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Yesterday was a lovely day, the weather was perfect. This is why we live here! Perfect day for a scavenger hunt! Students in child development have the opportunity to earn their CPR and first aid certification during class. Yesterday we introduced the AED. Then we raced to see who could find the most on our campus. First step to using an AED is finding one! Hey teachers! My AED overview slides are HERE ! Feel free to borrow!

Your students saying that too?? I think it's from tik tok... Today we processed 7 pumpkins harvested from our school garden last month! Each class period picked up where the last left off. We roasted and pureed the pumpkin meat. We seasoned and roasted the seeds. Finally we dropped off our skins to feed some local chickens. Students will be using the pumpkin puree in class this week as they prepare for their first food innovation lab. Students are to create a snack product fo

What even is FCCLA? Future Career Leaders of America... Most of my students didn't know what FCCLA was... until a group of students approached me and asked if I would use a project rubric in my classroom to bring awareness to the organization. "OF COURSE!" I was an FCCLAer myself in highschool. I gained skills that I still use to this day. Public speaking was not a strong suit for me but now I speak in front of kids all day long and have coached a speech team! Personal skills

Hey Opal foods and Mrs. Kuehl we like your chickens! Thanks for donating to LHS FCS! Today students got to choose what they did with their egg. Tomorrow they get another shot to try a different technique. Lots of omelets, sandwhiches, poaches, sunny side ups! Kids are way more invested when they get to make choices and show creativity in the kitchen. Rogness

One thing I think is hard to teach is flexibility. How do we teach our kids to pivot and remain resillient as these are nessecary skills for life outside of school. Let me tell you, my child dev students are constantly having to deal with moving gymspace, limited/postponed resources, plans changing and straight up chaos. They are learning how to be flexible and remain calm under less than ideal circumstances. Again today, last minute changes were made and students were sent i

I don't have kids. Nor do I want them yet. But for a month every year, I have 24 babies!! Child develppment students have finally made it to the fun unit. Infants! When you think of this class, this might be all you remember. Just remember that any time and frustration you spent on that simulation baby, your teacher spent even more time programing and preparing it for you! I found myself camping at the school last week at 9 pm to make sure these babies were operating at peak

I bribed some students with donuts and cookies... 6:45 am the bus left the LHS parking lot. 23 students rode all the way to the Minneapolis Convention Center to attend Hospitality Minnesota's annual expo. Students got a tour of the convention center, and kitchens, talked with staff and sampled eclairs and pork meatballs. Students were exposed to careers and industry that is hard to explore in rural small towns. LHS culinary students filled in "passports" by talking to indsutr

"What is that...?" Like a veggie tray but cooler! This week students from Litchfield's Alternative Learning Program donated fresh potatoes, carrots, and green onions they grew this past season. Apples were donated and lettuce was harvested from our hydroponics towers. Culinary students then got to practice knife skills, plating and presenting as well as demonstrate creativity when making their own Crudités! Many of my students had never tried pesto before. Within the first we

Child development students took a break from the classroom to play! Rise and Roam is a local non profit that seeks to build community for parents through providing an indoor play place for kiddos. Students were given a tour of the space and heard from the founder herself. We learned about her background in early childhood education, the value in developmentally appropriate exhibits, career opportunities within the organization and heard her passion for her mission in everyth

Happy MEA break to all those who celebrate! As all school staff know, there are preparations to be made when you step away to take a well deserved break... the FCS department is no different! Today culinary basics students helped with our farm to table initiative. We have six diffent types of lettuce varieties that grow in our six hydroponic towers. Lettuce grown and harvested by FCS students gets used in the middle and high school cafeterias. Eat your greens next week studen

Fridays are the favorite day of the week in Child Development. Students get the opportunity to be a buddy for LHS's adaptive physical...

Happy FCS students when eggs are donated! Here we come quiches, fresh pasta and omlettes! Huge thank you to Opal Foods for the generous...

Today Child Development students had the opportunity to take a field trip to our local labor and delivery unit at the Meeker Memorial...