We were very happy to see the Thanksgiving holiday come. We all needed the break from school and work. We had a great time over Thanksgiving getting together with family and even getting to see friends we never get to see often enough. Here's the latest:
Erin: Erin's class discussed the Mayflower, Pilgrims, and Indians leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. Erin will tell you everything you wanted to know about each one. She made a picture of the Mayflower (the page was bigger than our dining room table). Erin made the sails pink with hearts because they needed more color and was cuter with hearts. Too bad the pilgrims didn't have Erin to color coordinate for them. Erin is really into reading the Dr. Seuss books now...pretty soon we'll be on Junie B. Jones. Erin received a medal (plastice #10) for getting to at least 10 AR points for her reading. She has been wearing the necklace it came on all week (still worried she will choke herself). She is still loving her dance class. We may have passed a milestone with Erin...for the first time, she said she would go sit on Santa's lap this year. I guess that guy can be a little intimidating. Erin knows Santa is watching, but doesn't want to take any chances with what she wants for Christmas. We'll keep you informed on the Santa situation.
Emily: Em is doing great at school. She is still doing very well with the Latin they are covering in her GT class (she actually seems to enjoy it). Emily's class did a production on american heroes. Emily was Clara Barton. She was great. Spoke her lines very clearly, and didn't seem nervous a bit. She is going to play Goldilocks in Goldilocks and the 3 bears for her GT class. The twist is the play is in Latin. They will have a performance for the Temple High School Latin club. Em is a little nervous about that one.
We finally finished the soccer season in 4th place. Em had another great year. She is so tough. I think if she wanted to play on a select team right now she could (I am a little impartial). She still loves to play, so Dad may coach one more season if she wants him.
Elizabeth: E finished up cheer and loved every bit of it. The weather was getting pretty bad the last 2 games, so we were short on pictures for those. E tried out for the basketball team and made it. She made the A team (they have A and B teams). They had their first game this past week and clobbered the other team. E didn't score, but did have a foul to her credit. One of the coaches told them if they didn't have at least 2 fouls, they weren't playing hard enough (love the philosophy). E is still learning what she is supposed to do, but is having fun. She is #25 in your player guide if I haven't mentioned it.
Elizabeth had her first babysitting job last night - she watched Em and Erin for 3 hours while Mom and Dad went out with some friends. Amazing how fast she has grown up.
Melinda - Nobody needed the break more than Mel. Seems she has been doing everything at the school. She finishes with her student teacher in a week (YEAH!). It will help to have one thing off her plate. The mentoring and curriculum reviews are going to be here to stay. She should have standing appointments for massages, but she won't do it. She prefers to go occasionally.
We got the chance to meet up with some of Melinda's friends (Monika, Amy, Brian, Porter,and others) over the holiday and had a lot of fun. Life gets away from you sometimes, and you forget how long it has been since we've seen old friends. Way too much time passes. We are going to do a better job of staying in touch. Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving as much as we did.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
October ends..
As usual, things have been very busy at the Chavez household. The latest updates for each are:
Erin - She is doing very well at school. Amazing how much better her reading has gotten just since the beginning of school. We are currently working on her handwriting. She has a couple of journals she is going to start writing and drawing stories in to share with us. Erin had a lot of fun doing the little Wildcat cheer camp. She loved cheering at the game. Some kids were intimidated by the volume of people in the stands, but Erin seemed to soak it up. Erin had trouble deciding which Halloween costume to go with. She finally decided on Hannah Montana. Unfortunately, the guitar batteries ran out so the song wouldn't play when she was trick-or-treating, but she still had fun. Erin is still doing great with her dance class. She wants to join the swim team. We will need to look into that in the Spring or Summer.
Emily - She is doing great at school. They are currently learning Latin in her GT class (too difficult for Dad). Em and Dad went on a field trip with her GT class to a couple of museums in Fort Worth. Em really enjoyed some of the western art by Remington.
Em knew her Halloween costume right from the start...Go-go girl! She even found a hat that looked cool. She had a lot of fun trick-or-treating with the family. Em has 1 more soccer game left. She has been a rock for the team. We are currently in 3rd place. We are considering going to a 3 on 3 tournament in January. If we finish in the top 4 in our group, we get to go to nationals in San Antonio. Em is very excited about the tournament.
Elizabeth - she has been incredibly busy. She is making straight A's. She just cheered at her last football game last night. She was happy to have it over, but a little sad too. She was an alternate on the volleball team this past season and learned a lot. She is ready for next season's try-outs. Speaking of try-outs, E made the 7th grade basketball team. Look for number 25 in your game day program. Pretty cool since she has never played before. She has her first scrimmage today.
This has been a challenging year with finding the time to keep up with homework and be involved in all the activities she has been doing. So far, she has balanced them pretty well. E hasn't had the time to practice her clarinet like last year. She was invited to try-out for all-region band this past weekend. She decided not to go since she had basketball practice the same Saturday morning. E did so well on her yearly math and reading exams, she was selected to participate in the Duke University talent search. She will be taking pre-SATs some time within the next couple of months. We will get the results in May. If she scores well, she will have the chance to go to summer camps, etc. We are very excited for her.
Melinda - she has been so busy since school started. She has taken on a lot of extra responsibilities and projects this year that have really consumed more of her time. She's gotten a lot of things organized, and is enjoying it more. She has been reviewing all these math programs to decide which one (perhaps combination) would be best. She also set up the computer lab to get the math lab set up and running, and taught the teachers how to use it (way too much work). I think Melinda needs the Thanksgiving break more than any of us.
Erin - She is doing very well at school. Amazing how much better her reading has gotten just since the beginning of school. We are currently working on her handwriting. She has a couple of journals she is going to start writing and drawing stories in to share with us. Erin had a lot of fun doing the little Wildcat cheer camp. She loved cheering at the game. Some kids were intimidated by the volume of people in the stands, but Erin seemed to soak it up. Erin had trouble deciding which Halloween costume to go with. She finally decided on Hannah Montana. Unfortunately, the guitar batteries ran out so the song wouldn't play when she was trick-or-treating, but she still had fun. Erin is still doing great with her dance class. She wants to join the swim team. We will need to look into that in the Spring or Summer.
Emily - She is doing great at school. They are currently learning Latin in her GT class (too difficult for Dad). Em and Dad went on a field trip with her GT class to a couple of museums in Fort Worth. Em really enjoyed some of the western art by Remington.
Em knew her Halloween costume right from the start...Go-go girl! She even found a hat that looked cool. She had a lot of fun trick-or-treating with the family. Em has 1 more soccer game left. She has been a rock for the team. We are currently in 3rd place. We are considering going to a 3 on 3 tournament in January. If we finish in the top 4 in our group, we get to go to nationals in San Antonio. Em is very excited about the tournament.
Elizabeth - she has been incredibly busy. She is making straight A's. She just cheered at her last football game last night. She was happy to have it over, but a little sad too. She was an alternate on the volleball team this past season and learned a lot. She is ready for next season's try-outs. Speaking of try-outs, E made the 7th grade basketball team. Look for number 25 in your game day program. Pretty cool since she has never played before. She has her first scrimmage today.
This has been a challenging year with finding the time to keep up with homework and be involved in all the activities she has been doing. So far, she has balanced them pretty well. E hasn't had the time to practice her clarinet like last year. She was invited to try-out for all-region band this past weekend. She decided not to go since she had basketball practice the same Saturday morning. E did so well on her yearly math and reading exams, she was selected to participate in the Duke University talent search. She will be taking pre-SATs some time within the next couple of months. We will get the results in May. If she scores well, she will have the chance to go to summer camps, etc. We are very excited for her.
Melinda - she has been so busy since school started. She has taken on a lot of extra responsibilities and projects this year that have really consumed more of her time. She's gotten a lot of things organized, and is enjoying it more. She has been reviewing all these math programs to decide which one (perhaps combination) would be best. She also set up the computer lab to get the math lab set up and running, and taught the teachers how to use it (way too much work). I think Melinda needs the Thanksgiving break more than any of us.
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