Food, Nutrition through the Lifespan

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Food, Nutrition & Wellness Syllabus

Food, Nutrition and Wellness

Syllabus

Instructor:   Ms. A. Cofer~ Pebblebrook High School

                    Phone: 770~819~2521 (leave a message)

                    Email: althea.cofer@cobbk12.org

                       * To ensure proper contact, please make sure this address is

                          entered into your work or home email address book*

Blog: msacoferfamilyconsumersciences.blogspot.com

Course Description: Food, Nutrition and Wellness is an essential course in understanding nutritional needs and food choices for optimal health of individuals across the lifespan. Interrelationships with wellness are explored. This course leads to the advanced nutrition pathway and develops a knowledge base and the skills necessary to select among alternatives in the marketplace, with an emphasis on nutrient content, the development of chronic diseases, and food safety.

            Course Length: 1~semester 90~minute block daily

Textbook:  Duyff, R.L. (n.d.) Food, Nutrition and Wellness: Bridging Brighter Futures.

Students will not check out individual textbooks/workbooks. Class sets only.

Mandatory classroom supplies:    3~ring pocket folder/binder, notebook paper, pen or pencil * checked for a classwork grade*

Instructional philosophy:

v  Students will demonstrate an understanding of conscientious behavior and acceptable work ethics.

v  Students will collaborate, communicate, and work with other students.

Attendance requirements/Absences: Students are required to attend class every day.

                     Students who are absent will be permitted to make up work according to

                     the make up policy in the STUDENT HANDBOOK pg.15.  Work completed in ISS  

                    or OSS is due immediately upon returning to class (no excuses).

Tardy policy:  Students should be seated at the sound of the bell. Students entering class after the bell without an excused pass are considered tardy. The school tardy policy is listed in the student handbook pgs. 15-16.

Electronic Devices are not to be seen or heard.

Grading Scale:

Class work                                     25%

Unit Tests                                        20%

Project(s)/Cooking Labs              30%

Common Assessment                    5%

Final                                               20% (10% performance exam)

                                                                (10% written exam)

____________________________________________________________

     Total                                          100%

Ø  This teacher does not GIVE grades; the student EARNS his/her grade. Students and parents can view academic progress through pinnacle. Pinnacle information is in the student handbook pg. 9.

FNL Syllabus...

Food and Nutrition through the Lifespan Syllabus

Instructor: Ms. A. Cofer

 Phone: 770~819~2521 (leave a message)

                    Email: althea.cofer@cobbk12.org

                       * To ensure proper contact, please make sure this address is

                          entered into your work or home email address book*

Blog: msacoferfamilyconsumersciences.blogspot.com

Course Description:  It 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.

-This course provides 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.

Course Length: 1 semester, daily 90-minute block

Textbook: West, D.F. (n.d.). Nutrition & Wellness for Life.

*Students will not check out individual textbooks/workbooks. Class sets only*

Mandatory Classroom Supplies:  3-prong pocket folder/binder, notebook paper, pen or pencil.

·         Notebook is checked for a class work grade

Instructional Philosophy:

o   Students will demonstrate an understanding of conscientious behavior and acceptable work ethics.

o   Students will collaborate, communicate and work with other students.

o   Students will recognize careers and job skills associated with the food and nutrition industry.

Attendance requirements/Absences: Students are required to attend class every day.

  Students who are absent will be permitted to make up work according to the make-up POLICY in the STUDENT HANDBOOK [PG. 15]. Work completed in OSS or ISS is due upon returning to class (no excuses).

Tardy policy: Students should be seated at the sound of the bell. Students entering class after the bell without an excused pass ARE considered tardy. The tardy policy is listed in the student handbook pg. 15-16.

Grading Scale:

Class work                                     25%

Unit Tests                                        20%

Project(s)/Cooking Labs                  30%

Common Assessment                      5%

Final                                               20% (10% performance exam)

                                                              (10% project)

____________________________________________________________

     Total                                          100%

Ø  This teacher does not GIVE grades; the student EARNS his/her grade. Students and parents can view academic progress through pinnacle. Pinnacle information is in the student handbook pg. 9.

FNL Syllabus

Food and Nutrition through the Lifespan

 Ms. Althea Cofer

Pebblebrook High School

991 Old Alabama Road

Mableton, GA 30126

Email: Althea.Cofer@cobbk12.org

Blog: msacoferfamilyconsumersciences.blogspot.com

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Welcome back to a new school year! It is my pleasure to have your son/daughter in my Food and Nutrition through the Lifespan class.                                                     I anticipate a very busy and productive semester.

Please take a few minutes to review the attached course syllabus and classroom rules/expectations with your son/daughter.

I look forward to working with you and your child this semester. Remember that I am readily available to assist your child. If there are any concerns or questions, please feel free to contact me before or after school or through email.

Respectfully yours,

Althea Cofer

PHS Bell Schedule:

30 Minute Homeroom Bell Schedule
1st 4 days of school (August 13 - 16, 2012)


Report to Class 8:10

 Warning Bell 8:17
 Homeroom…………. 8:20 – 8:50

Warning Bell 8:53
 1st Block……………. 8:56 – 10:16

Warning Bell 10:19
2nd Block…………….10:22 – 11:36


Warning Bell 11:39
 3rd Block ……………11:42 – 1:56


 A-Lunch 11:36 – 12:00
B-Lunch 12:04 – 12:28
C-Lunch 12:32 – 12:56
D-Lunch 1:00 – 1:24
E-Lunch 1:28 – 1:52


Warning Bell 1:55
 4th Block………………1:58 – 3:30