Class Syllabus

FOOD FOR LIFE (Foods II): COURSE SYLLABUS: 2024-2025

TEACHER:  Mrs. Laura Byrd

COURSE NUMBER: 20.41400

COURSE DESCRIPTION:   This is an advanced course in food and nutrition that addresses the variation in nutritional needs at specific stages of the human life cycle:  lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood including old age.  The most common nutritional concerns, their relationship to food choices and health status and the strategies to enhance well-being at each stage of the lifecycle are emphasized.  This course offers knowledge for real life and offers students a pathway into dietetics, consumer foods, and nutrition science careers with additional education at the post-secondary level.  

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

1.  Having successfully, completed Nutrition and Wellness I is highly recommended.

2.  Work cooperatively with other students.

3.  Observe safety procedures for all kitchen appliances and utensils.

4.  Effectively manipulate all kitchen equipment.

5.  Observe and practice food safety and sanitation at all times.

6.  Participate in group presentations.

7.  Carefully follow all lab rules assigned by the teacher!

8.  Participate and complete assigned project(s).

ASSESSMENT: 

                           Tests                                      55%

                           Daily grades/Labs              25%

                           Final Exam                            20%  

·         The recipe file from Nutrition and Wellness 1 will be continued in this class.  Recipes will be turned in and counted as a test grade throughout the semester.  Completing the recipe as a warm-up is mandatory to participate in cooking labs!  (Sometimes there may be an alternative assignment instead of recipes used as the warmup.) 

·         It is the student’s responsibility to see the teacher about makeup work.  It must be completed and turned in within 3 days of absence.

·         Try not to miss your assigned lab day; an alternate assignment will be issued for any missed lab. Missing only 1 lab can drop your grade!

TEXTBOOK:  Nutrition Through the Lifecycle   is the assigned textbook. Various resources will be used throughout the course, including but not limited to Lifespan Development. Students will be expected to keep a well-organized notebook in class daily to keep up with handouts and supplementary materials.  There will be a comprehensive written exam that will come from all handouts, notes, quizzes, and tests throughout the semester.

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Each day you are required to have a 3-ring notebook, paper, pen or pencil, and your assigned Chromebook. Recipes are used as warmups, so an ink pen and paper are needed daily!!  (Hopefully, you will continue with the recipe file you started in Nutrition and Wellness.)  The first day you come to class unprepared you will be given a warning, with any additional days being considered a zero for the day.

TARDY POLICY:  Follow the Student Handbook

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT POLICY: 

                       1st offense- warning

                           2nd offense-MORNING detention

                           3rd offense- parent contact (phone call, letter, conference)

                           4th offense- sent to the office

ATTENDANCE POLICY:  It is important to be in class every day to receive classroom instruction.  Students are responsible for getting makeup work from the teacher before or after class.

BATHROOM POLICY:  Make every effort to go between classes.  There will only be one student out at a time with a bathroom pass. Do not interrupt the teacher to ask to go to the bathroom!

CLASSROOM RULES:

1.  Be respectful to teacher(s)and to your peers!!!!!

2.  Be in class at all times. If you are absent, you have 3 days to make up the work.  An alternate assignment will be given for any missed lab.

3.  Bring your needed supplies to class daily.  The 2nd offense results in a “0” for the day.

4.  No drinks, food, or candy is allowed in the classroom. A water bottle with a cap is ok.

5.  Be in your seat when the tardy bell rings.

6.  There will be no sleeping in class.

7.  No head coverings of any kind except for cooking labs.

8.  Stay in your assigned area—no wandering through the department.

9.  Be honest with your work.  Cheating will result in a “0” for both parties involved.  Work only on class-related work.

10. No “goofing off”.  Cooking can be fun while FOLLOWING THE RULES!!!!

11. Follow classroom guidelines on technology in the classroom.

*You will be assigned a seat and a lab area later.

·         Use your time wisely while in this classroom.  Upon entering the classroom, begin work by getting your materials, textbook, recipe files, and other supplies ready for class.

·         If you finish early and/or have a few minutes to spare read a book, work on your recipe file, complete any make-up work, clean, or organize your lab area.

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Food For Life: 2024-2025

Teacher: Mrs. Laura Byrd

Be aware of FCBOE Policy: Offense Number 6: ELECTRONIC DEVICES (PAGING DEVICES, CELLULAR PHONES, iPod, MP3 PLAYERS, WALKIE-TALKIES, CAMERAS, SMART PHONES) Students shall not display, or turn on cellular phones, smart-phones, video phones, pagers, walkie-talkies, cameras, or other electronic devices during regular school hours, including homeroom, instructional class time, class change time, breakfast or lunch, or while on school buses, except such devices that are expressly approved by the school administration. Taking pictures and/or videos at school is prohibited unless approved by an administrator. The school staff is not responsible for investigating for lost or stolen electronic devices.

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