The D-Tech News
September 4, 2023
A Great Few Days
I was out on Thursday to visit my sister and new niece in Illinois, and I will be out tomorrow for a funeral of one of my best friend's mom. It's not ideal for the first week, but we have our awesome building sub, Mrs. Card, in my room for both days. I'll be back on Wednesday.
I look forward to sharing more about Design Tech with you through the D-Tech News, as well as at Curriculum Night on September 20. In addition, you are always welcome to ask your child to show you our Google Classroom to get an understanding of what we are doing in our class.
Supplies Suggested for Design Tech
-A pencil
-Art supplies like colored pencils and markers (Not needed everyday, but helpful to have in locker. I have plenty in my class, but I know some kids like their own.)
-A Hot Glue Gun (I have these, but some kids like to use their own.)
-A bag of mini all-temp hot glue sticks to donate to the classroom supply. (We go through thousands of sticks each semester.)
-A composition notebook with gridlines for our Engineering Notebook. You can purchase them at Staples in the store or you can purchase them online. (Something like... https://a.co/d/11MmtCx OR https://www.staples.com/Staples-Graph-Composition-Book-9-75-x-7-5-Graph-Paper-Notebook-Blue/product_132674 OR Amazon Journal .
As the semester goes on, we may have special projects that come up with other needs, but this should be fine for now. We also have an Amazon Wishlist with materials that cover some projects and materials that would be helpful to have. I have added the link below, so if you would like to donate to our Design Tech classroom, there are some ideas for you.
Upcycled Materials
-Old small appliances that could be taken apart.
-Toilet Paper Tubes
-Lids and caps
-cardboard
- Scrap wood pieces or other construction materials
-containers
-clean egg cartons
-packaging materials with interesting shapes (We do not need packing peanuts or bubble wrap)
-Pringles Cans
-Yarn, thread, buttons, etc.
-Old t-shirts (We have a loom)
-Anything you think would be cool!
At the front of my room, I have a bin that is marked with donations. Your child can drop it off there or if it is something that is larger, I can arrange for a drop off, as we have a door to the parking lot at the back of our workshop.