Finishing Touches!

There's only a few short days before our senior project is due and we show everything off at the expo. As of right now, there isn't a lot left for me to do. I just need to write the half a page left on my reflection paper, organize my portfolio, and finish my tri-fold. I also have a few clips to edit out of my presentation video, but that won't take me too long. I'm going to have my computer set up on my table at the expo, so everyone can view my presentation first hand. I also made a print copy of the game to include in my portfolio. I have a few props to set up also. I'm really happy with how everything came together and turned out! I just hope the judges and my teachers think so too! A teacher of one of the second grade classes I spoke to talked to my teacher about my project and said it was good. I'm hoping that means the kids got as much out of it as I hoped they would.

I know I complained a lot about this project at the beginning, but looking back, it really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Then again, hindsight is always 20/20. I learned a lot about my work ethic and time management. With my project coming to a close, there won't be too many posts left, but I will post when I get my results back in April!

Presentation Day!

I finally got my final presentation done to the second graders today and I'm so relieved! I was actually more nervous today when I was done because now I have to worry about all the final details to get my whole project done for the expo. I started decorating my tri-fold, and I'll finish painting it tomorrow. After my presentation, I uploaded pictures to the Internet and ordered prints to have and then I started working on a photo book. I'll get that done tomorrow to get made. I'm really excited to be finishing up and see what everyone did!

The kids did great at the presentation, but their favorite part was probably my apple mouth snacks (at left). They didn't take long to make and were actually really good. Some of the questions were a little to easy for them, while there were some that were pretty tricky. But that was the point, I explained more to them the answers that they didn't know. I think a game was a better idea than a lecture. Some kids also asked questions at the end about words and things they didn't understand, so that really made me feel good because I knew they were paying attention. Afterwards, I handed out toothbrush packets to all the kids and they were really excited about that. Except that most of the packets had Disney Princess flossers instead of Toy Story for the boys. All in all, I'm really proud and excited that I buckled down and got business done!

Snow Day

Well, Deuel School finally had its' first official snow days this week. Of course, the first storm of the year had to fall on the exact days of my senior project. Hopefully, rescheduling and getting it done a week later is drama free. I talked to Mrs. Tekrony today and we set up another date next Wednesday, March 7th. That won't leave me a lot of time after to get my things together, but I'll try my hardest. Getting all those extra hours in will be nice. I've also started working on my reflection paper and printing papers out for my portfolio. I'm just counting down the days until the expo. 18 left and counting!