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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.  To keep updated on what’s coming up please refer to the THRIVE activity calendar or UCM activity calendar.  Also, if you are interested in learning more about assistance with your son/daughter learning how to drive please contact Mr. Brunkhorst.  

Director Notes: 

Softball Read the new information below in our activities section.  We had our first two softball games last Thursday night, and we have our last game this Thursday at 6 pm.

First-Year families:

Housing Agreements for Fall 2024:  Hello Families, If you’d work with your students to fill out the Fall Housing Agreement.  They are located on your student’s MyCentral Page.  It’s on the left side towards the middle I believe.  I’ll also be sending an email to families about giving us a Letter of Intent for next year.  This helps us prepare for students.

All Families: 

Please start talking with your students about Finals Week.  Finals week is April 29- May 3rd this year.  The link to the finals schedule is online at the following website.  

https://www.ucmo.edu/current-students/office-of-the-registrar-and-student-records/dates-and-deadlines/final_exam_schedule.pdf

For the most part, THRIVE Finals are on the following dates: 

First-year:

Foods & Nutrition I; Wednesday 1-3 pm

Workplace & Community Skills: Monday 3:30-5:30

DILS- Thursday 3:30-5:30

PE- Doesn’t have a final during Finals week, they have their final the week previous.

For all Elective courses, you’ll find times on the above doc/link.  However, if the classes have projects, instead of finals, those times could be inaccurate.  Also, if the student works with OAS, which we suggest for elective classes their times are then planned by the student and OAS.  

Second Year:

Transition Planning: Scheduled individually.

Foods & Nutrition II: Wednesday 8-10.

PE- Doesn’t have a final during Finals week, they have their final the week previous.

For all Elective courses, you’ll find times on the above doc/link.  However, if the classes have projects, instead of finals, those times could be inaccurate.  Also, if the student works with OAS, which we suggest for elective classes their times are then planned by the student and OAS.  

So it’s highly recommended you first talk to your student in the coming weeks.  Typically 2 weeks before finals we ask the students to start planning and setting up times with OAS…Then we will double-check with students during the week prior to finals week that they have everything planned and organized.

First-Year Students:

Foods & Nutrition I: Debra Southard  

This week we are making pizza snacks, students will make the dough from scratch. We practiced rolling out the dough using playdough. Students had some questions to answer while practicing for the final. It will be a written exam.

Workplace & Community Skills: Gary Manning

This week we worked on cover letters. Students finished up their third job shadowing and met with Dr. Manning about Fall 2024 internships.  The students had to give five locations for their internship.  It was explained to the students that they may not get their first choice of their internship location.  However, they may get that location in the spring semester.  The internships are for the whole semester.  The student will work between 8 - 12 hours per week at their internship.  

Daily & Independent Living Skills (DILS):  Joni Shelton

Last week we continued our discussion about jobs, we explored Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills, Transferable Skills vs. Non-Transferable, and Skills vs Talents. Students also completed another Nearpod lesson, this one titled “Thriving on the Job”.

Some were at their Job Shadows, so a smaller class…

Second-Year Students:

Transition Planning II: Gary Manning

We have been discussing what the students can do this summer on how they continue to develop their responsibility and independence.  This includes doing activities on their own, with their families and friends.  Further, we want the students to try and get jobs over the summer, volunteer or do an internship.  It is important that the students and their families continue to use vocational rehab and outside resources to help the students. 

Foods and Nutrition II: Lisa 

This week we learned about nutrients in beef, how to cook various cuts of beef, and healthy serving sizes. In the kitchen, we made Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Skillet Casserole. When not in the kitchen, they completed a worksheet on identifying different cooking methods for meat, such as roasting, broiling, grilling, and so forth.

Internship I: Gary Manning

The students will meet with the UCM Career and Life Design Center on Friday..  The students and the staff discussed interview skills and dressing professionally for an interview.  The students will have mock interviews at the Career and Life Design Center on April 26th.

Third-Year Students:

Transition Planning IV: Lisa Garnier

Students were assigned their final papers for this class. It is a discussion of their experience in THRIVE including how they’ve changed, what they’ve learned, and how they will take that knowledge into the world when they leave the program in May.

Internship IV: Lisa Garnier

Students are doing well. Their last day of internship will be Friday, April 26th.

Fourth-Year Students:

4th Year Seminar/Portfolio: Lisa Garnier

Students were assigned their final papers for this class. It is a discussion of their experience in THRIVE including how they’ve changed, what they’ve learned, and how they will take that knowledge into the world when they leave the program in May.

Internships:

Students are doing well. Their last day of internship will be Friday, April 26th.

Plato: Started off the week with a few students behind. But most caught up quickly.

THRIVE Activities:

Here are the game times: 

4/11 at 6 pm

4/18 - If any rain/weather cancellations this week may be used.

Students will arrive about 30 minutes before game time to practice and warm up.  Then the games begin.  I’ll keep you posted with pictures and updates.  If weather causes a delay or cancellation I’ll use Facebook to update families.  If you are planning on coming down please get with your student the day of the game between 3-5.  If they have Study Hall Plus they won’t be able to play.  Fingers crossed, normally during the softball season the students are good at getting things done.  We have about 20 on the team between the mentors and students, all will get a chance to play.  

Mentor Activities: 

This past weekend the students and Chloe had movie night, Harry Potter night.  

Great Job Everyone!!  For more pictures please join our THRIVE Facebook and/or Instagram pages.

Important upcoming dates:   

Next Mentor Activity:  

The next activity, is Croissant Cookies with Colten’s group.  We’ll watch for pictures.

UCM Athletics:

Mules and Jennies Baseball and Softball are currently going…   We’ll see how they both do this week.

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