Week of 2/8/16 - 2/12/16

Monday - Students will start chapter 21 active notes. Chapter 21 covers alcohol.


Tuesday - Students will continue chapter 21 notes. Students will start work on health projects. Groups for their health projects will be developed. Students will be given a rubric and expectations for their projects. Projects will consist of a 4 page paper and a presentations that outlines their paper. Each group will turn in a paper and present their presentation to their peers. Once groups are developed students will create an outline for their papers, each group member will understand his/her responsibilities, and the group will decide on the kind of presentation that the group will like to develop. All of this should be complete before the computers are delivered for the next three days so students can maximize their computer time.


Wednesday - Students will work on health project for the entire class block. Students will work on their 4 page paper and the presentation that goes along with their paper. Students will have rubrics to guide them through the project.


Thursday- Students will work on health project for the entire class block. Students will work on their 4 page paper and the presentation that goes along with their paper. Students will have rubrics to guide them through the project.


Friday - Students will work on health project for the entire class block in the computer lab. Students will work on their 4 page paper and the presentation that goes along with their paper. Students will have rubrics to guide them through the project.

Week of 2/1/16 - 2/5/16

Monday - Students will start chapter 20 lesson 1 notes using PowerPoint. Students will write a letter to a friend or family who has begun using tobacco. Student's letters must be written correctly; therefore, students cannot use slang, acronyms, nor can they write like they speak.


Tuesday - Students will complete chapter 20 lesson 2 notes. Students will create posters that shows the harmful substances in tobacco products in small groups. A poster might have an illustration of a burning cigarette with callouts that identify and explain nicotine, carcinogens, tar, and carbon monoxide.


Wednesday - Students and teacher will cover chapter 20 lesson 3 filling in their notes as the teacher explains the dangers to using tobacco. Students will complete their tobacco posters.

Thursday - Students and teacher will complete notes for chapter 20. Cooperative Learning: Students will start working on Bulleting Boards about Smoking. Students will be given cooperative learning cards.

Friday - Students will complete their Cooperative learning assignment: Students must be sure to
include reasons a person should quit, images to encourage people to quit and to encourage a healthy environment, health risks of smoking.

Week of 1/25/16 - 1/29/16

Monday- 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.


Tuesday - 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.


Wednesday - Students will take unit assessment for Endocrine and Reproductive Health chapter 16/17. Following assessment students will complete vocabulary for chapter 20 tobacco.


Thursday - Students will start chapter 20 lesson 1 and 2 notes using PowerPoint.


Friday - Students will complete chapter 20 lesson 3 notes. Students will make their own "Truth Commercials".

Week of 1/19/16 - 1/22/16

Monday - Student and teacher holiday


Tuesday - Students will have 1st notebook check. Students will complete cooperative learning activity.

Wednesday - Students will take chapter 5 unit assessment. Students will complete vocabulary for chapter 16 and 17. 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.


Thursday- 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.


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.

Monday - 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.

Tuesday - 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.

Wednesday - 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 ad, 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.

Thursday - Students will complete their Eye on the Media assignment. Students will watch short film covering Mental and Emotional Health. Students will have a writing assignment once the film is over.
Friday - Students will watch the video Sybil and complete a worksheet covering the video.

Welcome to Health Week of 1/5/16 - 1/8/16

Monday - Teacher work day

Tuesday - Common Assessment

Wednesday - Teacher and students will complete chapter 1 and 5 vocabulary. Students will start discussion on chapter 1 covering what is health.

Thursday - The class will start 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.

Friday - Students will complete chapter 5 notes. Students will complete their Eye on the Media assignment. Students will watch short film covering Mental and Emotional Health. Students will have a writing assignment once the film is over.

Week of 12/14/15- 12/18/15

Monday - Students will work on portfolios, which are due tomorrow. Students can find worksheets for portfolio on the page labeled "Worksheets". Students can also find all 3 writing prompts.


Tuesday - Students will turn in portfolios. DO NOT TURN IN SOMEONE ELSE WORK AS YOUR OWN!


Wednesday - Notebook #3 will be turned in. Notebook #3 is vocabulary from chapters 2 and 5. 50 points each.


Thursday - Final exam


Friday - Final exam