The Year 7 Food and Agriculture classes have thoroughly enjoyed the practical lessons shared over the last semester of our studies. The girls have enjoyed preparing many delicious dishes with their friends including their Thank a Farmer Burger for their Assessment Task. We look forward to some of these students in elective classes in Year 9, they are certainly skilled for the years ahead.

The Year 8 Textiles Technology girls have been busily designing and constructing their own pyjama outfits. The girls have very quickly developed their sewing skills and techniques over the weeks to successfully present their completed designs, portfolios and swing tags. As you can see from the photos, their projects are fantastic and deserve to be recognised for their efforts. Many of the projects will feature in the display windows of our wonderful design centre!

The Year 10 Food Technology students this term have been studying the Food Service and Catering unit as part of their course. In teams, the girls have set up their own Food Truck Business concept where they have planned their menu, truck setup, costing and feasibility studies and marketing plans. The girls have conducted two trial runs of their menu items already, experimenting with different flavour combinations and concepts. Some of their Food Truck concepts include, loaded cookies, dessert trucks with crepes and doughnuts, waffles, Asian inspired foods and more. This week they present their concepts and plans and we look forward to the final prac outcomes. Keep an eye out for more photos!

Our Year 12 Food Technology students are in the midst of their major projects this term, developing their own innovative healthy breakfast bar to meet their specified dietary study. The girls are following the steps of the Food Product Development process to extensively document their planning, idea generation and screening, trials, marketing and evaluating throughout the process. Their dedication to their studies is wonderful to see and the girls will reap the benefits of their hard work as they work diligently towards finalising their school based assessment marks for their HSC. We can’t wait to celebrate your final achievements with you over the coming weeks and months. 

Year 12 Textiles and Design + Year 12 Design and Technology are also on the journey of completing their HSC Major projects. Both classes are nearly finished their Portfolios and all will be ready to show their Practical works in Term 3. The TAS Faculty wish all the Year 12 the best for their preparation for the upcoming Trials.

TAS Team: Mrs Dale Reader, Mrs Maree Durrington, Mrs Tanya Robertson, Mrs Alicia Pollicina, Mrs Jacqueline Flint