Friday, September 15 - Pay Day!

6:26 a.m. - Last night was another long night of volleyball.  Two of the three matches went three sets, so I didn't get home until 10:00 p.m.  And now I have a mess to take care of to replace Braeden next Tuesday.  Yesterday at school was long too, but I was able to accomplish the lesson plan I had set out to complete.  

Let's get through today, and let's get to the weekend.  I have some grading I'd like to accomplish today, so hopefully I can make a dent in that.

Things for School

• figure out how to attach student copies of google form to classroom assignment
• get lesson plan done for Monday, 9/18
• I need to complete the Digital SAT Foundations course
• article and exercises
• enter scores for completion of Big Future Forms
• post journal share extra credit
• score and enter scores for intro to literature assignment
• enter Khan Verbs Part 2 scores
• enter SAT reading scores - 2 - Danforth, 5 - Hoteling
• Make lesson plan for Friday, September 15
• Students complete an assignment with BigFuture
• received & possible
• Complete the MyProfile Section
• Complete the Career Quiz (interest inventory)

Things to do

• send message to Riverdale and EP 
• Sept. 19 - 1:50 -- Tricia Graves
• figure out volleyball Tuesday at Rockridge
• Call Sentry pool about divers (I sent a message on 9/12)
• mow the grass
• pay WCOA dues - mail dues to WCOA Treasurer John Meixner at 135 South Lafayette Street, Macomb, IL 61455 - $30
spray weeds 
• pay middle of month bills
• September 16 - poker at Jen OHearn's parents house at 6 p.m.
• Oct. 21 - Katie OHearn's wedding  - Thunder Hawk Golf Course Lake County
• researching campgrounds

September

17 - Help Shawn with Tucker and Carrie move at noon

18 - HSVB at Wethersfield vs. ROWVA - 5:00 p.m. with Braeden

19 - HSVB at Rockridge vs. Orion - 5 p.m. with Jacqy

20 - HSVB at Kewanee vs. Mendota - 5 p.m. with Braeden

21 - HSVB at MonRose vs. Sherrard - 5 p.m. with Braeden

22 - BLOCKED

23 - BLOCKED

24 - SUNDAY - Tearing down Shawn's fence.

25 - JHVB at Morning Star (Beyond the Baseline) - 4:30 p.m. with John McDonnell

26 - HSVB at MonRose vs. Erie-Prophetstown    - 5 p.m. with Jacqy

27 - OPEN

28 - JHGBK at ROWVA - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

29 - BLOCKED

30 - BLOCKED

October

1 - SUNDAY

2 - JVVB at North Scott - 6 p.m. with Gorzney

3 - HSVB at P-Town (Erie) vs. Morrison - 5 p.m. with Jacqy

4 - JHGBK at Williamsfield - 6 p.m. with Rocky

5 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

6 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

7 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

8 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

9 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

10 - HSVB at Ridgewood (Cambridge) vs. Princeville - 5 p.m. with Jacqy

11 - OPEN

12 - JHGBK at Williamsfield 5:30 p.m. with Tony

13 -- BLOCKED

14 - BLOCKED

15 - SUNDAY

16 - HSVB at Annawan vs. A-Town - 6:00 p.m. with Tom Starr

17 - HSVB at Riverdale - 5:00 p.m. with Jacqy

18 - JHGBK at Mercer County - 5:30 p.m. with Geisinger

19 - BLOCKED

20 - BLOCKED

21 - BLOCKED

22 - SUNDAY

23 - JHGBK at Mercer County - 5:30 p.m. with Geoff Long

24 - OPEN

25 - JHGBK at Orion MS - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

26 - OPEN

27 - BLOCKED

28 - BLOCKED

29 - BLOCKED

30 - JHGBK at Orion MS - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

31 - BLOCKED

November

1 - BLOCKED - JAY RHS P-T CONFERENCES

2 - BLOCKED - JAY RHS P-T CONFERENCES

3 - BLOCKED

4 - BLOCKED

5 - SUNDAY

6 - JHGBK - at Sherrard - 5:30 p.m. with ?

7- OPEN

8 - JHGBK - at MerCo - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

9 - OPEN

Thursday, September 14

5:34 a.m. - Yesterday went okay at school, and the TRS meeting I went to yesterday at Moline High School was comforting.  Most comforting was the realization that health insurance won't be as crazy as I thought it was going to be when I retire prior to becoming eligible for Medicare.  It's becoming clearer to me that I need to do everything I can to attempt to avoid early retirement - prior to age 60.  It was also interesting to me that the age used when attempting to figure out costs and payments of TRS is 86.  Ummmm.....86 is not far away!  Ugh.  It makes 60 as a final retirement year sort of becoming important.  Statistically, I'd have about 26 years of retirement.  Last night after all that retirement thinking, I did get in a walk and some time in the hot tub.

Today could be a mess.  I'm going to try a lesson I've never done using technology I've never tried.  It could be a real winner; it could be a real flop.  The new digital SAT is on a delivery platform that includes a resource called Big Future.  This is a career and postsecondary research tool, and I want to get students some exposure to it while it's somewhat fresh in our minds.  Apparently it's somewhat like Xello, which the students used in their freshmen year.  So I've got a little research assignment that I hope they appreciate.  

Later today...it's off to Prophetstown.  The Panthers play Riverdale, who I just had Tuesday.  There will be a big crowd, but I do get to ride with Braeden today, so that will be fun.  

Things for School

• figure out how to attach student copies of google form to classroom assignment
• I need to complete the Digital SAT Foundations course
• article and exercises
• score and enter scores for intro to literature assignment
• Think about Kylie Wells offer
• score / feedback on FRW slips
• enter Khan Verbs Part 2 scores
• enter SAT reading scores - 2 - Danforth, 5 - Hoteling
• Make lesson plan for Friday, September 15
• Students complete an assignment with BigFuture
• received & possible
• Complete the MyProfile Section
• Complete the Career Quiz (interest inventory)

Things to do

• Call Sentry pool about divers (I sent a message on 9/12)
• mow the grass
• pay WCOA dues - mail dues to WCOA Treasurer John Meixner at 135 South Lafayette Street, Macomb, IL 61455 - $30
spray weeds 
• pay middle of month bills
• September 16 - poker at Jen OHearn's parents house at 6 p.m.
• Oct. 21 - Katie OHearn's wedding  - Thunder Hawk Golf Course Lake County
• researching campgrounds

September

14 - HSVB at P-Town (Erie) - 5 p.m. with Braeden

15 - BLOCKED

16 - BLOCKED

17 - SUNDAY

18 - HSVB at Wethersfield - 5:00 p.m. with Braeden

19 - HSVB at Rockridge - 5 p.m. with Braeden

20 - HSVB at Kewanee - 5 p.m. with Braeden

21 - HSVB at MonRose - 5 p.m. with Braeden

22 - BLOCKED

23 - BLOCKED

24 - SUNDAY - Tearing down Shawn's fence.

25 - JHVB at Morning Star (Beyond the Baseline) - 4:30 p.m. with John McDonnell

26 - HSVB at MonRose    - 5 p.m. with Braeden

27 - OPEN

28 - JHGBK at ROWVA - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

29 - BLOCKED

30 - BLOCKED

October

1 - SUNDAY

2 - JVVB at North Scott - 6 p.m. with Gorzney

3 - HSVB at P-Town (Erie) - 5 p.m. with Braeden

4 - JHGBK at Williamsfield - 6 p.m. with Rocky

5 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

6 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

7 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

8 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

9 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

10 - HSVB at Ridgewood (Cambridge) 5 p.m. with Braeden

11 - OPEN

12 - JHGBK at Williamsfield 5:30 p.m. with Tony

13 -- BLOCKED

14 - BLOCKED

15 - SUNDAY

16 - HSVB at Annawan - 6:00 p.m. with Tom Starr

17 - HSVB at Riverdale - 5:00 p.m. with Braeden

18 - JHGBK at Mercer County - 5:30 p.m. with Geisinger

19 - BLOCKED

20 - BLOCKED

21 - BLOCKED

22 - SUNDAY

23 - JHGBK at Mercer County - 5:30 p.m. with Geoff Long

24 - OPEN

25 - JHGBK at Orion MS - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

26 - OPEN

27 - BLOCKED

28 - BLOCKED

29 - BLOCKED

30 - JHGBK at Orion MS - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

31 - BLOCKED

November

1 - BLOCKED - JAY RHS P-T CONFERENCES

2 - BLOCKED - JAY RHS P-T CONFERENCES

3 - BLOCKED

4 - BLOCKED

5 - SUNDAY

6 - JHGBK - at Sherrard - 5:30 p.m. with ?

7- OPEN

8 - JHGBK - at MerCo - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

9 - OPENf

Wednesday, September 13

5:46 a.m. - Yesterday was a long day.  I didn't get home until about 10:00 p.m.  The school day was long - I was trying to help keep the students informed about what I'm learning about the PSAT.  They appeared to look like I was killing them.  Then they worked on their assignments from Monday, which was also a struggle.  And the BHC instructor was there, so I didn't have my room during third period.  And then we had a long match at Riverdale last night.  It wasn't a bad day, it was just a long day.

Ms. Peterson was my partner last night for volleyball, and it was her first officiating night ever in any sport.  She was understandably nervous, but she did great.  The sophomore match went to a deciding set, and the varsity match was a nail-biter - 29-27 in the deciding third set.  Not many nights go like that, so she got a good taste of volleyball officiating.  It was hard for me because I took one set in each of the freshmen and sophomore matches on the stand as R1.  And then I had all three sets as R1 in the varsity match.  That's a lot of R1 for the night.  

Today is Free Read Wednesday.  I need a Wednesday today.  It's also learning lab day, so I get visited by three wonderful students that haven't yet figured out that they will fail the course if they don't get their acts together.  Later today I'm hoping to attend a TRS meeting in at Moline.  I need to go and continue to learn more about the retirement process.

Things for School

• Lesson plan for September 14
• I need to complete the Digital SAT Foundations course
• article and exercises
• score and enter scores for intro to literature assignment
• score and enter scores for FRW - 9-13-23
• enter SAT reading scores - 2 - Danforth, 5 - Hoteling
• Students complete an assignment with BigFuture
• received & possible

Things to do

• Call Sentry pool about divers (I sent a message on 9/12)
• mow the grass
• get Jaymie paper thing figured out
• pay WCOA dues - mail dues to WCOA Treasurer John Meixner at 135 South Lafayette Street, Macomb, IL 61455 - $30
• TRS MEETING - Date: Wed., Sept. 13, Time: 4:30 p.m., Location: 3600 Avenue of the Cities, Moline
spray weeds 
• pay middle of month bills
• September 16 - poker at Jen OHearn's parents house at 6 p.m.
• Oct. 21 - Katie OHearn's wedding  - Thunder Hawk Golf Course Lake County
• researching campgrounds

September

13 - BLOCKED - TRS MEETING 4:30 p.m. (download booklet)

14 - HSVB at P-Town (Erie) - 5 p.m. with Braeden

15 - BLOCKED

16 - BLOCKED

17 - SUNDAY

18 - HSVB at Wethersfield - 5:00 p.m. with Braeden

19 - HSVB at Rockridge - 5 p.m. with Braeden

20 - HSVB at Kewanee - 5 p.m. with Braeden

21 - HSVB at MonRose - 5 p.m. with Braeden

22 - BLOCKED

23 - BLOCKED

24 - SUNDAY - Tearing down Shawn's fence.

25 - JHVB at Morning Star (Beyond the Baseline) - 4:30 p.m. with John McDonnell

26 - HSVB at MonRose    - 5 p.m. with Braeden

27 - OPEN

28 - JHGBK at ROWVA - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

29 - BLOCKED

30 - BLOCKED

October

1 - SUNDAY

2 - JVVB at North Scott - 6 p.m. with Gorzney

3 - HSVB at P-Town (Erie) - 5 p.m. with Braeden

4 - JHGBK at Williamsfield - 6 p.m. with Rocky

5 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

6 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

7 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

8 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

9 - BLOCKED - Columbus Day Camping

10 - HSVB at Ridgewood (Cambridge) 5 p.m. with Braeden

11 - OPEN

12 - JHGBK at Williamsfield 5:30 p.m. with Tony

13 -- BLOCKED

14 - BLOCKED

15 - SUNDAY

16 - HSVB at Annawan - 6:00 p.m. with Tom Starr

17 - HSVB at Riverdale - 5:00 p.m. with Braeden

18 - JHGBK at Mercer County - 5:30 p.m. with Geisinger

19 - BLOCKED

20 - BLOCKED

21 - BLOCKED

22 - SUNDAY

23 - JHGBK at Mercer County - 5:30 p.m. with Geoff Long

24 - OPEN

25 - JHGBK at Orion MS - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

26 - OPEN

27 - BLOCKED

28 - BLOCKED

29 - BLOCKED

30 - JHGBK at Orion MS - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

31 - BLOCKED

November

1 - BLOCKED - JAY RHS P-T CONFERENCES

2 - BLOCKED - JAY RHS P-T CONFERENCES

3 - BLOCKED

4 - BLOCKED

5 - SUNDAY

6 - JHGBK - at Sherrard - 5:30 p.m. with ?

7- OPEN

8 - JHGBK - at MerCo - 5:30 p.m. with Shawn

9 - OPENf