Eleanor J. Toll Middle School

Welcome To Exploratory FCS…

Topics:

Cooking

Sewing/Crafts

CTE (Career and Technical Education)

This class is part of the Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation CTE pathway.  If you want to continue in this pathway or have a career in it, you can continue onto Intro to Culinary next year and then Culinary 1-2 your 8th grade year.

Expectations:

1. Be on time

2. Be an active participant and complete all of your assignments on time

3. Be respectful of the teacher, classmates, class equipment and materials.

4. Be prepared by coming to class with a writing utensil, charged chromebook, 2 pocket folder and notebook (composition or spiral bound)

Grades:

This class is worth 5 credits and follows a traditional grading scale:

A- 90-100%

B- 80-89%

C- 70-79%

D- 60-69%

F- 59% or less (no credit earned)

Google classroom will have the most recent up-to-date grades.  Once a week (usually on Mondays) grades are transferred over to parent/student portal.  

Assignments:

-classwork

-projects

-cooking

-assessments

Cooking Labs:

• Demonstrations:  Mrs. Browne will be demonstrating recipes and techniques in this class.  

• Recipes:  Sometimes, students make a single serving item for themselvess.  Othertimes, the group works together to make an item and then it is split between the group members. 

• Groups:  Groups are assigned by Mrs. Browne.  Complaining about assigned groups, doing other people’s jobs and messing around in the kitchen will not be tolerated and will result in students sitting out of the lab and an alternate assignment will be given.  If it continues, parents will be contacted.

• Equipment and Tools:  Students will be using a variety of kitchen appliances and tools.  

• Make-up assignments:  If a student misses a demonstration or lab, they are responsible for making up the work.

• Let Mrs. Browne know of any food allergies or restrictions.

Sewing/Crafting:

• Handsewing:  Students will be sewing by hand.  They will do some practice and then sew a stuffed animal

• Cricut:  Students will learn how to design items in Cricut design space.  Then, students will use the Cricut machiens to cut out paper and vinyl.

• Projects:  all projects require students to submit a pictures of their work in order to receive a grade

• Materials:  all materials are provided to the students and they will be able to take their projects home when they are finished.  Students need to use materials wisely.  If students are found messing around or wasting materials on purpose, there will be alternative assignments

• Time Management:  There are checkpoints and due dates during this time.  Students are expected to stay on task and work during class time.  If students are off-task and continue to stay off task after warning, they will be given an alternative assignment.

Late Work:

• If a student has an excused absence, they will have the amount of school days that they were absent to make up the work.  

• If a student is present and doesn’t complete an classwork, they will not be able to make it up.  

• Projects and homework will be accepted late, but will not receive an A

Absent?

1. Check google classroom for daily assignments

2. Email Mrs. Browne nbrowne@gusd.net with any questions

3. Check the handouts folder for any papers you missed

Citizenship:

Behavior Consequences:

Consequences for behaviors will follow the PBIS framework.  

Class Equipment:

The CTE lab features several expensive and some irreplaceable pieces of equipment, tools, technology and materials.  Students are incredibly fortunate to be provided this opportunity at the middle and high school level.  ALL lab equipment must be respected and cared for at all times.  Work areas must be cleaned up and materials returned to their proper locations near the conclusion of each class period.  Accidental damage to lab equipment must be reported to the instructor immediately.  Students should not fear reporting accidental damage, as there are no consequences for true accidents in the lab.  Accidents do happen unexpectedly on occasion, and are part of the learning process.  However, students found to be deliberately damaging, abusing, defacing, vandalizing, or stealing materials, tools, and/or equipment will be financially responsible for the full replacement or repair costs. To preserve the longevity of the lab equipment and the program, there is no tolerance for students who do not respect and care for the lab equipment, as they take away opportunities from deserving students.