October 26,2012

Today all 3 boys were there for the first time. We ate lunch and then the boys played cards. they really like cards, they play it alot. (uno)
Owen got in another fight with a kid on the play ground. Hunter invaded his space so he jumped on Hunter's back.
Shannon had to go talk to a teacher really quick and left me with them. They were playing UNO and Owen said something to Charlie and then Charlie hit Owen in the face/eye. I told Charlie that wasn't okay and he can't do that and made sure Owen was okay. I didn't really know what to do or how i should have handled it. Then towards the end CHarlie was sitting on the bean bag while Ethan ran and jumped on it, then Owen went and laid on Charlie so i had to tell him to get off.

Ethan is going to Pakistan with his family for 3 weeks. I thought that was pretty cool.


Spent 35 minutes here.

October 22,2012

Today I met ethan and he was the only boy there. We ate lunch and played leggos. not much happened.

Spent 1/2 hour here

October 16,2012

I went to UES again today. When I got there Shannon said that there was a physical fight on the playground during recess so the boys were coming up to talk about it. Charlie and Owen were playing a game called Hobbles and Vampires. The two are against each other and the hobbles have secrets that the vampires need to find out. ( or something) So Owen was trying to distract Charlie so the other vampires could get information. Owen ended up running up to Charlie and jumping on his back, so Charlie started elbowing him. According to Owen it was very hard and hurtful, but to Charlie it was a little nudge. Once Owen got off, he punched Charlie and from there they just started hitting each other. Shannon discussed with them that physical altercations are never okay and the next time this happens they will lose their recess'. They also talked about other games that would be okay to play that didn't involve contact. The boys left as friends and not being mad at each other and understanding what they did wasn't okay and they need to make better choices. Both of them are really smart though will understanding what she is saying. Owen kept saying that Hobbles and Vampires always got them in trouble because someone always started fighting. He though nobody ever understood that they need to stop if they want to keep playing it.

I was there for 40 minutes.

October 15,2012

Today i went to UES for the first time. I got there and signed in. I had to wait a little while for Ms. Baker to come and get me. On the way up to her room she told me about the lunch group that she does with kids who have problems being around a bunch of other people and need to be reminded to eat. Today I met Charlie who is a 2nd grader. She also showed me what her daily schedule looks like and how most people don't realize everything that a elementary school guidance counselor does. She was, for the most part, booked all day every day. With Charlie we talked about his highs and lows of the week and how his day was going. We took a timed 3 minutes break where there was no talking so he could just eat. After he ate we played a game of UNO. According to him he won. During the game she tries to incorporate some lessons. They are very competitive and joke around a lot while playing. She told him how if we don't know someone and what they think is funny, then something we say could hurt their feelings. He showed us what his face looks like when someone says something to hurt his feelings. She also gave me a website i could check out that explains what a guidance counselor should be doing. I go back tomorrow. We decided i would go monday, tuesday, and thursdays of every week.

Today i spent 1 hour there.

October 2,2012

I spent 45 minutes tonight reading my book I chose.