Some people may be curious as to why it has been over a week since the last update, and the answer to that is quite simple. I wanted to make a post so jammed packed that reading it could actually make your face melt off. I then realized there could be some legal implications with that, so I will try and give you the skinny on this past week without damaging any body parts.
On Monday we notified our behavior focus list students that they will be joining us for "Leadership Lunches." Some students were excited to be chosen, while others were a bit hesitant to say the least. One student actually informed me that he had "things to do" during our twenty minute once a week meeting and therefore could never make it... we'll see about that!
Wednesday our school had an activity fair in which we rolled out our after school homework help and The Collins Academy Emerging Leaders Club. I am proud to say that a good amount of students signed up for our leadership club (more than chess club! suckers!), and I am hoping to have a good year!
Thursday was bittersweet because although we were not in school = ( , we got to go on a field trip to Springfield for Americorp's Opening Day for the state of Illinois with the entire corp! There was no school on Friday, but City Year managed to have quite an exciting day. After starting the day with PT we were informed that Sentator Dick Durbin would be coming to speak for us! It was an awesome end to our IJ sessions, in which we all read a story about being in the belly of the beast. This story was more exciting than I could give it justice, so I'll leave it at that. The corp also got some training to prepare for Saturday's Make A Difference Day. The rain however prevented most of us from making a difference in anything but our sleep cycle (yay for sleeping in!). Props to Phil and Andrea who WERE able to make a difference doing indoor service projects.
So that brings us to today... Monday... which is almost never a Funday, but no complaints here. It's been a pretty mellow day around these parts and we are all looking forward to starting homework help today. The lovely Jasmyne and myself will be missing this monumental moment to attend an after school coordinator meeting. All of the other coordinator roles have had a chance to meet this past week, but I like to think that they have saved the best for last ; ). Which brings me to my next point... I have added a new tab at the top of the blog called COORDINATORS. You can refer to this section to see who has what coordinator role and any news going on!
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