Food and Nutrition I Syllabus

Panther Creek High School - Ms. Emily Tanner

Period 3 Room 1604

Period 4 Room 1612

Contact Information:

Email:  etanner@wcpss.net

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Course Outline:

Unit 1 - Food Choices & Health

Unit 2 - Kitchen Safety, Food Safety & Sanitation, Equipment and Procedures, Recipes, and Teamwork

Unit 3 – My Plate & Cooking Methods of Fruits/Vegetables, Dairy, Grains, Protein

Unit 4 - Baking Methods of Quick Breads, Yeast Breads, Cakes/Frostings

Unit 5 - Meal Service and Etiquette

Unit 6 - Meal Planning and Preparation

Format of instruction & assessment: 

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of taught vocabulary, concepts, & course objectives through projects, tests/quizzes, demonstrations, discussions, weekly cooking labs, interactive activities, home assignments, self-reflections/evaluations, and reading and writing activities.  

Grading: 

The North Carolina grading policy will be configured on the following scale:

                    90-100    A

                   80-89       B

                   70-79       C

                   60-69       D

                     0-58        F

The grade for this class will be broken down into the following categories:

 Major Assignments (tests, projects, home projects)                    60%

 Minor Assignments                                                                           40%

(labs, assignments, quizzes, occasional homework)

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 Total                                                                                                   100%

Final Exam                                                               20%   of total semester grade

*** ALL food and nutrition students are required to take the state-made final exam for this course. There are no CTE final exam exemptions.

Required Materials:

• Binder or folder for notes and some assignments (all notes will be on paper, assignments will vary between online and paper)
• writing utensil
• Food Lab Supplies :  The WCPSS board policy #6820 explains that students must provide supplies for projects which are kept for personal use. In this course, those supplies include: 
• 1 box of sandwich bags 
• 1 box of gallon bags  
• Paper plates, paper bowls, and plasticware must be donated if you don't want to use the real dishes in the classroom. These supplies are not supplied by the school.
• Food lab ingredients: Students will provide ingredients for some labs throughout the semester to increase the number of cooking opportunities.  Ms. Tanner will let you know when students will be asked to provide these food supplies.  Students who need assistance with supplies must have their parents/guardians contact me through the parent letter or my email (etanner@wcpss.net). I am more than happy to help, but please realize there is a deadline associated with supplies. I need to know by the second week of school if you are going to need supplies so I can make arrangements.

• Lab days Attire: Students will cook once to sometimes twice a week beginning after the first 2 weeks of the semester. Labs will end 2 weeks before the semester ends. Students will have prior notice of lab days. Students are required to be dressed for labs before entering the classroom.

Lab day attire includes:

• no jewelry (students may store jewelry in their backpacks during labs)
• clean clothing – no loose clothing
• cuts on hands bandaged
• closed toe shoes
• have hair restrained with a hair tie if needed.
• Students are recommended to have short nails with no nail polish. Gloves will be available if needed.

Attendance Policy:

 In observance of Panther Creek HS’s attendance policy, I will reach out to parents via phone or email concerning attendance when students have missed 3 or more days of class.

• TARDY POLICY:  During first and third periods, if you are tardy, you will need to report to the commons area to obtain a late pass from an administrator.
  • 1^st & 2^nd tardy- Teacher Warning
  • 3^rd tardy – Parent contact
  • 4^th and more tardy – Parent contact, further action may be taken by administration. 

Classroom Expectations

• RESPECT - Treat every person in the classroom with dignity, kindness and respect at all times. As a professional, even if you do not always get along with your team, it is the expectation that you still act in a kind and professional manner.
• SAFETY and SANITATION- procedures must be followed at all times to maintain a clean, safe, and organized environment that is free from pests, hazards, and foodborne illness. Students must have a signed safety and sanitation contract by a parent/guardian AND demonstrate their understanding of safety and sanitation before they will be allowed to participate in cooking labs.
• ILLNESS - Students who are ill during labs need to report this to the instructor. They will be given jobs unrelated to food production, determined by Ms. Tanner and guidelines given by the local health department.
• EQUIPMENT - breakage or damage must be reported immediately. The tools we use in class are not toys. You will treat them with respect and use them only for their intended use.
• NO FOOD OR DRINKS -other than water in capped containers (with the exception of food lab days). If you bring anything other than water into the classroom, you will be asked to throw it away before entering the classroom.  Plenty of time is given during Lunch to eat!
• CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF. Keep the classroom clean each day.  Follow cleaning procedures for cooking labs. Put trash in trash cans and paper in recycling.  Bottles go in the box. 
• Bathroom breaks.  Students may not go to the restroom during the first 10 minutes of class or during direct instructional times.  Students cell phones will be placed in the phone basket during bathroom breaks. 
• TECHNOLOGY –Devices may only be used for the assignment we are working on in class when permission is given by the teacher. Students must have cell phones, laptops, earbuds, or other technical devices closed or put away when they are not needed for instructional purposes. Devices must be stored in backpacks during labs. If you are on your phone, Ms. Tanner will ask you to put it on her desk for the remainder of the class period. 
• PCHS - Panther Creek High School rules and policies apply in this course. Please see the Student Handbook.

Plagiarism: 

Plagiarism or the copying of another student’s or individual’s words, ideas or test answers is not allowed.  Online quotes or other sources must be cited.   If a student is found to have plagiarized, the teacher will report the student to administration. The student may receive a zero on the assignment, and a parent/guardian will be contacted.

Make Up Work:  All work is required to be submitted on assigned due dates.  Work submitted after that date will be docked 10 points. Unit late work will be accepted up to the test/quiz date for each unit.  Students who have not submitted missing work by the unit test/quiz date will receive a 0 for those assignments after the quiz/test day. Work for each unit will not be accepted after the unit test or quiz has been given. All missed tests and quizzes must be made up during SMART lunch.  

Lab Make ups: Students will be required to prepare a recipe for their family members, share pictures showing them preparing, cooking, and cleaning up for the recipe, as well as completing/submitting an associated worksheet when absent from class on lab days. If the student has a valid reason for being unable to complete the cooking lab make up, he/she may see the teacher to discuss a possible alternative make up assignment.

Missed work due to absence: Students have ONE day for EACH day absent to make up missed work to receive full credit. Students absent 3 consecutive days will be given 2 days for each missed day to turn in make-up work.  Absent students are required to see the weekly assignments for each week to determine what work has been missed BEFORE asking Ms. Tanner questions.  Students may seek help from Ms. Tanner during SMART Lunch or after direction instruction is finished. 

*This syllabus is subject to change based upon PLT discretion.