Working toward our future

I want to send out shines to Jazmine and Phantasia for taking time out of their Christmas break to attend the College Prep Day on Thursday, December 27. I am very proud of them for starting to prepare for college now, while still in middle school.

They did things like prepare a resume and learn what they need to start doing now to add to their resume. They worked on the computers to type up their resume. They practiced writing scholarship essays and learned how to mind map in order to make it easier. They really did a great job!

I would like to start doing a college prep day once a month on Saturdays. Who would be interested? If you are interested or you have a child that is interested, please comment here or call or talk to me when you see me.

Here are some pictures from the College Prep Day:

Jazmine compiling her resume:
Doesn't Phantasia look so pretty in this picture?
Ms. Cres helping everyone put their resumes on the computer:

Ms. Cres talking to the group about college expectations:

More Pics

Kaluum & Rodney learning to play chess.

Mrs. Sylvia building the ASA kids character. LOL:)

Mr. Checo's science class.->

Pictures

I just wanted to post some pics on the blog, for the kids and the community to see.

Mavs Game

C.J., Zedrick, Janiya and I went to the Mavs game on Wednesday. THE MAVS WON!!!!! They were on a bit of a losing streak. We all had soooo much fun!!!

Practice what you preach!

Michael brought a new volunteer to the ASA today...and I didn't bother to greet him!!

Michael noticed I didn't greet him and helped me remember. I didn't set a very good example. I'm glad so many of you do such a great job at your greetings...and I really appreciating you reminding me to do the same!

Thanks, Michael!

Future Dancers!!

This past Friday my daughter Phantasia performed at the South Dallas Cultural Center. It is a beautiful site. Ms. Vikki is a great person, I love her spirit. She opened her doors to the children here at the After School Academy. Phantasia volunteers when she can at the After School Academy, this is her second year volunteering, she is now a 7th grader and I am very proud of her. She has grown so much over the summer. I will continue to support her in her endevor to be a dancer. I talked with Ms. Vikki about her and Jazmine taking dancing lesson at the South Dallas Culture Center and I am hoping that they will take the classes so they can become professionals one day. Keep up the good work Phantasia, I love you!!! You did a excellent job. This is her dance team, they are all students at Pearl C. Anderson.

Ms. Thompson

Why is the store called Big Daddy's? And why did you name the school after you? And did you live in a house or a apartment? And why was the store called Thompson's?

I asking these questions because I want to know about Ms. Thompson's life. In two weeks we are going to ask Ms. Thompson these questions in an interview.

Mr. Thompson

Mr. Thompson had a store cross of H.S. Thompson. And he had a grand daughter that lived the other side across of H.S. Thompson. And H.S. Thompson is my school. Zedric Colquitt. And I like the school. And we going to talk to Mr. Thompson's grand daughter and she gonna tell us a few informations about Turner Court at the ASA Academy.

The stores around our community

when did they build the frunt park when did they build big daddy,s when did they build my house.

About Mr. Bill

I learned about asking questions and I got it from Mr. Bill.

I learned how to ask questions. "Why did Bubba's call Snappy's?" Why I'm asking this question because I need to know. Mr. Bill told us when the store was called snappies.

WHAT I KNOW

I know that Bubbles used to be called and when Mr.Bill was going to school he had to walk on a mudding and at H.S.Thompson the grades was only 1st~8th gradeand he went staight to high school.

Mr. Bill

Today I lernd about how you had to walk on mud or dirt roads to school and Mr. Bill told us that they had to walk on top of the train track and sometimes the train would stop and people would be late for their job. The police station was here since 1960.

we ask questions

This was before Big daddy was build.

Before JBC was build it was called Snappy's.

Before Rocher sheter park. When Mr. Bill was my age and was just dirt roads.


WHAT I LEANED TO DAY THAT THER WERE PLACEC HERE BEFOR OTHER PLACEC HE SAD THER WAS A STORE CALLED SNAPPY IT WAS A BEER STORE AND THER

Mr. Bill Rhodes

Mr. Bill Rhodes told us something about Turner Courts, and the school H.S. Thompson. He said he had to walk on the gravel to get to school. Mr. Thompson had a store across H.S. Thompson. His granddaughter lives across the other side of H.S. Thompson, Mr. Thompson gave the kids pork rines. When he was in the 8th grade he had to walk all the way to Hastings to catch the bus.

His family moved here in 1948.

Mr. Bill was living here since 1948. And when he was going to school the road was gravel. Across hatcher the white people live. Button (Bon Ton) was a cafe and were they have parties.
(Mr. Bill told us about the prices at the movie theater on Bexar and 175)
The people dug under the tracks so the cars could go under and the train could still drive on the tracks.
This school was grades was 1st-8th grade.

Today me and Traenieshia about Mr.Bill was living here since 1948.And when he was goning to school the roads was just dirt.Aross hatcher was were the white people live and the black. And buttun was cafe .

Mr. Bill Rhodes

I learned how to ask people questions. I raised my hand and Mr. Bill Rhodes answered me.

I know what happened about the store. It was called Snappy's. The ground was like dirt and it was rocks. He was walking on the hard ground to school.

And I greeted Mr. Bill Rhodes. And I recorded Mr. Bill Rhodes.

What I learned at school today.

Today at school I learned that one is a odd number, and two is a even number. I learned about thanksgiving and what we are going to eat at thanksgiving. I read "I see" in science class and it was about a lady who watches and says hello to animals.

WhyILike The asa ?They have games like connect four and chess.And they have comuputers and they have yummy dinner! By Zedric

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween

I hope all the kids had as much fun as I did yesterday. How did those popcorn balls taste? Good I hope, because I didn't get one. LOL!!!!

What we have learned in the technology class

The internet went down before the kids could post. Here are their responses to what they have learned in their technology class:

Zedric (8 yrs):
When the future come, other people can learn about the ASA. They can learn the rules about it and what happened to the future when I was making this blog right now for the people to learn about the ASA Academy and me. This is in response to our conversation about learning about our history and writing about it because of our finding that there is such little information available on Rochester Park.

Jordan (11 yrs):
We are planning to put something on the map to tell people that we are still living cause if we didn’t have anything on the map, people would think we were extinct like dinosaurs.

Zedric:
And to make people go on the map and find Turner Courts and they will find ASA Academy and they will see all people and they will see Zedric and much more people at the After-School Academy.

Zedric:
I learned that other people go on the internet and do some research on us and learn a lot about us. And my favorite thing is that people can learn about us from the past to the future.

Daedrin (8 yrs): What we learned about is respect. And we learned how to do stuff on the computer.

Traeniesha: I learned about Turner Courts because I live and I go to places in Turner Courts.

Amyah (6 yrs): I heard a lady talking and asking the man questions in kind of a talk. This, in response to the interview that was played to help give the class an idea of how to conduct an interview.