Tonight is our den meeting. The theme this month is American Indians, so we're going to have to do something along those lines for the craft in the den. We're hosting the den meeting as well, so this will be most interesting. I can't be there as I have a CIT class, but I'm sure I'll see the fruits of their labors when I get home.
I had an inspiration when I got to work and was talking to a co-worker who is a former Boy Scout dad. As I was talking to him, it hit me, almost like the proverbial lightning bolt about how the project is supposed to work! Tony's been thinking about it since the last meeting and didn't have it. *I* have it!
I'm going to Home Depot at lunch and am getting a chunk of PVC pipe. I'll get it cut to 2 1/4" by 5/8" pieces. I'll also buy some chamois cloth at Target and that'll give us our leather. We can do it!! YAY!! What a shame I'm not going to be at the meeting tonight, huh? LOL!!
I hope they have fun making the project. I've got to research snacks that are Native American inspired. That's my next step.
This should be a fun week! I've got to be at the dojang at 5:15 tonight (and I barely get to that side of town much before 5:00!) to assist with Little Ninjas/Young Warriors. Then we have the 6:00 Open class that my kids are in (and I'll be assisting in) and then MY class at 7:00. We'll be getting people up to speed on their forms, so it'll be well worth the time. We have a belt test on November 30th. I'm looking forward to that. I THINK I'm assisting at that test. Hopefully I'll get to hold a board for my kids when they go to break this time around. Then again, they may not want their *mom* to hold the board for them! LOL!
I'm actually looking forward to this evening. We'll see how it works because it'll be a trial for me for whenever he sets I get classes of my own. I'm not ready, by any means, to teach classes at present. I've only been in the CIT program for about 6-8 months now. I got there when I earned my blue belt. I just have to keep attending CIT classes and learning. I'm enjoying them, actually. I've learned a bit about teaching. There is something called PCP--Praise, Correct, Praise. You praise a student for trying something. If they're making a mistake, you correct them, t hen you praise them for doing it right. It's a good concept. My instructor has always done that--it's interesting to recognize something when you've learned about it.
Tonight is our den meeting. The theme this month is American Indians, so we're going to have to do something along those lines for the craft in the den. We're hosting the den meeting as well, so this will be most interesting. I can't be there as I have a CIT class, but I'm sure I'll see the fruits of their labors when I get home. 