Mrs. Jessica, our amazing intern, will help with homework, and as I found out yesterday, will help in any way possible.
Mr. Hector our intern/americops member. He is teaching Spanish and science to our 2nd and 3rd graders.
James went to engineering camp at UTA last summer. You can read his post about it here. He spent a whole week on the UTA campus studying aerospace engineering, visiting corporations who utilize engineering, listening to engineers speak about their field, conducting different experiments, and so much more. He loved it so much that he is still excited about going back.
So...he's getting ready by saving his money. The camp is $375. I have put a thermometer to the right that will show James' progress.
For other 6th, 7th, and 8th graders...you, too, can have a thermometer. Let me know if you want to start saving your money to go!
For adults...you can help encourage their progress by pledging a match here: http://www.active.com/donate/centraldallas/engineering
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: 
Kaluum & Rodney learning to play chess.
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.
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.
when did they build the frunt park when did they build big daddy,s when did they build my house.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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