Food Studies What’s in a name you ask? We all like to be called by our correct name and our subject was no exception in 2017. Food Studies was the new name adopted by our subject area (formerly Food Technology) at St Joseph’s. The reason for this name change was in keeping with the new VCE study design. Students in Years 11 and 12 were introduced to key knowledge and skills by name, throughout their studies in 2017. They enjoyed creating and naming their own dishes with original titles on occasion during practical classes. At the junior level, Year 7 students referred to their new subjects by name. They embraced a challenging new subject like Food Studies and welcomed the opportunity to learn various practical skills through applied learning. The students were able to recognise many familiar dishes, identifying these by their recipe names and were able to produce these each week. Students in Years 8, 9 and 10 researched names of their own ingredients for use in suitable recipes, often modified within a range of contexts, such as special occasions or specific dietary needs. They used the design process with the stages clearly named throughout their projects, including planning, producing and evaluating their products.
Senior Awards, Student Investiture morning teas and Father’s Day Breakfast. The annual Inter-house Cooking Competition involved boys in Years 7 and 8, with competitors as always, happy to be named as the winners by our judges. Thank you to our Food Technology team, Leanne Rivett, Suzanne Walsh, Nicole Lucas and Leanne Sims, with Annalee McKew, Tania Willard, Jo Rigoni and Katrina Sherman at our Westcourt Campus, for all of their valuable assistance and dedication as always throughout another busy school year. Finally, our assistant at Edmund Rice Campus, Mrs Karen Sherman moved on from our kitchen to another area here at St Joseph’s, the school canteen.We would like to thank Karen for all of her hard work, help and support over the years in Food Studies. Happy cooking! - Cassandra Coogan,Technology Domain Coordinator HOUSE COOKING COMPETITION RESULTS 1st Jamison Sherman 8C 2nd Jack Diamond 8D 3rd Jude Ryan 7B
The St Joseph’s school calendar was full of events again this year with many involving Food Studies staff and students some of these events were the Open Night Workshop,
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