Week of January 3, 2012

6th grade Health/Nutrition
Tuesday - barriers to good health/exercise
Wednesday - Finish Healthy Behavior/work on review sheet
Thursday - Review
Friday - Healthy Behavior Test

7th grade Sewing/Cooking
Tuesday - Sewing crossword. Review Sewing packet.
Wednesday - Review sheet
Thursday - Review
Friday - Sewing test

7th grade Health
Tuesday - height/weight chart. find BMI. Body Comp notes
Wednesday - Eat right and Exercise
Thursday - Body Comp quiz. Eat right and exercise
Friday - cardio in gym

8th grade Health
Tuesday - STI pretest, begin STI packet
Wednesday - Ms. M. Kent County Health Department -2nd journal entry. Finish and report out on Coat of Arms/Mirror. definition of self-image. Beach ball (person) how to deflate and build up self-image
Thursday - STI packet
Friday - STI packet

Advisory
Monday and Thursday - homework/reading
Tuesday and Wednesday - STR (steps to respect)
Friday - team building/game day/planner check

Week of December 12-16, 2011

6th grade Health/Nutrition
Monday - Healthy behavior tree map
Tuesday - Facts/myths of healthy behavior
Wednesday - Choices magazine questions
Thursday - Barriers to Healthy behavior
Friday - Roleply barriers

7th grade Sewing/Cooking
Monday and Tuesday - sewing packet
Wednesday - Choices magazine questions
Thursday - Sewing project orders due/design a t-shirt
Friday - Finish packet, sewing crossword

7th grade Health
Monday - social contract, Body Composition Prequiz
Tuesday - Body Composition DVD and questions
Wednesday - Choices magazine questions
Thursday - height/weight chart, BMI
Friday - cardio day in gym

8th grade Health
Monday and Wednesday - Ms. M. Kent County Health Department, 1st journal writing Wednesday
Journal Entry 1: Coat of Arms and How I See Myself Mirror
Tuesday - Female Reproductive system quiz, Male Reproductive sytem quiz, if ready
Thursday - Finish Reproductive quizzes, Journey of the Fertilized egg quiz
Friday - STI video

Begin 2nd Trimester - Week of Dec. 5, 2011

6th grade Health/Nutrition
Monday - Syllabus. "About Me" assignment
Tuesday -  Class procedures, "About Me"
Wednesday and Thursday - Band Students gone, Healthy Behavior posters
Friday - Finish "About Me", Social Contract

7th grade Sewing/Cooking
Monday - Syllabus. "About Me" assignment
Tuesday - Class procedures, "About Me'
Wednesday - Sewing project letter and discussion
Thursday - Social Contract
Friday - Sewing Pretest

7th grade Health
Monday, Tuesday, and Friday - Meet in gym
Wednesday and Thursday - Syllabus, Procedures, "About Me"

8th grade Health
Monday - Syllabus. "About Me" assignment
Tuesday - Procedures, "About Me"
Wednesday - Social Contract, Current Health article
Thursday - Pretest Male/Female Reproductive System
Friday - Go over journal writing and begin male/female reproductive system

Advisory
Monday and Thursday- homework/reading
Tuesday and Wednesday- STR/bullying
Friday - team building/game day

Week of November 28-December 2 - last week of Trimester

6th grade Health/Nutrition
Monday - Finish food safety, dairy group info
Tuesday - make English Muffin pizza
Wednesday - Protein/Food Safety/Dairy Quiz
Thursday and Friday - make and eat treats

7th grade Sewing/Cooking
Monday - English Muffin Pizza lab
Tuesday - French Toast or Pancake lab
Wednesday and Thursday - make and eat treats
Friday - cooking posttest

8th grade Health
Monday and Wednesday - Ms. M. Kent County Health Dept.-  no journals
Tuesday - drug project presentations, drug study sheet
Thursday - drug review
Friday - drug test

Week of November 21-22, 2011

6th grade Health/Nutrition
Monday -make chicken nuggets
Tuesday - bake and eat chicken nuggets

7th grade Sewing/Cooking
Monday  and Tuesday -  getting ready to cook

8th grade Health
Monday - Ms. M. Kent County Health Department
Tuesday - work on group Drug project

Advisory
Monday - Homework/reading
Tuesday - Mix it up Day

Week of November 14-18, 2011

6th grade Health/Nutrition
Monday & Tuesday - protein group and food safety, plan lab
Wednesday - breakfast burrito lab
Thursday & Friday -food safety video and questions

7th grade Sewing/Cooking
Monday & Tuesday - sew and self-evaluations
Wednesday & Thursday - cooking  pretest and go over
Friday - abbreviations and measuring

8th grade Health
Monday & Wednesday -Ms. M. Kent County Health Department, Journal 6 due Wednesday
Tuesday - drug use continuum,drugs and the internet, go over energy & smoking ws.
Thursday -  drug packet esp. FAS
Friday - drug project

Journal 6 - due W 11/16 (four entries)

M 11/7 4th hr - Media, Ads and violence, sex appeal, etc.  7th hr - prescription drugs, abuse/misuse, affects acted out
T 11/7 4th hour - strategies used by ads and commercials to sell their product
M 11/14 4th hr. - Examine media for violence, smoking, drugs, etc. and how it affects people 7th hr. - strategies used by ads and commercials to sell their product
W 11/16 4th hr - review violence, signs of anxiety, causes of anxiety on scale of 0 to 10, ways to deal with anxiety 7th hour - examine media watched/listened to by students for violence, smoking, drinking, etc. and discussion of how it affects them

Week of November 7-11, 2011

6th grade Health/Nutrition
Monday and Tuesday - protein group
Wednesday-Friday - camp

7th grade Sewing/Cooking
Monday-Wednesday and Friday -Sew and self-evaluations. The goal is to be finished with sewing on Friday.
Thursday - Cooking Pretest

8th grade Health
Monday and Tuesday - Ms. M. from Kent County Health Department
Wednesday - Friday drugs, myths/facts, drug use continuum

Week of October 31, 2011

6th grade Health/Nutrition
Monday -Vegetable/fruit notes, fruit recipes
Tuesday&Wednesday- Cook and eat fruits
Thursday- Review veg/fruits, Portion Distortion Power Point & discussion
Friday- Fruit/Veg Quiz, begin protein unit

7th grade Sewing/Cooking 
Monday-Friday- Sewing and self-evaluations of project

8th grade Health
Monday & Tuesday- Ms. M.
Wednesday- STI Test (see Study Sheet under Daily Work)
Thursday- Alcohol Video and questions
Friday- Drug Article and questions

Journal 5 - Due W 11/2 (5 entries = 25 sentences)

M 10/24 Marijuana Fact/Fiction
T 10/25 Marijuana Fact/Fiction, Marijuana Affects Charades
W 10/26 4th hr. -  Inhalants, defininition, why used, body organ affected by use 7th hr. - Continue Marijuana Affects Charades
M 10/31 4th hour -Inhalants, effects, statistics, most/least dangerous drugs  7th hr. marijuana statistics, inhalants and effects on body organs
T 11/1 4th hour - prescription drugs, misuse/abuse, effects and stats 7th hour - dangers of inhalants, key points of inhalants, stats of using inhalants, least/most dangerous drugs, prescription drug stats
Journal Due!

October 24-28, 2011

6th grade
Monday - Wednesday - Return and go over test. Begin vegetable/fruit unit (name, nutrients, benefits, use in meals, tips for cooking/buying)
Thursday&Friday - Cook and eat vegetables

7th grade
Monday-Friday - Work on Sewing Project

8th grade
Monday - Wednesday - Ms. M. Kent County Health Department
Thursday - study sheet STI
Friday - STI review

October 17-22, 2011

6th grade
Monday- prepare for cooking, finish muffin lab questions, grain notes
Tuesday- cook french toast or grilled cheese
Wednesday- grain notes, 10 tips to a great plate
Thursday- review measuring, Choose my Plate, grain group
Friday- Measuring, Choose my Plate, Grain group Test

7th grade
Monday-Friday- sew

8th grade
Monday and Wednesday- Ms. M. Kent County Health Dept.
Tuesday- Review Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships, write Thank You
Thursday- Drama Team PRC
Friday- Effects of having STI, STI study sheet

Advisory
Continue to work on Movie Basket
Monday andThursday- HW/SSR
Tuesday and Wednesday- STR
Friday- Team Bldg/Game day

Journal 4 - due Th 10/20

Th 10/13  PRC "diamond" story, commitment, how to know where to draw the line, How far is too far to go? 2 question test
F 10/14 PRC Healthy/unhealthy relationships, types of abuse, $600 to choose partner activity
M 10/17 KCHD Review alcohol affects, drunk goggles, hangovers, what works to get a person "undrunk", reasons teens do/do not drink
W 10/19 KCHD (4th hour)alcohol stats,  marijuana fact or fiction (7th hour) how to get "undrunk", hangovers, alcohol stats
Th 10/20 Drama Team PRC

Journal 3

F 10/7 Skills to help you wait for sex, date rape, skits
M 10/10 Tobacco - types, what's in a cigarette,
T 10/11 Long & short term effects of tobacco, secondhand smoke
W 10/12 Why people smoke/don't smoke, alcohol
 Journal 3 due - 4 entries

October 10-14, 2011

6th grade
Monday - kitchen rules/jobs/social contract, scavenger hunt
Tuesday - Muffin recipes, measuring review
Wednesday - Make and bake muffins
Thursday - Make orange juice to enjoy with muffins, assign muffin lab questions
Friday - Lab questions due, choosing and cooking with grains

7th grade
Monday-Friday Finish practice, begin and work on shorts/pants (measuring, cutting out patterns, pinning to fabric, etc.)

8th grade
Monday-Wednesday - Ms. M. Kent County Health Department
Thursday&Friday - Mrs. Liles Pregnancy Resource Center
Friday - Challenge Letter Due

Advisory
Monday&Thursday - HW/SSR
Tuesday - intramurals
Wednesday - STR Pride
Friday - team bldg, game day, check planners

October 3-7, 2011

6th grade
Monday & Wednesday - Choose my Plate paper plate activity
Tuesday - Energy Drink & B'fast Articles and Questions
Thursday - Using recipes, Measuring
Friday - Kitchen Rules, Divide into Kitchens, Social contract for  Kitchens

7th grade
Monday - gone for Artprize
Tuesday - Energy Drink & B'fast Articles and Questions
Wednesday - Finish sewing practice, begin pants/shorts
Thursday - Work on sewing project
Friday - 3rd hour sew, 9th hour Spirit Assembly

8th grade
Monday and Wednesday - Ms. M. KCHD - decision-making
Tuesday - STIs and effects
Thursday - Mrs. Liles PRC Emotional Baggage (no journal)
Friday - Mrs. Liles PRC Make it Easy on Yourself Handout, Date Rape, skits,  Begin Journal 3
*Journal from Monday and Wednesday due Friday - topic: decision-making

Advisory
Monday - HW/SSR Work on Infomercial, Dress like a slob day
Tuesday - STR Name/personality activity Wacky hair day
Wednesday  STR finish Tuesday activity Bring/wear a stuffed animal day
Thursday - HW/SSR, Infomercial, make Yourself Art day
Friday -  Infomercial Final practice, Blue/White day

8th Grade Health Journal 1

Due Friday 9/30. 5 entries/5 sentences each
M 9/19 Ms. M. KCHD - Self-image
W 9/21 Ms M. KCHD - Can activity
W 9/28 Ms. M KCHD - Long/Short goals, fill in personal goal sheet
Th 9/29 Mrs. Liles PRC -  Teen Pregnancy
 F 9/30 Mrs. Liles PRC -  STIs

September 27-30, 2011

6th grade
Tuesday-Friday - Go over test, Choose My Plate activities including 2 days in media center

7th grade
Tuesday - Art Prize field trip postponed. Move everything up one day
Wednesday - go over test, go to sewing machines, review safety & parts, practice threading
Thursday - work on machine samples
Friday - directions to begin sewing kits, finish machine samples, begin shorts/pants

8th grade
Tuesday - continue with STI notes
Wednesday - Kent County Health Department speaker
Thursday and Friday - Pregnancy Resource Center speaker
Friday - Journal 1 due. 5 entries (25 sentences)

September 19-23, 2011

6th grade
Monday - roleplay barriers to eating healthy/exercising
Tuesday - low/moderate/vigorous intensity exercise, study sheet
Wednesday - review
Thursday - Healthy Behavior Test
Friday - Choose My Plate

7th grade
Monday - Continue & finish going over sewing packet/crossword
Tuesday - Review, assign machines
Wednesday - Sewing Test
Thursday and Friday - Thread machines and sewing sample

8th grade
Monday and Wednesday - KCHD speaker/journal writing
Tuesday - retake/makeup quizzes, KWL STIs
Thursday - Sex, Lies, and Truth Video/discussion
Friday - Interview with Parent due, STI pretest&notes

Advisory
Monday and Thursday - HW/SSR
Tuesday and Wednesday - STR Steps to Respect
Friday - team building/game day

Week of September 12-16, 2011

6th grade Health&Nutrition
Monday - Healthy behaviors discussion and poster
Tuesday - Work on poster
Wednesday - Rumors about nutrition and physical activity
Thursday - Barriers to healthy eating and physical activity
Friday -  Roleplay solutions

7th grade Sewing/Cooking
Monday - Social Contract, Work on Sewing packet
Tuesday  - Work on Sewing packet
Wednesday - ORDERS DUE, sewing crossword
Thursday - Continue sewing packet
Friday - Review

8th grade Health
Monday - Female/male reproduction and journeys
Tuesday - Female quiz, Fertilized egg journey
Wednesday - Male quiz, Fertilized Egg Quiz
Thursday - PRC 1st session Mrs. Liles
Friday - KCHD 1st session Ms. M

Advisory
Monday and Thursday - homework/silent reading
Tuesday and Wednesday - STR (Steps to Respect)
Friday - team building, game day

Week of September 6-9,2011

6th grade
Tuesday - Attendance, Seating Chart, Good Things (25 minute classes)
Wednesday - Good Things, Syllabus and Procedures, When OK not to use good manners, About Me and assign
Thursday - Good Things, Collect signed syllabus 100%, 30 second About Me
Friday - Good Things, Collect syllabus 90%, Begin Social Contract

7th grade
Tuesday - Attendance, Seating Chart, Good Things, Syllabus (35 minute classes)
Wednesday - Good Things, Collect syllabus 100%,  Procedures and when OK not to use good manners, About Me and assign
Thursday - Good Things, Collect syllabus 90%, 30 second About Me, Project Letter
Friday - Good Things, Collect syllabus 80%, Meet in media center lab/sewing projects

8th grade
Tuesday - Attendance, Seating Chart, Good Things, Syllabus (30 and 35 minute class)
Wednesday  - See 7th grade
Thursday - Finish About Me, Social Contract, begin Pretest
Friday - Finish & go over pretest, Read Current Health

Advisory
Tuesday -1) Attendance 2) Locker assignment, information, and practice 3)Schedule questions 4)Planners - name, tour
Wednesday - Cafe meeting with Mr. Johnson
Thursday - tour office, info from planner, getting to know you activity
Friday - team building activity

Welcome to the 2011-2012 School Year!

This trimester I will be teaching two 6th grade Health/Nutrition classes, two 7th grade Sewing/Cooking classes, and two 8th grade Health classes.  I look forward to meeting my new students and seeing my "old" students again!