31 October 11

Today the students were given a JOURNAL ENTRY: If you could change places with anyone in your life for 24 hours who would you choose and why?
They were also given the opportunity to present their health articles if they did not on Friday because of their reward day. They then used the rest of the class time to study for their test tomorrow covering Chapter 4.

26-27 October

Yesterday the students were given the opportunity to read and participate in SSR/SSW or work on something conducive to learning for the entire class period. They were also encouraged to complete their health article assignment.
Today-Thursday, we watched an episode of Intervention that dealt with a War Veteran's struggle with alcohol. They did not need to take notes, so the additional normally required health article is not necessary. YOU are reminded that the health Articles are due tomorrow without regard to your status for attendance this week. YOU MUST BE PREPARED TOMORROW to present and turn in your health article. No exceptions! 70% rule in effect as always, and now that we have equipment....I hope you will all do your work.

24-25 October

Monday the students and I read the remaining Chapter 22 text and they began working on the chapter review. #'s 1-11 Recalling the Facts 4,5+8 and STP 1 +2. They are to write out the questions or paraphrase as usual. They also have a health article that is due on Friday. I recieved some sports equipment and am using that as extra incentive for the kids to get the 70% rule met so that they can actually use the equipment when they earn the free time!

21 Oct.

Today the students had a trivia in first period only. The other classes will have both trivia and journal on Monday. They turned in their vocabs today and were rewarded with a free day for getting 70% participation. Big ups to 5th period, for the second week in a row! Keep it up all of you, you are doing great!

20 October

18-19 October the students went over some alcohol information. They turned in their notes for credit from the video Smashed. They had a trivia question as well. We took an alcohol information pre-test and went over the answers.
20 October- today the kids had a Journal entry that asked about the perception of others of them. Based on the allen iverson story in Hatemail from cheerleaders. They also took notes from the board based on Alcohol information.

16 October

Today the kids were assigned Vocab that is due on Friday: Abscess, Quadriplegic, Tolerate, Viable, Rubbish, Skeptic, Utilize, Waddle, Pneumonia and Xenophobe. They are to write the definitions and use them in health related sentences if at all possible. They also watched the first portion of Smashed dealing with teen alcohol abuse. They took notes in their composition book.

10-11 October

Monday the students had a journal entry based on a quote that I read to them from We Beat the Streets. They then began working on chapter 4 chapter review questions 1-15 writing out or paraphrasing the questions.

Tuesday they worked on finishing Chapter 4 text work. If they had time left they could work on the health article that is due on THURSDAY...

6 October

Today the students worked on reading at least two more sections of chapter 4 in the text and wrote notes over the reading material. They also had a Journal entry: what is the most thrilling/exciting thing you've ever done or hope to do? They were reminded that their vocabulary is due tomorrow with the 70% rule in effect!

5 Oct 11

Today the students made sure they had their vocab words written down. Had a trivia question, and turned in their journal entries if they were absent on Tuesday. They began reading and summarizing lesson 1 of chapter 6 in the text book.

3-4 Oct 11

Monday and Tuesday the students presented their Test subjects. On Tuesday they did the same and also had a Journal Entry: Why do or don't you go to support your fellow classmates at their school events?
Vocab was assigned on Monday and it is due on Friday as always. Don't forget the Definitions and Sentences for full credit. The 70% rule is in effect! It must be done at 100% for me to count it. Here are the words: Abhor, Blemish, Debridement, Eczema, Grandiose, Ultimatum, Virtue, Waive, Yarmulke and Zen (as in Zen Buddhism)