After dropping the boys off to their classes, I went to Art Vistas training.  I spent an hour and a half there learning the first three art lessons for Connors kindergarten class.  I also met and chatted with the two moms who will be my partners for the year.  I then went for grocery shopping and took a lunch break at home to relax a bit before heading back to school. 

     I showed up at Logan’s class before 1pm to be a classroom helper.  The class was very quiet as they were listening to the audio and following through on their books.  Logan was focusing on it and did not look up at all.  The teacher immediately asked if I minded making some copies for her as her copy helper was out.  Logan finally noticed me and gave me a wave.  I was gone to the office for awhile to make the requested copies.  When I returned, the teacher had lined up some math papers for me to grade.  It was nice sitting down grading while watching the class action.  One of the girls was the Star of the Week and she was given some time to share her personal things with the class.  Afterward the teacher read and had a discussion about a book.  Then they were led outside to run a few laps to get some exercise.  I took a peek; Logan was chatting with a classmate and periodically they seemed to be running fast racing with each other.  When they returned to the classroom, the teacher talked with them about a science topic.  By then, I had to quickly finish grading the remaining papers, so I could rush to pick Connor up.  I also met up with the two moms to discuss the upcoming art lesson dates with Connor’s teacher.  Finally Connor and I hung out for a little bit at the nearby park before picking Logan up to go home.

    In the afternoon we had Connor’s soccer practice, so he and I left after the boys finished their homework.  When all the teammates arrived, the coach started talking with them to begin.  A couple of kids were not paying attention and one of them kept kicking Connor’s ball away.  Connor retrieved his ball, but it got kicked away again.  Since there was no parents helping today and I could not stand the kids not paying attention, I walked up to them.  The coach quickly welcomed some help and Connor was happy to have me there with him.  We started some drills; a few boys were definitely full of energy and it took some efforts to keep them on track.  Whenever there was a water break, Connor would tell me that he would go get his own water and he did not want me to return to my seat.  We did a few drills and a scrimmage game at the end.  The rowdy kids tired me out and I was happy that the practice came to an end.