Henshaws College Life

Week 4

2007-11-20T06:04:00.000-08:00

This week i Have been doing skills for life and Enrichment where we did all about Gem Stones and what they can do for your body and health. On Thursday i did my Work placement at the Hair and Beauty Salon, In the Afternoon i did young Enterprise where we decided the business. On Thursday evening i Played Boccia Which is like Bowls But with Soft Balls and Jack. On Friday Morning i was doing Media and i carried on with ny Biography and second lesson carried on with my beauty Advert. On friday Afternoon i didnt feel too well so i stayed ion the house. On Saturday Afternoon i went Christmas Shopping i Bought lots of gifts for my family and friends. On Sunday I stayed in the house and played board games and watched a DVD . On Monday Morning i did Household where i had some new tasks. On Monday afternoon i did a workshop on Storing and reheating food and did our shopping lists for next 2 weeks.

Week 3

2007-11-13T06:07:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday Morning I had Skills for Life, where we talked about our leisure time and what we do in our leisure time and then we made a poster about our leisure interests and we carried on with our Greek project.
On Thursday I went to my Work Placement at the hair and beauty Salon, On Thursday Afternoon I was in Young Enterprise, which we have decided to make Christmas Mugs with hot chocolate, Coffee, Cappuccino and also decided to do products in a box which is things like Sweets and Chocolates.
On Friday I was Doing Media Where I carried on with my Biography about Caroline Aherne and second lesson I listened to my Recordings for my beauty advert and interviewed another student about what it felt like when I did a manicure and Hand Massage on that student.
On Saturday I went to look round Town and did a bit of Shopping.
On Saturday Evening I watched The X factor with the people I live with.
On Sunday I went Shopping for my Living Skills Plus Ingredients and to start my Christmas Shopping.
On Monday I did Household in the morning where I tidied the Lounge and my Bedroom, in the Afternoon I did food Skills and I cooked Macaroni Cheese on the Hob.

Week 2

2007-11-06T06:06:00.000-08:00

I have had a week off college, when i got back to College on the Monday was a travel day where we just travel from home to college. On the wednesday i had skills for life all morning and enrichment in the afternoon. On Wednesday we had a Halloween Disco where we all dressed up in costumes. On Thursday Morning i went to my work placement where i Do hand massages and manicures at a hair and beauty Salon. On friday i Did Media in the morning where i do a biography about Caroline Aherne and in the second lesson i am creating my own beauty advert. On Friday afternoon i did Sport and fitness where i did some walking to build up my confidence on my Walking sticks and my Stamina. On Saturday afternoon i went to Starbeck to do some shopping and on saturday Night i went to a firework display with some friends. On Sunday afternoon i went Shopping for my Living skills plus lesson and relaxed on sunday evening with friends. On Monday i had a group tutorial where we talked about differnt festivals and cultures. We also did household in the morning. In the afternoon i did food skills plus where i do different skills to do with preparing and cooking food. Today i did Art and Craft in the morning and IT in the afternoon. My Favourite part of the week this week was going to the hair and Beauty Salon doing Manicures and Hand Massages.

week 1

2007-10-16T06:10:00.000-07:00

This week in college in skills for life i did revision on money and the ATM machine. I also did enrichment, we learned all about meditation.

On Thursday i went to my work placement at a hair and beauty salon, i did a manicure and watched Acrylic nails be soaked in Asotone and then taken off and another manicure .

On Friday i had a lesson called Expressive Arts I am researching the Actor/writer/producer/director Caroline Aherne and I am Creating my own beauty advert to promote the service that i am giving to staff and students in College. Friday Evening is the disco i help out on the tuck Shop.

On Saturday, it was a rainy day so i Stayed in and helped the others in the house to make some Halloween decorations and costumes for our Halloween Ball which is on the first Wednesday after Half term.

On sunday I had a relaxing day i watched television in the morning. In the afternoon i went down to the Sports and fitness reception and watched Dvd's with other students. On Sunday Evening i watched the rugby with the students i live with.

On Monday I had a Group Tutorial , Tutorial happens once a week every Monday. This week we played Dominoes and talked about any problems he had in college or in the house.

Welcome to My Blog!

2007-10-09T07:09:00.000-07:00

Hello my name is Anna, and i am a student at Henshaws College in my third year. I am in a wheelchair and i used to be able to walk by myself but now i use crutches and my wheelchair for long distances. I came to Henshaws to learn more independent living skills. Some of these skills include:

Cooking
Mobility
Work Placements off and on campus
Household skills

The campaign is very important to me because I am going to be moving into one of the new independence flats, this will give me a chance to experience what it is like to live independently . At the moment I am living in a house on Campus that none of my friends live in, So i only really see my friends in College. The house they live in is not wheelchair accessible. When i move into the flat I will be able to visit my friends because they will be in the same house and they will be able to see me more and visit the flat i will be living in.

In my Blog I will be writing about what i do at Henshaws and what experiences I have in my day to day life at Henshaws. I hope you enjoy reading it and feel inspired to buy a brick yourself.