November 30th

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.

November 29th

Today was the last day in the sewing lab to finish up locker pockets during class time. Anyone who did not finish their locker pockets today can come in Tuesday through Thursday after school to finish or can come in during Diamond time next week (Tuesday) to finish up.

November 24th

Students had the whole class period to work on their locker pockets. Most students finished these today. Any student who did not will also be able to work on these on Monday.

November 23rd

Students had the whole class period to work on their locker pockets and finish their sewing permits. Some students will finish their locker pockets on Today, but most will finish these on Wednesday.

November 22nd

Students had a sub today, since I am not feeling well. They had a career interest activity to complete and turn in today. They will continue to work on their locker pockets tomorrow.

November 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 on Monday, but most will finish these on Tuesday and Wednesday. The sewing permits are due today at the end of the class period.

November 18th

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.

November 17th

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 Friday, November 17th at the end of each class period or it will be considered late.

November 16th

Students had to try and thread the sewing machines on their own today. Once they finished, they continued working on the stitches on their bookmarks while I cam around to check their machines and answer questions. They will learn how to use rotary cutters and sergers tomorrow.

November 15th

Students reviewed how to thread a machine, read through and watched a demonstration on the instruction for making bookmarks and spent the rest of class time working on their bookmarks.

November 12th

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.

November 11th

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/

November 10th

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 today (Wednesday)or Thursday after school to retake it. They must be in the classroom and ready for the quiz by 2:40. We then finished crazy stitching (stitching on paper), which is the next step on their sewing permits.

November 9th

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 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 Wednesday or Thursday to retake the quiz. These points will count as points (5 points) on their "Sewing Permit." We then started stitching on paper to practice using the machines and discussed sewing safety.

November 8th

Students learned about half of the parts of the sewing machine and what they are used for. We will finish identifying the parts on Tuesday in preparation for a quiz on Wednesday on 12 different parts of the sewing machines. They will then use this information while practicing on the machines, as well as winding bobbins and threading the machines next Wednesday and Thursday.

November 5th

The students collected their sewing supplies for the upcoming sewing unit and learned about the rules and expectations of their behavior in the sewing lab, as well as how they will be graded and what assignments/projects they will complete during the rest of this unit.

November 4th

Students were given a second day in the computer lab to finish their "Fabric Online" web quest paper. These are due at the beginning of class on Friday (tomorrow), November 5th. Anyone who didn't finish today was told that this is now homework for tonight.

November 3rd

Students researched different fabrics and textiles using a website from ThinkQuest.org titled "Fabric Online". Students were given specific questions to research and find. This assignment is due Friday at the beginning of their class period and they will have tomorrow to work on this during class as well. The website can be found at http://library.thinkquest.org/C004179/ .

November 2nd

Welcome to Family and Consumer Sciences CTE Introduction at Fort Herriman Middle School. I hope that you have an enjoyable experience this term in class. In order for you to have a good time and learn, you must participate! This means that you need to participate in class discussions, activities and out of class activities which may include blogs, interviews, and a little bit of homework. Have a good time!

Today we went through the course description, gave out hall passes and late passes, created a seating chart, and went through where items are in the room as well as what CTE Intro. is.