This is our last week of the school year. Enjoy a well-deserved summer break :) Here's our schedule for the week:
Monday (5/23) -- Workplace readiness skills - achievement statements Tuesday (5/24) -- Workplace readiness skills - STAR interview method Wednesday (5/25) -- Last day grade 8 / early release day Thursday (5/26) -- Last day grades 6 & 7 Friday (5/27) -- No school for students / Teacher work day
0 Comments
Focus: Machine Sewing This week you'll finish sewing pouches and create an additional project of your choice. Here's a look at this week's schedule:
Monday (5/16) -- Machine sewing & project creation Tuesday (5/17) -- Machine sewing & project creation Wednesday (5/18) -- Sewing projects due Thursday (5/19) -- TBD Friday (5/20) -- TBD Focus: Machine Sewing This week you'll learn how to thread the sewing machines and use many of the features. Please be sure to check Infinite Campus to verify the status of your assignments. Missing assessments score 1's. All coursework must be received by 5/13/22. Here's our schedule for the week:
Monday (5/9) -- Machine sewing practice - threading the bobbin and the machine Tuesday (5/10) -- Machine sewing practice - threading the machine / sewing samples Due today: Home Food Lab Wednesday (5/11) -- Wellness Wednesday topic - sewing a hem / tips & tricks Thursday (5/12) -- Machine sewing practice - sewing a drawstring pouch / samples due Friday (5/13) -- Machine sewing practice - pouches and other project options All coursework must be received by 5/13/22 to be included in grading calculations. Focus: Food Handling & Preparation + Introduction to Machine Sewing This week we'll wrap up our food units and shift into sewing. We'll set up our sewing machines and learn how to use them. Here's a look at this week's schedule:
Monday (5/2) -- Cooking proteins / health department inspection reports Tuesday (5/3) -- Food handling & preparation review and assessment Wednesday (5/4) -- Hand sewing vs machine sewing / machine basics and supplies Thursday (5/5) -- Machine sewing practice - paper templates Due today: Assessment Form #2 Friday (5/6) -- Machine sewing practice - threading a bobbin and a machine Focus: Proteins and Safe Food Handling This week we'll explore protein foods and safe food handling practices. You'll prepare and sample crispy chicken tenders in our cooking lab. Here's our schedule for the week:
Monday (4/25) -- Lab evaluation / introduction to protein foods Tuesday (4/26) -- Safe food handling practices & sources of food contamination Wednesday (4/27) -- Wellness Wednesday topic: food safety basics + lab preview Thursday (4/28) -- Student lab: preparing crispy chicken strips * Friday (4/29) -- Home & commercial food safety practices and precautions * Lab activities planned on these days. Please dress appropriately. Focus: Thickening and Leavening Agents This week we'll learn more about ingredients that help thicken, stabilize, and leaven our foods. Here's our schedule for the week:
Monday (4/18) -- Common thickeners and stabilizers in everyday foods Tuesday (4/19) -- Student lab: cooking fruit fillings * + the wonders of cornstarch Wednesday (4/20) -- Wellness Wednesday topic: home food lab assigned & explained Thursday (4/21) -- Student lab: overnight cinnamon rolls (pt. 1 - prepare rolls) * Friday (4/21) -- Student lab: overnight cinnamon rolls (pt. 2 - bake, frost & eat) * * Lab activities planned on these days. Please dress appropriately. Focus: Sides and Sauces This week we'll make sauces with ordinary ingredients found in your pantry and refrigerator. Here's our schedule for the week:
Monday (4/11) -- Lab recap / meal planning review and assessment Tuesday (4/12) -- Lab preview (what is a roux?) Wednesday (4/13) -- Wellness Wednesday topic: laughter is the best medicine Due today: Assessment form #1 Thursday (4/14) -- Student lab: making a basic white sauce with versatile variations * Friday (4/15) -- Lab recap / the wonders of cornstarch in homemade sauces and desserts * Lab activities planned on these days. Please dress appropriately. Focus: Meal Planning & Side Dishes This week we'll discuss meal planning strategies and side dishes. You'll demonstrate and sample some easy recipes and calculate the costs as well. Here's our schedule for the week:
Monday (4/4) -- Team menu planning presentations / side dishes & simple sauces Tuesday (4/5) -- Food cost activity / food demo with samples Wednesday (4/6) -- Wellness Wednesday topic: meal planning tips Thursday (4/7) -- Calculating food costs / student lab: potato prep * Friday (4/8) -- Student lab: Skillet Breakfast Potatoes * * Lab activities planned on these days. Please dress appropriately. Focus: Meal Planning & Food Cost This week we'll discuss menu and meal planning strategies including some time saving tips and ways to feed a family on a budget. Here's a look at this week's schedule:
Monday (3/28) -- Comp. Day - No School Tuesday (3/29) -- Meals on a budget / calculating unit and meal costs Wednesday (3/30) -- Wellness Wednesday topic: kitchen hygiene & lab standards Thursday (3/31) -- Calculating food costs using current market prices Friday (4/1) -- Team menu planning presentations Now Due: Lab Safety forms -- food labs begin next week :) This Blog will be updated on a weekly basis so you can preview our schedule.
You'll need to bring your computer and a pen or pencil to class everyday. Course Safety Forms are due in class by Friday, March 18th. |