Monday, March 31, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Presentation
I presented to Ms. Fossum and she told me that I had to speak slower and that I should make a powerpoint. I made a powerpoint with all my research and I linked my web page to that. I am done with my presentation.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Web Page
My web page is completed. I will just have to add pictures tomarrow after I am done making the blankets. I have a seperate button for the photos and that is where I will put the photos of the 9th graders while they are making the blankets.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
The email Mr.Luft sent
All,
I just met with Missy Bayerlein (who spoke to our classes last week) to get more information about her grad project. I need each of you to get a list of your advisees who are interested in helping her out on Wednesday, March 5th after school at 4:00. She only needs 10 - 15 volunteers, so we can sort through the list of kids who are interested. I figure we can use Workforce and grades as criteria. In advisory today, ask the kids and email me names of those who are interested. Please recommend one or two of the kids to me; I don't want to have to check WF and grades for all interested students. Missy is going to be on our floor at 12:00 tomorrow, and she'll meet with the students we select for about 5 or 10 minutes in the hallway to discuss details.
Cliff
I just met with Missy Bayerlein (who spoke to our classes last week) to get more information about her grad project. I need each of you to get a list of your advisees who are interested in helping her out on Wednesday, March 5th after school at 4:00. She only needs 10 - 15 volunteers, so we can sort through the list of kids who are interested. I figure we can use Workforce and grades as criteria. In advisory today, ask the kids and email me names of those who are interested. Please recommend one or two of the kids to me; I don't want to have to check WF and grades for all interested students. Missy is going to be on our floor at 12:00 tomorrow, and she'll meet with the students we select for about 5 or 10 minutes in the hallway to discuss details.
Cliff
Mr. Luft 2
I talked to Mr. Luft and he said that he would have all the teachers talk to their advisory groups and then he would send me an e-mail of allk t he names. Then tomarrow I am going to talk to all the students that are interested at 12:00. I'm going to make the blankets on March 5th.
9thgrade info
9th graders:
· Interested in making blankets for the NICU at West Penn Hospital
o Fleece Blankets
o Easy to make
§ Cut & Tie
· Wednesday March 5th at 4:00
· 11th floor Science room
· Email- Melissa.Bayerlein@cityhigh.org
o Please email me by Monday March 3rd
Thank you for all your help
Missy Bayerlein
· Interested in making blankets for the NICU at West Penn Hospital
o Fleece Blankets
o Easy to make
§ Cut & Tie
· Wednesday March 5th at 4:00
· 11th floor Science room
· Email- Melissa.Bayerlein@cityhigh.org
o Please email me by Monday March 3rd
Thank you for all your help
Missy Bayerlein
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Interview Answer-Melissa Ringold
1. Was this your first pregnancy? Yes
2. How long were your children in the NICU for? 33 days
3. How did you cope with the situation? It was very, very difficult. I often felt like I was on a roller coaster of emotions. Before my sons were even born, I loved them with all of my heart. Watching them, so tiny, as they struggled to breath, have stable heartbeats, stay warm, and grow was painful and terrifying. I was blessed to have a wonderfully supportive family to help me get through it, and the doctors and nurses were amazing. As the time went on, and the boys got stronger and stronger, it got slightly easier.
4. Did you feel that the Doctors and the caregivers did everything they could? The doctors and nurses at the West Penn NICU are truly incredible, talented, devoted people. They went above and beyond caring for my sons.
5. Did you know in advance that your children were going to be premature? I knew for several weeks that there was a chance my sons would be born prematurely. One of the twins was not growing well, and I was having weekly check up to monitor his growth. However, I only had 24 hours notice when I actually had to deliver them. I went for my weekly check up on Thursday afternoon and learned that his growth had slowed to a dangerous level. I was told that I had to have a casearean section on Friday at 3pm.
6. How many weeks early did you deliver? 8 weeks early, they were born at 32 weeks (normal is 40 weeks)
7. Were they premature because they were twins? Yes, the complications and slowed growth were a result of them being twins.
8. When your received the blankets how did you feel? I remember being so touched that someone would take the time to hand craft such a sweet blanket for each of my boys. It was one of the most touching moments of their time in the NICU. I have both blankets saved in a memory bag for the boys when they get older.
9. If you would become pregnant again would you go to the same hospital? Absolutely!
10.What advice would you tell a parent that had a child in the NICU? I would tell the parents to be hopeful and to trust the nurses and doctors. I would tell them to spend as much time as possible holding, bathing, dressing, changing, and loving their baby as possible. I would also tell them to allow themselves to feel all of the emotions and work through the rough days, with support and love from family and friends.
2. How long were your children in the NICU for? 33 days
3. How did you cope with the situation? It was very, very difficult. I often felt like I was on a roller coaster of emotions. Before my sons were even born, I loved them with all of my heart. Watching them, so tiny, as they struggled to breath, have stable heartbeats, stay warm, and grow was painful and terrifying. I was blessed to have a wonderfully supportive family to help me get through it, and the doctors and nurses were amazing. As the time went on, and the boys got stronger and stronger, it got slightly easier.
4. Did you feel that the Doctors and the caregivers did everything they could? The doctors and nurses at the West Penn NICU are truly incredible, talented, devoted people. They went above and beyond caring for my sons.
5. Did you know in advance that your children were going to be premature? I knew for several weeks that there was a chance my sons would be born prematurely. One of the twins was not growing well, and I was having weekly check up to monitor his growth. However, I only had 24 hours notice when I actually had to deliver them. I went for my weekly check up on Thursday afternoon and learned that his growth had slowed to a dangerous level. I was told that I had to have a casearean section on Friday at 3pm.
6. How many weeks early did you deliver? 8 weeks early, they were born at 32 weeks (normal is 40 weeks)
7. Were they premature because they were twins? Yes, the complications and slowed growth were a result of them being twins.
8. When your received the blankets how did you feel? I remember being so touched that someone would take the time to hand craft such a sweet blanket for each of my boys. It was one of the most touching moments of their time in the NICU. I have both blankets saved in a memory bag for the boys when they get older.
9. If you would become pregnant again would you go to the same hospital? Absolutely!
10.What advice would you tell a parent that had a child in the NICU? I would tell the parents to be hopeful and to trust the nurses and doctors. I would tell them to spend as much time as possible holding, bathing, dressing, changing, and loving their baby as possible. I would also tell them to allow themselves to feel all of the emotions and work through the rough days, with support and love from family and friends.
Presentation
I am going to show my web page in my presentation. I also am going to show a blanket that the 9th graders created. I will have picture there so they can see the 9th grade students working on them.
I am finishing my web page up now. I have to make sure all of my links works.
I am finishing my web page up now. I have to make sure all of my links works.
Mr.Luft
I sent an e-mail to Mr. Luft and I asked him if we can meet tomarrow at 10:20 so we could plan when I can do my project. I am waiting for him to write back.
Interview-Melissa Ringold
I e-mail Melissa Ringold the interview questions I asked her...
1. Was this your first pregnancy?
2. How long were your children in the NICU for?
3. How did you cope with the situation?
4. Did you feel that the Doctors and the caregivers did everything they could?
5. Did you know in advance that your children were going to be premature?
6. How many weeks early did you deliver?
7. Were they premature because they were twins?
8. When your received the blankets how did you feel?
9. If you would become pregnant again would you go to the same hospital?
10.What advice would you tell a parent that had a child in the NICU?
1. Was this your first pregnancy?
2. How long were your children in the NICU for?
3. How did you cope with the situation?
4. Did you feel that the Doctors and the caregivers did everything they could?
5. Did you know in advance that your children were going to be premature?
6. How many weeks early did you deliver?
7. Were they premature because they were twins?
8. When your received the blankets how did you feel?
9. If you would become pregnant again would you go to the same hospital?
10.What advice would you tell a parent that had a child in the NICU?
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
9th grade
I got the apporval from the 9th grade faculty. I am going to go to the 9th grade classes on Wends-2-20-08 at 8:00.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
The e-mail i sent
9th grade faculty,
Hi my name is Melissa Bayerlein and I am a senior. I am in Graduation Project now and I am doing my project on the NICU and premature babies. For my tangable project I am making blankets for the premmies and then donating them to West Penn Hospital and that is where I had my internship. I wanted to know if some of your students would help me after school one day. Therefore, I wanted to know if I could come to each class and present this information and see if any of your students would be interested. If this is ok can you please e-mail me asap.
Thank You,
Missy Bayerlein
Hi my name is Melissa Bayerlein and I am a senior. I am in Graduation Project now and I am doing my project on the NICU and premature babies. For my tangable project I am making blankets for the premmies and then donating them to West Penn Hospital and that is where I had my internship. I wanted to know if some of your students would help me after school one day. Therefore, I wanted to know if I could come to each class and present this information and see if any of your students would be interested. If this is ok can you please e-mail me asap.
Thank You,
Missy Bayerlein
Fabric
I got my fabric at Joann Fabrics. I am going to have the 9th graders make sixteen blankets and then I am going to donate them to West Penn Hospital.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thesis Statement
By using new medical technologies these premature children now have a chance for survival.
No sew fleece blanket instructions
Take your two pieces of fleece. Put one piece on top of the other lining up the edges so they are even. (one side will be the front and the other side will be the back of your blanket)Pictures
Trim off any selvage around the edges of your fleece ( try not to cut in more than 2 inches) * Remember you need to try to cut straight, but it doesn't have to be.
Take your piece of 4"x4" paper lay it on the corner of your blanket. Then cut out the corner through both layers. Proceed to do this on all four corners.
Now you are ready to cut your fringes. Cut 4 inches into both fleeces at 1" wide. I found it easier to lay a tape measure across from the corner of the cut out corner to the other.
Your fringes don't need to be 1" exactly, just try to keep them the same size.( You don't want to have one fringe 1" and the next one 2".)Proceed to cut 1" intervals on all four sides.
Starting on one side tie over hand knots (using one fringe from each fleece.) Tie these knots on every other fringe around the entire blanket.
Then flip the whole blanket over and tie the remaining knots until your blanket is complete.(This helps your knotted ends look perfect)
Trim off any selvage around the edges of your fleece ( try not to cut in more than 2 inches) * Remember you need to try to cut straight, but it doesn't have to be.
Take your piece of 4"x4" paper lay it on the corner of your blanket. Then cut out the corner through both layers. Proceed to do this on all four corners.
Now you are ready to cut your fringes. Cut 4 inches into both fleeces at 1" wide. I found it easier to lay a tape measure across from the corner of the cut out corner to the other.
Your fringes don't need to be 1" exactly, just try to keep them the same size.( You don't want to have one fringe 1" and the next one 2".)Proceed to cut 1" intervals on all four sides.
Starting on one side tie over hand knots (using one fringe from each fleece.) Tie these knots on every other fringe around the entire blanket.
Then flip the whole blanket over and tie the remaining knots until your blanket is complete.(This helps your knotted ends look perfect)
Materials & Things I need to make fleece blankets
Materials needed:
Fabric needs to be at least 40 inches or wider (most are 54 inches) Baby/Toddler - 1 to 1 1/2 yards (in both fabrics) Child - 1 3/4 yards (in both fabrics) Teen/Adult - 2 yards (in both fabrics)Buy Fleece Online Feel free to make your blanket(s) bigger for taller or bigger people
Things you need:
Two pieces of fleece the same size. Piece may be the same pattern, two different patterns, two plain colors or a pattern on one side and a plain color on the other.Scissors (sharp ones) Tape measure or ruler one 4" x 4" piece of paper
Fabric needs to be at least 40 inches or wider (most are 54 inches) Baby/Toddler - 1 to 1 1/2 yards (in both fabrics) Child - 1 3/4 yards (in both fabrics) Teen/Adult - 2 yards (in both fabrics)Buy Fleece Online Feel free to make your blanket(s) bigger for taller or bigger people
Things you need:
Two pieces of fleece the same size. Piece may be the same pattern, two different patterns, two plain colors or a pattern on one side and a plain color on the other.Scissors (sharp ones) Tape measure or ruler one 4" x 4" piece of paper
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