One Week Completed!

It's always nice to be back and observe how the kids have changed over the summer. We had a busy week with a few kids changing classes, so I didn't really have any homework assigned outside of class time. Below is a quick summary of what we did and what I have planned for next week

Parenting . . . We read articles and shared the information with the other students. The main questions was "What did this have to do with parenting?" We had insight on foster children, overbearing mothers, adoption, living on your own at age 7, etc. The kids did a great job of discussing and made some very good observations. Next week we will be completing the study guide for chapter 1 (I gave this to students on Thursday) but they will have time to work on it Monday when they come to class. Also they will be assigned to interview two "Experts" about parenting (I hope one of them will be you, the parent!). The chapter will be discussed and a test will be given on Friday.
Accounting . . . We started Chapter 1 on Thursday and learned that we know a lot more about accounting than we thought! No assignment, but we will continue discussing the Basic Accounting Equation and what affects the assets, liabilities and owners equity of a business. We may have a quiz on Thursday - just to make sure the students understand.
Housing & Nutrition . . . Discussed the expectations and content of this class. We will concentrate on the "Housing" area during the first quarter and continue with "Nutrition" part during second quarter with the emphasis on healthy eating. I did remind the students the importance of good behavior if they want to participate in the foods lab as the kitchen is the place where most accidents happen around the home. (Ask them what the most dangerous food is . . . you may be surprised!) We started with Chapter 46 "Choosing a Place to Live" and all students completed and turned in the questions at the end of the chapter. Next week will find us looking at a lease, figuring cost of financing, different types of housing, etc.
Intro to Child Care . . . Made a visit to the Anita Child Care and toured the Anita Elementary. We do many project during the year there, as it is so close. We also discussed some of these projects and again hope to visit the C&M elementary 5th grade and kindergarten classes. Their assignment was the interview sheet (they should ask the questions and they should write down the responses!). I hope they learn something about the importance of quality child care! Next week we will discuss their findings and also begin chapter 1.
Elementary Keyboarding . . . Finally made it over on Friday! With a new server and new operating system on the computers, we had some challenges but the students were very patient with me! Hopefully everything will be up and working by next Tuesday. We will again review the letter keys and also learn how to produce documents using Word. I know Mrs. Harris has the students complete many assignments on the computer.

Guess that takes care of week one . . . please let me know if you have questions. You can reach me at the following e-mail: bjohnson@anita.k12.ia.us or just post a comment on my blog.