Career Exploration

The seventh grade students completed their job brochures in the IMC this week. Excellent job! When they were finished they were able to use the Internet to explore various careers based on their own personal interests. Each student was able to complete a web quest using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' web page. The web site includes introductory career information. The occupations on the site are categorized according to interests and hobbies such as reading, nature, sports and helping people.
In the classroom we used our Food and Nutrition textbook to investigate careers in the field of Family and Consumer Science as well as Food and Nutrition. The seventh grade students were able to identify numerous vocations in these areas. I have included a link to the Labor Statistics website at the top of this page. Feel free to take a peek.
We also snuck in a quick measuring review and demonstration on Friday. Puppy Chow for all! Yummy!

Have a restful Spring Break.

Sincerely,
Mrs. J. Bretl

Are you a wise consumer?

We began our unit on "Consumer Skills" this week. We discussed the fact that middle school students spend thousands of dollars on food, clothes and entertainment every year. Students were able to identify a variety of resources that they can use to help them in making good decisions before they make a purchase. Students shared some examples of their own personal shopping experiences and determined that many were influenced by their peers, advertising and personal habits.

As a means of planning to earn some of their own spending money students were given an assignment to make their own job brochure. Students discussed qualifications, fees, work schedules and other important information needed on their job brochure. We will be working in the IMC next week to complete a final draft of the job brochure using the Publisher program. The students have done a nice job on their rough drafts.

Enjoy your weekend,

Sincerely,
Mrs. J. Bretl