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During October, the students completed their college business proposals and learned how to properly write letters and memos. This pairs nicely with the amount of time they have also spent learning Microsoft Word.
In the first half of November, we focus on how to deliver presentations without reading directly from the PowerPoint slides. We specifically focus on preparation, rehearsal, eye contact, tone, and especially knowing your audience. We also work on dropping the “um”, “uh”, and “like” from their vocabulary which has perhaps the most challenging part! I’m looking forward to seeing each of them improve over the next couple of weeks.
During the last half of November, the class pivots to Personal Finance and Business Math. They will tackle banking, checking, savings, credit, debt, and the importance of budgeting to live within your means. All of these are life skills to help them become financially independent.
CIB II students will continue to work at their internships and add to their portfolios. In particular, documenting the skills they are learning on the job, known as employability skills. Recognizing these skills is valuable because they can better explain all they’ve accomplished during college and/or job interviews. I am so proud of the exceptional feedback from mentors about the year two students. Great job everyone! Remember to be thankful for the time spent with family and friends during Thanksgiving break.
Construction Trades students have been working on flooring & ceramic tile. The students are learning about different types of flooring and underlayments and how to install them.
In November we will be working on framing & roofing.
In the second half of October, students learned how to cook with protein. To learn about chicken cookery, students prepared dishes such as chicken parmesan, chicken sopes, and chicken pot pie. To practice pork cookery, students prepared recipes including pork pineapple kebabs, pork fried rice, and biscuits and sausage gravy. To learn about beef cookery, students prepared Mongolian beef, beef enchiladas, and stuffed hamburgers. In the first half of November, students will further develop their baking skills and learn about cooking starches such as rice and grains.
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Shazam and we are now into November.
Students did a great job grabbing everyone’s attention as they walk into the building with their second community health bulletin boards which addressed Breast Cancer Awareness month as well as the important subject of bullying.
Most people know how breast cancer affects our female population, but not everyone realizes how important this subject is even for our younger population, male and female. HOYA II encourages everyone to do self breast exams.
Students completed their first case study with creativity as they researched and performed “surgery” on their pumpkin patients. We had 3 patients with different types of brain cancer, 1 with testicular cancer, 1 with gallbladder issues, 2 with heart disease, 1 with dementia, 1 with appendicitis, 1 with an embolism resulting in a stroke, and 1 with a cataract.
In November, we will be working on ethics in healthcare by looking at historical clinical research trials as well as discussing the Terri Schiavo case. We will also continue building our medical terminology foundation with the weekly 25 new medical terms word parts reviews and quizzes. In October the students made reviews via Blooket, Quizlet, and Kahoot.
Updates from HOYA 1: During the past 2 weeks, the students have been learning how to properly respond to emergency situations and about human needs and development. We have identified what symptoms would warrant immediate attention and how to respond to emergencies, such as bleeding wounds, nose bleeds, choking, seizures, and fainting. Human needs and development included Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and the stages of human growth from birth to late adulthood. In the next 2 weeks we will be working in the skill’s lab going over patient positioning, transfers, and ambulation. The students did complete their first job shadow on October 16th and will have another job shadow opportunity on October 30th. I love being able to hear about their experiences in different healthcare settings.
