Castleberry's Castle

New Unit- Food, Nutrition and Wellness +Careers in the industry 10/25-10/29

Monday- "The Big 5!" power point and guided note taking on teen dietetic needs

Tuesday- Food Rules by Michael Pollan  - A book study accompanied by a Frayer model group project- DUE ON THURSDAY FOR A GRADE

Wednesday-  Working on the Frayer project in class

Thursday- "Food Inc." documentary and cornell notes

Friday- "Food Inc." documentary and cornell notes

Manners-  We will be implementing all 24 we learned last week.  Whew! 

Minding our manners!

This week's focus will be on "identifying and demonstrating acceptable behaviors for table service and etiquette." (Standard # FACS8-FNW1) Due to the Early Release schedule, I will see each class on alternating days. (ie... 6-1, 7-1, 8-1 on Mon., Wed., and Fri.  then  6-2, 7-2, 8-2 on Tues., & Thurs.)

Monday- Acceptable business etiquette- eye focus, hand-shaking, rising for a visitor, opening doors, etc.

Tues. - Repeat for the alternating class

Wed. Dining etiquette- formal and informal situations &

         Importance of writing thank you notes  GRADED- DUE THURSDAY

Thurs.- Repeat for the alternating class

Fri.- .-"Pay It Forward" school-wide activity to spread the use of manners &

          "The Table Manner Murders" detective work to spot poor use of manners

We will have a great week!  Hope to meet you at the conferences.

Welcome to Family and Consumer Science class!

October 11, 2010

Welcome to FACS class!  Welcome to Family and Consumer Science (FACS) !

It just doesn't get any better than this!  FACS is a great class at a great school with great students!
A few notes to acquaint you with the course:

1- Family & Consumer Science is so much more than its former course...Home Ec.!  The curriculum is fast-paced, updated and hands-on! Example:  We no longer just bake cookies. We still bake, but within the lesson, we learn the basics of measurement, recipe conversions, nutrient contents, origins of foods and its contributions to our body, etc.
2- The FACS Blog will be updated every Monday morning for the week.  I will list the weekly plans and highlight any work/grades that are due in BOLD RED LETTERS.
3- The syllabus is located on my blog to the right if you need additional access.
4- I welcome any & all concerns or questions you might have.  The quickest route to reach me will be via my E-Mail address: dawn.castleberry@cobbk12.org.
5- In addition to our curriculum, the students will be taught 2 new manners/etiquette each week.

This week's agenda:

Monday- Classroom Structure & procedures

Tuesday- Learning style inventory (in class)

Wednesday- Begin Family Traditions Acrostic project (in class)

Thursday- Family Traditions Acrostic project (completion- GRADE)

Friday- Technical reading and Journal article #1

 

This week's manners/Etiquette:
1- Seating by a hostess

Our last week together! October 4-8

We are "sew" busy this week!  It is our last week together before they rotate to a new connections class on Monday.  Everyday, we are sewing and discussing clothing care, fashion design, interiors, etc.

Items that are due for grades:

Tuesday:  The Laundry homework

Thursday:  Any unfinished work for grading and pillow project completion

It has been a great 9 weeks.  I wish I could keep them all year!