DAY 12: Foods 1

Students today made their altered chocolate chip cookie recipe. I was a little worried because with it being Friday and on a short schedule I didn't know if students would have enough time, but they worked really hard and were able to accomplish the task. I am constantly amazed at what the students can do and still have fun doing it. I have a great group of students this semester!

DAY 12: Foods 2

Students participated in a salsa competition today and let me tell you that it went SO good! I can't believe some of the salsas that my students made. THEY WERE DELICIOUS!!! Some were downright spicy and I didn't think I got that spicy of ingredients. Students were given a few basic ingredients and then they could add whatever else they wanted to create their concoction. Monday the winning teams will be announced and given their prize. I must say that I was VERY IMPRESSED! I am very happy that we did this because I think students were surprised with what they could make themselves. GOOD JOB EVERYONE!!!

DAY 12: Clothing

We have now finished our patchwork pincushions so we are ready to move onto our next project. We are still dealing with straight lines and seam allowances with this project. Now we are working on our pillowcases with French seams. Students should have brought their own fabric for this project (if for some reason you can't get your own fabric, come and talk to me). I talked about some of the instructions so that the students can be successful on this project. Students then went back and started working on cutting out their fabric. For this project we are mostly using the rotary cutters so remember to BE VERY CAREFUL! The fabrics that students have brought are so CUTE! I am addicted to fun, cute fabric!

DAY 12: Interior Design

Students learned about the 4 different patterns of design (naturalistic, stylized, geometric, and abstract). We went through our notes in our packets and then students were assigned the portfolio pages for the section.

DAY 11: Foods 2

We completed our first knife cut lab today. Students practiced their julienne knife cut on potatoes which we then turned into spicy oven french fries. What are french fries without a bit of ice cream?

So using our BlendTec blenders we created chocolate ice cream (over the labor day weekend I watched a demonstration of the blender and they made ice cream so naturally I really wanted to try it). The ice cream turned out GREAT! We will have to try several different varieties in our blenders over the course of the semester.

Good job on your knife cuts! I was impressed that you performed it correctly and also that you held the knife correctly!

DAY 10: Foods 2

In class today we began talking about knife skills and the 6 different knife cuts. In foods 2 a good majority of the state test deals with being able to demonstrate as well as identifying these knife cuts.

We went through our notes and then we got to play with play dough. Students demonstrated the 6 knife cuts using their play dough and a butter knife. Now this was a lot harder because play dough moves quite a bit, but they got the concept of the knife cuts. They will be using these knife cuts in their next couple labs so they need to understand them.

DAY 9: Food 2

Welcome back from your long weekend. I hope you enjoyed your Labor Day holiday, I know I did. I always hate coming back from a holiday so I wanted to do something fun in class. We made brownies today and then students were able to top them with ice cream. They all turned out great and they were quite tasty.

DAY 9, 10, and 11: Clothing

Students are continuing to work on their patchwork pincushions right now. We are moving along quite nicely and there are some beautiful pincushion coming out of this project. I am very impressed with the color schemes the students are using to create their project. They are quite BEAUTIFUL! Let's keep up the good work!

**Remember your pillowcase material is due Friday September 7th. You need 3/4 yard for the main body, 1/4 yard for the band, and either 3" thick ribbon or fabric for the trim.**

DAY 10 and 11: Interior Design

Students are continuing to work on their chair designs. It is amazing to look around the room and see what creative pieces are being built. There is some hidden chair building talents in our class :) The chairs will be due next Wednesday the 12th of September. If you are behind make sure you catch up either before or after school or take it home to work on it.

DAY 9: Interior Design

Students were given the challenge to design a mini scaled chair. The chair doesn't have to support weight but they are to create a chair that serves the function, to sit in. They are to use their decorative design skills while creating the chair.

We briefly talked about the brainstorming process and how you have to envision what you want your final outcome to be. Students can use whatever resources and materials they want. On the day of our test students will present their chair to the class.