Day 18-21 Week 5

Day 18-21 Week 5

Monday Day 18 - We did not have school due to the new semester change.

Tuesday Day 19 - I was in a car accident driving over Snoqualmie Pass, I was fine and the car only has a little bit of damage to it. I took it to get an estimate and it came out to $2,800 and I got the 25th scheduled to fix it and still have not decided it I'm going to claim it or not. If I claim it I will only have to pay $500, but I was at fault so it would raise my insurance policy, so I'm going to see if there are any other options.

Wednesday Day 20 - I had a doctor's appointment in Seattle for a check up and all was well!

Thursday Day 21 & 22 - we had a CCR schedule for Thurs and Fri, which means I only had periods 1, 2, 5, and 6 with 3 and 4 on Friday.
For periods 1-3 Thursday and Friday we had a great workout:
BWC- 3 rounds of 5 HSPU or Pike push ups + Palanche Lean push ups
-with body bar or PVC pipe technique work in between rounds.
BBG:
6x3 Overhead Squat
WOD: 5 rounds of 3 min. AMRAP - rest 45 seconds after each round
10x box jumps
10x squat press
10x toes to bar T2B
10x tuck crunch
Bonus: 3 rounds
8 strict trap rows (head underneath pull up bar) + 5 bar dips or chair dips

Periods 1 & 2 before the workout we had our normal random dynamic warm up, but before we began I introduced myself to the new students I had for the new semester, about 5-6 kids in each.

For period 3 on Friday I just sat aside and observed my cooperating teacher as he ran the class so I could get familiar with the entire new class that I would start teaching the following week.  After their workout he introduced me and I gave the class a quick 101 speech about who I was, why I am here and some of my athletic stats.

Thursdays 5th period we play Touch and Pass the entire class period. We combined our class with an 8th grade class and separated them into a girls game and a boys game then towards the end of the class we combined all of the students to make one huge coed game with 2 balls, that was pretty entertaining to watch.
6th period we started in the weight room and rand through deadlift, high pull, front squat and push press. Once we finished 2 rounds of that we transferred to the gym and had a free day of basketball and volleyball. As I monitored the class I played on the girls team 6 vs 6 volleyball against the boys and dominated them tough!

Friday following 3rd, I had my planning period 4th and worked on homework until school was out at 1 then went into the empty boys locker room for a meeting with all the male teachers in their office. We met for a good 2 hours and I finished grades at the beginning followed by listening to them plan out what equipment they wanted to purchase for all the gym classes. Always great entertaining meetings with that group, never a dull moment!

Days 14-17 Week 4

Monday- no school for Martin Luther King Day.

Tuesday- Day 14
Periods 1 & 2 were great as normal today. At the beginning of each class I did notice it took a little longer to get everyone to focus after returning to school from their 3 day weekend.
BWC: 3 rounds strict chin ups + 3 kipping pull ups
Bar technique work in between rounds (Burgner warmup)
BBG: Squat Snatch 6x1
WOD: 8 minutes AMRAP
30 x KB sumo Deadlift high pull
15 x ball slams
7 x close grip bench
Bonus: 30 second hollow rock holds + 10 tuck crunch
4th-6th period we had a substitute teacher for my cooperating teacher and due to the previous weeks issue with 6th period I decided to sit aside and observe as the substitute taught class instead of me. 4 and 5 were good for the sub and 6th period was a little challenging. The 6 students that I had the behavioral misconduct with tried to apologize to me, but it was goofy and not sincere so I did my best to ignore them and tell them we'd be talking about it once their normal teacher was back the following day. Two of the students proceeded to sneak up behind me and try to hug me, but I was able to block their arms and tell them not to touch me and they are not allowed to touch me. Once I stood my ground they payed attention to the sub and the rest of the class was fine.

Wednesday- Day 15
Periods 1 & 2 were great as normal today, I filmed both classes for my lesson that I have to provide real time footage for my TPA.
BWC: 6 rounds HSPU or pike push up + 12 clapping push ups
Bar technique work in between rounds (Burgner warmup)
BBG: Squat Clean 6x2
WOD: for time
12x strict DB shoulder press single arm 6 each side
10x Burpee/Deadlift
12x strict DB shoulder press single arm 6 each side
8x Burpee/Deadlift
12x strict DB shoulder press single arm 6 each side
6x Burpee/Deadlift
Bonus: planks @ 40 seconds + 10 arch rocks
4-6 period today we sat the class down before we began and my cooperating teacher gave them each a talk about my position as their student teacher. The classes responded well, but 6th period we had to go more in depth and be more specific to the incident that occurred the week before. 6th period responded well and the 6 students gave me a sincere apology afterward. We then began our fitness testing for the end of their semester with sit-ups and push-up maxing followed by free time. During free time I spoke to my supervising teacher about switching my teaching schedule from 3rd planning and 4th teaching to 3rd teaching with my other co teacher and 4th planning. He was great about it and said it would be perfectly fine!

Thursday- Day 16
Today was my first official observation from my supervisor from the college during 1st period. 1st period was their final for the semester:
BWC: 3 rounds strict strap dips + 10 close push ups
BBG: Split Jerk 4x2
Front Squat 4x2
WOD: using same weight as beg. of semester: for time: ISABEL
30x Snatches
Bonus: 3 rounds of tuck L sits
15 seconds each

3rd period I observed my cooperating teacher run the same workout for their final with the new class I would begin teaching next week.
5th period we had stretch testing and the PACER with free time for the remaining time.

Friday- Day 17
2nd period I taut their final for the semester:
BWC: 3 rounds strict strap dips + 10 close push ups
BBG: Split Jerk 4x2
Front Squat 4x2
WOD: using same weight as beg. of semester: for time: ISABEL
30x Snatches
Bonus: 3 rounds of tuck L sits
15 seconds each

Then 4th period planning with 6th period we had stretch testing and the PACER with free time for the remaining time.

Days 11-13 Week 3

Day 11 - Wednesday
1st & 2nd period we had a great workout:
Dynamic warmup
3 rounds of push up holds for 45 seconds then 15 push ups
-in between rounds we had technique bar work to warm up and prep for the main lift.
Hang Power Snatch 6x2
WOD: for time- boys @ 135 lbs - girls @ 75 lbs
12 x power clean & jerk
8 x power clean & jerk
6 x power clean & jerk
4 x power clean & jerk
2 x power clean & jerk
Bonus:
3 rounds of handstand holds x 40 seconds
Yoga stretch

3rd period prep I worked on homework for my TPA followed by 4th period watching my cooperating teacher with his body works class.
5th & 6th period we played Badminton, I taught the class on my own so I had them focus on forehand and backhand drives with a partner then had them rally. As they rallied I had everyone on the in court sides to rotate once to their right every 3-4 minutes to change up their opponents equally. I've found that by adding that rotation it removes any possibility for students to be or feel left out. It also allows students who would normally not converse to get to know each other as they play against each other.
Overall good day.

Day 12 - Thursday extended periods
1&2nd period we had our normal warm up followed by:
3 rounds of 20 hollow rocks + 10 tuck crunch
-in between rounds we had technique bar work to warm up and prep for the main lift.
Front Squat 3x5
Bench 3x5
WOD: 4 rounds for best time:
15 x toes 2 bar
10 x DB Snatch (take off ground, 5 each arm) Bs 45lbs Gs 25 lbs
Bonus:
3 rounds of 10 strap push ups + 5 strap flys
Yoga stretch
Once we finished we played a large game of touch and go with the class in the auxiliary gym which was tons of fun during both periods.

3rd period prep I worked on homework for my TPA followed by 4th period watching my cooperating teacher with his body works class doing yoga and step aerobics.
5&6th my cooperating teacher had a doctors appointment so I was left with the kids on my own for the extended periods. Both periods we started in the weight room for my version of quick bar technique teaching. I had 36+ students that consisted of mainly freshmen weigh only 10 platforms to work on so they were separated into groups of 3-4 on each platform. Since their bodies are new to muscular development and strength I had everyone using the light body bars so they could practice and learn the proper technique rather than use too much weight and injure themselves due to their inexperience. For both classes this went really well, kept them busy Jd they were able to learn the terms while practicing the skills. 5th period we went down to the main gym and we played link tag for the rest of the class. 6th period on the other hand did not go so well after we made our transfer from the weight room to the main gym.
We began with a game of link tag, but as the game progressed I noticed 6 students that took over the game out of 36 students and secluded the rest of the class by only playing with themselves not linking to anyone else. So I had to think of something to change to quickly and had everyone pick a partner then stand in a line across from their partner. I was going to trick the students by having partner 1 be on a team with all the other p1 and vice versa for partner 2, but the 6 boys I had issues with before caught on right away. Instead of following my directions they proceeded to get very loud ignoring me and were rearranging the teams. With proximity in mind I placed myself other middle of them and rearranged them like before as I turned around they began to complain and swear that this was stupid and bull**** so I had the entire line up together on the basketball baseline and had them run 2 down and backs. After, I had them sit on the baseline and I explained to them that due to the lack of attention and respect from part of the class that our game day was paused. I picked out the six kids who were misbehaving and had them stand aside then gave the rest of the class basketballs and volleyballs and granted them free time for the rest of the period. For the 6 I attempted to talk to them about respect and why I removed them from the t of the class, but they still ignored me and talked to each other so I ran them down and back for the last 10 minutes. As they did so they didn't listen and walked or jogged with one of the boys who kept spitting on the gym floor. I was so disappointed with them that was the absolute worst anyone has ever treated me as a teacher and I felt it was really disrespectful especially with their main teacher being at the doctor.
I prepared myself to have a good talk with my cooperating teacher the next day about the specific event and also just an overall discipline plan and protocol he wanted me to follow if it were. Ever to be like that again.

Day 13 - Friday
My day started with planning 3rd period which I worked on my lesson plans for my TPA followed by a MLK assembly. The assembly was great, discrimination is one of my favorite things to fight for rather it be race, gender or disability! Following the assembly I had 4th period with my same cooperating teacher for 5&6. I told him about the incident while he was gone and he was pretty disappointed! We agreed we needed to have a talk with both classes for them to understand my position as their teacher because I am now their real teacher for the next 7 weeks and I will be grading them. We won't see those classes until next Tuesday though, but it will be a great talk!
After 4th we were out of school 2 hours early so I got a little jump to my weekend that I used for catching up with my dog and running errands that are much needed!

Day 10 -- Student Teaching

Tuesday my 1st&2nd period had a sub so I had to be at school at 6:55 for his zero hour class before school started. Zero hour, 1st, and 2nd period, all of the students were great for me! Especially with a substitute with me I was truly impressed with their performance!
4th period we had step aerobics and yoga which went well followed by another great lunch!
5th and 6th period we had the main gym for Badminton which I was really looking forward to! 5th period I taught and I felt like the kids were acting up a little bit,but not too bad until the end of class. As the kids brought their equipment in some through their rackets on the ground and kicked the back to the rack. I then sat everyone down in front of me and waited until they were quiet and respectful which took a bit. I then had to give them a lecture and tell them how disappointed I was with their performance and treatment of the schools equipment, which I hate doing! I told them I expected to see a huge improvement tomorrow so I guess I will see if the lecture was effective or not.
6th period was full of energy and a little outrageous, but they were great, listened well and were respectful to the equipment!
Once I got home I had a great family dinner with my roommates and our close friends, love them all dearly!
Followed by a good cuddle session with my little girl!

Weekend adventure to Wenatchee

Saturday my good friend Kevin and I drove to his tattoo artist "Doc" at Rebel Tattoo. I hadn't met Doc before, but had only heard of and seen great art created by him.
For a little background on why I went down there, I went to begin a tattoo that I've wanted for over a year now.
Since I was young I've always loved being outdoors and climbing trees. As I grew up if I wasn't at school for class or sports I spent all of my time at home until I was old enough to start working. In connecting with nature early on, I fell in live with it and out of all the trees my favorite became the Willow, laying under it in the summer with the light shining through. My step dad allowed me to plant a tree in our front yard and I chose to plant a Willow in my favorite place to lay. As years went by I endured many different types of pain between physical and emotional throughout my family and friends with most recently being my boating accident. As I overcame many hardships I always tried to think back to what made me happiest when I was younger and what calmed me the most that being sitting at the beach or under a Willow. I then was just overwhelmed with the need to have the Willow tattooed on me so I could keep it with me always. I then was prompted by my family to search for the meaning of the Willow tree and I found this Celtic meaning,

"Other valuable traits of the willow include its flexibility. The willow is one of the few trees that can bend in outrageous poses without snapping. This is a powerful metaphor for those of us on a spiritual path. The message here is to adjust with life rather than fight it.

Further testimony to its adaptability, is the willow's ability to not only survive, but thrive in some of the most challenging conditions. The willow is a prolific grower, often taking root from a single branch that has fallen into some marshy bog.

In all, the willow reminds us to take heed of this lesson: Keep growing and reaching higher no matter where you are planted."

Wow.. This is the epitome of me, this fits so perfectly in my walk through life! Reading this solidified that it was meant for me and one day I plan to be buried under a willow on the shore!
I began drawing what I pictured the tattoo to look like, bought my ideas to Doc and he freehand drew the rough draft on my back. After our 1st session we made it a little over 1/3 the way done so stay tuned to see the final product in a couple weeks!

Day 9 -- Student Teaching

Began Monday with warming up both first and second periods and sending them to the weight room to meet with my co teacher. He gave both classes a great short and sweet talk about me taking over his classes and how they're performance and attitude should not change, treating me as they would him. Following him I gave my own short spiel telling them more about me and why I'm here to teach them as well as have them my expectations of them. The rest of the class went very well and I already saw an improvement in the students with me so it was well worth the speech!
4th period we had a circuit with jogging and weight machines followed by a great lunch with left over chicken florentine!
5th and 6th we had the fitness room again, so we had the same circuit as 4th period.
After I left for the day I ran home, picked up Kolbi and a hot tea just in time to make it out to the park to watch the sunset!

Day 8 -- Student Teaching

Friday was my first day to take over both weights classes for first and second period. The kids treated me more like a substitute teacher rather than their real teacher, so it was very challenging for both periods. I would get everyone's eyes and ears on me to explain what we were doing and setsxreps then would let them begin after making sure they didn't have questions. Once I let them begin over half the class asked me what we were doing, said they didn't understand, and mixed up the entire workout while it was also on the whiteboard in front of them. We got through the period and afterwards I spoke to my co teacher and asked him if we could have a talk with both classes Monday before we began. He agreed that it was important for them to understand my position at the HS and what he expects of them for being my students.
Then 4-6 periods we ran a large station circuit in the main and small gym. I watched as my other co teacher explained the stations to the first class, then I took over for 5th and 6th. Most of our students were descent, but I was the group of 8th graders that we had to keep an eye on from another class that were a little reckless with the equipment.
By the end of the day Friday I had almost lost my voice from having to yell over others and to explain instructions in the gym so lesson learned on my part, never raise my voice because its easily lost or hoarse.
On the upside I made my own spicy orange chicken for lunch which was amazing!! Had my portioned boiled chicken with mustard, siracha and a little oriental sauce, ugh it was so good!!
Found myself nodding my head as I chewed every bite :)