Where did you go?

I almost didn't recognize Philip today when I went to pick him up at school. He looked SO different! " Why?" you may ask...Well, let me show you a picture...


I asked him what he did over the weekend...


This is what he wrote:

Miss Claire has not named her baby yet. Wat do you think his name should be?Miss Claire's baby is coming any day now!Some men are clearing land net to my house. I like to watch the trucks and big machinery. miss Claire has not named her baby yet. What do you think his name should be?


WHEN: sunday

WHO: MomLove you mom.

WHERE: Barber shop

Bathroom Project

Philip has a big renovation project going on at his house: his bathroom is being improved to make it more accessible for his needs. It's very exciting to see all the changes! Here is what he wrote about it:

I feel sick. cold don't like Smell Smell Read Share work Dad. he will Smell Work make Bathroom.

Philips' Thanksgiving Weekend

internet smell don't like slow slow broken slow round beautiful broken. hate slow broken. crazy funny crazy broken love fat big some fat less Are you We see he was 02. Justin. hi internet Hi what's up

Tuesday: Our trip to Chik Fil A!

I see we go to the Chik Fil A. I'm having a hard time seeing today.

They were slow beautiful crazy deaf. I love you!

mph ( Mr. Philip Hornick)

I'm done.

When the Internet was down at Philip's house...

Internet Internet Broken hate beautiful crazy beautiful broken crazy gross beautiful broken funny broken beautiful funny slow beautiful round fast slow I see bored bored I love you! Noon midnight tomorrow The end.

Internet

Philip chose the word " Internet" as the title of this post...

The last couple days, there has been a lot of activity on the lot next to Philip's house. It's been exciting to watch the big machines and trucks clearing land for a new house. We went down yesterday and met these guys. We spent a lot of time watching them work. As you will figure out from reading what he wrote, Philip was having a hard time seeing, but he was still very excited to be out there with all the action. Here's what Philip had to say about it:


Don’t like smell. Say Say want break Share go bored right right beside right out I’m having a hard time seeing today. I’m having a hard time seeing today. I’m having a hard time seeing today. I’m having a hard time seeing today.

The New House

What Philip doesn’t like about his new house:

Far rightright Lowes

Good things Philip likes about his new house:

garage

Philip and the U-haul truck

This was written to Philip's mom in an email last week. We had been looking at pictures of the U-haul truck that his dad rented last month for the move to the new house; I had sent the pictures to the big-screen TV so Philip could see them better.

Dear Julie/Mom, We see TV. I can see today. Truck I love you!backward out left right forward driveway. See you later! phiiil

My favorite part was when Philip wrote, " I love you!" to the truck!

Philip Makes a Funny

As I pulled into Philip's neighborhood on Friday afternoon, on my way to pick up his van and then pick him up from school, I spied a yardsale. It was literally one minute from his house. I could not resist. I HAD to stop. So I did. And I'm glad I did- I got a couple delightful and useful items. But it caused me to be about three minutes late in picking him up from school. This NEVER happens - I am always, always, ALWAYS early. So on the way home, I confessed to Philip what I had done - that I had stopped at the yardsale in his neighborhood and that's why I was late. ( He well knows my obsession with yardsales.) He then proceeded to go to a certain page in his Dynavox and hit his switch for a certain pre-programmed response, so his Dynavox said to me," You should be ashamed of yourself." Oh my goodness - I DIED laughing. He was grinning from ear to ear. Philip made a funny! I didn't even know that sentence was in there! I love seeing his sense of humor!

Philip and the U.P.S. truck

Last week, Philip wrote the following: "I hear honk. I see CVS." I was trying to figure out what he meant. Then he wrote all these different places around the house including mailbox and driveway...I couldn't figure out how he could hear the honk at CVS and then be at home. And then he said mailtruck. I finally figured out that instead of CVS, he meant UPS- and was talking about the UPS truck...but he didn't have anything on his vehicles page for U.P.S. truck. So I added it. Here is the final product of what he wrote:

"I hear Honk. I think U. P. S. Truck

Outside. I think I think I see U. P. S. Truck."

I was so excited and impressed with his creative problem solving in telling me that he wanted to add a new word to his vehicles page.

Monday

Claire: Today when I went to pick up Philip, Miss April came running around the corner with Philip and said, "Walk with me!" I did not know what was happening. She said, "They're going to have a fire drill! We have to get out because Philip hates that noise!" As soon as we were out the door, the buzzer went off and all the kids started coming out. Philip was so happy to have missed being inside when it went off. Here is what he wrote about it:

Philip: I'm happy. back eyes hand fire drill cold less little did not head I hear buzzer I go to the Van Miss. April.

Sunglasses

I just have to tell a little tale of something that happened with Philip that made my day! I was driving him to an appointment yesterday and mentioned that I had forgotten my sunglasses and I was annoyed at myself. A moment later, Philip used his Dynavox to say, "Glasses" twice. I was so surprised and said something silly like, "Yes! My sunglasses!" Then he went to a phrase based part of the device and said the phrases, "Do you have..." and "We have..." and I said, " Are you saying that you have sunglasses at your house that I could borrow?" I looked in the rearview mirror and saw him indicate "Yes." I was SO excited that I jumped up and down ( as safely as one can do while driving a mini-van) and screamed and almost cried! He thought that was hilarious. It meant a lot to me, not because he was offering to loan me sunglasses - although that was nice, but because he doesn't often make comments voluntarily. I'm so proud of him!

August 28

Hello! How are you. I Feel Sticky. Dad was behind scratchy Warm Squishy Round Sticky Weeds. Thanks dad your the greatest!

Getting the House ready to be Sold...

Dad Thanks Dad you're the greatest! I see smell work rest See you later!

Philip the Trash Man

•Philip and I have started putting a new powerpoint story together. He chose the topic of vehicles and gave me three words to focus my search of pictures: trashtruck, gas and forklift.

I got a bunch of pictures and put them together in a powerpoint. Now, he and I are writing the text for the book.

We decided that Philip was going to use his imagination to pretend he was someone else and write as if he was a trash man.

Here's what we wrote:

I like Mailtruck Mailtruck Tractor Trash truck Trash truck Mailtruck Mailtruck. Bike Gas Gas Gas Tractor ( But he likes trash trucks best.)

•Fast Beautiful funny Pointy Stinky Stinky Stinky fast Monday.

Philips News and Thoughts

Miss Claire is having a boy! I like smell smell Break Running errands Smell Sit Stretch Ride Running errandsRunning errandsRunning errands send Smell Tell My news Helped with chores worked hard worked hard watched tv Wrote on my blog Gotta run.

Philips House is Up for Sale - Goodbye, House!

Birthday Birthday Birthday Christmas Christmas Halloween Card Card Fireworks Santa Firecracker Birthday Birthday Birthday Birthday Birthday Birthday Birthday Hi what's up bored big fat you're welcome you're welcome
See yah later.

One of our trips to Lowe's over the Summer...

RatRatRat like ReadReadRead playRunning errands Running errands Running errands Running errands I see I like like Running errands. Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance Smell Smell have make Say Sit Give Say like like Tell have Smell Smell Smell Forklift

The Great Camera Hunt!

Yesterday, Philip asked to use the digital camera. But we couldn't find it...so we went on a hunt around the house. Philip was full of suggestions for where to look for it...

We see fridge It was not forward besidebeside ThereThere.



Living room Battery


Bonus room office Furniture Picture Batery Battery Battery Battery he is going to We have We like last night Walmart.

Toilet

We looked in all these places and more... ( I thought the toilet was the funniest place to look!) and did not find the camera. Finally, we called Mom and she told us to look next to the stove...We found the camera, hidden by a bag of pretzels!

The Friendly Trash Guy

I feel Christmas and Birthday. Cake Tractor Trash truck Gas. he has Trash truck. Bye!

Thursday

I see Fan. We want New Fan Ceiling. I like Living room. my Dad Love you dad.

Trash Day

Monday Monday Trash truck Trash truck I can see today. It's too bright outside, can you cover my eyes. Trash guys Trash guys don't like Smell Smell don't like Smell Smell like get Work get Hear Throw. They are slow. Front close close.

Tuesday

Today, with partner assisted scanning, Philip wrote: jun h afju an jan.

We read some poems from Shel Silverstein. One of them was about a king whose mouth got stuck while eating a peanut butter sandwich. I asked Philip what he thought of the king and these are the words he gave me: birthday, card, costume, hear, tell, furry, pretty, weird.

We also read about a crocodile going to the dentist; we talked about how we hated going to the dentist and I asked Philip what his other pet peeves are. He said, " Glove, coat, jacket, spelling."

Today was a great day! Philip has worked very hard.

Philip

The Lizard Video

July 3^rd: After watching the video of Nicole and her friend chasing a lizard inside the house, Philip wrote the following:

I cannot see very well today. ( I asked if this meant he couldn’t see the lizard. He said yes.)

DadLove you dad

( we heard his dad's voice in the video)

ThisCanCan

LaughLookLaugh

LaughLookLookLaugh

LookBadLaugh

CarThisCanLookLaugh

LaughLaughLookCanBad

LookLaughThank you! LookLookLookThank you! LookLaughCanLook

LookLaughCarCanLaugh

LaughThisThisThank you! LookThank you!

LookThank you!

iyp

Work from Monday, July 2nd

Here is something that Philip was spelling yesterday using partner assisted scanning:

fncfcfpvc

Yesterday I read "A Quiet Place" to Philip. He chose to write about a snowy country and described it this way: " Coat, hat, glove, bag, boot, button, cap, jeans, jacket, beautiful, clean, enjoy, different."

I really enjoyed watching him think this activity through.