Food for Life
Locust Grove High School
Mrs. K. Foster - Room # 404
Email: katherine.gilbert@henry.k12.ga.us
Course Description:
Food for Life 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 elderly. The most
common nutritional concerns, their relationship to food choices and health status and strategies to enhance wellbeing at each stage of the lifecycle are emphasized. 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 postsecondary level. Pre-requisite for this course is the Food, Nutrition and Wellness course.
Materials Needed & Classroom Expectation:
Each day the student will bring with them an organized notebook (1 inch 3 ring binder) with 5 dividers with tabs,
writing utensils and paper. They will need to keep their syllabus, grade recording sheet and restroom passes in this
notebook. The 5 divider tabs should be labeled as follows “Get Cooking” (these are our class warm-ups), “Notes”,
“Assignments”, “Assessments” and “Projects & Labs”.
Some days students will be asked to bring in items for their food lab. Students will find out at the beginning of the
week or end of the week before if they are being required to bring food items. If school supplies or food items can't be
obtained, the student and/or parent will need to contact Mrs. Foster before the day of the lab.
*ALL MATERIALS ON THIS SYLLABUS ARE SUGGESTED MATERIALS
EXPECTATIONS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS:
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Complete daily classwork assignments
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Participate in class discussions and ask questions
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Participate constructively as a team member
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Problem solve and accept challenges
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Challenge yourself to continuously improve
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Check your grades on Infinite Campus & Log them on your grade recording sheet
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Keep on top of work missed from absences
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BYOD: Students may use electronic devices but only on days when we are using them for instructional purposes.
* Students unable to follow directions or who have behavior problems will NOT be allowed to participate on days the
class is engaged in food labs.
Textbooks:
Textbooks are not issued to students in this class. Food and Nutrition only has one classroom set of textbooks “Nutrition,
Food and Fitness”. Each student will have access to a textbook and/or workbook to complete assignments during class.
TEXTBOOKS DO NOT LEAVE THE CLASSROOM. Students who take books from the classroom will be required
to pay for the book they have taken. The cost of the textbook is $65.00.
Remind:
Students in Food for Life can stay up to date on everything in class with reminders of tests, quizzes and projects as well as
information to help them succeed in food science. Parents and students can subscribe to Remind to benefit the students.
Text @lgffl14 to 678-971-2926 OR email lgffl14@mail.remind.com
Homework:
Generally, homework is not assigned, however throughout the duration of the year projects will be assigned. These
projects may require some extra time outside of class. Occasionally, some materials will need to be purchased for
projects/labs. Information regarding these items will be sent home at a later date. If there are any problems obtaining these
supplies please let Mrs. Foster know well before the assignment due date.
Attendance & Make-up Policy:
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Attendance is crucial to our student’s success.
A student who has been absent is responsible for meeting with Mrs. Foster the day they return to school to receive
make-up work. The time during which make-up work must be completed should not exceed the number of
days missed by the student. The student will have one week to make-up a missed test. Make-up work for
students with an excused absence is eligible for maximum credit.
Parents will be required to sign a make-up work form that acknowledges that the parent is aware the student has
received their make-up work for the missed day/days from school.
Late Projects will NOT be accepted and a zero will be entered in the grade book for the missing project. All other
assignments will be subject to grade deduction. Twenty points will be taken off for everyday the assignment is
late.
Students who fail to turn in work will be required to fill out a missing work form with an explanation of why the
work was not turned in on time.
Grading:
* All grades are calculated in Infinite Campus. The link can be found on the LGHS website.
FINAL EXAM
COURSE FINAL AVERAGE
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20%
80%
Semester 1 average 40%
Semester 2 average 40%
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SEMESTER FINAL AVERAGE
100%
Discipline Procedures:
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A four step discipline process will be used. The four steps include, warning, phone call/email home, behavior
action plan, possible detention and on the fourth occurrence a referral to the appropriate administrator.
All students are expected to behave as young professionals – respectful to everyone at all times. Behavior
detrimental to learning and to which the instructor deems as inappropriate for the learning environment will not be
tolerated.
Food or drink will not be allowed in the classroom, except on days we have food labs. Water is permitted in class
until there is an issue at which time Mrs. Foster can change the policy.
Each Parent/Guardian Will Need to…
1. Review this syllabus with your student.
2. Fill out the Syllabus Acknowledgement/Parent Contact Log (attached) sign, date & return.
3. Review the LGHS Code of Ethics for Computer Users, sign, date & return
(On the back of the syllabus acknowledgement)
4. Return the filled out Syllabus Acknowledgement/Parent Contact Log & LGHS Code of Ethics for Computer
Users to Mrs. Foster by August 8, 2014.
Date Returned _______________
Mrs. Foster’s Initials ______
Items Turned In….
o Syllabus Acknowledgment/Parent Contact Log
o LGHS Code of Ethics for Computer Users
Student Initials ______