Sockwell, Conni

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Sockwell's syllabus.docx

DESOTO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Nutrition and Wellness

Instructor: Conni Sockwell

Email: conni.sockwell@dcsms.org

Phone: (662) 536-3612 ext. 354

School website: desotocountyschools.org

TEXTBOOK: Guide to Good Food, Largen/Bence (2012)

Goodheart-Willcox 12^th edition

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Remind:

Everyone needs to join Remind. Text @sockwellt3 to 81010

SCHOOLOGY:

username is your school email (first initial, last initial, last 6 numbers of your MSIS#) @dscms.org
password is your school mascot and your birthday EX: Jaguars08/17/20

Topics Covered during the nine weeks:

Kitchen and Food Safety
Table Etiquette and Manners
Nutrition
Personal Fitness
Planning Meals
Shopping Decisions
Global Cuisine
Careers in Nutrition and Wellness
4 hands-on Cooking labs

GRADING SCALE:
A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69, F=0-59
Tests / Projects / Labs = 50%
Homework / Daily work = 30%
9 weeks test = 20%

SUPPLIES:

coloring utensils, glue stick, scissors, ruler

INSURANCE WORK:

Each student will be allowed 10 extra credits for the 9 weeks. Each one counts as a daily grade. Anything to show me that they were thinking about our class after school hours counts as extra credit. Some examples could include: A recipe they found in a family cookbook that looked interesting, more detail about something we are studying, a narrative about a cooking show they watched on tv, etc…

I'm Conni Sockwell, and I'm in my 29th year of teaching. I graduated from Mississippi State with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. Hail State! My teaching experience covers four states and grades 1-12, excluding 5th. I love teaching Nutrition and Wellness at DCHS!

My son, Allen and his wife, Muriel just moved to Austin,TX. He works for a management company, she is a kindergarten teacher, they have a sweet puppy Kia, and they will be having my first grandchild in January! My oldest daughter Taylor is a nurse at St. Jude and married to William, a banker. They have a precious puppy Wrigley! Morgan, my middle daughter, is a nurse at Baptist East in Memphis. My youngest daughter Samantha graduated from Mississippi State with a degree in nutrition and is planning on becoming a dietician. She is also busy planning a September wedding! We are a busy and blessed family!

Courses Taught:

Nutrition and Wellness

Nutrition and Wellness