I took Friday morning to be at school for my science lab for Connor’s class.  Connor guessed that the lab would be about the phases of moon, and he was right.  The science teacher talked with the students all about full moon, crescent, new moon and gibbous.  She also taught them about waning and waxing; I learned so much as well.  At the end, the kids did a hand-on project with Oreo cookies and made all 8 phases of the moon.  They even got to eat all the cookies at the end of the day.

    The cute part of this volunteering was that Connor often wanted me to stay near him.  So during the didactic part of the lesson, I kneeled down next to Connor to listen too.  Connor held my hand and sometimes put his head down on my shoulder too.  I was really enjoying these moments especially since Connor is growing up now.  Lately Connor holds our hands a bit less, and he wants to say goodbye to us in the mornings way before we get to his classroom.  I guess I just have to cherish any sweet moment with Connor whenever it happens.