Kyla's City (School)

Kyla told us this week that her school is like a city.  So, she is going to start telling that story.  Here's the first part of the story.  I will be typing exactly what she tells me to type.  Here goes!

The cafeteria is the restaurant.  The nurses office is the like the hospital.  The library is like a public library.  The classrooms are work places.  The teachers are the bosses. The principal is like the mayor.  All of the school and all the workers in it reminds me how a city is supposed to work.  Our school does a system called TRUST cards.  I like to think of it as my license.  You are allowed to do things in the city if you have it.  The teachers are allowed to take it away if you are not cooperating or not doing your work. 

Often when I'm walking along the hallway, I pretend that I'm walking along the streets of a city.  And when I walk from PE to my locker in the afternoon, I pretend that my locker is my favorite room, because I keep everything there.

One day, one of my bosses got mad at me.  She took away my license.  For two days, when we went to the restaurant, I had to sit at a different table than anyone else.  I was not allowed to sit where I wanted.  So I talked with the boss that I had upset.  She said that I could earn my license back if I could write a list of things that I would not forget to bring to work, because that's what I had done.  So I made the list before lunch and even though I didn't have my license back yet, my boss let me sit anywhere I wanted to.  I think all my bosses, even substitute bosses, are nice and kind and know what's best for us.

FOR Club is a club where we discuss things about how to make our community better and kinder.  FOR club started because of Rachel Joy Scott.  I really admire her.  She was young when she was shot by people who came into her school with guns.  She was a very kind person.  I wish that someday I could be like her.  That is why I joined FOR Club to try to make our world a better place.  I'm on the Gilbert Gives Back Committee.  We try to give back to all of the charities in town and out of town.  A few weeks ago, Mrs. Harris announced that we had helped a little girl get adopted.  I was very happy about our success.  We get new members almost every meeting.  But sometimes I only think people come to meetings because of cookies and drinks we get.  A lot of the times, I wish that people would pay attention to more than just refreshments and pay attention to the community we are trying to help.

A Week of BIG...

Kyla had a really big week this week. Started late in the week with Valentines Day, STAAR Practice Math and Reading Benchmark tests, Valentines Dance, hiking and fishing with her grandparents, a birthday party for her uncle with lots of sweet family, and finally singing a song at church.

Kyla suffers from test anxiety and while she earns A/B's at school she sometimes struggles with endurance and processing in math. Needless to say the long benchmark test was trying and threatened to send her over the edge... :( She had a tummy ache, was shaky, and had her self convinced she did not do so well...

 I really do believe that the CMS effects her ability to focus and stay with tasks that tax her muscle systems. When your body is fatigued so is your mind...

She enjoyed the Valentine dance and both sets of grandparents were able to hang out with us this weekend. SO fun.

Kyla also had the opportunity to sing at her Great Aunts' and Uncles' church this weekend. She sang I'll Fly Away. We just really enjoyed seeing her be brave and bold... all week long.

Start Again

 

I was visiting with a new friend this morning about Kyla Ann and explaining a little about her condition and realized I really missed blogging. I want to find time to share more about Kyla's journey's again. Here is an updated pic of Kyla and hopefully this is one post of many new ones to come!