Students have been reminded that their third check in for their Semester Long Life Skills Assignment is next Monday, December 3rd. Students are expected to be working on the packet all throughout the semester before turning it in in January. If students have lost their copy of their packet another one can be found In the class links section under “Independent Living Skills Homework Assignment.”
Lately, in math class, students continued reviewing and practicing money skills. Students will continue working on money skills through bell work. Students completed a mini-project where they planned and budgeted for a Thanksgiving dinner for 6 people. This included creating a menu, calculating prices and change, and drawing specific amounts of change using the lease amount of coins and bills. Currently, students have begun a lesson on thinking mathematically through the process of understanding and solving one and two step real world story problems.
Lately, in Language Arts class, students continued working on punctuation, capitalization, and basic grammar rules through bell work. On Wednesdays, students practice reading and analyzing short articles using the 5 W’s (What, Who, Where, When, Why). Students also continue to work on their memory and listening comprehension by listening to the story The Adventurer’s Guild and having class discussions about the events of the plot and writing in their journals. On Mondays and Fridays, students are continuing their work in the First Author Writing Curriculum. Currently, students are working on the concept of brainstorming topics for writing.
This week in job skills students collected recycling and worked at the school store. Students had a mini-lesson on the importance of table manners right in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Students have also continued their work on how to have conversations with others. Students also have practiced filling out a job application and discussed the different types of information they will need when applying for a job.
This week in math class, students continued reviewing and practicing money skills. Students finished and turned in their Haunted House Project. One student worked extra hard and created a model of his haunted house!
This week in Language Arts class, students continued working on punctuation. Students continued working on the difference between using a period (.), a exclamation point (!), and a question mark (?) by writing sentences for each one and sharing them with the class. We also have been practicing using commas correctly in sentences. Students have also started the first Author’s Writing Curriculum. During these times, students are encouraged to write whatever they want. These writing samples are then shared with the class later in the week. On Wednesday, students practice reading and analyzing short articles using the 5 W’s (What, Who, Where, When, Why). Students also continue to work on their memory and listening comprehension by listening to the story The Adventurer’s Guild and having class discussions about the events of the plot and writing in their journals.
This week in job skills students collected recycling, worked at the school store, and used the internet to research a career they were interested in pursuing after high school. Students read about and practiced appropriate body language for a place of employment. They finished off the week viewing two videos. One was about essential tips for good conversations, and the other was about how body language effects how we feel about ourselves.