Page 64 - Bellfort Magazine 2019

We enjoyed anoth- really enjoyed the samples with
er busy Year in the
Home Economics
Department. De-
veloping the cook-
ery skills of our
young people continues to be a
very important role for our de-
partment. From Year 8 to Year 10
we plan and prepare a range of
dishes that will allow all our stu-
dents to be self sufficient in the
kitchen.
As always cookery is very popular
in our subject and we continue to
promote traditional cookery and
encouraging students to think
about seasonal and local produce
when selecting ingredients. Our
chocolate cake decorating compe-
tition is
always a
high-
light
for
Year
10.
Wenda Bristow a representative
from the Livestock and Meat com-
mission came to visit our Year 11
Food Preparation class. We thor-
oughly enjoyed the cookery
demonstration where she make
Lamb Stir Fry and Chilli Mince Flat-
bread. Alongside this we learnt
about the Farm Quality Assurance thanks to the many local nursery,
Scheme and the importance of
buying local produce. The class
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Care Learning and Development
many going back for seconds. students to join their settings for
placement. The girls thoroughly
GCSE Home Economic Food and
enjoyed their time and for many it
Nutrition students had another
reinforced their love for this area
successful Year displaying their
of work.
cookery skills. All dishes had to
include iron sources to comply The Year 11 Occupational Studies
with the controlled assessment class have continued to enjoy
title. Many three course meals learning about
were devised and creative demon- the physical care
stration of food presentation was of the baby. Each
seen once again. girl took the
‘Ready or Not Tot’
home for the evening. This expe-
rience allowed the students to
emulate the care required for a
baby— indeed many girls were
glad that it was only for the one
night!
GCSE Hospitality students under- Year 12 students enjoyed a trip to
took preparing a function for our Ballymena Library where they
Learning Support Assistants in learnt about the importance of
school. The LSA’s were treated to reading and how this can be car-
a variety of hot and cold options ried out in a fun way.
for lunch, followed by a selection
of sweet treats. Our students
planned, prepared and served the
food to a very high standard and a
delicious lunch was had by all.
GCSE Year 11 Child Development
class also had visit from a com-
munity midwife, to understand
what her job entails.
Once again we are owe our
playgroups and primary schools
who allowed our BTEC Children’s