Home & Career Skills

1. Classroom Rules 6 Home & Career Skills • Follow directions • Respect each other, the teacher • and classroom • Bring a writing utensil to class everyday! • Cooperate with others • Listen quietly when the teacher is talking Check out my website for up to date course information and to access all class handouts and homework assignments: http://teacherweb.com/NY/ChathamHighSchool/Hayes/apt1.aspx SchoolTool- This is the grading system used by CCSD. Grades are put into the system soon after the project/assignment/homework is turned in. If you have any questions about what you see, please email me at HayesM@Chatham.K12.Ny.US Welcome to Home & Careers 6 (HCS 6 for short)! I am so excited to spend the next 10 weeks with you/your child. This program teaches life skills and offers a hands-on practical experience. Please visit my website and check back often for updates, assignments, and information. As always, please feel free to contact me with questions, concerns, and comments via email HayesM@Chatham.K12.Ny.US or by phone 392-4142 x1016 I have read this entire policy pamphlet. ____________________ Student Printed Name ____________________ Guardian Signature Food Allergies: ___________________ Mrs. Hayes

2. Grading Policy Course Outline 10 Weeks • Tests/Projects 45% • Projects are due on time! • Students who turn in a project late may do so with a 15 point deduction. • Late projects will only be accepted within one week of original due date. • Class Participation & Effort- 30% • If a student is absent, they are excused from certain class experiences that cannot be made up. This will appear in SchoolTool as Ex. For Excused. • Homework- 15% • Students will receive full credit (3/3) for turning in homework the next class day. • Students will receive a 2 out of possible 3 points for returning the assignment within 1 week of due date. • Students will receive 1 point out of 3 for returning the assignment by course end. • Students who owe work at the end of the course will have a detention with the Teacher to complete the assignment. • Students are encouraged to use Lunch Bunch for help with assignment completion. • Cooking Labs 10% • On average, there are four cooking labs a quarter. • Students are assigned cooking groups and receive a group grade based upon their participation and demonstration of cooking skills. • If a student is absent on a cooking lab day, they are excused (Ex. in SchoolTool) and do not need to do anything to make up the missed experience. • Introduction to Foods • Kitchen Safety • Kitchen Sanitation • Kitchen Equipment Identification • Kitchen Utensils & Tools • Measuring • MyPlate • Dining Etiquette & Place Setting • Cooking Lab Procedures • Hand Sewing • Identification of Equipment • Safety and Measurements • Button Application • Hand Sewing • Basting Stitch, Backstitch, Blind Hem Stitch, Whip Stitch, Blanket Stitch, & Ladder Stitch • Babysitting • Age appropriate care • Home safety • Job skills