Monday, October 27, 2008

Fashion Design

Mrs. Kuper, our student teacher started a new unit with the fashion design students today. This will end with them making a pair of pajama pants or shorts. Patterns have been ordered and students should have their material by next Monday.

Foods and Nutrition Classes

Students in Foods and Nutrition began a new unit today on meal planning. The class was taught by Mrs. Mary Ann Kuper, a student teacher from SEMO finishing up her degree in Family & Consumer Sciences Education. She will be with us through the rest of second quarter.

High School FACS class

High School FACS students will be finishing up our unit on child development this week. They will begin taking home the Baby Think It Over Simulator today. After the test on this unit, Mrs. Mary Ann Kuper will begin teaching their class. She is a student teacher from SEMO who is finishing up her degree in Family & Consumer Sciences Education. She will be with us until the end of second quarter.

Middle School Classes

A new quarter brings a new group of students to Middle School FACS class. This quarter, Mrs. Mary Ann Kuper will be student teaching in our classroom. She will be teaching the whole class this quarter. Students have already begun learning about heredity and environment- the two factors that work together to make them unique. We will soon begin our child development unit and students will take the babies home. Be looking for permission forms to come home later this week.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Fashion Design

Students in Fashion Design class are working on their projects and notebooks. Don't forget that we can do custom embroidery work for you-- we have several designs with wildcats on them. We can also do Mom and Grandma shirts for Christmas. (Dad and Grandpa too!) It make take us a few weeks to get them done so get your orders in now.

Foods and Nutrition Classes

Students in foods class are learning about kitchen and dining areas. We have looked at design, tableware and place settings. We will learn about appliances and utensils next week. The students are looking forward to learning to cook and we are almost there!

High School FACS class

Students in the high school FACS classes are doing a unit on families. We are studying the different family types, responsibilities and roles. Next week we will begin a parenting unit. On Wed. Mr. Roy the health educator will present a program on pregnancy and bring the empathy belly for students to try on to see (at least a little bit) what it is like to be pregnant!

Middle School Classes

Students are finishing up a foods unit. We will make home made biscuits on Tuesday. Be sure and bring your apron to school!