For those of you who have been patiently waiting for an update...I apologize! Its been crazy at school, at home, everywhere! All of our classes have been moving along perfect schedule and learning A LOT!!
ECEI: We went through STD's, and have been learning about conception and how fetal development begins. We had our guest speakers from the Pregnancy Resource Center come and talk to us twice and give a fabulous presentation on STD's and sexual health. We all really learned a lot as we looked at the staggering, frightening statistics on STD's in our country and state. We will continue to move into prenatal development the next couple of weeks and then into labor and delivery. We will have our first food days at the end of the month, more to come on that later.
IECE: We are in full swing 3 days a week at Sweetwater, having a great time working with the kids and helping the teachers at SWES. We have begun looking at the various educational theorists and how they have contributed to how we teach and view child development today.
HSNYC: We have been busy, busy, busy! We did hand washing and general health practices and standard precautions. We have jumped full speed into Child Abuse and are currently looking at mandated reporting and comparing state laws.
In other news, we will be submitting our grades this week for the first 9 weeks report card. Should you have any questions about your child's grade, please contact either one of us, or both of us by email or phone.
rebecca.b.lee@douglas.k12.ga.us
evan.hopkins@douglas.k12.ga.us
(770)651-6760
As always, you can keep up with your child's progress on Infinite Campus. We update our grades at least once a week so they stay pretty accurate.
Until next week...enjoy your fall break!! No school Friday or Monday!! Woohoo!!!
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
Weekend Update
What a wonderful, busy week we had in our classroom this week!!! All of our classes are still fantastic and we are so excited to watch the progress continue this year!!
ECEI: We talked about appropriate and inappropriate dress in the workplace. We made collages of what to wear/what not to wear and watched examples of good/bad interviews. We did mock interviews with partners and showed the right and wrong ways to conduct yourself in an interview. Next week, we will move into the 6 step problem solving method and look at our CTSO, FCCLA!!
IECE: We wrapped up our Career Project Unit and moved into talking briefly about how to dress for the job you want. Next week, we will look at how to conduct yourself in the ECE classroom as we prepare to take on SWES in the next couple of weeks.
HSNYC: We started talking about age appropriate toys and began inventing our own toys for young children. Next week, we'll talk about how to make a chid feel good about themselves and boost their self esteem which leads to better mental health for young children.
Don't forget your opportunity for extra credit all year with Dress for Success Wednesdays!!
Ms. Lee is in right now and I'll be back on Thursday! Have a great weekend!!!
ECEI: We talked about appropriate and inappropriate dress in the workplace. We made collages of what to wear/what not to wear and watched examples of good/bad interviews. We did mock interviews with partners and showed the right and wrong ways to conduct yourself in an interview. Next week, we will move into the 6 step problem solving method and look at our CTSO, FCCLA!!
IECE: We wrapped up our Career Project Unit and moved into talking briefly about how to dress for the job you want. Next week, we will look at how to conduct yourself in the ECE classroom as we prepare to take on SWES in the next couple of weeks.
HSNYC: We started talking about age appropriate toys and began inventing our own toys for young children. Next week, we'll talk about how to make a chid feel good about themselves and boost their self esteem which leads to better mental health for young children.
Don't forget your opportunity for extra credit all year with Dress for Success Wednesdays!!
Ms. Lee is in right now and I'll be back on Thursday! Have a great weekend!!!
Friday, August 16, 2013
Weekend Update
We've survived our first FULL week of the school year and are off to a fantastic start. Becky and I are in a dreamworld with our classes and could not have asked for better students to work with! We are plugging right through our first units, everyone is jumping right in and really seem to be grasping these first concepts as we get our rosters settled. Here's where we are in each class right now:
ECEI: Chugging right through our employability unit! We've covered how to fill out a job application, write a cover letter and build a resume'. All of our classes are fantastic, but 8th period really made a good impression on me today building those resume's. They jumped right in and followed every direction I gave them. It was a great end to a hectic Friday! We'll move into Dress for Success next week and start discussing how to dress for the job you want. As we move into this part of the unit, we'll start having dress for success day once a week, where students can earn bonus points to help them on tests as the year progresses.
IECE: We began our career study project this week and everyone is just about ready to begin presenting on Monday and Tuesday. Everyone has been working hard and I can't wait to see the final product of these PowerPoint presentations. After we finish this, we will jump right into Interviewing skills and look at how to land that job in early childhood education. Remember...if you haven't bought your spiral notebook for your journal, do so quick, I'll be doing a notebook check next week!!
HSNYC: We sped through classroom sanitation this week and discussed the why's and how's of keeping the ece classroom a clean place. Today, we looked at storing medications in day cares and school settings and had a guest speaker, Ms. Lauren DiTaranto, our health monitor come tell us exactly how she handles everything at Lithia! We were grateful she took time out of her busy schedule to come and give us the expert perspective. Next week, we will spend a few days looking at age appropriate toys in day cares and early childhood settings. Remember...you also need to make sure you have your spiral or 3 ring notebook next week for a notebook check!
All 7 classes need to remember to turn in any signed forms they haven't turned in yet. That includes syllabus, photo release, SWES release (IECE). If you lost anything and need a new one, they can be found on the school website on my page (Evan Hopkins) under the forms section. Just print what you need, get it signed and bring it back.
I'm looking forward to posting lots of pictures next week of all of the great stuff we are doing in A210! Have a great weekend...say a prayer the rain stays away, my triplets have their 4th birthday party to enjoy outside!!!
Friday, August 9, 2013
Go!!!
We're off and running!!
We had a great first three days with our new classes. They've been awesome and we're actually wondering if it's too good to be true!! Everyone has been sweet, respectful and hard working! Could we be this lucky??
Ms.Lee will be in for the next 3 days while I spend the next few days at Disney World celebrating the triplets 4th birthday and getting them off to pre K early next week!! Here's whats going on in our classes the next week...
Ece1: we'll be looking at employability skills and how to land the perfect job! We're starting with job applications ( don't forget to bring a blank one you pick up next time you come to class). After that, we will look at cover letters and resume's
IECE: we've begun talking about and exploring careers in early childhood education. We're partnering up to do a career exploration project for the next week. Don't forget to get your sweet water elementary release form signed!
Hsnyc: we will begin our classroom sanitation unit and talk about how and why it's important to keep the classroom germ free in the elementary world!
Have a fantastic weekend!!
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Get set...
Here we go!! Just hours away from the start of year 35 for Becky and 9 for me! We are more prepared than we've ever been and our classroom couldn't look better!!!
Not to mention, we got a lunch surprise from some of our grown favorites who are all off to college in the next few days...
Here's to a beautiful start....
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Hard at work...
Here's the proof...teachers really do work in the summer!! This is the third week we've spent of our vacation prepping for this year...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Work In Progress...
It's always a slow work in progress...but our little home is slowly but surely coming back together...
I'll post updated progress late next week!! :)
On your mark...
If you've found your way here, it probably means you're one of our precious students, parents, colleagues or are just overall curious about what we've got going on in LSHS ECE!! Welcome!! Ms. Lee and I have been hard at work all summer getting ready for our 6th year together and could not be more excited!! This week we've been unit planning and prepping for a full, action packed year in all three of our courses as we travel down the road of learning about little people. We've been tweaking our classroom rules and procedures to better fit our styles and Lithia's mission and hope to provide a safe, fun, energetic, supportive learning environment.
If you're new to our program, here's a quick outline of what you can expect in years to come:
Our pathway consists of 3 consecutive courses
1. Early Childhood Education I: Aka The Baby Class. In this course, we look at careers with children, STD's, Pregnancy, Birth, Infancy, Toddlers, Preschoolers, School Age Children, Diversity, Special Needs, Educational Theorists, and Curriculum Development. We are in constant motion for 180 days!! This is the most action packed class for sure, and goes through all stages of development for children. In my opinion, this course gives you a solid foundation for your future even if you don't plan on teaching or working with young children, as most students are likely to be parents one day. This is the class where students "get the baby" that many of them so look forward to (I still struggle to understand this one). Our 10 precious babies are currently "in the hospital" getting a check up so they will be tuned up and ready to go in October. If you survive this class and still like children, you can move onto our second course...
2. Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Yeah, the course names are confusing, the state is in the process of changing all that in the next year. In this course, we spend a lot of our time across the street at Sweetwater Elementary working in the elementary classrooms, assisting teachers and students as much as we can. This year, we will go across the street 3 days/week; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We will spend Monday and Fridays in the classroom studying curriculum, educational theorists and learning about just what it takes to be an elementary age teacher. This class tends to show most students whether or not they want to pursue a career working with young children because they gain an invaluable experience working with young children. I took this class in 2001 with Ms. Lee and it changed the course for my life for sure! For some, it cements what they already knew about what they wanted to do with their life; for others, it sends them out the door screaming! Either way, most students learn A LOT about themselves in this course. If you've survived elementary kids for a year and haven't had it with Ms. Lee and I, you can move onto our 3rd and final course...
3. Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child: This course is exactly what it says it is. You will spend the first half of the year learning about everything pertaining to children's health. From communicable diseases to sanitizing classrooms to child abuse and mental health, we cover it. The second half of the year we cover Safety and Nutrition topics from Fire Safety, Classroom and School Procedures and Safety to children's Nutrition and healthy eating habits. At the end of this course, each student takes an end of pathway exam that upon passing gives them certification and allows them to wear a CTAE completer cord when they graduate. The certification will aid them and boost them in the job search process when applying to jobs working with young children.
In the midst of all of this, we also sponsor the LSHS FCCLA Chapter, which is an organization for students in Family and Consumer Science courses. We participate in community service, go on awesome field trips and will compete in various competitions throughout the year. Membership is $30/year and the sooner you join, the more benefits you get from it. We'll go into more detail on this one soon...
We have great plans for this year and are looking forward to a whole new batch of first year students, and more quality time with our 2nd and 3rd year kiddos. If you need to contact either one of us at any time, feel free to email who you need at either evan.hopkins@douglas.k12.ga.us or rebecca.b.lee@douglas.k12.ga.us. The plan is to update the blog once a week...somewhere between teaching, meetings, grading, data collecting and everything else we teachers keep spinning in the air all the time.
2 weeks until the journey begins...
If you're new to our program, here's a quick outline of what you can expect in years to come:
Our pathway consists of 3 consecutive courses
1. Early Childhood Education I: Aka The Baby Class. In this course, we look at careers with children, STD's, Pregnancy, Birth, Infancy, Toddlers, Preschoolers, School Age Children, Diversity, Special Needs, Educational Theorists, and Curriculum Development. We are in constant motion for 180 days!! This is the most action packed class for sure, and goes through all stages of development for children. In my opinion, this course gives you a solid foundation for your future even if you don't plan on teaching or working with young children, as most students are likely to be parents one day. This is the class where students "get the baby" that many of them so look forward to (I still struggle to understand this one). Our 10 precious babies are currently "in the hospital" getting a check up so they will be tuned up and ready to go in October. If you survive this class and still like children, you can move onto our second course...
2. Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Yeah, the course names are confusing, the state is in the process of changing all that in the next year. In this course, we spend a lot of our time across the street at Sweetwater Elementary working in the elementary classrooms, assisting teachers and students as much as we can. This year, we will go across the street 3 days/week; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We will spend Monday and Fridays in the classroom studying curriculum, educational theorists and learning about just what it takes to be an elementary age teacher. This class tends to show most students whether or not they want to pursue a career working with young children because they gain an invaluable experience working with young children. I took this class in 2001 with Ms. Lee and it changed the course for my life for sure! For some, it cements what they already knew about what they wanted to do with their life; for others, it sends them out the door screaming! Either way, most students learn A LOT about themselves in this course. If you've survived elementary kids for a year and haven't had it with Ms. Lee and I, you can move onto our 3rd and final course...
3. Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child: This course is exactly what it says it is. You will spend the first half of the year learning about everything pertaining to children's health. From communicable diseases to sanitizing classrooms to child abuse and mental health, we cover it. The second half of the year we cover Safety and Nutrition topics from Fire Safety, Classroom and School Procedures and Safety to children's Nutrition and healthy eating habits. At the end of this course, each student takes an end of pathway exam that upon passing gives them certification and allows them to wear a CTAE completer cord when they graduate. The certification will aid them and boost them in the job search process when applying to jobs working with young children.
In the midst of all of this, we also sponsor the LSHS FCCLA Chapter, which is an organization for students in Family and Consumer Science courses. We participate in community service, go on awesome field trips and will compete in various competitions throughout the year. Membership is $30/year and the sooner you join, the more benefits you get from it. We'll go into more detail on this one soon...
We have great plans for this year and are looking forward to a whole new batch of first year students, and more quality time with our 2nd and 3rd year kiddos. If you need to contact either one of us at any time, feel free to email who you need at either evan.hopkins@douglas.k12.ga.us or rebecca.b.lee@douglas.k12.ga.us. The plan is to update the blog once a week...somewhere between teaching, meetings, grading, data collecting and everything else we teachers keep spinning in the air all the time.
2 weeks until the journey begins...
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