THRIVE - Director Notes

THRIVE Director Notes Posts on this Blog will be directed to help families see what is going on in our THRIVE Program.  Items discussed on the Blog have already occurred.   I’m going to start out this week’s blog with some pictures of our students on the campus.  Enjoying time on UCM’s campus. DIrector Notes:  We will keep families posted on any new developments involving our campus and the coronavirus.  We found out this week that the university has rescheduled graduation for August 1st.  We’ll keep 2nd-year families updated.  We are also still working from home until May 17th.  I’m sure emails and Facebook will be good methods of keeping up with any changes.   Facebook and Google Hangouts have been the way to communicate over the last few weeks.  We’ve been really impressed with the students’ ability to accept change and learn new skills.  (Parents you, too.  We couldn’t have done this without you. P...

THRIVE Director Notes Posts on this Blog will be directed to help families see what is going on in our THRIVE Program.  Items discussed on the Blog have already occurred.   DIrector Notes:  We will keep families posted on any new developments involving our campus and the coronavirus.  We found out this week that the university has rescheduled graduation for August 1st. We’ll keep 2nd-year families updated.  I’m sure emails and Facebook will be good methods of keeping up with any changes.   Facebook and Google Hangouts have been the way to communicate over the last few weeks.  We’ve been really impressed with the students’ ability to accept change and learn new skills.  (Parents you, too. We couldn’t have done this without you. Please keep the Facebook posts coming.   First-Year Students: Workplace & Community Skills (Mrs. Southard & Dr. Manning):   Students were asked to complete a stress test to d...

THRIVE Director Notes Posts on this Blog will be directed to help families see what is going on in our THRIVE Program.  Items discussed on the Blog have already occurred.   DIrector Notes:  We will keep families posted on any new developments involving our campus and the coronavirus.   We have been very excited to see all that the students are doing during this time.  Please keep the Facebook posts coming.   First-Year Students: Workplace & Community Skills (Mrs. Southard & Dr. Manning):   Monday students were asked to watch three videos on soft skills and write a ½ page paragraph on what they are and how they would use them in their job or internships. This week was personal space and body language. There were a lot of questions about the coronavirus. Dr. Manning explained different scenarios and how people can perceive a situation. Students worked on Missouri Connections on a work importance locator on Friday. ...

THRIVE Director Notes Posts on this Blog will be directed to help families see what is going on in our THRIVE Program.  Items discussed on the Blog have already occurred.   DIrector Notes:  We will keep families posted on any new developments involving our campus and the coronavirus.  Well, we’ve made it through our first week of virtual classes and the stay-at-home order for Johnson County and now the State of Missouri’s order.  We are very proud of how the students have switched to online/virtual experiences. We know that this is a change and it is for many of the UCM students.  Our teachers as well, have and are learning new techniques and skills in this new virtual environment. If you have any concerns please contact us. I made some calls to parents over this week to get any ideas or concerns that have come up with this new learning environment.  If I couldn’t reach you I tried to leave a message. Since we’ve been asked to stay home...