Thursday 1/3- First day back to school. Welcome to Home Ec! Review classroom rules. Lab: measuring.
Friday 1/4- Cook's Tools game.
Monday 1/7- Kitchen safety notes from posters.
Tuesday 1/8- Parent letter goes home. Due signed by Monday 1/14. Demo: smoothies- blender safety.
Wednesday 1/9- Demo: Chocolate chip cookies and Lab: cracking eggs.
Thursday 1/10- Lab: Chocolate chip cookies.
Friday 1/11- Home Ec games.
Monday 1/14- Parent note due today signed. Write 5 things that went well with the Cho.Chip Cookie lab and 5 things that could have been improved. Review for Cho.Chip Cookie quiz. Make own study guide.
Tuesday 1/15- Quiz on cho.chip cookies. History of your Favorite Food Assignment WS due 1/23. Review for blender quiz. Read Do's and Dont's WS. Microwave cooking and safety demo: popcorn, micro. safe dihes and containers, and venting.
Wednesday 1/16- Demo and read over rice crispy treat recipe together.
Thursday 1/17- Lab: rice crispy treats using microwave. Blender quiz.
Friday 1/18- Home Ec games.
Monday 1/21- NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday 1/22-Demo: skillet and griddle- make French Toast. Anatomy of a recipe WS. Reading a recipe WS.
Wenesday 1/23- History of Your Fav. Food due today. Lab: French Toast.
Thursday 1/24- Honor roll assembly. Lab evaluaton WS. Follow Me WS plus double French Toast recipe on WS.
Friday 1/25- Home Ec games.
Monday 1/28- Read Histroy of Your Fav. Food in class. Review for microwave quiz- game.
Tuesday 1/29- SNOW DAY!!!!!! :0)
Wednesday 1/30- Finish reading History of Your Fav. Food in class. Review for microwave quiz -game.
Thursday 1/31- Microwave quiz. Making More or Less WS.
Friday 2/1- Home Ec games.
Monday 2/4- Demo: Brownies.
Tuesday 2/5- Field trip.
Wednesday 2/6- Lab: Brownies
Thursday 2/7- Eat Brownies and lab evaluations. Following diredtions WS.
Friday 2/8- Progress reports go home today. Home Ec games.
Monday 2/11- Laundry BLues DVD and WS
Tuesday 2/12- Intro to Topic 10-1 Building Your Wardobe. Slide show. Clothing Survey WS.
Wednesday 2/13- Read Topic 10-1 Building your Wardrobe p. 378-384. Discuss 3 factors that affect clothing needs.
Thursday 2/14- Students by table pick an area of the country, then make a list of clothing needs for people in that area.
Friday 2/15- Fashion Collages
Monday 2/18- NO SCHOOL!!!!!
Tuesday 2/19- Clothing Needs WS. Study for 10-1 Check point Review Thursday 2/21.
Wednesday 2/20- Design a Wardrobe WS. Homework- Analyzing Your Wardrobe WS Due 2/28.
Thursday 2/21- 10-1 Check point Review and catch-up day.
Friday 2/22- Make flyers for clothing drive.
Monday 2/25- Finish Flyers for clothing drive. Write a paragraph describing but not naming your favorite clothing store. Include the location, interior, types of clothes. Read aloud and guess in class.
Tuesday 2/26- Class picture day. Read Topic 10-2 p. 385-392. WS packet EWP, Buying Clothes, Shopping Behavior due 2/28.
Wednesday 2/27- Make list of do's and don'ts while shopping.
Thurdsay 2/28- WS packet EWP, BC, SB and Analyzing Your Wardrobe due today. Checkpoint review topic 10-2.
Friday 2/29- Catch up day.
Monday 3/3- Clothing Drive Starts Today through 3/20! Read T opic 10-3.
Tuesday 3/4- Hang Ten WS
Wednesday 3/5- Label and Hangtag WS and Quality Clothing Check WS.
Thursday 3/6- Checkpoint Review topic 10-3. Read Topic 10-4 p. 399-406.
Friday 3/7- Catch up day.
Monday 3/10- Checkpoint Reviews 10-3 & 10-4, Finishes and fabrics puzzle and Fiber Content WS.
Tuesday 3/11- Lab: Staining clothes to wash.
Wedneday 3/12- Wash stained clothes.
Thursdsay 3/13- Read Topic 10-5 p. 408-413. Discuss proper way to prepare clothes for the laundry.
Friday 3/14- No school!! 5th grade conferences.
Monday 3/17-Students make a list of steps for preparing clothes for laundry.
Tuesday 3/18- Laundry basketball to review for Checkpoint Review
10-5.
Wednesday 3/19-Checkpoint Review 10-5, Sort it and Closet Cappers WS. Laundry tips for the environment.
Thursday 3/20- Do final count of clothes for clothing drive and games.
Friday 3/21- No school! Good Friday! Spring Break starts!
Monday 3/31-Start bandanna pillows. Supply list- 2 bandannas, 1 spool of thread to match, and 1 bag of stuffing (poly-fill). Supplies are due by Thursday 4/3. Backstitch froggy cards.
Tuesday 4/1- Continue and finish froggy cards.
Wednesday 4/2- Sew green pillow cards. Science fair 5 & 8.
Thursday 4/3- Pillow supplies are due today. Start preparing to sew. Review instructions.
Friday 4/4- Thimble races/ work on pillows.
Monday 4/7- Work on pillows. Pillows are due Thursday April 17.
Tuesday 4/8- Work on pillows.
Wednesday 4/9- Work on pillows.
Thursday 4/10- Work on pillows.
Friday 4/11- Bandanna relay/ work on pillows.
Monday 4/14- Work on pillows.
Tuesday 4/15- Work on pillows.
Wednesday 4/16- Work on pillows.
Thursday 4/17- Bandanna pillows are due today.
Friday 4/18- 5th Grade mission to Mars / Home Ec games.
Monday 4/21- SAT Testing
Tuesday 4/22- SAT Testing
Wednesday 4/23- SAT Testing
Thursday 4/24- SAT Testing
Friday 4/25- Movie Day with bandanna pillow! Supply list for picnic blankets; 2 yards of basic cotton fabric. NO fuzzy material please. 5 skeins of embroidery floss. 1 package size 22 or 24 needles.
Monday 4/28- Learn blanket stitch on colored card. Blankets are due May 15. Supplies are due by Wed 4/30.
Tuesday 4/29- Finish blanket stitch cards.
Wednesday 4/30- Start pinning and sewing picnic blankets.
Thursday 5/1- Work on picnic blankets.
Friday 5/2- Work on blankets. Dinner Theatre tonight and tomorrow night!
Monday 5/5- Manners. Read demonstrating proper table manners. Table manners seek and find WS. Work on blankets at home.
Tuesday 5/6- Setting the table poster. Students set the table in class. What do you do? WS.
Wednesday 5/7- Table setting guidlines- handout review. Looking at table settings WS.
Thursday 5/8- Manners Test. Manners game. Role-play situations.
Friday 5/9- Manners role play.
Monday 5/12 - Thursday 5/15- Work on blankets. Blankets due today.
Friday 5-16- Fun and Fitness day!! Sports Banquet!