November 30th

Third period students learned how to wind a bobbin and thread a machine today. First, sixth and seventh periods are a day behind due to assemblies and will be doing this on Monday.

November 29th

Students worked on their "Crazy Stitching" today (Stitching on paper). They had to complete three out of the six papers they had to chose from. They then had to attach these three papers to their CTE Sewing Permit. Tomorrow, students will learn how to wind a bobbin and thread a machine.

November 28th

Students took a quiz on the parts of the machine. In order to pass this off on their CTE Sewing Permit, the student had to identify at least 8 out of 12 parts. If they were not able to, it becomes their responsibility to come after school during the next two weeks to take it again. All students are expected to use the correct names of the pieces of equipment regardless of if they passed the quiz or not. All instructions, both written and verbal, will use correct names and terms.

November 27th

Students were introduced to the parts of the sewing computer they will be using in class. They were also given a study guide with the parts and the photos of the machine. Students must study tonight and will take a quiz tomorrow. The quiz will contain twelve images of parts which students must identify. If they identify eight or more out of twelve, they pass the quiz and earn five points towards their CTE Sewing Permit. Students who don't pass can come in after school during the next two weeks to retake a similar quiz. All students, regardless of weither they pass the quiz or not, are expected to know and use correct names of the parts of the machine.

November 26th

Students finished the video "Gone with the wash." Students then collected their supplies for the sewing unit and reviewed the rules for the sewing lab, as well as classroom expectations.

November 21st

Students graded their "Fabric Online" papers from the last two class periods. These were then turned into the basket so I could record their scores. Students then watched a video on how to care for fabrics and fibers. We will finish this on Monday.

November 20th

Students were given the whole class period to work on and finish the "Fabric Online" sheet. Once they were finished, they had to turn this into the folder for grading. If a student did not finish, it became homework and is officially due tomorrow at the start of the class.

November 19th

Students researched different fabrics and textiles using a website from ThinkQuest.org. Students were given specific questions to research and find. This assignment is due tomorrow (Tuesday) at the end of their class period.

November 16th

Students took and graded their Indepenedent Living Skills Unit test today. If a student was absent, they have up to two weeks to arrange a time to take this test. After this time, they will receive a zero.

November 15th

Students learned about the three types of communication, written, verbal and non-verbal. They also watched a video clip of each type of communication to help them remember the three types. We also discussed the importance of listening to others and watching their body language. During third perriod, only a third of the class was present due to the honor roll field trip, so they will have this lesson tomorrow.

November 14th

Students learned about and defined social skills, acceptable and unacceptable behavior and manners. They discussed what each one meant and gave examples of each. We then moved on to how this relates to friendships and finding good friends. Students were given participation points for working and participating in the lesson.

November 13th

Today, students learned about stress, stressors, distress and stress reducers. All of the terms were defined, explained and discussed as a group. The notes/definitions will be used on the independent living skills unit test on Friday.

November 12th

The classes learned the definition of the term self-concept and we discussed ways that we can raise others self-concept as well as our own. Students then discussed how advertisers come up with packaging for products and how the way we present ourselves to others is like packaging ourselves to others. Students then created a package from a lunch sack that represents themsleves and uses positive labels instead of negative. These are due at the start of class tomorrow (Tuesday).

November 9th

Students started the Independent Living Skills unit today. Students discussed the terms independence, freedom and responsibility and how they relate to each other. We then went through the 5 steps of problem solving, which the students had to write down. We then gave some examples of how the problem solving process could be used. 6th period had this lesson yesterday since they did not meet on this day because of the assembly.

November 8th

Since my 3rd and 6th period CTE Intro classes will be missing a lot of students today because of the Choir and Band rehearsals today, students played The Game of Life today. There was no assignment connected to it today, except for those students who were absent yesterday and needed to finish thee Game questions. Students should have turned in their Game of Life questions and the JATC virtual tour questions by the end of class today.

November 7th

I was gone on this day, so the students had a sub. They played "Life" and had a set of questions to answer about the results of their game. The questions will be due at the end of class on Thursday (tomorrow) when I return.

November 6th

I was gone this day to an all day district meeting, so there was a sub. Students watched a virtual tour of the Jordan Applied Technical Center and completed a set of questions from the video. If the class had time, they were also given a word puzzle to work on for extra credit.

November 2nd

Students were given a printout with their final grade and citizenship from this past term. They were given time to double check and fix any mistakes which made have been made on their grade. They were then called up individually to fix any mistakes/changes. Students were then given new hall passes and late passes to use during 2nd term. We then discussed next term and the Family and Consumer Science portion of CTE Intro.

November 1st

Students scored and recorded their record books today. They were worth 150 points. Students will receive a grade printout with their final grade and citizenship tomorrow during class.