Sep 27
I signed up to volunteer at both boys’ science lab this year and my first help at Logan’s class was on Monday. They learned about the periodic table and the hands on experience were interesting. The last experience the kids did was outdoor and it was nice to get some fresh air. The class was fun and I learned something with every class. I enjoyed being there for Logan and seeing his classmates too; it was worth taking a long lunch break from work and driving back and forth for this.


Sep 23
Connor was invited to a birthday party at Laser Quest. Connor was very worried how laser tag worked and if it hurt as he had never done it before. While I was driving him there, he was happy to know that many of his buddies were invited as well. The boys hung out together at the lobby until everyone arrived, then they were taken into the game room. They played one game, then broke for pizza lunch, and returned for the second game. At the end, everyone was gathered again in the party room to have birthday cake. Connor looked sad then as he showed me an owie on his knee. He said the laser tag playground was open to the public, and there was a big kid (not from the party) who tripped him and lasertagged him afterward. Other than the owie, Connor had fun and liked laser tag. After Connor enjoyed the cake with his friends, we said goodbye to others and went home.



Sep 23
The intervention teacher who is also a school mom along with another mom had decided to start up a STEM (Science, technology, engineering and math) group this year and invited 10-12 third graders to join. Connor was invited and their first meeting was last Sunday. Each meeting will be 2 hours long. Connor initially was excited when we received the invite, but on the day of the meeting, he was not too thrilled to have to leave us for 2 hours. When we arrived at the organizer’s house, there were tables and chairs set up in the garage, and Connor could finally find out who were the other kids invited. Connor then quickly went off to the backyard to play with them before the meeting began.
When I returned close to the end for pick up, 3 parents and 10 kids were still busy working on their projects They were creating holding devices with any of the provided materials to carry a raw egg. The objective was to protect the egg from breaking upon being dropped. Connor was very serious while building a cardboard box from scratch; he said hi to me and handed a bite of his snack. Shortly after, everyone finished making their designs and waited for their turns to have it drop by a parent standing on a ladder. Many kids were happy to find their eggs intact and Connor was one of them. All the parents quickly helped clean up the tables and materials before we left to go home. Connor was thrilled to tell me what he had made and how much fun he had, and he could not wait for the next monthly meeting.


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