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Commercials
Posted Thursday, September 27, 2001, 01:43:17 PM by Doug Davis
Tina and I were talking about new light fixtures last night. One we liked came from the company Progress Lighting. Nicole overheard what we were saying and said, "That's the company that will find you a good price even if it's not with them!" She was refering to a commercial for the Progressive Insurance company. Who says TV and commercials don't affect children?

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Fancy Words
Posted Monday, September 24, 2001, 01:03:11 PM by Doug Davis
A couple weeks ago I asked Nicole how her English and Spanish spelling was coming along. She said it was fine and that several of the words on her spelling list were cognates. Pretty big word for a second grader. In fact, I didn't even know what it meant until she told me they were words in one language that were similar to words in another. Like "president" and "presidente". I guess you're never too old to learn.

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Donuts With Dad
Posted Thursday, September 20, 2001, 09:37:17 AM by Doug Davis
I took Nicole to school today for "Donuts with Dad" day. It was very casual and fun. Just went in, had some donuts and juice and enjoyed seeing all the kids and dads. Nicole was extremely excited about it, which is fun for me. I love being with her.

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Comfort in the Storm
Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 10:42:19 AM by Doug Davis
We had a storm last night and Nicole slept with Christopher during it to comfort each other. Nicole was very sweet to her brother. (see more in Christopher's Journal)

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Soccer
Posted Saturday, September 15, 2001, 11:10:50 AM by Doug Davis

Today was Nicole's first soccer game of the season. They started off strong and soon led three to nothing.

But they wore out quickly and I believe they tied at three each. Nicole played goalie for three quarters and did a great job.

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New Mice
Posted Friday, September 14, 2001, 04:00:00 PM by Doug Davis
Tina called around and found a pet store with fancy mice. Today after school she took the kids and they both picked out a mouse. Nicole's is almost all black with very sleek fur. She's naming her "Black Beauty".

Spelling
Posted Friday, September 14, 2001, 02:00:00 PM by Doug Davis

As you know, Nicole is in a dual language class this year. It's taught in both Engish and Spanish. We have some concern over the way it's being taught. I'm sure it's nothing that we can't work out, but the teacher has been assigning what we think are very hard spelling words. They are especially difficult considering they have to spell them in both languages and without the words being pronounced to them. They look at a picture and then must know the words and spell them. I guess today's spelling test went very poorly (don't know how Nicole did) and will redo the words next week. They contribute some of the problem to this week's tragedy with the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. Here are some of the words on Nicole's list this week:

government governor president The United States Mexico democracy eagle party flowers

el gobierno el gobernador el presidente Los Estados Unidos Méjico democracia el águila la fiesta los flores

There were some others that I don't remember off hand.

Note: Accent marks count.

No Mice Yet
Posted Friday, September 14, 2001, 12:05:05 PM by Doug Davis
We went to the pet shop last night, but they didn't have any "fancy" mice. So we were unable to get the kids their new pets. They had some white common mice (not for pets) and the kids had a great time watching them in their cage. They giggled and giggled.

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New Mice
Posted Thursday, September 13, 2001, 11:27:02 AM by Doug Davis

Nicole and Christopher are both excited about getting new mice. Nicole's died last Tuesday. Now they plan to get one each and I think tonight's the night.

Christopher plans to name his "Rescue Hero Mouse"

Nicole's 2nd Grade Class
Posted Thursday, September 13, 2001, 08:31:28 AM by Doug Davis

Nicole started second grade on August 21. This will be a very interesting year because her class is a dual language class. She'll be learning in both English and Spanish. We're very excited about this opportunity, but we're watching closely to make sure that she keeps up with all subjects, not just language.

One very interesting aspect is her spelling words. It's a much larger challenge learning to spell in both English and Spanish. They follow different rules and she can't use the traditional sounding out methods. The teacher gives her spelling tests with pictures. She then spells in Spanish what the picture shows. The teacher explained that she wants the kids to think of what the picture is in Spanish rather than thinking in English and translating to Spanish. Very interesting, but quite a challenge. The words she's learning are quite long.