Lesson 531: Friday the 13th

Hello, Readers.

It's a special Friday--

Friday the 13th.

I experienced Friday twice this week,

as this actually happened to me:

Friday the 13th wasn't too bad for our #13.

She finally got to play a game,

and scored the tying run in the JV game.

She swung at this one and missed,

then scolded me for posting it.

Moooooommmmmmmm!

I got the ball in the glove, Ellen Louise!

And look at the umpire's face!

She was unimpressed.

I always try to capture all parts of the game, 

from the unscripted moments of joy

to the mental regroup after a swing and a miss.

Softball and baseball are good reminders

that you have to play through the tough stuff

(like the cold wind)

to experience the warmth.

Sam and the gang played indoors last weekend at Gannon's beautiful facility.

Boys little league is just starting practices.

There was an outdoor practice this week

on a "nice" evening,

that really wasn't all that nice,

but we took it.

Nothing to be superstitious about here.

Natalie is all ready for ball season with her new orange and black shirt--

People with autism range in intellectual ability

as much as the rest of the population.

They just have unique ways of taking in and spitting out information.

Their abilities are just only beginning to be understood.

I am looking for help from the Good Readers of this blog

to help circulate an education conference I've been trying to help organize.

We have long awaited a group focusing on gifted education

to begin in our area, as one never seemed to appear.

So, some like minded individuals put together a local affiliate

of PAGE
Pennsylvania Association of Gifted Education--

and started a group for ourselves.

We would really like a May 11th mini-conference at the Tom Ridge Center

to happen,

but we need 5 more registrants.

Please share this blog or the link and information below

if you know of any teacher, administrator, or parent who would be interested in attending.

We must meet our quota of pre-registrations by Friday, April 20th.

Please share with any interested individuals.

It's going to be great!

Thanks for your help!

Eloise

Gifted Education local conference info CLICK HERE

DESCRIPTION

A special mini-conference event for parents, teachers and administrators hosted by the Northwest PAGE Affiliate with contributions from PAGE. Each session will last 45-60 minutes. The mini-conference includes a networking lunch that follows the sessions, along with other educational activities for teachers, parents and families (Presque Isle State Park, Erie Zoo, etc.) available in the local area.

Tentative session topics include:

• Social emotional needs of gifted learners

• Meeting the needs of gifted learners at home and in the classroom

• State policies and advocacy efforts

• Early college acceptance, coursework during high school and other options for students

• Fundraising and organizational management/development for your Affiliate group