Week 9/27 Blog posting

 

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.

Selection of classes:  

Families, it's that time of the year already.  Your students will be looking at different classes that they could take for the Spring Semester.  We always suggest that you talk to your student at this time to see what they are thinking about and why?  In their Personal-Centered Plan Meetings, their teachers discuss what they are wanting to do in the future and how these classes fit into that plan.  If you have concerns please talk to your student about why they are choosing a particular class.  If you have concerns after this discussion please let their teacher know but remember that we do primarily go off of your student. We will be able to start enrolling our students in classes around the middle of October. 

Internships:

Second-year students will be choosing new ideas for their Spring internships.  Then Dr. Manninng will begin a discussion as to why and how this fits into their job/career interests.  Dr. Manning will then discuss options with potential supervisors on the availability of internships for these jobs.  The students should know their internship placements before they leave for Winter Break.

First-Year Students:

University Foundations: Debra Southard   

We went over Chapter 4 learning styles. Students took a self-assessment test called Vark. This helped them find out the learning styles. Then we discussed how to adapt when studying the best way for each student to learn. We practiced using google meet for when we might meet virally. 

Individual & Family Health and Relationships:  Debra Southard & Lisa Garnier 

This class covers a lot of information. Monday we talked about being married. Recommended was to spend more time planning the marriage than the wedding. Other topics included communication, putting others ahead of ourselves, and sharing family chores. Wednesday we had some fun. Students were asked to take off their shoes and put on their backpacks backward to get the effect of a pregnant woman. One student decided to walk up all the steps in Lovinger to see that that would be like pregnant!  Students were asked to put their shoes back on. They were surprised at the difficulty. Friday we talked about the development of an unborn baby. 

 
Here are some pictures from our activity…

Technology Literacy:  Lisa Garnier

This week students completed their slide presentations and then presented them in class on Thursday and Friday. They learned about bullet points, limited text on slides, adding pictures and graphics to slides, and how to present to a group. 

Career Exploration: Michael Brunkhorst

This week I was gone on Friday, instead, I had the students watch a video lesson about the C.I.T.E Learning Preferences assessment.  This assessment will help each student learn more about how they learn best.  Their 4150 student will assist them with this over the next week.  

Some of our students working out in PE class.

Second-Year Students:

Transition Planning I: Gary Manning

This week we are discussing classes for the spring 2022 semester.  The students need to pick out five classes that they would like to take.  I have suggested the students talk to the parents about the classes.  

We are also talking about budgets.  The students have to make choices on wants and needs.  The students have a set amount of money for the week.  Then the students have to spend their money on certain items and then they have to decide what to spend the rest of their money on. 

Internship I: Gary Manning

This week we are discussing internships for the spring 2022 semester.  The students need to pick out three-five internships.  I have suggested the students talk to the parents about the internships.  They can do two internships in a semester.  We would like for the students to work 15-20 hours per week at their internships.    

Plato: Debra Southard

Many students did not complete plato the week before. That caused them to go to study hall plus. They have had a difficult time catching up. Students are to work on Plato 1 hour everyday. 

THRIVE Activities:

Mentor Activities: This weekend the Savanna had a group of students made Trail mix and then started painting for our Homecoming Float.   Some great pictures are on Facebook.

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

Important upcoming dates: 

Next Mentor Activity:  This coming weekend some of them will have the ability to come to a tailgate that Katie has been working on.

Down Syndrome Walk: 

October 16th we have a group of students going to the Down Syndrome walk at Arrowhead stadium.  We will leave early Saturday and then return on campus in mid-afternoon.  I’ll make sure and post some photos.

Four-Year program details: Reminder that later this week, Thursday night from 7-8, we will have a virtual informational meeting for families that want to know more about the 3rd and 4th-year options. If you haven't contacted Mr. Brunkhorst about this please email him and he'll get you added to our list. It will be using Google Meet and you should've received an email with the link a couple of weeks ago.

Homecoming Weekend:

The weekend of October 22-24th is Homecoming. The THRIVE students will be in the parade Saturday morning and during the week there will be other activities that they can sign up for to keep them busy. We hope to see you there.

Center for Human Services Virtual Meeting about possible financial assistance:

Just a reminder that families that want to learn more about agency assistance and how the Center for Human Services can help, there is a virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 19th from 6-7. If you haven't received the link or want to be included please email Mr. Brunkhorst and he'll get you the link.

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