May 11th

Students learned about careers on the area of foods and nutrition. They did have an assignment to go along with this which should have been turned in by the end of the class period.

May 10th

Students had a lab to review measuring and reading a recipe. It was called "Oatmeal munchies" and was worth 50 points on their grade. Any student who was absent for any reason needs to get the recipe from me and make them at home and get the recipe signed by a parent or guardian, then turn it in to the turn-in basket.

May 9th

Students made the Ramen Noodle stir-fry today. The lab was worth 50 points. If a student was absent for any reason for this lab, they must make it up at home and return the recipe signed by a parent and turn it in to the turn-in basket.

May 8th

Students watched a video about My Plate, which took the place of the MyPyramid a year ago. We discussed the changes which have taken place and how students could change their diets to align more closely to the plate. The students also had some true and false questions to work on during the last few minutes of class, but was not turned in for points.

May 7th

Students made a fruit salad today using different cooking terms and pieces of equipment they learned about last week. The lab was worth 50 points. If a student was absent for any reason for this lab, they must make it up at home and return the recipe signed by a parent/guardian to earn the points.

May 4th

Students learned about the parts to a food label and about the importance of reading food labels to help become better consumers and to become more aware of what is in the foods they are eating.

May 3rd

Students made Vanishing Breakfast Biscuits to help reinforce our lesson about the importance of reading recipes. Any student who was absent (For ANY reason)must make the lab at home and return the recipe signed by a parent stating that their student did the assignment.

May 2nd

Students worked as a group on an activity to figure out the names of different types of cooking equipment and the meanings of different cooking terms. The answers were provided at the end of class so students could see how they did. Their lab tomorrow will involve knowing the names of some of the pieces of equipment and various cooking terms. This assignment was not turned in for points, but students will need this to refer back to in upcoming cooking labs.

May 1st

Students used their measuring skills while making a Fruit freeze. They had to demonstrate proper lab procedures and hygiene as well. Students who were not here today (for any reason) will have to make the lab at home and return a note signed by a parent saying their student made the lab in order to make-up the missing points.

April 30th

Students watched a video titled "Measuring Math" which demonstrated how to measure different ingredients and the importance of measuring correctly. The students will demonstrate what they learned when measuring out ingredients in future cooking labs. There were also two extra credit sheets available to the students on doubling a recipe, measuring abbreviations and equivalents. These can be turned in anytime between now and May 18th, which is the deadline for any missing assignments and extra credit to be turned in.

April 27th

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 26th

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 in the lab.

April 25th

During 1st and 2nd, 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. During 6th and 7th, we were on the CTE Intro Careers field trip.

April 24th

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 dining out, especially at fast food restaurants and about cross-contamination.

April 23rd

Students learned about different careers in clothing and textiles. They also had a fill-in-the-blank worksheet to complete and should have turned this in to the turn-in basket for points.

April 20th

Students had one last day in the sewing lab today to finish their locker pocket projects and sewing permits. If a student did not finish, they must now come after school Wednesday or Thursday of next week or during Diamond Time to finish.

April 19th

Students had the whole class period to work on their locker pockets. Most students will finish their locker pockets by the end of class tomorrow. If they don't finish by the end of class on Friday, they will need to come in Wednesday or Thursday after school or during Diamond Time.

April 18th

Students had the whole class period to work on their locker pockets. Most students will finish their locker pockets by the end of class tomorrow. If they don't finish by the end of class on Friday, they will need to come in Wednesday or Thursday after school or during Diamond Time.

April 17th

Students continued working on their locker pocket organizers. CTE Sewing permits were also due in class today. Students who are behind were told to start coming after school so they can catch-up. Locker Pocket Organizers are due on Friday, April 20th.

April 16th

All of the CTE Intro classes watched the teacher demonstration on how to do their locker pocket project. Many students turned in their CTE sewing permits and started on their locker pocket projects. All CTE Sewing Permits are due to me by the end of class on tomorrow (Friday) or it will be considered late.

April 13th

Students learned how to use the rotary cutters, mats and sergers. Afterwards, they had the rest of class to work on their bookmarks. If students were absent, they need to go to my website and watch the video clips from YouTube on how to use a rotary cutter and how to use a serger. All CTE Sewing Permits are due to me by Tuesday, April 17th at the end of each class period or it will be considered late.

April 12th

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

April 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 my website to see the video downloads on winding a bobbin, threading a bobbin case and threading a machine or go to the following site and click on the first video on bobbin winding. This will help them stay caught up with the rest of the class. Go to: http://familylife.byu.edu/sewingvideos/

April 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 (Tuesday), 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.