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!!!