I'm full of emotions right now. So full that I wish I could go out into the woods like a mama bear and let out a primal scream. I am not too sure it's a good idea to do it in the middle of the city because people might think there's an emergency. Or worse, nobody will say or do anything, nobody will notice, and then I'll be terrified that in case of a real emergency nobody would come to see if I needed help.
My baby has made the transition from preschool to public school. He's in a play-based transitional kindergarten, which is a way to provide free child care. It's a new thing. So new that LAist did a series of stories about it. among the parents with kids enrolled in CSUN's Children's Center, where Albert went last year, there was a huge amount of confusion. Nobody knew if it would be best for their child to stay at CSUN or to migrate to TK. The kindergarten program is not a full day, so there are various options for after-school care. It was the main topic of conversation at every child's spring semester birthday party. Parents were frantically swapping names, dates, locations, details, phone numbers, and websites and planning to piece together a full workday of childcare for as little money as possible or at the highest quality possible, according to the family's priorities.
For us, it was a pretty easy decision. We were having to take a half-day every week to drive across town for Albert's speech therapy. At the public school, he can get his therapy on-site, and during the school day, so we don't have to leave work to take him to an appointment. And he won't have to sit in the car and have all the hassle of knowing another school's layout (including the location of restrooms).
Schedule (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
- 6am wake up time
- 7am get ready to leave (use the restroom before going to school)
- 7:45am gates open
- 8am school starts
- Breakfast in the classroom, Morning business (attendance, lunch orders), Calendar
- 8:30am Language arts & independent work time
- 9:45am Clean up time
- 9:50am Snack time
- 10am Recess
- 10:20am Quiet / story time
- 10:35am Math
- 11:05am Center time
- 11:40am Lunch time
- 12:30am Quiet / story time
- 12:45am English language
- 1:15am Exploration, Science, Social Studies, Art, Health
- 1:45am Outdoor exploration & Social emotional learning
- 2:20pm Clean up / Pack up / Dismissal
- 2:30-2:40pm Check-in
- 2:40-3:15pm Snack
- 3:15-4:00pm Homework Time
- 4:00-4:30pm Arts & Crafts (Indoor Activity)
- 4:30-5:15pm Outdoor Play (if weather permits < 90 deg F)
- 5:15-6:30 Centers?
I have a feeling I'm going to love my new schedule. The department sent me over a contract and I signed it. So I feel comfortable adding stuff to the course Canvas shells. Hopefully, there won't be any more shuffling of classes at this point.
I'm beyond excited for run club to start up again. I'm going to try not to get carried away in the excitement and stay focused on grading stuff for CSUN. We'll see where the holidays in the semester impact the lab schedules. I'm hoping there will be some "easy" weeks where I can get caught up. I assume there will be lots of "hard" weeks where I will be struggling to keep up. I have three races this semeseter:
- Week 1 = Aug 26-30 followed by Labor Day Weekend
- Week 2 = Sep 2-6 where Monday is Labor Day & Santa Monica Classic is on Sunday 9/8
- Week 3 = Sep 9-13
- Week 4 = Sep 16-20
- Week 5 = Sep 23-27
- Week 6 = Sep 30 - Oct 4 where Thurs Oct 3 is an Unassigned Day (NO LAUSD SCHOOL)
- Week 7 = Oct 7-11
- Week 8 = Oct 14-18 and the Mission Inn Run is on Sunday 10/20
- Week 9 = Oct 21-25
- Week 10 = Oct 28 - Nov 1 also known as Halloween week
- Week 11 = Nov 4-8
- Week 12 = Nov 11-15 where Monday 11/11 is Veteran's Day
- Week 13 = Nov 18-22
- Week 14 = Nov 25-29 also known as Thanksgiving week (NO LAUSD SCHOOL)
- Week 15 = Dec 2-6
- Week 16 = Dec 9-10 where the Holiday Half Marathon is Sunday, 12/15
- Finals Week = Dec 11-17 where 12/16 is the start of Winter Break (NO LAUSD SCHOOL)
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