Week of 1/20/15 - 1/23/15

Tuesday - Students may need the first 45 minutes of class to complete "Call me Crazy" The next unit will be Reproduction. Students will be given handouts of the reproduction system to label then students and the teacher will cover chapter16 lessons 1 and 2. As the teacher covers the lesson students will be able to check their labeling and make corrections.

Wednesday - The teacher and students will complete the notes of chapter 16 using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will start their group assignment, which is to develop a learning pamphlet for middle school students using visuals and facts about the reproduction system.

Thursday - Students will complete chapter 17 lesson 1 notes using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will complete their group assignment.

Friday - Students will review chapter 16 and lesson 1 of chapter 17 to get ready for their test. Students will watch "The Miracle of Life" video. Follow the video students will have their 2nd writing prompt.

Week of 1/12/15 - 12/16/15

Monday - Students will continue with chapter 5 notes. Students will start Cooperative Learning assignment. The assignment will encourage students to take a look at mental and emotional heath from a positive stand point.

Tuesday - Students will complete chapter 5 notes then complete cooperative learning assignment.

Wednesday - Students will start in-class project titled Eye on the Media. Working in pairs students  will determine real problems within their communities and they will develop informational packets advocating for seeking help for mental and emotional health.

Thursday - Students will review chapter 5 notes. Students will complete Eye on the Media assignment.

Friday - Chapter 5 test. Chapter 16 vocabulary. Start chapter 16. 

Welcome to Health!

Week of January 6 - 9 Mental and Emotional Health
Tuesday - Students will take their common assessment and start vocabulary for chapter 5 Mental and Emotional Health

Wednesday - The teachers will cover chapter 5 lesson 1 and 2 using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will complete a Cooperative Learning assignment. This will be group work.

Thursday - Teacher and students will complete chapter 5 lesson 3 using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will watch short videos describing different mental disabilities. Students will develop Anti-Suicide material. They will make a flyer, brochure, or poster that delivers a positive message and provide accurate information for students who may be thinking about suicide.

Friday - The class will complete chapter 5 notes using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will start their Eye on the Media assignment. Students will develop a brochure, billboard, a newspaper add, and a slogan encouraging people to see help for mental and emotional problems. The will be a group assignment that will take two days to complete.

Week of 12/15/14 - 12/19/14

Monday - Students will turn in their notebooks for a test grade. Students will run 1 mile for final exam.

Tuesday - Students will complete final push-up, sit-up, and pacer test. The teacher will take any additional notebooks.

Wednesday - Portfolio is due! Students have been working on portfolio the whole semester. They will use their rubrics to complete portfolio. Any student who missed the mile Monday will run their mile.

Thursday - Final exam - 1st and 2nd block

Friday - Final exam - 3rd and 4th block

Week of 12/8/14 - 12/12/14

Monday - Students will develop a test for their peers covering material that they have learned from chapter 6. Students will participate in a workout lead by their peers for the second half of class.

Tuesday - Students will test in pairs over chapter 6 material. Students will participate in a student lead workout for the second half of the block.

Wednesday - Students will be given a study guide for the final exam. Students will have half the class block to work on their study guides. Students will participate in student lead workouts for the second half of class.

Thursday - Students will complete their final exam study guide. Students will have half the class block to work on their study guides. Students will participate in student lead workouts for the second half of class.

Friday - Student will work on their portfolios that are due on Wednesday December 17th. Students will participate in student lead workouts for the second half of class.

Week of 11/17/14 - 11/21/14

Monday - Students will copy vocabulary for chapter 6. They will start their school challenge assignment. Students will participate in a student lead workout for the 2nd half of class. Students will also have a fitness test in push-ups and sit-ups.

Tuesday - Students will continue working their school challenge assignment. For the 2nd half of class students will participate in a student lead workout.

Wednesday - Students will take notes over chapter 6. Students will have guided notes. Students will have a fitness test, which will be the pacer test. If time permits they will participate in a student lead workout.

Thursday - Students will finish chapter 6 notes. They will participate in a student lead workout for the 2nd half of class.

Friday - Students will watch a video titled "The Fat Boy Chronicles" They will have a writing assignment following the video which will encourage them to look at promoting positive change in their lives.

Nov. 3, 2014 - Nov. 7, 2014

Monday - Students will complete chapter 3 notes using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will start working on student projects, which will be a class workout that they will develop with a partner.

Tuesday - Students will work on school wide fitness challenge using information from chapter 1 and 3. Students will participate in class workout the 2nd half of class. Workout will consist of a light jog around the track, jog two times around stadium and stairs,  then jog around track again. This is one set. Students will complete 3 sets.

Wednesday - Students will complete school fitness challenge. They will participate in class workout that will be a short campus run. The run will be around the track, up the hill to the softball field, around baseball field, around practice field, ending around track.

Thursday - Students will complete their student workouts and turn it in. Students will participate in a workout developed by a peer as a practice run. Students will use this time and workout to make any needed changes.

Friday - Students will take chapter 3 test. They will complete a peer workout for the 2nd half of class.