7th & 8th Grade Family & Consumer Sciences

Family and Consumer Sciences•Provides real-world experiences to prepare students to be life-long responsible, independent individuals.

•Students will be actively engaged in learning experiences which will reflect daily living situations.

Course Objectives

• Team Building

• Decision Making Skills

• Problem Solving Techniques

• Time Management

• Following Directions

Written and Verbal

Class Guidelines

• Safe and sanitary practices in the kitchen

• Use all equipment as directed

• Be respectful of teacher and classmates

• Practice good judgment and

responsibility

Notebook• Folder with pockets (or small (1/2") 3 ring binder)–all class hand-outs–returned assignments–class notes

Classwork

• Daily participation

• FCS folder, calculator, pen and pencil

• Complete assignments and projects

• Absent–Ask classmates–See teacher–Check website

Assessment

*Classwork * Lab work * Homework * Projects * Quizzes

Points will be totaled

Clothing Care Care Labels, Stain Removal, Laundry

Child Development and Care

Kitchen Safety and Sanitation

Healthy Food Choices My Plate & Food Labeling

Food Preparation

Resource Management Making Ends Meet

Hope you enjoy this semester of FCS• All things are difficult before

they are easy. Thomas Fuller

• Attitude is everything• If you put in the work, the

results will come. Michael Jordan

• How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be?

You have to have a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.

Jim Valvano

• There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success.

Heather Bresch

• Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. Vince Lombardi