Welcome to Lakeview Consumer Education

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

8th Grade Super Heroes are Battling Eating Disorders

The 8th grade Consumer Education students have been learning about specific characteristics of Eating Disorders. They are working with partners to create their own "superhero" to battle Anorexia, Bulimia or Compulsive Binge Eating disorders.

The 7th grade Consumer Education students are examining advertising techniques. The students became familiar with bandwagon, snob appeal, humor, emotional appeal, celebrity endorsement and lifestyle advertising techniques. The students worked with a partner using Google Draw to create an advertisement for the new product that they designed. The students advertisements were very persuasive!

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Getting Reacquainted

Welcome to the 2017 - 2018 school year! My name is Judy Bretl. I am the Consumer Education teacher here at Lakeview Junior High School. This is my eleventh year teaching at Lakeview and my sixteenth year teaching Consumer Education. I graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor's degree in Family and Consumer Science and received my Master's degree and teaching certificate from Northern Illinois University. I am delighted to be teaching here at Lakeview.

Consumer Education is a Family and Consumer Science course designed to help middle school students learn the life skills they need to be responsible, productive family and community members. The primary objective of this program is to help students meet the challenges of daily living while providing laboratory experiences that foster leadership and group skills.

Most of our coursework will be done in class. We will have very little homework due to the “hands-on” nature of our foods’ labs. Your child will use the textbook Discovering Food and Nutrition in class. If necessary, students may check out a textbook from me in order to make up work. I am available before school each morning and during study hall “B”.

Students are expected to be respectful, listen and follow directions, report to class on time, and use all kitchen equipment safely and appropriately. If expectations are not met, students will receive a verbal warning. If the behavior continues after the warning, consequences will be given based on the severity of the behavior. Students who demonstrate positive, on-task behavior will be commended for showing their Spartan Style in our Lakeview Junior High community.

I am looking forward to an exciting semester working with your child. If you have any questions or concerns throughout the year, please feel free to contact me at 630-783-5034 or jbretl@ccsd66.org.

Sincerely,

Mrs. J. Bretl

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Veggie Pizza Recipe

1 can crescent dinner rolls

1/2 package (4 oz.) cream cheese, softened

¼ cup mayonnaise

½ teaspoon dried dill weed

Toppings

¼ cup diced green pepper

¼ cup quartered cucumber slices

1 Roma tomato, seeded, chopped

2 green onions (peeled and diced)

1. Heat oven to 375°F.

2. Unroll can of dough; separate dough into 2 long rectangles. In ungreased cookie sheet, place dough; press in bottom and up sides to form crust.

3. Bake 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.

4. While crust bakes, mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, and dill in a small mixing bowl until smooth. Cover with saran and refrigerate.

5. Once the crust has cooled, spread cream cheese mixture over crust using a rubber scraper.

6. Wash and cut vegetables.

7. Sprinkle vegetables on top of pizza. Serve immediately.

Fruit Kebabs with Yogurt Dip Recipe

Fast and Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

Fast and Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

1 cup flour (unsifted)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups buttermilk
1 egg
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Yield: 12 - 4” pancakes

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, use a whisk to blend together buttermilk, milk, eggs and vegetable oil.
3. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture, using a wooden spoon or whisk to blend. Stir until it's just blended together. Batter will be slightly lumpy.
4. Scoop batter onto the preheated griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Turn pancakes when batter forms bubbles and they begin to pop, approximately 2 minutes. Cook 1 minute longer.Serve warm.

Hand sewing a button

1. Cut thread 30 to 40 inches long. Hold spool of thread at your nose and pull thread out to the length of your arm.
2. Thread the needle:
Hold the cut thread about 3/4 inch from the end with the fingers of the other hand, and push the thread through the eye of the needle until about 1/2 inch extends beyond the eye.
3. Double the thread so that the two cut edges are even.
4. Wrap, roll and pull thread into a knot.
5. From the wrong side of the fabric, insert the needle and come through to the right side of the fabric. Go up through one hole of the button and down through the other.
6. Slip a toothpick between the thread and the button to form a shank
7. Take 4 to 5 stitches through each set of holes.
8. Remove the toothpick and come up under the button with the needle.
9. Wrap the thread around the base of the button 3 times to secure the shank (spacer) you have created.
10. Bring the needle to the underside of the fabric. Take a small stitch and bring the needle through the loop to secure a knot.