Daily Reflection Tuesday April 5th

Day two of our senior project was another success. Once we arrived at Sheltering Arms we went to our original classrooms. I was back with Classroom #9 which was pre-k, and Claire was back with the one to two year olds in Classroom #4. It was nice to have the kids run up and hug me as if I was Santa Claus or something, but I think they were just happy to see a familiar face other than their teachers.

They started the day with a little outside time so I played with four children (one was sick :( ) from Classroom #9 along with four other children from Classroom #10. As I had said in my previous blog there are less children because of spring break. The teachers have been combining their classes because the numbers are smaller this week. After a little bit of outside play time, it was time to head back inside. Beth, the volunteering director came and grabbed me and Claire and told us that she had a few tasks for us to do once it was time for the kids to eat lunch and take their naps. I played with the kids doing various activities for hours. The time flew by after building "houses" out of magnetic shapes, coloring with them, and just simply hugging them because they are so darn cute. Once it was 11:30,  Claire and I went up stairs to meet with Beth. They have an event coming up so she had us tying up silverware with ribbon, and tying bows around mason jars. We did this for a few hours until it was time to go for the day. This day definitely validated the fact that I do not want to be a pre-school teacher. I have so much respect for those teachers at Sheltering Arms and everywhere. I definitely do not have the patience :)!

We left Sheltering Arms and I took a well deserved few hours off. Once it was time to get back to work on my project I started researching pediatric oncology to prepare for my internship at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta on Thursday. My research that I did was very interesting and I definitely feel that I have a good understanding on what the field is going into my internship. I am nervous because it is an intense topic but I am excited to see what Thursday has in store for me. I am also excited for our last day at Sheltering Arms tomorrow, it will be bittersweet to say good bye to the wonderful children that we have met. Overall, the first two days have gone great and I can't wait for the rest of the week!