Marcel and I discussed the power of iterations.

Concepts regarding each version of a product as a prototype to something greater were discussed as well as the designer/end user feedback loop.

Marcel received a 100% for his homework submitted today.

Cabo and I worked on building Cabo's vocabulary as he strives to memorize the words of Chapter 11.

He worked through his note cards multiple times. By the end, he was able to get a 100% on his notecards 3 times in a row.

He then worked on his vocabulary list for the year.

Cabo was given time to work on his Spanish vocabulary in preparation for his test next week.

He looked up two sections worth of words. I then verified the quality of the definitions that he had found.

We then took a quick breather by walking outside.

He finished the class by working on more vocabulary. After our last Spanish chapter test, Cabo identified vocabulary as his most challenging area. So, he is being given more vocabulary assignments during this chapter to help him to overcome that difficulty.

Cabo and I met for back to back sessions today.

In an effort to keep him alert and not lose the head of steam that he had built in our amazing Spanish session, we went outside for a brief walk.

While we were out there, he came upon a glass lizard.

He was able to identify, capture, and take inside the lizard.

Upon returning to the classroom, we made a second attempt at the chemistry assignment. Cabo and I worked from the book to press forward on the assignment.

Cabo identified the work that is due for his classes.

He had a chemistry assignment.

He seemed daunted by the task. So, we decided to piecemeal the work into smaller sections. This strategy helped initially as he was then able to finish half of the assignment.

He should finish the second half of the assignment independently.

Cabo was online today.

He was excited to show me his menagerie of reptiles.

We worked together on a list of verbs that he can choose for a portion of his final test.

I then gave Cabo time to independently build on the test.

Cabo went out and made a move in the school-wide chess game.

He researched some of the rules of chess online.

Cabo cleaned his room. He focused on cleaning his desk.

He also worked on his Spanish list of verbs for his final exam.

Absent

Hank wrote a paragraph today about why Chess is his favorite game.

He did an excellent job expressing himself. He wrote more than the required amount of sentences and was thoughtful about what he wrote as opposed to rushing just to complete an assignment.

He seemed to care deeply about what he had to say. I am hoping that he will continue to write about subjects that are dear to him.

Also, Hank did an excellent job coaching the director of the school to make two moves at different points during the school chess game.

He helped other students and got to make some moves himself. He did an excellent job managing the school chess game.

I am proud of his efforts and his investment in our projects here at the school.

Hank and I played chess. While playing chess, we discussed how we could make a chess game in which the school could participate.

We wrote rules for the game. Hank came up with four of the rules for our instruction sheet.

Hanks level of play increases every time that I play with him. He continues to implement the items taught during our lessons.