Team Adams' Classroom: Lime Springs/Chester Career Week 2014

Lime Springs/Chester Elementary

Celebrates Career Week

Preschool through fifth grade students at Lime Spring/Chester Elementary celebrated Career Week from May 5^th through May 9^th. Classroom activities and guest speakers were planned to help students start exploring and thinking about occupations they might have in the future.

The Lime Springs/Chester PATT (Parent and Teachers Together) group kicked off the week on Monday, May 5^th with a visit to each classroom by President Amanda Keller. Amanda led the kids in several activities to identify different jobs and then read the book I Know I Can to each class and discussed thinking about college and future career plans. The PATT group also purchased a copy of this book for each student preschool through fifth grade to take home.

Amanda Keller reads I know I Can with the help of some 4th and 5th Graders

Classrooms hosted different speakers throughout the week. Students were asked to consider their strengths, weaknesses, and passions when thinking about future occupations. Students also blogged and wrote about the different jobs that were presented. Third grade through fifth grade also explored websites to help them start thinking about their future career choices. The week culminated on Friday, May 9^th, when students could come dressed as their future occupation. We had a building full of nurses, veterinarians, artists, farmers, football players, astronauts, scientists, and more.


What job would you choose?

Exploring PAWS Job Land

A big thank you to all of our community members and parents who came into the classrooms to talk about their jobs and answer questions. The students learned so much!

Dr. Nancy Goetsch- Veterinarian

Jim Ott- Bus Driver

Dave Fritcher- Farmer

Amanda Keller- Banking/Loans

Abby Smith- Dental Assistant

Kelly Olson Jessen- Post Office

Amy Henry- Banking

Chris Keller- John Deere Implements

Cheryl Brannon- Nurse

Sandy Sullivan- Daycare

Jami Schwickerath- Career Counselor

Shannon Reis- Dairy Farmer

Jaime Anderlik- Cosmetologist

Kim Bentz- Pilot

Jay Burns- Engineer

Christina Gibbs- Nurse

Brett Van Sloten- Iowa Hawkeye Football Player/Signed
Free Agent with the Baltimore Ravens

First through third grade students with Brett Van Sloten

We are excited to teach all of these future Howard-Winneshiek scientists, engineers, artists, pilots, farmers, and more. In the words of Dr. Seuss, “You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself any direction that you choose!”

Kim Bentz speaks about her experiences as a pilot.

Working on Career Activities

Shannon Reis shares about life on a dairy farm.

Cheryl Brannon speaks about her nursing job at Mayo Clinic.

Brett Van Sloten, Former Iowa Hawkeye Player and NFL Draft Hopeful, talks about the importance of education, planning for your future, and following your dreams.