April 30th

Students learned about how recipes are formatted and why. We also covered the importance of reading through a recipe before beginning and collecting all of the ingredients to make sure they have them all.

April 29th

Students were introduced to the foods lab and where told lab expectations and rules, as well as how labs are run and where different things are the lab. Their first cooking lab is on Tuesday and is the fruit freeze. Today was also the last day students could stay after school to work on their locker pockets. If they were not here this week (from vacation or illness) they can arrange a time with me to stay after to finish. If they were here this week and choose not to stay after, they will be graded on what they did do on their locker pocket so they can earn partial points.

April 28th

We finished discussing food safety today by reviewing the top ten mistakes people make when preparing food at home and what the students can do to prevent these mistakes from occurring. We will be meeting in the foods lab tomorrow and students will be assigned to their cooking lab groups.

April 27th

Students started learning about food borne illnesses and food safety. They watched "The Great Food Fight" and answered some questions, which we then went over and graded and discussed afterward. We also discussed food safety when cooking at home and focused on cross-contamination.

April 26th

For 1st and 2nd period classes, students learned about some of the new technology being developed for our homes. We read "Life in a very cool lab" which students had to turn in the questions from. Most finished in class, but a few had to take it home for homework. This is due at the first of class tomorrow (Tuesday). Since 4th and 7th period classes missed a day of sewing, they had an extra day in class (today) to finish their locker pocket project. Any student who did not finish this project can stay Wednesday or Thursday of this week after school to finish. If these days don't work for them, they will have to arrange a specific day with me in advance to stay after.

April 23rd

Students watched a video on careers in clothing and textiles. They also had a fill-in-the-blank worksheet to complete as they watched and should have turned this in to the turn-in basket for points.

April 22nd

Students were given today to finish their locker pockets and turn them in. If they didn't finish today, they can arrange to come in after school next week to finish. Those who were already done today were shown how to do the embroidery stitches on the machines and they could use these to create a second, more elaborate, bookmark.

April 21st

Students had the whole class period to work on their locker pockets. Some students will finish their locker pockets today, but some will finish these on Thursday, which will probably be our last day to work on this.

April 20th

Students had the whole class period to work on their locker pockets and finish their sewing permits. Some students will finish their locker pockets today (Tuesday), but most will finish these on Wednesday and Thursday. The sewing permits were also due today (Tuesday) at the end of the class period.

April 19th

Students had the whole class period to work on their locker pockets and finish their sewing permits. Some students will finish their locker pockets tomorrow (Tuesday), but most will finish these on Wednesday and Thursday. The sewing permits are due tomorrow (Tuesday) at the end of the class period.

April 16th

Students watched the teacher demonstration of the locker pocket project. They were then given the rest of the class period to finish their bookmarks and start on their locker pockets.

April 15th

Students learned how to use the rotary cutters, mats and sergers. Afterwards, they had the rest of class to work on their bookmarks. All CTE Sewing Permits are due to me by Tuesday, April 20th at the end of each class period or it will be considered late. Today was also the last day to come in to retake the "Parts of the sewing machine" quiz after school.

April 14th

Students reviewed how to thread a machine and then started on their bookmarks. Detailed instructions were provided as well as a teacher demonstration. They will continue working on these on Thursday and Friday.

April 13th

Students learned how to wind a bobbin and thread a sewing machine by watching a teacher demonstration and doing it on their machines while I walked them through it. Students were encouraged to help each other along the way. Any student who missed this day is highly encouraged to go to the following site and click on the first video on bobbin winding. This will help them stay with the rest of the class. Go to: http://familylife.byu.edu/sewingvideos/

April 12th

Students worked on their "Crazy Stitching" today (Stitching on paper). They had to complete three out of the seven papers/patterns they had to chose from. They then had to attach these three papers to their CTE Sewing Permit.

April 9th

Students watched a video on how to care for fabrics and fibers titled "Gone with the wash." They also had a few questions they had to answer using the information in the video.

April 8th

We took the parts of the sewing machine quiz and students were given their CTE sewing permits to start working on and filling out. Students who passed the quiz with 8 out of 12 correct or better stapled the quiz to their CTE sewing permit and earned the first 5 points on their permits. Students who did not pass can come Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday after school next week to retake it. They must be in the classroom and ready for the quiz by 2:40.

April 7th

Students finished learning the parts of the sewing machine and what they are used for. They have to study these parts tonight in preparation for a quiz on Thursday (tomorrow) where they will need to be able to identify 8 out of 12 parts of the machine to pass. If they don't pass, they can come after school Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday of next week to retake the quiz. These points will count as points (5 points) on their "Sewing Permit." They cannot retake the test on Tuesday because we have a faculty meeting scheduled for this day.

April 6th

Students learned the parts of the sewing machine and what they are used for. They have to study these parts over the next two days in preparation for a quiz on Thursday where they will need to be able to identify 8 out of 12 parts of the machine to pass. If they don't pass, they can come after school Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday of next week to retake the quiz. These points will count as points (5 points) on their "Sewing Permit." They cannot retake the test on Tuesday because we have a faculty meeting scheduled for this day.