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Welcome back to Health Class Eight Blue Students!
Eighth Grade Health Course
Teacher: Mrs. Zarri Dhembe e-mail: Zarri_Dhembe@wrsd.net
Classroom 315
Duration: one period, everyday, for one term
Homework: posted in the classroom and on the web at: teacherweb.com
Areas to be covered
Preventing Abuse – Preventing Violence – Conflict Resolution
Continuation of the Circle of Life (started in the seventh grade)
Adulthood and Aging
Dealing with Death and Grief
Project Alert (continuation of drug program)
Bio-Tech/ Health and Fitness
Emotional and Mental Health
What is Mental Health?
Understanding your Emotions
Building Positive Self-Esteem
Managing Stress
Mental Disorders- Sources of Help
Social Health: Your Family and Your Friends
Building Healthy Relationships
Developing Communication Skills
Dating and Marriage
Diseases
Communicable vs. Noncommunicable
Sex Education (classes will be same sex, boys only and girls only)
HIV – AIDS
View Video: Miracle of Life
Grading
The grading is as follows toward your final grade: 10% graded homework
assignments (not all homework is graded), 10% homework completion, 10% class
participation, 20% quiz grades/bio-tech packet, 20% project, and 30% test
grades. The grade you earn for your bio-tech packet will count as two quiz
grades. The bio-tech test will count as two test grades. The folder grade
will count as one test grade.
Expectations:
Participate in class individually and cooperatively in groups.
Come to class prepared with your pencil, pen, folder, and agenda book.
Be responsible to make up missed work.
Complete assignments, tasks, homework, and projects by their due dates.
Assignments passed in late will lose 15 points per day.
Fifteen points will be deducted from the grade if it is late.
Be respectful of individual and group dynamics during all activities.
Do the best work you are capable of accomplishing, thus SUCCESS!
Home work assignments for the second term:
11/10 - Please get the suplies needed for class. Please have them in class
on Wednresday, 11/12. ( No school tomorrow - Veteran's Day)
11/12- no homework this evening
11/13 - Please complete the worksheet titled,"Thinking about Good Health"
which is due tomorrow, Friday, 11/14.
11/14 - Think of a topic for your health project. The topic of your project
will be due on Monday, 11/17.
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