Mrs. Kania’s 6th grade Family and Consumer Science classes are busy learning the necessary tools for hand and machine sewing. Knowing how to sew on a button is a life skill all students will accomplish as well as becoming comfortable with some basic stitches. Working at the sewing machine is always fun. Students will study the parts and operation for safe use. Mastering straight evenly spaced seams will ensure a strong, neat and attractive webbed handle tote bag. Many students can be seen using their colorful projects around the building.

7th grade classes are studying Parenting and using “Egg Babies” for simulation. Parental responsibilities, cost of raising a child the first year, the importance of play/toys, preventing child abuse and The Period of Purple Crying are the many topics we discuss. A unit on Finance is also covered. Students learn the difference between credit cards and debit cards, how to borrow the C.C.’s money for free and protecting one’s own personal identity. Income, expenses, interest, savings, layaway plan, and warranty are some of the many terms this unit exposes the students to. Setting up a budget is always challenging.

8th grade Interior Decorating classes are learning about Elements and Principles of Design and how they pertain to decorating a room. Color, color,color is so important in this field and we will be reviewing/studying complementary, neutral, analogous and monochromatic colors schemes. Drawing floor plans to scale and deciding where to put the various requirements is always fun and creative. Arranging furniture for a workable traffic pattern can be challenging. Using one’s math skills and the formula for area is necessary when calculating the amount of paint to purchase for a given room. Students will also create a Design Board, which is used to sell their decorating ideas to a potential customer. The last project is to make a French memo board for holding photos or memorabilia without tacks.