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Daily Report Sheet
Name: Mick Dullaghan
Date: 09/06/04 (Mon.) -
Labor Day Holiday (details duplicated in Jack Report)
niknotes: Sean ran a 10K in Marietta
with his friends Rich Colvin and Mark Kloberdanz. I took the boys to Stone
Mountain, where we rode the train, getting off at Confederate Hall to
find the Georgia Mineral Society was having an exhibition. There were
several tables, and the Hall has a permanent exhibit on how Stone Mountain was
formed, geologically speaking. There were also two rooms full of
experiments and crafts for the children. Jack and Mick each got to select
a polished red agate from Brazil to keep, and Mick chose and wore a Georgia
Mineral Society sticker that said "We will, we will ROCK you." We
got another sticker that says "I love Rocks" for their professional
geologist Uncle Eddie. Jack and Mick both enjoyed the volcano experiment,
which we even duplicated at home with our own food-colored vinegar and baking
soda. Mick examined some rock chips with tweezers and magnifying
glass. Jack made an edible conglomerate and a wax metamorphic rock.
And to think we almost didn't get off at the Walk-up Station because the sky was
threatening rain. It only sprinkled a tiny bit all afternoon, and after
seeing the Rock and Mineral Exhibit, we walked the rest of the way around the
mountain back to the "Crossroads" area to look at the old steam engine, tender,
and caboose, which seems to be Mick's favorite part of the park. Then we,
to Jack's delight especially, checked out the new Treehouse Challenge play area,
which has multi-leveled forts and slides and even a wading creek at one
end. We all enjoyed our visit to Georgia's Stone Mountain
Park very much. (I felt compelled to throw in some kind of
promotional tag line there, for some reason.)
Date: 09/07/04
(Tues.)
Classroom Activity --
Participation/Behavior
Language Arts -- vowels [niknote: Mick needs to practice reciting the vowels and
also learn "hangman" game concepts]
Math -- not here at this time [niknote: Mick had a 9:30 dentist appointment this
morning, after which I took him to school.]
Handwriting -- morning sentence
["Did the rain wake you up last
night?"]
Social Skills -- not here at this
time
Unit -- Transportation -- Trucks - story,
discussion, activity
Lunch -- [I
stayed for lunch with Mick. He ate one bite of a mini-corndog, ate one
bite of ketchup (off his finger), drank his chocolate milk, and did not try the
beans or pears.]
Outside -- Rain! Inside [Mick read three train books with me
after lunch, including Train Song and Freight
Trains.]
niknotes: Mick had wonderful behavior
at the dentist appointment. Our hygienist, Miss Leandra, was actually able
to floss all his teeth this time. He kept telling her, and then
Dr. Malkiel as well: "I went to Stone Mountain and rode the train and saw
the train-tender-caboose and the rock 'zibbit.' I went to the treehouse
and slide and splash in the water!" So after the appointment, with his
clean teeth, I took him back to school and stayed for about two hours, hence all
my interjected "niknotes" throughout his daily report.
Date: 09/08/04
(Wed.)
Classroom Activity --
Participation/Behavior
Language Arts -- color words, Lang.
Master, Edmark, animal story
Math -- graphing activity
Handwriting -- morning
sentences
Social Skills -- Adad P.E. at this
time
Unit -- Transportation -- Airplanes --
story & activity page
Special P.E. --
Awesome! Throwing, rolling, catching & tossing ball
activities.
Lunch -- Omelette, potato stick (Did not
eat a morsel! [sad face] ) Drank some o.j. and choco. milk
Outside -- Inside (play
area)
Speech -- Group time 12:30 - 1:00, small
group 2:00 - 2:30
Other -- Adap. PE -- Follow the
Leader, tossing and balancing skills
Teacher Comments: Mick has a super dooper
day! NOT ONE TEAR! [smiley] Loves PE!!!
niknotes: worked with reading words flash
cards, rode bike after school, rubber stamped and colored trains
Date: 09/09/04
(Thurs.)
Classroom Activity --
Participation/Behavior
Language Arts -- Edmark, Earobics,
vowels
Math -- continued graphing
activities
Handwriting -- morning
sentences
Social Skills -- Self Esteem - I am
unique! story, booklet, & discussion
Unit -- Transportation - video "Bicycle
Man"
Special Music --
Lots of songs & they used rhythm sticks
Lunch -- Spaghetti (ate all!!), choco
chip cookie (ate all! ? Wouldn't you?), some milk, not green beans
Outside -- climbers [smiley face
sunshine]
Speech -- not today
Other -- calendar
skills
Teacher Comments: No spelling homework, 4 day
week! Book order $ due tomorrow. Show & Tell!
niknotes: Oddly enough, although I WOULD eat
the whole cookie, I'm surprised that Mick did and that he did NOT eat his green
beans -- both very uncharacteristic choices for him.
micknotes: I want to go the
library. Say, "Mick, you ARE going the library." Mama, I'm
ready to go the library. Where we goin'? Mama, where we goin'?
Say, "Mick, we're goin' the library." Yes, we are. We have to
go.
Date: 09/10/04
(Fri.)
Classroom Activity --
Participation/Behavior
Language Arts -- Punctuation
marks: ? and period; Edmark
Math -- Double card math
bingo
Handwriting -- morning
sentence
Social Skills -- Show & Tell --
Good job! (He answered a "what" question about his car! What
color?)
Unit -- Cooking -- made race cars -
Twinkies, oreos, choc. chips
Special P.E. -- Centers
- basketball, hula hoop, jumproping (awesome jump roper)
Lunch -- Pizza (ALL!!) & 1/2 of
choco. milk, not pudding or beans
Outside -- Climbers!
Speech -- not today
Other -- calendar
skills
Speech News for the week ending
9/10/04
This week, Mick worked on:
Identifying/expressing vocabulary: a. pronouns, b.
adjectives, c. home/school words, d. action words, e. prepositions
Answering wh- questions and yes-no questions
Following 2-step directions
Group lesson: The class participated in the cooking
lesson "Making a bologna sandwich". We identified the items needed and
separated them into "cooking items" & "food items". We read & followed
directions. Most importantly, we enjoyed what we made!
[smiley]