Thanksgiving Dinner

We have so much to be thankful for in the Hayes Transitions classroom!  We have an amazing group of  students, a dedicated staff, and a wonderful community to be a part of!  Our students have really blossomed these past few months.  They are hard workers both academically and vocationally.  And judging by the smiles across our dinner table today, they are fantastic cooks too!

The students worked so hard this past week to prepared for our Thanksgiving dinner!   The students made cheesy potato casserole, noodles, green beans, corn, chocolate pudding pie, and homemade pumpkin pie to go along with our turkey and stuffing!  Thank you to Mrs. Sherrer and her Food and Nutrition students for help with the turkey and stuffing that completed our meal.

While, we do take advantage of any excuse to eat and celebrate together, there is always a purpose behind our activities in the Hayes Transitions classroom.  By working together to prepare for today, we were able to develop our team work skills, practice our cooking abilities and the household chores that go along with making a large meal.  We also were able to assess each student on the social soft skills that are necessary as an independent and employable adult, such as interacting with others in an appropriate manner, public speaking, making eye contact, starting and maintaining a conversation, and using proper etiquette and manners during a sit down meal.

One of our senior students making a toast to the group before we began eating.

A huge thank you to our special dinner guests, Memaw Woodruff, Mr. McCoy, Ms. Arthur, Mr. Carr, Mr. Lee, Ms. Stewart, Mr. Brown, Ms. Darcy, Ms. Sherrer, Ms. Howell, Cheryl C., and Spencer M. for joining us today.