1. Welcome to 8th Grade Culinary Arts

3. A little about me (Ms. McClevey)
I have been a Family and Consumer Science teacher for 15 years
I have taught Foods courses, Child Development, sewing, Interior Design, Independent Living

4. What do we learn in 8th Grade??
Safety and Sanitation
Kitchen Basics (Kitchen tools, Measuring, equivalents, abbreviations, and cooking terms)
Quick Breads Reaction Labs
Yeast Breads
Knife Skills and Nutrition
Salsa and Stir Fry
Meal Planning Project
Pasta
Spices-Iron Chef Competition

5. What counts as an assessment?
Grading
90% Assessments and 10% practice
What counts as an assessment?

6. What do you need for class??
Folder with loose leaf paper or a small notebook
Something to write with
Highlighter and a grading pen
Good Atttitude!

7. Possible labs this semester:
Mystery Recipe
Student Demos: Multi-Measurment Cookies
Breakfast Cookies and Cornbread
Dessert Crepes Molecular Gastronomy
Biscuits and Popovers
Pretzels Iron Chef Challenge
Pizza (Friday 12/15)
Cinnamon Rolls
Pico De Gallo
Stir Fry
Blackened Chicken Cesar Pita
Pasta

8. Homework!! Link is on my Class Webpage
Parent Questionnaire

9. What can you do to help??
8th Grade Sign Up
Needed Items
Home Cooking Assignment 1

10. Questions????