So Many Announcements So Little Time...

Congratulations to

KENDAL NEWMAN & DIANA ZAVALA

our two Med Occ INTERNS OF THE WEEK!

KENDAL NEWMAN  

FUN FACTS

Birthday - January 15th

Favorite Color - Purple

Favorite Food - lasagna & sushi, but not together

Graduate - 2015

Next Year - Davis for vet schooling

Where I  Intern - Livermore Vet Hospital

Why MedOccs? - A way for me to gain vet experience while preparing for my future.

Best part of wearing scrubs? - I don't have to think about what I am going to wear and they are sooooo comfortable!

Kendal was awarded based upon her great ability to work with all different types of people and animals! Her staff could not be more pleased with her progress! GO KENDAL!

DIANA ZAVALA

FUN FACTS

Birthday - February 15th
Favorite Color - Blue
Favorite Food - Sushi
Graduate - 2015
Next Year - Las Positas
Where I  Intern - Kaiser Pleasanton Radiology
Why MedOccs? - To see if the medical field is right for me.
Best part of wearing scrubs? -They feel like pajamas!

Diana was awarded based on her fabulous customer service skills! Kaiser Radiology could not stop gushing about what an amazing job she was doing rooming patients!  

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES

WAY TO REPRESENT YOURSELF AND OUR MED OCC PROGRAM! YOU ROCK!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GHS will have a modified schedule NEXT THURSDAY, the 15th for the addition of homeroom. Click HERE for the link to the schedule.  You may need to work a modified day next Thursday - especially if you are a Kaiser intern.

LHS - NEXT THURSDAY, THE 15TH IS your district writing assessment day.  Please check school loop to find out what time you need to be at school.  I have all of the info posted in my classroom.  Please also let site know if you will not be going that day.  I would assume this impacts my morning students more than my afternoon.  Remember if you plan on changing your hours that day or not going to site you MUST email me, your parent and your site supervisor.  Thank you.

GHS - Thursday, January the 22nd is your district writing assessment! Please see the attached schedule HERE to see what time you need to be where. Remember if you plan on changing your hours that day or not going to site you MUST email me, your parent and your site supervisor.  Thank you.

EVERYONE - No school on Monday, January 19th - however this would be a great day for you to pick up extra hours at site if site is open.  Please email me, your parent, and your site supervisor if you plan to work on this non school day.  Thank you.

AVHS/FHS - You have finals the week of January 20th, 21st, 22nd.  The 22nd would be the final for my class.  Since you will not be in class with me that day I would encourage you to pick up extra hours at your site that Thursday.  If you do so please email me, your parent, and your site supervisor.  In addition you have no school scheduled for Friday but I still expect you to be at site.  You may modify your schedule (ie; go in early to get off early) as long as you get the ok with your supervisor and you email me and a parent.*

DHS - You have finals the week of January 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.  You may continue to go to site or you may modify your schedule.  If you choose to modify please email me, your parent, and your site supervisor.*

* REMEMBER - If you are missing days then you are missing hours and you will need to come up with a plan to make up those hours if you have not already banked  some!

PEER TUTORING

All GHS students interested in peer tutoring please click HERE.  You can earn extra classroom hours by participating! 

HOMEWORK

• Gameboard is due February 25th - it sounds like a lot of time but remember we only meet once a week and I have a couple of guest speakers coming in.  Please use the time I give you in class wisely! 
• QUIZ/TEST - There will be a quiz/test on your entire Medical Terminology packet (don't freak out - the one we have had since the beginning of trimester 2, not the super big one) next Wednesday.  Use that packet as your study guide!

TIMESHEETS

Many students are forgetting to get their timesheets signed or leaving them at home.  This is a ZERO out of 25 points for the week. This is not good for you.   Remember in the real world no time sheet = no paycheck! At MedOccs no timesheet = no points.  

UNIFORM

Unfortunately I have had three students out of compliance and this is unacceptable.  I am very clear what the uniform standards are. You and your parents all signed contracts.  This includes the NO CELL PHONE policy.  I saw far too many phones in class today.  Do NOT get lazy.  It will impact your grade and has the potential to get you pulled from site.  

JOURNALS

I will check journals periodically in class and at site.  Note to self - Make sure they are updated!

Dates, Dates and More Dates

Happy Monday - So great to see your smiling faces out there today!

Just a couple of quick...

REMINDERS

• Timesheets need to be turned in Wednesday.  Some of you may only have one, some may have three.  No matter, they are due on Wednesday.  remember if you forget yours or yours did not get signed you STILL fill out a yellow one so I can record your time!
• LVJUSD STUDENTS - Both GHS and LHS! - Thursday, January 22nd is a weird schedule for the district writing assessment.  You may not be able to go to site depending on the different schedules.  If you will not be at site that day I need to know.  Please check you school bell schedule and let your SITE and PARENT know what you are planning on doing!
• FHS/ AVHS  - You have finals the week of January 20,21,22 - Please get me a copy of your finals schedule. You should be able to attend site all three days as final days are half days.  Please let me know if you have a conflict otherwise I will expect to see you at site and in class that week.
• DHS - You have finals the week of January 21,22,23 - Please bring me a copy of your  finals schedule. You should be able to attend site all three days as final days are half days.  Please let me know if you have a conflict otherwise I will expect to see you at site and in class that week.  Exception, my DHS students that are in my AM class - let's talk on Wednesday! 

If you are requesting a letter of recommendation please give me at least three weeks to get it done.  It is a busy time of year for all of us and I would hate to rush through it and not give you my 110% because of lack of time.

CONGRATULATIONS
to Simi in my PM class who was accepted to CSUSF!
to Jenna in my AM class who is 7 for 7 for getting into different nursing programs!


I love to hear about your successes! Please let me know so I can give you all props.  You all work so very hard and deserve a round of applause! Happy day  Ms. Buck

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a restful winter break.  Happy 2015!

Please be as prepared as usual when you go out to site tomorrow. Remember to wear your uniform, remove piercings, hair pulled back if needed with a warm happy smile!

I can't wait to see all of you at site this week!

I realize that gearing back up after having a week or two off can be challenging so my holiday gift to all of you is no quiz this week!

Make sure to bring your medical terminology packet to class this Wednesday.  We will be going through it and studying!

As usual if you need anything or have any questions shoot me an email or text.

Please let me know if you were admitted or accepted to your program of choice next year! I would love to give you props! :) - Ms. B

Be MORE than AVERAGE!

Thank you so much to all of my very kind students who brought me holiday goodies
You are SO kind!

REMINDERS

• DRESS IN UNIFORM! - That means not only wear your scrubs, but ladies your hair should be up and piercings should be out.  There are no exceptions and pints will be deducted from you site grade for any uniform violation.  
• If you are going to be at site over break please email your schedule! 

Hope to see you at site over break and if not I will see after the New Year!

Happy Holidays! - Ms. Buckley

Cats and Dogs...

It sure is RAINING, please DRIVE SAFE!

FOR WEDNESDAY - IMPORTANT

• Be ready to present your patient ed project if you have not already gone.  Sam & Cinthia - can we do this during ASE on Wednesday? I think so! Please let me know
• QUIZ - I have just finished grading the quizzes :( - Ouch! Some are not so good.  You will have an opportunity for test corrections, but it is looking as though some of you are not checking the blog. You MUST be checking it! (But I guess if you are reading this, you already are! LOL! So please pass the word to your classmates to pick up the MT vocab!
• Timesheets are once again due! Make sure to completely fill out.  If you forget to total or tally the daily hours column in the correct place I will take 5 points off! 
• I will be collecting/checking off AM goals and returning PM goals.  Did you not have yours last week? If so they MUST be turned in Wednesday - no exceptions!

MED OCC HOLIDAY CARDS

Just wanted to remind you all that I am merely encouraging you to bake some goodies for your site, to bring with our Med Occ Holiday card.  This is not a requirement but a nice gesture.  I realize that money is very tight in many households so please do not feel pressured.  A card from our Med Occs class will certainly suffice, but if you want to go above and beyond then I would definitely encourage it as it will not hurt!

DONORSCHOOSE
We just received $2750 for our donors choose project! WooHoo! If your parent or someone you know works for a corporation that matches fund please pass our donors choose info on to them so we can get some much needed and great technology for our classroom!  DonorsChoose info is a link on the right hand side of our blog!

CONGRATULATIONS
*Have you been accepted and have decided on your college of choice? If so let me know so I can congratulate you and we can post in our classroom!

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Please know the following terms for next week.  Your quizzes for MT will be CUMULATIVE (which means I will incorporate what I tested on this week as well).  Please study.
Roots -
onc/o     opthalm/o   ophthalm/o*  oste/o     path/o     psych/o     radi/o     ren/o     rhin/o     sarc/o     sect/o     thromb/o     ur/o   
Suffixes -
-algia     -ion     -emia     -gram     -scope     -osis     -ectomy     -genic     -pathy     -tomy     -itis            -cyte
*added one

WINTER BREAK & SITE ATTENDANCE
Are you going to site over Winter Break? If so, I need your schedule! Thank you! Ms. B

HOMEWORK
The two packets from class are due Wednesday!

• Time Management
• Medical Terminology  (this will help you SO much for your quizzes!)
• Timesheet

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” ― Plato

It was wonderful seeing everyone's smiling faces today in class! 

Thank you for bringing such positive energy!

MED OCC HOLIDAY CARDS
Just wanted to remind you all that I am merely encouraging you to bake some goodies for your site, to bring with our Med Occ Holiday card.  This is not a requirement but a nice gesture.  I realize that money is very tight in many households so please do not feel pressured.  A card from our Med Occs class will certainly suffice, but if you want to go above and beyond then I would definitely encourage it as it will not hurt!

DONORSCHOOSE
We just received $2750 for our donors choose project! WooHoo! If your parent or someone you know works for a corporation that matches fund please pass our donors choose info on to them so we can get some much needed and great technology for our classroom!  DonorsChoose info is a link on the right hand side of our blog!

CONGRATULATIONS
As we share information about our sites I am continually amazed how many ROP students are hired after their internship! Congrats to Ogai in my AM class who was offered a job after her internship hours are completed! Yeah!!!
*Have you been accepted and have decided on your college of choice? If so let me know so I can congratulate you and we can post in our classroom!

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Please know the following terms for next week.  Your quizzes for MT will be CUMULATIVE (which means I will incorporate what I tested on this week as well).  Please study.
Roots -
onc/o     opthalm/o     oste/o     path/o     psych/o     radi/o     ren/o     rhin/o     sarc/o     sect/o     thromb/o     ur/o  
Suffixes -
-algia     -ion     -emia     -gram     -scope     -osis     -ectomy     -genic     -pathy     -tomy     -itis            -cyte

THANK YOU'S
Thank you to all of my students who helped out today, specifically - Sabrina, Jamie, Sam, Deidre, Perla, and Marcus!

HOMEWORK
Please finish the two packets in class -

• Time Management
• Medical Terminology  (this will help you SO much for your quizzes!)

Stay dry and drive safe!

Tomorrow is CLASS and I am looking forward to seeing everyone's smiling faces!

If you are one of the class managers tomorrow be prepared to alphabetize time cards and enter them.  Classroom manager takes on a whole new role now!

DAILY BLOG THOUGHT
How do you continue to make a good impression at your site? How do your behaviors affect other people's perception of you?

ANNOUNCEMENT
PM Class - We will be having a special visitor from the Dublin Unified School District tomorrow.  Please make sure to welcome them and  introduce yourselves with a firm handshake, direct eye contact and a bright smile!
LHS Students - You have a rally schedule on the 18th - please let your site know if you are going to be late.
DUE TOMORROW
Copy of your goal sheet
Time Sheet

QUIZ TOMORROW

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
We will have time to review these terms in class prior to your quiz, but for your preparation... :)

COMBINING FORMS
cardio     aden/o     bi/o     cerebr/o     cephal/o     arthr/o     carcin/o     cyst/o     cyt/o    
derm/o     encephal/o     electr/o     erythr/o     enter/o     gastr/o     gnos/o     hemat/o
cis/o     nephr/o     luek/o     iatr/o     hepat/o     ner/o     gynec/o    

SUFFIXES
-oma     -al     -itis     -logy     -scopy     -ic     -gram     -opsy