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1/24/2012 6:39:41 AM   [James here] Victor had his first basketball game last night. We've only been to one practice with the team but we have practiced on our own about 5 times. Victor has really improved his shooting. He's to the point where he can almost shoot a little ball up to the standard 10 foot rim. Of course, his K-1 games are played on a lower (8 foot) rim and last night while warming up, he made like 7 baskets - a new record for sure! The game was interesting. K-1 kids all have trouble dribbling and mostly do a combination of running and dribbling. A little passing is done, but it is a lot of kids running to the ball. There are lots of cases where teams forget which way they are going. And last night there was even a made basket on the wrong goal. There is a lot of yelling from the parents and coaches trying to get the kids to do the right things, so it is incredibly loud and confusing. Victor took the ball out once and dribbled all the way down the court only to have one of the "brutes" on the other team just snatch it away. Victor got frustrated by that and also by the fact that he never got to shoot it. He became obsessed with wanting to shoot it to the point that he could not be in the game. At one point he was very clearly saying to me on the sideline, "I need help." And, he was wanting me to go out and take the ball away so he could shoot it. I was doing my best to explain that in practice there are lots of balls and everyone shoots and dribbles and passes. But, in a game there is only one ball and everyone is fighting for it so that they can shoot. We'll keep working on it.

1/24/2012 6:31:12 AM   [James here] Victor got 100% on his spelling and math tests last week. In spelling I think he has only missed a word or two on one test. In math he's pretty good too, but I was especially impressed with the problems he is solving. Here's what was on his last tests: little, wig, hand, single, handle, wiggle, by, girl, turn, boom, ten, who, off 3+4=7, 7+8=15, 8+9=17, 4+5=9, 6+7=13, 3-0=3, 9-2=7, 6-1=5, 6-2=4, 1-1=0, 3-2=1

1/21/2012 10:59:35 PM   [James here] A Note From Victor at School 1-19-12: Dear Mommy, To Mommy Thank you for being nice to me mom, I love you mommy, I like you mommy, If its your Birthday you turn 41 mommy, Love, Victor

1/21/2012 9:26:13 AM   [James here] English to Erick Dictionary Clifford the big red dog --> Clippord that big dog Snoopy --> Snoofy Holly Shiftwell --> Holiday Shwiffwell Happy birthday to you --> Have ta birthday to you

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