Home Ec Alert !

Year 3 Craft work

Final craft work week !!!! 17-21st October

Next week: Folder Week: 24th Oct-28th Oct.

Don't forget to go to craft club...for times...check out previous posts on this blog!!

The Wesley College Fashion Show 2012: Looking for Senior Cycle Volunteers

WESLEY COLLEGE FASHION SHOW STUDENT COMMITTEE


Wesley College Fashion Show is taking place again this year and we are looking for senior student volunteers particularly from the TY Fashion Modules to form a committee to help out with the organisation and running of the show from now until the 8th March.

The proceeds of the show will go to Habitat for Humanity and the school Hockey and Rugby development tours. Initially this committee work won’t be a big time commitment but you will be needed to help out frequently in the week or two prior to the Fashion show and you must be free on the night. The show takes place on the 8th March (a Thursday night) The Show takes quite a bit of work to organise so your help is vital to its success.

Roles

Management: Ms. O’Dohoghue and Ms. Fallon will be managing the event.

1. Chairperson: Runs meetings, calls meetings, reports progress to managers.

2. Secretary: Records decisions made at the meeting and reports to the managers.

3. Gift bags Supervisor: Further details available from Ms. Fallon or Ms. O’Donoghue

4. Ticket Sales Supervisor: Further details available from Ms. Fallon or Ms. O’Donoghue

5. Program & Correspondence Supervisor: Further details available from Ms. Fallon or Ms. O’Donoghue

6. Lighting/Sound co-ordinator: Further details available from Ms. Fallon or Ms. O’Donoghue

7. Choreography & Props co-ordinator: Further details available from Ms. Fallon or Ms. O’Donoghue

8. Make-up and hair co-ordinator: Further details available from Ms. Fallon or Ms. O’Donoghue

9. Backstage /Clothes Supervisor: Further details available from Ms. Fallon or Ms. O’Donoghue

10. Front of House Supervisor: Further details available from Ms. Fallon or Ms. O’Donoghue

On the night we will also a number of extra people to lend a hand in the following areas:

11. Seating assistants

12. Sales assistants (Tickets)

13. Parking assistants

If you think you have the time and enthusiasm to commit to helping us with the show, please give a completed application to Ms. Fallon/Ms. O’Donoghue. See the Home Economics noticeboard. Please remember to cite the reference number and the title of the role you wish to apply for.

Book Week

Book Week is on this week in Wesley so I thought we might suggest a few good Home Economics Books that you could read.

Cookery

One of my favourite cook books is Mary Berry's complete cook book as it has lots of ideas for soups, main course and most importantly desserts, cakes and biscuits!! Mary Berry is particularly well known for her successful baking recipies so her books will always come in handy if you enjoy baking.
Can you believe Christmas is only 9 weeks away now?? Get the Christmas cake ready with Nigella this year!
Check out the Snow-Flecked brownies in this book....Mmmmmm Chocolate heaven!!


Craft

Check this out budding Home Economists, craft enthusiasts and entrepreneurs!!!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Handmade-Marketplace-Crafts-Locally-Globally/dp/1603424776/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318935336&sr=1-7
Save money this Christmas and make your own Christmas gifts!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crafting-Christmas-Gifts-Featuring-Favourites/dp/0715325507/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318935246&sr=1-10

Nutrition

FOR EVERYBODY because our health is our wealth and everyone should be concerned about their health.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318935438&sr=1-9#_



Ms Fallon's Transition Year students were busy whipping up some delicious cupcakes today...don't they look YUMMY??!!

More pictures to follow.......

Craftwork

Craft work   3rd Year

Third year craft work students have just 3 weeks left to complete their craft project..!!!!.....keep up the good work and don't forget to go to craft club!

Craft club times
Monday No craftclub
Tuesday 4:15pm
Wednesday 8:10am
Thursday 8:10am

Friday 8:10am

H.E. Dept

October Tests

Next week year 5 and 6 will complete thier mid-term tests.


Year 5 : Home Economics Test will be on Wednesday 5th October



Year 6 : Home Economics Test will be on Monday 3rd October

FASHION SHOW     !!!!

We will be having another WESLEY COLLEGE FASHION SHOW this year!

Thursday March 8th 2010!!!

More information to follow!!


H.E. Dept.

The Wesley Weekly Recipe

Its September and its gotten quite cold already so its nice to enjoy a comforting bowl of pasta. Spinach is in season, its packed with Iron, important for healthy blood and preventing anaemia. Check out this tasty recipe!



Spinach fiorelli with gammon and mascarpone
By Lindsey Bareham
Serves 2


Prep: 10 min


Cook: 15 min


150g fiorelli or other frilly egg pasta
50g young spinach
1 trimmed leek, approx 100g
25g butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 gammon steak, approx 150g
2 tbsp mascarpone
2 tbsp grated Parmesan
1 lemon
Method
Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water according to packet instructions – about 10 minutes – adding the spinach for the last minute of boiling. Drain, return to the pan and toss with half the butter, 1 tbsp Parmesan and 1/2 tbsp mascarpone.


Meanwhile, trim the leek and slice into pennies about 1cm wide. Agitate in a bowl of cold water, drain and shake dry. Melt half the remaining butter with 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying or sauté pan over a medium-low heat. Stir in the leek, season generously with salt, stir again, cover the pan and leave to soften for 5 minutes. Slice the gammon into strips about 4cm x 1cm. Stir the gammon into the leeks, toss around in the buttery juices for a couple of minutes until all the pieces have changed colour and cooked through. Stir the contents of the pan into the pasta. Serve scattered with Parmesan, a dollop of mascarpone and a lemon wedge to squeeze over the top.


The Times November 16, 2007.

Watch the spot

Hi Home Ec people!

Week one is over now and it feels like we were never away!! We have a busy term ahead so keep checking out this blog to find out what's happening in The Home Ec Dept! From now on we will have lots of exciting features included on the blog.
Some things to watch out for are.......

1. The Wesley Weekly Recipe
2. Home Ec study tips
3. "Home Ec loves this website" featuring interesting HE related website that we've found for you
4. "Home Ec ALERT" with reminders of events or dates for HE students
5. "Home Ec Helper" featuring advice about HE topics or homework

Of course we'll continue to report on all the great work being done by our creative chefs,cooks, designers and enthusiastic craftspeople too. So watch this space for lots of photos and useful topics all about Home Ec! As always, we welcome your suggestions and ideas. You can post a comment on this blog or chat to any of the Home Ec teachers.

-The Home Ec Department
(Mrs O'Doherty, Mrs Burns, Ms. Lynch, Ms. Fallon & Ms.O'Donoghue)

Leaving Certificate Home Economics

Congratulations!!!

Well done to all our leaving certificate students who recently achieved very good grades in L.C. Home Economics. We wish you all the very best of luck in your future studies or careers.

The Home Economics Dept.