MY WONDERFUL WEEK !

Wow what can I say? This week has basically been a blurr for me. I am having a hard time believing that this is all happening to me. Never in my life have I recieved so much. I have always had to work hard to support my family. My dad is mentally ill and we lost everything a few years ago, my family and I were homeless for a few months and I had basically been to hell and back. Finally we got a house and my father had a few relapses and I had to call the police on several occasions, I was fascinated by the work that they did, I knew from then on this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life . I was just amazed at how they could control a situation that seemed almost impossible to solve. Ever since then I have had this drive. But in that time my mom and I took care of things, other then most teens I had and still do have alot of resposiblities. I work, help pay for bills and groceries, pay for gas and do things not alot of teens are faced to do. I took care of my family, while still managing to obtain good grades in school. When I got my tuition a few weeks ago I told Cindy and the other officers I could not afford to go. They all know how much I want to become a police officer and saw that drive in me and they were not going to let me stay out of school. So they called and set up this scholarship for me and honest to god I am in shock. Life has been hard for me and I am having a hard time believing that life is starting to turn around, it is incredible. FINALLY I GOT MY G2! This is one step closer to becoming a police officer and if I wanted to I could actually apply for a cadet position with peel but I think I am too young and I want the education too! Life is amazing, I am finally awake in my dream. I just love it here so much .. I have gained so much confidence here and I am so greatful , more so then before I never thought police officers would go as far as they did for me... I am just shocked but so greatful!!

officer lavecchia

Integratiom day ! blah

Sir... no offence but I would much rather be at my co op then at school. I love being there and around the people I work with. The time goes alot by so much faster! But today was integration day and we did some work. It was actually not that bad at all. We did some work in the book and talked a little about our co op placements and certain aspects of it. I am not trying to sound cocky or anything but I love to talk about it. I feel really comfortable talking infront of a class doing what I love most and it comes easily to me . It feels right in a sense. Throughout the few weeks that I have been there I have been able to take pictures with my family :) . I got to show some of the other students in the class and they all thought they were really cool. It is awesome and I love to share this wonderful experience with everyone else !!

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Thursday , a new change !!

This thursday was a new change for me. Today I went for my G2. I was a little nervous to be honest. But I remembered that this was one step closer to becoming a police officer. I decided to take my test in Burlington due to that fact that it is alot closer to the police station. And guess what, I got it on the first attempt which is incredible! I then went to co op and I was there by myself for about 45 minutes. I got to take my test a little ealier so I was at my co op a little earlier then expected. I fished the elephant today. I added a a black coat on the back today! It looks really good. It almost looks professional and I am really excited and thrilled of the outcome. Cindy came back at around 12 10 and she walked in and was waiting for me to respond and I held out my paper and she started to jump and hug me! Later on Brenda arrived and Cindy said that Annmarie has something to tell you. So I showed her the paper and she was jumping and hugged me. She told me that this was one step closer to becoming a police officer. Closer to 3:00 Jodi came in and she sat beside me and we talked again and she just kept on saying she could not believe all this good stuff is happening to me, it is incredible, but she told me I deserved it all after all I had been through. And then Jodi gave me a huge hug, as always. Then it was time to go, mom had arrived... but wait I can drive now !


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wednesday !! photocopying!!

Ok so here are a few pictures, from the top left that is jodi, she is like my second mom and one of my best friends. Bruse is on the right her is like my dad and makes me laugh sooo much, Cindy is the middle picture and she is honest to God the most incredible person I have met, again she is like a mother figure to me! And in this bottom picture is Laurel and Brenda the most best and funniest !! This is my second family and I love them all to death.

I am so proud of myself ! I can actually use one of those really big photocopiers . I have to say this is a big accomplishment for me . To be honest I am not that great with technology like that but I suprised myself I caught on really fast. What I was doing was photocopying court briefs for a court date. I am not allowed to talk about the case due to confidentiality. But I can say the photocopying was a highlight of my day, it got boring at times but to be able to learn something and be able to accomplish something I thought I could not before is so incredible.





I have some pictures of the people that mean soo much to me. These people continue to help me grow and push me to exceed my own limits. They make me who I am today and I cannot thank them enough.. this is my family and I love them so very much!





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The BESTEST day of my life!!!

I can honestly say I had the most incredible day of my life. I cannot believe that people would be willing to do half of the stuff they did for me. Today I got in and Cindy was like I have news... and I thought it was something bad but everyone was like Annmarie do not open anything until I get into the room. I was kind of worried about what was going to happen but all the sudden I see Cindy tear up . My heart started to jump, as I open the envelop and I see a cheque drop to the floor ... I read the letter and it is from the optimist club, they raise money so that they can give it away to deserving people. Cindy knew I was in need of money for college, I was not able to afford it. So she went and did this for me and I cried so much I had 500 dollars given to me. This was so incredible... but this was not all. A few minutes later on Cindy got a call back from the optimist club. They want to do more. One of the police officers who teaches at Humber college found out about me and my credentials and wants to do more for me. He wants to set up a full scholarship for both my years and pay for my transportation. I fell to the floor crying, this has been my dream, my life for many years. I have been to hell and back , life has not been easy for me and money has been hard to obtain . This is a blessing to me ... I am greatful and I am free to do what I want to be doing for the rest of my life. All the police officers and Cindy were in tears. Jodi was hugging me and telling me how proud she was and I was and still am in shock. These people have a special place in my heart and I love them all very much, never in my life did I think this was going to happen to me and I am just truly honored and touched. Now more then ever I am going to achieve my dream, my ambitions. Now I have more of a reason to work with Halton than any other police force!! I just think what if it was not for my co op, what happens if I did not meet Cindy, and then I remember.. things happen for a reason.

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The sign is COMPLETE!!

Cindy got to take the sign home this weekend and to be honest it looks INCREDIBLE !! What her husband did was cut out elmer and sanded down the sides , so it looks pretty professional and it is really amazing !Today what I did was place another top coat just to get any missed spots that were not painted. What I noticed was that the sign stood out a lot more with a second coat, bringing it to life. It looks as if we got the sign professionally made. I am having a great amount of fun working on this project and I am extremely enthused that I was chosen to take part on this legacy I am going to leave behind! Everyone loves this sign and admires the work that I do... what more could I ask for ?

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my week

This week was amazing for me. I have never been so suprised. Never have I felt so welcomed in my life. This week I got close with alot of the police officers and I am so happy. It also felt really wondeful to know what Jodi thought of me on my first day. She mentioned that she had never seen a co op student fit in so well, and one that was outgoing and got along with everyone. It was an honor and she means so much to me. On the other hand I have been given opportunities that I would have never been given before. Bruce another police officer wants me to talk at a parent night about cyber bullying , a topic that I have experience on and I think I could benefit others. Bruce could have asked someone else to do this, but he chose me and it means alot, I think it might be the relationships I have with everyone. I always remember to talk to everyone and no matter what always smile, and it has brought me a long way.

As for Cindy she has got me a long way. She has helped me in so many ways. I have gotten to work on this sign and I am going to be leaving a legacy at the village which means so much. she knows of my pontential and keeps pushing me. I know I can do anything with her support. I was also really suprised and shocked that she would be willing to look into scholarships for me. Cindy is like a second mother to me and she watches over me. Through out my co op she continues to include the aspect of policing which is important to me, I am really glad she incorporates this aspect. This experience keeps getting better and better and the relationships I have with everyone touches my heart. I love it here, I love the jobs I do , I love the people I work with!!

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Friday!!! Cleaning again

The wheather was so nice today and Cindy and I did alot of cleaning around the village. The windows were in need of a good cleaning. So Cindy and I finished our lunches and went outside. We started to clean the windows at Petro Canada and then worked our way around the buildings. Cleaning all the windows was alot of work and I would have never imagined that amount of dirt being on the windows. It was pretty gross but thats what happens over a few months. As we were making our way around to the other buildings we noticed that the bus windows were open. Cindy was very concerned due to the fact tha someone could be coming in and out of the village. Her and I were trying to figure out if there were any footprints or anything else but nothing could be found. So on monday Cindy is going to talk to our Sargeant, Brian Carr, just to make him aware of what is going on. On top of that one of the buildings has some diplays in it and Cindy knows I like to paint and she casually said I would love it if you could fix this and why not ... so I think on monday everything is going to be fixed and taken care of!

They days slowly came to a wind down and Cindy filled out my time sheet and mentioned that this week was very busy but still very productive , and I am so proud to be a part of this experience !

thursday

Today my job at was to finish Elmer the Elephant. Everytime I would finish a section it would just keep getting better and better. When I started to add the grey that sign really came together, it truly brought the sign to life. Everytime one of the officers would walk by they woulc always be like " Annmarie it looks incredible!". It is really awesome and I mean it looks professional too. Cindy is going to take it home over the weekend ,her husband has a skill saw and is going to cut it out.Next monday I think I am going to be placing a second coat on it, just to get any missing spots and to touch up. After this is done we are going to outline it with a permanent black marker. I am extremely excited to see the outcome.

During the time I was painting Cindy had to go to head quarters. While she was gone Jodi came in and started to talk to me. And she asked if I had watched American Idol, I said no but I knew where she was going with this. Everyone says I look like jordan , one of the contestants. Jodi started to laugh and her and I got talking. She asked why I wanted to be a police officer, and I talked to her and told her my life story and how I want to be that individual to mend a situation that seems impossible to fix. She then started to cry and she told me that she saw herself in me when she wanted to become a police officer. And she said she has never seen a co op student so outgoing and talkative before and she really admired that, finally she was still crying and gave me the biggest hug and said I was going to make a great police officer and that if I wanted to work with halton that I could do so. On top of that Cindy knows I am having a hard time with money and paying for school. She knows that the optimist club offers a scholarship and Cindy knows of my credentials and my honors and decided to call. They took my name and school down and are wanting to get in contact. I am really excited and thrilled, she knows how much I want this and just to know that someone is willing to go that far for me is very touching !

annmarie aka officer lavecchia

Painting Elmer!

Elmer was all drawn out and needed to be painted. When I came in today Dan had already started to paint and it looked amazing. I was really impressed by the work he did. When I started painting it started coming all together. Every time I would stop painting a section I would be so excited because it looked amazing. Bruce and Jodi had arrived back at the station from teaching class and they saw the sign and were so pleased with it, they told me a I did a great job. Then Brenda and Laurel arrived and they both said I was going to leave a legacy at the village and that touched my heart. I love being here soooo much. On the other hand the paint had gotten to my head a little bit and Cindy and Bruce noticed and told me to stand outside. And I did, the fresh air helped a lot and Bruce then came to check up on me. It took a few minutes but it helped and I am glad they noticed.

On a good note I got to take a few pictures with everyone today. Bruce and Jodi were the first and they made me laugh! Jodi put her arm around me and Bruce was drawing picture behind us. Then I took a picture with Cindy. Throughout the time I was painting Cindy and a few officers took some pictures of me. Later on when Laurel and Brenda arrived I took a few pictures with them and they acted like little children , they pushed me and on top of that Laurel was making funny faces.. I could not keep a straight face, I am pretty sure some of the pictures are a little weird looking. I love working with the people I do, I wish all the students could be given the opportunity I have. I feel that everyone should feel this comfortable.


p.s- Bruce is doing a parent night on May 14 on the topic of internet bullying and different websites that are used. He asked me to talk to the parents about these sites and how accessible it is to young people and s. I accepted this offer and I am really excited. Bruce is like a dad to me and I would do anything in a heartbeat. I am honored , he could have picked Dan, but he picked me and I am so greatful!

Tuesday...clean up time !

Cindy and I are starting to prepare for the next classes starting at the village next week. The grade three program, also know as the bike safety program is starting up and we are getting ready to work a fair amount. Her and I noticed that the village needed a great amount or work to be done. What her and I did was did a little cleaning outside to make the road conditions outside a little more safe. Cindy and I noticed was that the roads had a lot of debris left on the street from fall and the winter. We went out and cleaned the streets picked up wood chips, due to the fact that children riding their bike could potentially wipe out. It took a little while but we did have a lot of progress.

I was also not having one of the greatest days either. I had just received my tuition in the mail and I was extremely worried I was not going to be able to afford. Cindy reassured me that everything was going to be ok. She is so comforting and she gave me a lot of alternatives for my post secondary education. I felt much better talking to her. I love them very much !

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monday april 16..wow times flies

Today was the day to take on ELMER THE ELEPHANT ! Oringinally, I was going to draw him by hand, but one of the officers mentioned that it would be much easier if we just projected the image onto the wall and traced it onto the wood. So Cindy and I went to head quaters to get a overhead and we brought it back to the village. I laughed so hard because Cindy did not think that we needed to put the image onto a tranparency, so she place the image onto the overhead projecter thinking it would work. Brenda, officer Fraser and I were laughing so hard. But I had an idea, we usually tend to keep the pedestrian saftey maps in a sealed plastic cover to keep the maps intact from the rain or snow. Cindy had a few extra so I decided to use this to trace the image of Elmer. I then transfered the image on to the over head projector. It was alot easier for me to do so. Here I am tracing this HUGE elephant on this sheet of wood. It took about 45 minutes to complete the whole drawing, but it looks incredible and Cindy would not stop thanking me!

On the other hand ... I showed Bruce I could juggle he was soo happy !! However I have to teach him how to do a hick dance.. it is going to be a challenge since he falls laughing everytime I so.

paceee out !

annmarie

The week!

These are the DARE cars Cindy Lawrence Officer Carla Draper

I think I talked about this is a earlier blog but this week Cindy tried her very best to get me on the phones. This is an aspect that I know I have to improve on , and to be honest I am not looking foward in doing so. I am a little scared that I am going to mess up and I do not want to do that, if anything I want to impress her because it will mean so much if I did. Personally I just hate doing things over the phone but I know I will have to do it one day. It may sound wierd but I am fine at work but when I am at my co op I guess I feel a little nervous because I do not want to ruin anything or make an incorrect appointment. However Cindy makes me feel so comfortable and reassures me I can do this, so I feel confident that I can do this!

This week was really awesome , I am getting closer with all of the police officers as well as Cindy. On Friday when we had that meeting and I heard that the police officers all wanted to take me to teach DARE along with them I felt honoured. It is nice to know that they truly care. This week I found that I am getting along with them and actually talking with them. I find it alot easier on me being able to have conversations and I do not feel as intimidated by them, they are just people like us. For example ,Bruce, he taught me how to juggle this week, and Mary talked a little bit about her previous jobs and her and I will talk about situations I have now , almost like talking to my best freind and I love it. Lastly Cindy is so great, she is very patient and if I ever have any questions or concerns she is always there to help. She never judges me and it is so wonderful to have the relationships that I do. I love it here and I do not want it to end.

P.S I FINALLY HAVE PICTURES!!

officer lavecchia

Friday !

Police day is only a few weeks away and Cindy and I are starting to prepare for the big day. Her and Dan, the morning co op student went to Home Depot to pick up the wood for the elephant that we are going to be painting and carving out of the wood. We were discussing different ways how to draw the Elmer onto the wood, I was going to draw it out but it would be alot easier to project the image onto a wall and trace it onto the wood. Then we went over to headquarters to send a few emails and dropped of my freinds application forum for the citizens police academy. Cindy and I made are way back to the saftey village. I was a little scared , Mr grace... I was scared you might get upset again like on monday, but things went well and I was happy they did.

I was really excited that you got to meet Bruce. Bruce is like a father figure to me, out of the officers I have to say personality wise him and I are exactly alike. He is always talking to me , taking the time to teach me how to juggle or even helping me with my homework. Yes , after you left bruce taught me how to juggle and I made a pact with him that by the end of the semester I was going to juggle, but it turns out I learned over the weekend !! And Jodi, she is so nice ! I had not seen her in a few weeks and It was so nice to finally see her ... she missed me so much she hugged me. This is my family here and I love them dearly.. sorry if it gets repetative!

annmarie

Friday !

Police day is only a few weeks away and Cindy and I are starting to prepare for the big day. Her and Dan, the morning co op student went to Home Depot to pick up the wood for the elephant that we are going to be painting and carving out of the wood. We were discussing different ways how to draw the Elmer onto the wood, I was going to draw it out but it would be alot easier to project the image onto a wall and trace it onto the wood. Then we went over to headquarters to send a few emails and dropped of my freinds application forum for the citizens police academy. Cindy and I made are way back to the saftey village. I was a little scared , Mr grace... I was scared you might get upset again like on monday, but things went well and I was happy they did.

I was really excited that you got to meet Bruce. Bruce is like a father figure to me, out of the officers I have to say personality wise him and I are exactly alike. He is always talking to me , taking the time to teach me how to juggle or even helping me with my homework. Yes , after you left bruce taught me how to juggle and I made a pact with him that by the end of the semester I was going to juggle, but it turns out I learned over the weekend !! And Jodi, she is so nice ! I had not seen her in a few weeks and It was so nice to finally see her ... she missed me so much she hugged me. This is my family here and I love them dearly.. sorry if it gets repetative!

annmarie

Thursday at the village !

Well at the village today we accomplished alot within the three hours that I was there. First off Cindy informed me that I would start taking some phone calls. For me this is a new thing, but then I remembered , hey I do this at work all the time and I assosciate with costumers over the phone at least everday. I listened to the way she answered the phone and how she introduced herself. Tomorrow I will be doing this and I am a little nervous but I know I can do it. After this Cindy and I went to Headquaters , her and I had to send a few emails and get her computer recongifurated. We were here for about 30 minutes.

We then got back to the village were her and I then began counting out metals for the DARE graduation. The first semester co op students counted a total of 1309 metals. The numbers in students increased , therefore Cindy had to put and order for more metals in. Just to make sure we had to count the metals out again. Her and I counted out 1323 DARE metals. We grouped them into fifties just to make things easier on us. It was a little repetative but we got it done! At 3:00 we were done the work and Cindy left for home while I waited for my mother. Drew just got back from teaching and him and I had a conversation, it was really awesome because him and I hardly get to talk. We talked about my schooling and what I did in my spare time.. it was honeslty like talking to my dad is was great=) !

annmarie

Teaching DARE with Brenda !!

Cindy had to attend a meeting today and I was unable to attend the meeting with her. So what she decided to do was send me along with Brenda to teach a DARE class. It was so awesome! Cindy drove me to the school and we arrived at about 12 30. Brenda and I had about twenty minutes to kill so she asked if I wanted to go to Shoppers and I was like heck yes !! Brenda and I went , and it was so cool inside the police van, she had her emergency sirens in the car, a radio. While we were diving I would listen into the radio calls ... I might say they are a little confusing !
We then arrived back at 12 50 and talked for a little bit and then went into the school to teach class. It was so interesting to see how the program changed over the years. I remeber when I was studying DARE alot of the students shied away from answering questions. In this class everyone wanted to participated , I thought this was really great! It was really great to see that children cared about their future and took the time to listen.

After Brenda was done teaching the class her and I left to head back to headquaters. On the way back her and I had a conversation and we talked about why I wanted to become a police officer .I explained to her that my father was and still is sick and I was recalling times were I had to call the police . I had been amazed at how they could control a situation that seemed almost impossible to conquer. Now it was my turn to be the person in someone elses life. And to Brenda's suprise that was the same reason she became and officer. It was really cool and I was so honored to spend a day with her !

officer annmarie lavecchia

Tuesday April 10 !

Co op was interesting today, we got away from the teaching thing, well at least for a little while. What Cindy did today was inform me a little bit about certain policies the police officers had to abide to. For example I was wondering if officers were allowed to have any peircings, turns out they are not permited, however if you do they must be covered. Cindy also covered certain aspects about a warrant and the differences between them. She talked about how there is one warrant that is specifically used for an arrest and how there are ones that are in place for say perhaps something similar to a wanted listing. Then later on, Mary and Cindy informed me about pardons. Pardons are used only if crimes are minor, for instance if someone stole a lipstick from a store when they were fifteen and were now twenty six and wanted a clean record they can apply for a pardon. What this does is clean out there criminal record, no one is able to access these records not even a judge or police officer for the use of referencing. However there are only few instances where a pardoned may not be used, exempt from these situations would be murders, sexual assaults, driving under the influence i.e. I have to say it was interesting to learn about things that I would have never known before... it was nice not teaching a class all day. But ... I did have to put all the bikes away, Dan, the moning co op student cleaned all the bikes , so that left me to put all the bikes away. We are doing this to prepare for the bike safety program which begins in 3 weeks !! Wow , that is approaching fast.

I also talked with Mary again. As always she gave me advice that would greatly benefit me. She told me that being a police officer meant that you are a cop 24/7 , regardless of the fact that you might be on duty or off duty. They have a responsibility. An example she used was going out clubbing or to a bar. You cannot use you badge to get into a club , because then you are using the fact that you are a police officer to the best of your advantage. As well as say a fight were to break out and they knew you were a cop and you did nothing, your putting yourself and you career at jeopardy. So I did learn today... that you kind of have to let go of that crazy life style one would have or you got to say "you know what I am going to keep what I do to myself to benefit me" . Know I understand why they like to hire older and more mature individuals .I think Iwill take what I learned to the future with me !

future officer alav !

The week !!!

Wow, what can I say. I love it here so much! I cannot even describe how much I love it, when I am there I am happy and I am always smiling.. it hurts. The people make the experience worth while. The officers and Cindy are incredible people. No matter what they always take the time to say hello and find out how I am doing. It is really wierd... it is like I am talking to one of my best freinds rather than a police officer or my co op supervisor and I really appreciate that.

It was really sad. I was waiting for my mother to come pick me up and Brenda and Cindy were waiting with me. And all of the sudden Cindy just said ... ten weeks ... and I froze! I do not want this to come to an end, I love it so much, however I know all goods things come to an end and I have to embrace this experience and honor it for what it was and how much it means to me. This experience is making me grow as an individual and making me more able to do anything it is I want to accomplish !

officer alav !

ok .. the last class :|

Ok ... so .. TODAY WAS MY LAST CLASS !! This was my very last kindergarden class. I had alot of fun teaching the class. The students were very sweet and I got along really well with them all. It was really wierd too, the teacher of the class , Mrs Fabian, knew who I was . To be honest at first I had no idea who she was. But then she started to talk about her daughter and how she is going to school to study to become a nurse. And then it hit me ... oh my goodness JESSICA FABIAN!!! It was so cool because I work with her , she was also in my biology class !! It is so wierd , the world is so small.

It was also the last day before the weekend .. the Easter weekend. It was really awesome, all the officers knew I gave up chocolate for lent so when I walked into my placement I found a note on the desk that said ... To Annmarie, from the easter bunny!It was so cute, they are my second family and I love them all dearly !!

officer alav

Wednesday! shopping ?

It was kind of cool today !! Cindy and I went " Window Shopping" for Police Day. Police Day is basically a day where the police get involved with the public and kind of give them a look at what police officers do and how their work contributes for the better of the community. On this day Cindy will be allowing the public to come into the safety village to get a first hand look at what she does and also giving the younger children a chance to test drive the cars !! So her and I went window shopping to get some prices for this day. What she wants to do is build a sign that shows the height requirement needed for entrance. She and I looked for paint and wood to create the sign. It was honestly really cool to spend some time with her outside of class, she is so down to earth and I love her to death !

It was also really cool, her and I got to take out and inspectors car in order to go shopping. And to be honest it was so cool. The car had police lights in them, but Cindy would not turn them on...bumer. Well it was still really cool getting out and doing something different for a change

annmarie

Tuesday was so cute and amazing ! April 3 :)

Today we had a class. Ironically we had classes that we cancelled from earlier on. So we taught a class once more. I put all the energy I had into this class and it went well. In the end someting really cute happened. The kids have never seen a police officer before, and strange enough laurel ( Constable Barnet ) had no parking spots ,so she parallel parked infront of the saftey village. The children were in awe, it was so cute to see them smile. Laurel was in shock and it was funny to see her reaction.

Also I wanted to say that I LOVE CINDY!! She is honestly such an inspirational figure to me and I could not imagine my life without her. She wrote so many nice things about me in my PPLP and I was amazed , and she just answered and said you have worked hard for it and smiled and hugged me. I started to cry because it honestly means so much to me and honestly I cannot picture life without her and this incredible co op experience !

officer lavecchia

Monday April 2nd

I did not go to my co op today, Cindy was sick =(

alav

my weekly journal !

Ok first and foremost !! I AM SO SAD I DO NOT HAVE KINDERGARDEN CLASSES ANYMORE!!! I love to teach these classes , the students are so sweet and so kind! This program will be missed. This week was a great week for me, I was really proud of myself, every week I notice improvement. I get more involved with the teachings and with the students. The children crave attention, they love to have someone to look up to and someone that will listen to them. I always make sure to tell them what a great job they did or compliment them on the new rules they learned. Only yesterday I remember starting the program with Cindy and now we are preparing for the new program , the bike safety ,which starts in May ! We have lots to do now in order to prepare for these classes !

Now as for my relationships with the police officers. I can't say I love one ..becuase I love them all. Each one has helped me and benefited me and I cannot thank them enough. Jodi is so sweet to me, she makes me feel at home ,and Mary is ALWAYS giving me advice on my policing career and Pam ... we just started talking and she is so nice! I was so scared of everyone but to be honest they are all my second family and I love them all very much !!

officer lavecchia !!

Intergration day march 30

Today was our inclass.. I would much rather be at my co op, personally I just hate being in class all day. In class we did not do that much. Basically we talked about how more students need to be on time with handing time sheets in and other things that are of importance to the course. For the second half of the class what we did was an introduction to the class on what we did at our co op. It was really exciting to talk about my co op and share to others what I do. It was also interesting to see what others were doing at their co op's. To be honest I am kind of glad this thing only happens once a month, cause I am sure happy to be back at my placement !

annmarie