A Quiz for you…
Neither of the girls in this video clip has been to kindergarten yet. One of the girls, however, has been in the GIRLStart program at Girls Inc. for a full school year. Her language development over the course of the past year is amazing. She has also developed great skills in alphabet recognition and writing. She is beginning to sound out words – decoding! Can you tell by listening to their oral speaking skills which girl has been with us for one year and which girl just started? Click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWl8LIbG5bU
The good news is that ALL of our pre-k girls will be able to great progress in GIRLStart. Next year, (spolier alert: the newest Girls Inc. pre-k member is Jamila!) Jamila will be talking a mile a minute, too. Watching her progress day by day and month by month is an exciting process.
Just in case you aren’t convinced, here is some more of Fatuma (nicknamed “Famo”) dominating the conversation. And we mean that in a good way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdPEtMDq6nA
Makayla – Sister 2 Sister Peer Mentor
Makayla tells you about the peer mentoring experience in Sister 2 Sister: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ_PSMiMvpE
Cushy job, ladies!
Girls Inc. staff took the Sister 2 Sister peer mentors for lunch and manicures/pedicures as a reward for being good role models to the younger girls and helping out with programs, such as GIRLStart literacy, for the younger girls.
Ms. Mara and Ms. Tess claim they are supervising thier rough jobs from their pedicure chairs. Hmmmm… Nothing rough here but some heels.
Click here to hear their perfectly logical explanation…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGFbuN42bXM.
Feet & Hands
The girls were given some spa pampering for participating in the Sister 2 Sister mentoring program at Girls Inc – some girls chose pedicures; some chose manicures.
Click here to see Jaleah do the pedicure shuffle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bzfg3TrcHA.
Picasso Potato Heads
Asia made her own Picasso Potato Head creation. Then she made a rendering of her “statue.” Then she added glitter (of course) and some trim. Voila!
Kalila Creates Her Own Thing
“Picasso makes funny arms. He made his hands out of bread…You know I really don’t care about Picasso. I want to create my own thing.” – Kalila
What I learned…
As part of In Our Own Hands, girls visited with seniors at Royale Oaks Assisted Living.
“What I learned at Royale Oaks is how to play the game “Machable.” Girls Inc. girls call that game “Go Fish.” It’s a very cool game, but what I was playing with Joanne, Gloria, and Al was Uno. We had a great time and I appreciated it.” – Alyxandria
Rashell casts her vote.
Rashell looks over the classroom flip charts to cast her vote for community service projects – a service component of In Our Own Hands, funded by Best Buy.
“I think being a good leader will show other girls that it’s good to help out in the community no matter your age.” – Rashell
To read more about In Our Own Hands, click here http://www.girlsincomaha.stagemydomain.com/NewsDetail.aspx?n=8d311d8d-ec93-4d05-84d5-d2cd755fa458.
Parental Involvement
My Dad is here! – Madinah
Mom loves Op SMART
I LOVE Operation SMART! I truly appreciate the opportunity for the girls to have a completely different venue where they feel empowered and inspired to learn!
– Shawne Coonfare (mother of Isabella and Chloe, and a parent representative to the Board of Trustees)
