college & career awareness. mrs. julie thorngren

College & Career Awareness

Mrs. Julie Thorngren

A class designed to help students identify their interests, abilities, and skills.

Exposure to many different career fields.

Make college & career goals through discovery of information relating to careers, educational pathways, develop a variety of skills through activity-centered lessons that are transferable to the workforce & life.

Agriculture Business Marketing Family& Consumer Sciences Health Science Information Technology Technology & Engineering Skilled & Technical Sciences

Explore the following areas:

Agriculture – Ms. Lloyd & Mrs.ThorngrenBusiness & Marketing – Mrs. ThorngrenFACS – Ms. LloydHealth Science – Ms. LloydInfo Technology – Mrs. ThorngrenTech, Engineering, & Skilled and Technical

Sciences – Ms. Lloyd & Mrs. ThorngrenProject-Based Learning – Ms. Lloyd & Mrs.

ThorngrenCareer Development Applications (CDAs) –

Ms. Lloyd, Mrs. Thorngren, Ms. Perrin

Most of your grade will be earned by completing work done during class.

Grading scaleA= 94-100 A- =90-93 B+ =87-89B= 83-86 B- =80-82 C+ =77-79C= 73-76 C- =70-72 D+ =67-69D= 63-66 D- =60-62 F = 59 &

below

All assignments will be completed during class time (if you do not finish in class, you may need to take it home).

THERE IS SOME WORK THAT CANNOT BE MADE UP IF YOU ARE ABSENT!

It is your responsibility to get work if you are absent. Check my blog!

Work needs to be turned in on time and definitely before the final due date.

Some extra credit may be given – but all other work must be completed first.

*Occupational Searches

TitleTitle Daily DescriptionAnnual WageHourly WageEducationHelpful electives in HSDaily TasksUtah Job Openings

Citizenship grades will be determined by your attendance and behavior in class.

Citizenship Grade

Tardies AND Truancies

Behavior Problems

H – Honor

4.0

0 – 1 tardy None

S – Satisfactory

3.0

2 – 3 tardies Minor

N – Needs Improvement

1.0

4 – 5 tardies or

1 truancy

Major

U – Unsatisfactory

0.0

6+ tardies or

2+ truancies

Significant

Behavior that will lower your citizenship grade:CHEATING Disrespectful toward teacher and/or other

students. Inappropriate LanguageDamaging computers/equipmentFood or drink around computersUsing electronic devices inappropriatelyViolating Weber School District AUP

Be Respectful: Of yourself Of others Of the building and property

Be Responsible: For your learning For your behavior

Be Cooperative: By obeying rules By following instructions promptly By helping others

A positive attitude is the key to your success at Snowcrest Junior High School!!!

Lifesavers - Hall Pass, Excuse a Tardy, or Extra Credit (3 per term)

Better Choices Sheet, Apology Sheet, Number paper

Seating Chart How to . . . Questions???