Day In The Life: Friends, Food, Free Books • SPUD EDITION!!
TEP Blog Takeover (Week 1 Day 4)
Happy “Friday Junior!”
After a week of rainy weather, the sun finally came out!☼After work from 8:30-12, I met up with friends for lunch. Then, I edited my resume in the library for a workshop next week.The history department always has free books for us– I always grab ones that look interesting or I could use for my new class!After a meeting with my professor, I ran into my friend, Tara, in Hogan. I voted for the Spring Concert 2019 genre!
SPUD TIME!!!
I am so excited to share about my SPUD (Student Programs for Urban Development) site, Ascension After School Program. The students, grades 1-6, go to Union Hill School and are so filled with life, love, and energy. This program truly gave me the confidence to change my major and affirm that I wanted to be a teacher. I have been going to this site weekly from 3-5 PM for four years now. We spend the first half of the afternoon playing with the kids in free time. Then, we work on homework together. Sister Pat, who runs the program, was actually my dad’s first grade teacher☺
Sister Pat is the best at decorating for every season.
The kids always want me to take pictures of them and then get shy 🙂
I love how the decorations are so festive.
The kids started playing inside…
But we moved outside because it was so nice out!
We did each other’s hair! The girls are so talented.
Basketball and tag are fan favorites 🙂
The kids played more after homework.
The math station is always popular because of the colored blocks.
An intense game of LIFE teaches the kids how to count money.
The kids love pictures and always want to be in them 🙂
Here is the motto of the program: Do unto others. The best!!!
Sister Pat always makes sure that the “walkers” make it home safely.
The Holy Cross van driver, Lynchy, always takes us safely to and from Holy Cross. Thanks Lynchy!
After SPUD. . .
Here is the street my friends live on. It’s a pretty view… but quite a hill!
My friends and I did some homework and ate dinner together.
I made a pasta dish for dinner and brought it over to eat at my friends’ apartment.
Pasta dish recipe: Broccoli, kale, olive oil, spinach, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, onion, garlic, garlic powder, dash of salt, pepper.