The New Baby

Is't Fuzzy Wuzzy Cute?

My Christmas Baby

I very rarely write about personal things but I am to excited to keep it in. For Christmas I am adding an adorable 6 month old male to our family, no not a human baby but a chinchilla. I picked him up yesterday and fell in love. There is one problem hiding him from my daughter for two days. He is currently in a cage in one of our spare rooms. Last night after my daughter went to bed I took him out to exercise. First he snuggled in my sweat shirt while I watched TV. I placed him in his exercise ball to run around. Well, I said to my husband please watch him while I go get a snack. I came back 5 minutes later to a crazy husband trying to catch him, While the fuzz ball jumped and bounced off the walls. My husband said to me "He tricked me, he looked at me with his big eyes and I opened the ball." Well that little bugger shot out and had run of the living room for 30 minutes before he could be caught again. The thing is, the fuzz ball thought it was a game of tag. He would wait until we were really close then run away. I swear he was laughing at us. Somehow through all of this my daughter kept sleeping. The morel is do not be tricked by a pair of big cute brown eyes pleading to be let out.

Certified Nusing assistnce Program- Update

The C.N.A. Program will begin in January after break 16 slots are available to be divided amount 4 high school. The class will run until April and classes with be held on Monday and Wednesday. Students must fill out a application at the school to career office, turn in proof of a mantoux (TB) test in the last 6 months and a recent physical.
IMPORTANT: In passes years the program has been free, however due to the economic state and the lack of funding the program will cost $198.00 per person this year. This is still a significantly lower price than other programs by about 80%.Please call the School to Career office at 508-285-0257 or Email Barbara Ellis atbarbaraellis@norton.k12.ma.us for more details. ALL APPLICATIONS DUE MONDAY DECEMBER 22, NO LATER

JOB SHADOWS

I will begin taking Application for Job Shadow on Monday December 15, 2008. Students must preform a job shadow prior to signing up for the internship program. A job shadow is available to any Junior or Senior who is interesting in finding out about a specific career. Students are paired up with a professional. The student Shadow the individual for a day and then asks any question they have about that career and the education to prepare for that career. If you have any question please contact Mrs. Elli via email or phone Monday or Wednesday.

Job Shadow and internship 2009

January brings about job shadow time again. I would like to note that any student who would like to take part in our 2009-2010 internships must have preformed a job shadow this year. Job shadows are open to junior and seniors, and any sophomore over 16 who is seriously considering an internship next year. Please see me in my office if you would like to take part in either the job shadow or internship program.

Thank you,
Mrs. Ellis

Certified Nuse's assistant program

The C.N.A. Program will begin in January after break.
16 slots are avalaible to be divided amont 4 high school. The class will run until April and classes with be held on monday and wednesday. Students must fill out a application at the school to career office, turn in proof of a mantoux (TB) test in the last 6 months and a recent physical.
IMPORTANT: In passes years the program has been free, however due to the econmic state and the lack of funding the program will cost $478.00 per person this year. This is still a significanly lower price than other programs by about 50%.
Please call the School to Career office at 508-285-0257 or Email Barbara Ellis at
barbaraellis@norton.k12.ma.us for more details.

Avalaible Services

I received a comment on my blog about how parents know what is available. The following is a list of some of the services the Attleboro Area School to Career Partnership offers to the Students of Norton High School. I will try to post activities as they are announce. You can also Check out www.schooltocareer.info email or call me anytime. My office hours are M,W 7:30-3pm
My contact information is; BarbaraEllis@Norton.k12.ma.us or 508-285-0257. You can also look in the schools monthly news letter for upcoming events.

Career Day Programs: Currently Norton High School Offers Career day to Sophomores and we hope to offer a day to the middle school 8th graders in the future.

Student Job Shadows: Juniors and senior have the opportunity to shadow a individual in the career area of their interest. They spend the day or a couple of hours observing and then conduct an interview. This allows student to better understand the profession that they are interested in helping them to make better choices for the future that will suite them.

Health Career Pathway: This program address the growing need for Certified Nursing Assistants.
Student are put throw a program that prepares them to Work and become certified at CNA's with little to no cost to them.

Construction career Day: Our Most popular event of the the year. Massachusetts Construction Career Day (CCD) is an exciting, hands-on opportunity for students to learn about and experience first-hand the wide range of careers available in the construction industry. In the past three years over 200 students from the Attleboro Area School-to-Career Partnership school districts have traveled to the New England Laborers Training Academy in Hopkinton, MA, to take advantage of this program.Students learn how to use highway paving equipment, backhoes, cranes, jackhammers and excavators under the supervision of trained operators. They can design a building, a tunnel or bridge on computer-aided drafting equipment and have their structures assessed for stability by professional engineers. The students participate in demonstrations of brick laying, cement finishing, welding, carpentry, steel cutting and other trades. They also use a “total robotic station” to experiment with cutting-edge surveying equipment. The 2008 trip was a highlight for Norton HS. The annual engineering competition pits school against one another in various engineering contests. The School with the Three highest scores won, Norton came in second and won a small amount of money that was later given by STC as a scholarship to one deserving senior.

There are additional program and Career day, Please check out this blog for more.