September 5, 2014

Students learned about the "Keys to Caregiving" which included physical, emotional and guidance needs.

September 4, 2014

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. We also discussed a few common careers students can go into to help families and members of families deal with problems they may be facing.

September 3, 2014

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 the stereotypes we have and how we treat other people based on those stereotypes.

September 2, 2014

Students learned about the three types of communication (written, verbal and non-verbal) as well as how our personalities effect our communication skills. We also learned about the importance of attentive listening skills.

August 29, 2014

Students were assigned a career research paper on Family and child care related careers. We took the class period to explain why we do these in CTE Intro., how to do the research, expectations of the assignment and how they would be graded. This assignment is due on September 10, 2014 and is worth 25 points.

August 28, 2014

Students took a pre-test today over what we will be learning about this semester. Once they were done, we did an activity to review what students learned about yesterday about the class and classroom.

August 27, 2014

Welcome to the new term and to the Family and Consumer Science (FACS) section of CTE Intro. Today we went through the course description, gave out hall passes and late passes, created a seating chart, and went through where items are in the room, as well as what CTE Intro. is.

August 26, 2014

Welcome to Family and Consumer Sciences CTE Introduction at Fort Herriman Middle School. I hope that you have an enjoyable experience this term in class. In order for you to have a good time and learn, you must participate! This means that you need to participate in class discussions, activities and out of class acitivities which may include blogs, interviews, and a little bit of homework. Have a good time! Students learned about the emergency procedures here at FHMS, then we did a "Get to know you" activity.