needed to be made.

My next action is… 

We're going to have another activity with the kids this Saturday.

BLOG 6 - April 14, 2017

What have you accomplished?

We had our third activity plan where we helped the kids make flowers and caterpillars. 

What has gone wrong?

During the activity we ran out of leaves to give the kids so had to cut out more and we also ran out of small cotton balls for the caterpillar, so we had to settle with using the big ones. Some kids weren't happy about that. 


What challenges have you faced?

Our communication with Ms. Celina is a challenge because we could only contact her through email and sometimes she forgets to reply or she doesn't see it at all because she's so busy. 

What have you learned through the process?

It's better to have more than what you think you're going to need.

How have your skills improved over the past week?

Working with kids has improved my patience quite a lot. 

Are you on track for an on-time delivery?

Yes, we are.

What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?

No

My next action is… 

It's library week so we'll be working with the kids on Saturday and I'm very excited because we'll be doing an Easter egg hunt!

BLOG FIVE - April 08, 2017

What have you accomplished?

We had our second activity plan and managed to get the parents involved a little bit this time. 

What has gone wrong?

The Americorp volunteers did the read aloud because Audrey and I came kind of late (about 9:30am) so Ms. Celina chose them to do it instead and it was somewhat disappointing because we also wanted to do it. 


What challenges have you faced?

There were a few kids that were very naughty this week. Some of them didn't know how to set boundaries for personal space as well, so I had a few of them jumping and tackling me even if I scolded them. It was a bit uncomfortable I must say. 

What have you learned through the process?

We learned how to interact with kids better and how to tell them "no" in times of need. 

How have your skills improved over the past week?

We are better at telling kids 'no.' We've also improved interactions between us, kids, and the parents.

Are you on track for an on-time delivery?

Yes, we are.

What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?

We need to change the part about the movie because we learned that we won't be in charge of it. We also want to extend our project up to May 13 because we want to host an activity before Mother's Day. 

My next action is… 

We'll be going to the library on Saturday to start another set of activities for the kids.