Juanito won an award county wide this week. The trophy is a foot and a half tall and reaches his waist. LOL. His face when he was awarded this trophy was amazing. He was called to the ITV room where the daily announcements are broadcast though CCTV into all the classes. Since I work at the school I got to see his face. He was STUNNED and so very happy. I cried. It was truly a gift to be able to see him get the award. He went up against over 1500 kindergarteners and got second place!
I found out about it yesterday and had the hardest time not telling him. After school he walked to me and he was just smiling his face off. It was so great. Looks like we have another artist on our hands.
His drawing was of a train full of animals. I will get a pic loaded up as soon as he brings the art home. I was talking with his teacher and I was saying how proud of him I was. She told me that I had to share him now, that he belonged to her too. She is so sweet. She really adores him.
:) This move is really shaping up to be the best thing that has happened to our family in a LONG time!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
I have a JOB!
I was hired as a Para-Professional at the school my younger two kids attend. I'm so happy! I will be on the exact schedule that my kids are on. This is more than I could have ever, EVER hoped for. Finally my education is paying off.
I'm sad that the kids I work with don't have great foundations in education. Their parents don't check their work, give them their meds for ADD and ADHD, or get interested at all. This is so different than the schools my kids have gone to before. We are always in small communities that are Military heavy. Which means there are a lot of volunteers and helpers at the schools. I have found out that it isn't that way in the "real" world. Sigh.
I get to see my younger two kids every day in the halls. It is a fantastic feeling to be able to know that I'll always be there for the kids, just a few seconds away.
I'm getting into a routine at school. I have a space of my own. The kids come to me for their lessons. I'm meeting new people. None that I'd really consider to be friend material. Maybe that's just because I'm still new and considered an outsider. Hopefully that will get better.
I can't wait till I get my first check!! Whoo hoo. It will be so nice not to worry about money every second of every day. Maybe I'll start sleeping better! lol
I'm sad that the kids I work with don't have great foundations in education. Their parents don't check their work, give them their meds for ADD and ADHD, or get interested at all. This is so different than the schools my kids have gone to before. We are always in small communities that are Military heavy. Which means there are a lot of volunteers and helpers at the schools. I have found out that it isn't that way in the "real" world. Sigh.
I get to see my younger two kids every day in the halls. It is a fantastic feeling to be able to know that I'll always be there for the kids, just a few seconds away.
I'm getting into a routine at school. I have a space of my own. The kids come to me for their lessons. I'm meeting new people. None that I'd really consider to be friend material. Maybe that's just because I'm still new and considered an outsider. Hopefully that will get better.
I can't wait till I get my first check!! Whoo hoo. It will be so nice not to worry about money every second of every day. Maybe I'll start sleeping better! lol
Jandro, the bullies, and a broken nose
Sigh. I hate to even type this out. My loving, wonderful, caring son is being bullied on the bus and at school. He has to run to classes because he can't walk peacefully down the halls. This makes me so angry. His grades are slipping, his girlfriend dumped him (because he got into a fight defending himself) and his nose was broken.
On Friday he had his nose reset because the break was bad. Well then he swells up like a goodyear balloon. I rush him to the ER and find out that it's an allergic reaction. First ER said it was a reaction to the meds, either the antibiotic or the pain med. We get him home after four hours and two shots (one epi one bendryl for the boy who is petrified of needles). Well it takes the swelling down for a few hours. At 1 am Jose checks on him and he is majorly swollen again. Jose takes him to a different ER and four hours and 2 shots and an iv later, they say that his reaction is to the tape or splint that held his nose.
Next morning he is swollen up AGAIN, not as bad, but still not great. So, I finally get a lightbulb moment and decide that everything the tape touched (his glasses DUH MAMA) and all of his bedding get washed. He is still on benedryl every four hours but the swelling is way down and the redness is almost gone.
My poor son. I swear I lost 5 years of life with this kid. Mama bear wants to come out and rip those kids apart. He says it's getting better because the other kids have found another kid to bully. In a way that makes me REALLY sad, another part of me is glad that my kid isn't the focus any more.
I'm just so saddened that those kids feel the need to bully at all. I'm saddened by the fact that any child in this day and age is bullied. Why are there parents out there that just don't care what their kids do? The parents of the one that caused Jandro's broken nose were supposed to meet up with us for a conference at the school, they never showed. They were supposed to call and talk with us, they never did. :( Just plain sad.
On Friday he had his nose reset because the break was bad. Well then he swells up like a goodyear balloon. I rush him to the ER and find out that it's an allergic reaction. First ER said it was a reaction to the meds, either the antibiotic or the pain med. We get him home after four hours and two shots (one epi one bendryl for the boy who is petrified of needles). Well it takes the swelling down for a few hours. At 1 am Jose checks on him and he is majorly swollen again. Jose takes him to a different ER and four hours and 2 shots and an iv later, they say that his reaction is to the tape or splint that held his nose.
Next morning he is swollen up AGAIN, not as bad, but still not great. So, I finally get a lightbulb moment and decide that everything the tape touched (his glasses DUH MAMA) and all of his bedding get washed. He is still on benedryl every four hours but the swelling is way down and the redness is almost gone.
My poor son. I swear I lost 5 years of life with this kid. Mama bear wants to come out and rip those kids apart. He says it's getting better because the other kids have found another kid to bully. In a way that makes me REALLY sad, another part of me is glad that my kid isn't the focus any more.
I'm just so saddened that those kids feel the need to bully at all. I'm saddened by the fact that any child in this day and age is bullied. Why are there parents out there that just don't care what their kids do? The parents of the one that caused Jandro's broken nose were supposed to meet up with us for a conference at the school, they never showed. They were supposed to call and talk with us, they never did. :( Just plain sad.
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