Weekly Agenda December 2-6, 2019

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Weekly Agenda-Week of:  December 2-6, 2019
 
Go to google classroom and/or the link on the blog for your specific class for links to  classwork assignments  and homework assignments. 
 
Class
Monday 
12/2/19
Tuesday 
12/3/19
 
Wednesday
12/4/19 
 
Thursday 
12/5/19
 
Friday
12/6/19 
 
Homeroom 
No School. Grading Day. 
 
 
 
 
Healthy Lifestyles PE 
No School. Grading Day
Healthy Lifestyles PE general class info,class procedures, rules, expectations
 
Discussion: PE work ethic
 
Grading policy/medical excuse policy
 
Helper positions info and sign up
 
Discussion: inner athlete
 
Rock Paper Scissors Fitness conversations
 
NOTE: tomorrow we will be in the classroom for goal setting. Thursday will be the first day in the gym (after homeroom). Have PE clothes and proper shoes by Thursday. Homework: syllabus assignment Due: Friday 12/6.
Components of Fitness
 
Cardio endurance zones and FITT principle overview
 
Components of fitness self assessment and activity sharing
 
Fitness goal setting
Note we will begin having classes in the E. gym tomorrow.
Practice procedures in gym
 
Fitness warm up spots assigned in gym
 
Fitness warm up/stretch practice
 
 
 
Practice procedures in the gym.
 
Partner Conditioning
 
Tag game
 
Homework:
Syllabus assignment due today.  
Complete Fitness Goals due by: Tuesday 12/10/19.
(assignment on google classroom titled: Healthy Lifestyles PE Fitness Goal Setting. 
 
 
 
7/8th Grade Health 
No School. Grading Day
Seating assignments
 
Class rules, expectations, procedures with practice activities
 
 About Ms. Garland
 
About Health Class
 
Google classroom sign up
 
Syllabus/Syllabus assignment
 
Other general procedures
 
Getting to Know You: Student info form
 
Homework: Syllabus Assignment Due:
Friday 12/6/19.
 
Bell ringer:  Reflection Prompts
 
Class procedures for assignments.
 
Activity: Blobs and lines.
 
What’s the healthiest thing you did: Classmate interviews
 
Quick write/Ongoing conversation
 
Wellness Self-Assessment
 
Ongoing Conversation: What does being healthy  mean to you?
 
Wellness Self Assessment.
Complete in class.
 
 
 Bell Ringer: Friday 5,4,3,2,1 on google classroom

Wellness Action Plan (you will need your completed graph that has your score results from the Wellness Self Assessment)

Groups based on what you scored lowest on

Work with your group and collaborate and write you action plan. You will complete your action plan in class and submit the assignment after you discuss your goal with your parents/guardians  and write the parent conversation summary. 

Wellness Action plan with summary of parent/guardian conversation due:Tuesday 12/10/19.
 
 
Syllabus Assignment Due: Today.

Weekly Agenda Week of November 25-29

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Weekly Agenda-Week of:  November 25-29
 
Go to google classroom and/or the link on the blog for your specific class for links to  classwork assignments  and homework assignments. 
Class
Monday 
Tuesday 
Wednesday 
Thursday 
Friday 
Homeroom 
 
Culture and Climate Survey in email. 
No School Thanksgiving Break.
No School Thanksgiving Break.
7/8th Grade Health 
Finish and turn in Natural High/Wait 21 Posters
 
Posters Due at the end of class today.
Compassionate/Active Listening:
 
Video: Oprah and Thitch Nhat Hhan
 
Compassionate/Active listening overview
 
Tips for Active Listening Video
 
Empathy Walk appointments and guidelines
 
Empathy Walk
Compassion interview mini project guidelines
 
Work on Compassion Interview projects
 
Projects due by the end of class: you will be graded on what you  have time to complete.
No School Thanksgiving Break.
No School Thanksgiving Break.
6th Grade Health 
Gender: 
What I like (indicate what you like and what challenges you about the gender you believe or feel you are).
 
Agree/Disagree activity on gender scenarios 
 
Reading (in class) pgs. 4-5 for Feelings and Attractions lesson. 
 
 
Feelings and Attractions:
 
Sexual Orientation Overview/Discussion
 
Definitions overview
 
Think-Pair-Share
 
Word match handout
 
Scenarios/what would you do?
 
Homework: For consent and peer pressure lesson: Read pgs. 80-82, 90-92 
Consent and Peer Pressure:
 
Activity : high five or fist bump
 
What is consent?
 
Communicating Consent
 
Peer Pressure/scenarios/Discussion
 
Communication
overview/activity
 
Homework: Reading for reproduction and staying healthy: pgs. 3-4, pgs. 48-49,pgs. 54-57, pgs. 58-61, pgs. 86-90. 
Reproduction and Staying Healthy:
 
Conception Overview/Fertility and the Menstrual Cycle
 
Video
 
Stages of Pregnancy 
 
Conclusion of Our Whole Lives (OWL)
Final Reflection
No School Thanksgiving Break.
 No School Thanksgiving Break.

Weekly Agenda November 18-22, 2019

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Weekly Agenda-Week of:  November 18-22, 2019
 
Go to google classroom and/or the link on the blog for your specific class for links to  classwork assignments  and homework assignments. 
Class
Monday 
11/18/19
Tuesday 
11/19/19
Wednesday 
11/20/19
Thursday 
11/21/19
Friday 
11/22/19
  
Homeroom 
 
 
 
 
 
  
7/8th Grade Health 
Substance Abuse Awareness and Prevention:
 
Philosophy of Harm Reduction
 
Understanding Addiction as a Disease (Wait 21) Video
 
Discussion: What is a drug?/Is it a drug?
 
Philosophical chairs
 
Substance Abuse Awareness and Prevention:
 
Harm reduction/Harm reduction strategies
 
Why do teens use substances
 
Most frequently used substance among teens
 
How has substance use changed in recent years
 
Understanding substance use continuum
 
Substance use related harms/harm reduction strategies
 
Homework: 
Assignment is posted on google classroom.
Parent/guardian interview or article research on parent views on drugs/substance use.
Due:  Friday 11/22/19.
 
 
How the brain functions
 
Drug classifications
 
Substances and the Teenage Brain
 
Video: workings of the adolescent mind
 
Teen Brain vs. Adult Brain
 
Effects of substances
 
Guest Speaker: Nancy Crowe shares her story of her brother and his struggle with alcoholism.
 
Question and answer session w/ guest.
 
 
Alcohol facts/teens and alcohol
 
Protective Factors Constellation Activity (if time)
Natural High/Wait 21 poster project guidelines
 
Work on projects
 
Projects due:  End of class today. Complete for homework and turn in by Tuesday 11/26  if you need more time.
 
  
6th Grade Health 
Images in Popular Culture:
 
Media Real or Unreal (finish from Friday)
 
Ongoing conversation
 
How often do you see…
 
Definition of Media Literacy/discussion
 
Homelink 2/In class reading time
 
Homework:  Homelink 2 (posted on google classroom) 
Read Part 2:  Our Bodies, Section 6 pg. 12-15 (It’s Perfectly Normal) to prepare for the Body Image lesson plan. Due:  Wednesday 11/20.
Body Image
 
Reflection questions on google classroom from reading (Perfectly Normal pgs. 12-15)
Bodies are supposed to be…
 
Definition of body image
 
 
 
 
In class reading time: 
pgs. 10-16, 24-44 (for Changes of Puberty lesson)
 
Homework:  Homelink 2(posted on google classroom)  Reading (if we didn’t get to it in class) :  It’s Perfectly Normal, Part 3: Puberty Sections 10-16 (pages 24-44)
Body Image:
 
Videos/Discussion questions
 
 
Changes Of Puberty:
 
Question Form questions answered
 
What is puberty?  overview
 
Changes of puberty activity-identify physical, social, cognitive, and emotional changes
 
 
 Changes of Puberty:

Puberty Vocab Matching

Changes of Puberty Reflection (google classroom)

Discussion: Pros and Cons of Puberty

Homelink 4

Homework:

Homelink 4 (on google classroom) Due: Tuesday 11/26.

Read pgs. 8-11 (for Gender lesson).
Gender:
 
Gender overview and word bank definitions
 
Gender Boxes activity-with your table group match statements with stereotypical male or stereotypical female
 
Round Robin discussion on gender stereotypes
 
What I like (indicate what you like and what challenges you about the gender you believe or feel you are)
 
Homework: Reading for reproduction and staying healthy: pgs. 3-4, pgs. 48-49,pgs. 54-57, pgs. 58-61, pgs. 86-90. Due : Tuesday 11/26.
 

Weekly Agenda November 11-15, 2019

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Weekly Agenda-Week of:  November 11-15, 2019
 
Go to google classroom and/or the link on the blog for your specific class for links to  classwork assignments  and homework assignments. 
Class
Monday 
11/11/19
Tuesday 
11/12/19
Wednesday 
11/13/19
Thursday 
11/14/19
Friday 
11/15/19
Homeroom 
No School. Veteran’s Day.
 Slides 1-7
 
Gratitude list in student email 
Community Focus: Gratitude
Slides 8-13
Community Focus:  Gratitude
 
Slides 14-19
 
Create Gratitude Leaves
 
7/8th Grade Health 
No School. Veteran’s Day.
Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation:
 
Video:  Understanding Complexities of Gender (Sam Kellerman)
 
Discuss Video
 
Definitions and SEIO Model
 
Table group definition matching activity  
 
Video:  Straightlaced, how gender has us all tied up
 
Anonymous questions answered
 
Sexual Orientation Overview and scenarios
 
Sexual Orientation Definitions
 
Sexual Orientation Myths and Facts
 
Microaggressions and how to be an ally
 
LGBTQ Glossary Match Up
 
Preparation for LGBTQ+ Panel
 
Guest Speakers:
LGBTQ Panel 
Anonymous questions answered
 
Reflection on LGBTQ panel
 
Discussion and debrief about panel
 
OWL Unit closure and final reflection
 
6th Grade Health 
No School. Veteran’s Day.

•Review OWL Unit agreements

•Gallery Walk: share family visuals-have it out on your desk

•Discussion

•Check out Perfectly Normal books
Sexuality and Values:
•Circles of Sexuality:Overview and Activity
 
•Values Philosophical Chairs
 
•Home link 1
 
Homework:
Homelink 1
Due:  Friday 11/15/19.  
 •Prejudice and Stereotypes

•Collaborative study group discussion

•Begin Images in Popular Culture

•Write an anonymous question on the form if you have one

 •Anonymous questions answered

•Discuss Homelink 1

•Discuss Homelink 2 and reading assignments.

Images in Popular Culture:

•Media Real or Unreal-google classroom questions/ongoing conversation

•How often do you see…

•Word Bank Words

•Ongoing conversation

Homework: Homelink 2. Read Part 2: Our Bodies, Section 6 pg. 12-15 (It’s Perfectly Normal) to prepare for the Body Image lesson plan. Due: Tuesday 11/19.

Weekly Agenda November 4-8, 2019

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Weekly Agenda-Week of:   November 4-8, 2019
 
Go to google classroom and/or the link on the blog for your specific class for links to  classwork assignments  and homework assignments. 
Class
Monday 
11/4/19
Tuesday 
11/5/19
Wednesday 
11/6/19
Thursday 
11/7/19
Friday 
11/8/19
Homeroom 
 
 
No Homeroom. Alternate schedule.  (shorter classes)  Lock down lessons after 6th period. 
No School. Parent/Teacher Conferences. 
No School. Teacher PD.
7/8th Grade Health 
Pregnancy, Parenting, and Teen Parenthood: 
 
•Conception, Pregnancy and Birth Overview
 
•Prenatal Development Myths and Facts
 
Homework:  Reading:  Teen Mom Tells Her Story. 
This is posted on google classroom. Read by Wednesday 11/6 and be prepared to discuss it in class.  
 
 
 
 
 
Welcome Guest Presenter: Christopher from HIV Alliance presenting about  HIV 101:
 
•What is HIV/basic terms and vocabulary/fears and myths
 
•What is the difference between HIV and AIDs
 
•What does and does not transmit HIV
 
•How do you protect yourself from HIV infection and other STIs
 
•Discussion on Teen Mom Reading
 
•Goals and Dreams Discussion
 
•Personal Timeline
 
•“Finding” good parents activity and discussion
 
No School. Parent/Teacher Conferences. 
No School. Teacher PD.
6th Grade Health 
Bike Safety
Bike Safety
Bike Safety
No School. Parent/Teacher Conferences. 
 No School. Teacher PD.

Weekly Agenda October 28-November 1, 2019

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Weekly Agenda-Week of:  October 28-November 1, 2019
 
Go to google classroom and/or the link on the blog for your specific class for links to  classwork assignments  and homework assignments. 
Class
Monday 
10/28/19
Tuesday 
10/29/19
Wednesday
10/30/19 
Thursday 
10/31/19
Friday 
11/1/19
Homeroom 
 
Digital Citizenship 
Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship
No Homeroom. Early Release Friday. 
7/8th Grade Health 
Begin OWL (Our Whole Lives) Human Sexuality Unit:
OWL intro review
 
•What is OWL (review)
 
•Class Agreements
 
•Anonymous Question Form info
 
•What is Sexuality/Circles of Sexuality (review)
 
Sexuality and Values :
 
•Values Philosophical Chairs 
Guest presenter: Jo Staniuk
from Planned Parenthood will present on Birth Control and Safer Sex. 
 
Guest presenter: Jo Staniuk
from Planned Parenthood will present on Sexual Decision Making. 
Sexuality and Values:
 
•Values Philosophical Chairs
 
Pregnancy, Parenting, and Teen Parenthood: 
 
•Reading: Teen Mom Tells Her Story by Anonymous (Age 16)
 
•Discussion about reading
 
•Different ways pregnancy can occur
 
 
 
 
 
 
•Video: 9  months that made you Episode 1: The first 8 weeks
 
•Discussion and Reflection on video
 
Next Week ;
Tuesday 11/5 Guest Presenter from 
HIV Alliance presents on 
HIV 101
 
 
 
 
6th Grade Health 
Bike Safety 
 
Turn in permission forms today if not turned in yet.
Bike Safety 
Bike Safety 
Bike Safety 
Bike Safety 

Weekly Agenda October 21-25, 2019

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Weekly Agenda-Week of:  October 21-25
 
Go to google classroom and/or the link on the blog for your specific class for links to  classwork assignments  and homework assignments. 
Class
Monday 
Tuesday 
Wednesday 
Thursday 
Friday 
Homeroom 
 
 
Religious Diversity
 
Slides 1-4
 
Slides 5-9
Religious Diversity
Slides 10-13 
 
Article emailed to students 
Religious Diversity
 
Slides 14-16
No Homeroom. Early Release Friday. 
7/8th Grade Health 
Guest Speakers 
 

Topic: Mental Health Awareness/Suicide Prevention, Community Mental Health Supports.

Speakers:

Laurel Laurel Lisovskis and Manning from Whitebird CAHOOTS.

 Reflection about Guest Speakers on Monday

Mental and Emotional Health Assignment (Walk in Our Shoes Website)
Guest Speakers 
 

Topic: Mental Health Awareness/Suicide Prevention, Community Mental Health Supports. 

Speakers:

Laurel Laurel Lisovskis and Manning  from Whitebird CAHOOTS.
Reflection about guest speakers
 
Compassion and Empathy:
Compassionate/Active Listening 
 
Connection between bullying and compassion
 
Video: To this day 
 
 
 
Discussion on To This Day
 
Empathy Walk (if time) 
 
Compassion Interview Project (if time will add this to Relationship Skills lesson in OWL unit)
 
 
Next Week:
Begin Our Whole Lives (OWL) Human Sexuality Unit.
Guest Speaker on Tuesday and Wednesday October 29 and 30:  Jo Stahuick from Planned Parenthood.
Topics: 
•Birth Control and Safer Sex
•Sexual Decision Making 
6th Grade Health 
Stress Busters Video Project Presentations 
 Nearpod lesson: Happiness, Stress and Your Health (instructions on google classroom)
 
Self-Esteem: Articles and questions (on google classroom)
Stress Busters Video Project Presentations
 
Our Whole Lives (OWL)
Human Sexuality Unit Intro
 
•Discussing sexuality topics in class/Class agreements
•Me and My Family: what does family mean to you?
•Family visual representation

 

 

 

 

•OWL Philosophy and Goals

•Question Form overview and practice

•Work on family visual representations

Homework: Family visual representations if not completed in class

 

  

•Gallery Walk: share family visuals-have it out on your desk (after bike safety) 

•Discussion 

Sexuality and Values:

•Word Bank words

•Circles of Sexuality:Overview and Activity (after bike safety)

•Values Philosophical Chairs (after bike safety) 

 

Weekly Agenda October 14-18,2019

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Weekly Agenda-Week of:  October 14-18, 2019 
 
Go to google classroom and/or the link on the blog for your specific class for links to  classwork assignments  and homework assignments. 
Class
Monday 
Tuesday 
Wednesday 
Thursday 
Friday 
Homeroom 
Slides 1-6
 
 Kindness Focus 

Slides 7-10
Kindness Focus
 
Slides 11-13
Kindness Focus
 
Slides 14-17
No Homeroom.  Early Release Friday. 
7/8th Grade Health 
Finish Strengths Project Presentations
 
Begin Mental Health Awareness, Mindfulness,  and Compassion Unit:
 
•Overview of Unit
 
•Nervous System Brain Science (Part 1)
 
•Think/Pair/Share
What does the nervous system do?
 
•Parts of the Nervous System
Mindfulness, Mental Health Awareness, and Compassion Unit:
•Actions of the 2 parts of ANS
 
•“Flip Yo’ Lid” review discussion
 
•What causes nervous system to “react’?
 
•Quickwrite
 
•Elongation of the spine
•Video: The Mind Explained: Anxiety
 
•Note taking document
 
•Discuss and review the video
 
•Symptoms and types of anxiety
 
•How to treat/prevent anxiety
•Mindfulness Review discussion
 
•Video: The Mind Explained: Mindfulness
 
•Take notes during the video
 
•Ongoing conversation
 
•Types of mindfulness practice
 
•Yoga expectations
 
Be prepared for a mini yoga mindfulness session on Friday.   We will meet in the classroom first.  Wear comfortable clothing you can move in. 
 
•Review yoga and mindfulness expectations
 
•Go to the gym for mini yoga/mindfulness session
 
•Reflection (on google classroom).
 
Guest Speakers on Monday 10/21 and Wednesday 10/23:
 

Topic: Mental Health Awareness/Suicide Prevention.

Speakers:

Laurel Laurel Lisovskis and Ashley Barnhill-Hubbard from Whitebird CAHOOTS.
6th Grade Health 
•Recognizing symptoms of stress
 
•Things to do to reduce stress
 
•Stress Management Support System worksheet.
 
•Stress Management questions-google classroom
 
•Stress Management Plan
 
 
•Coping Strategies list 
 
•Coping Strategies “fortune teller” and meme
 

•Stress Busters Video Project overview

•Work on Stress Busters Video Projects
•Work on Stress Busters Video Projects
•Work on Stress Busters Video Projects
 Present Stress Busters Video projects. 

Announcements about next week:

Next week we will begin OWL (Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education) and spend 1 week on this curriculum before taking a break for the Bike Safety Unit.  After Bike Safety we will complete the OWL Unit. 

Weekly Agenda October 7-11, 2019

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Weekly Agenda-Week of:  October 7-11, 2019
 
Go to google classroom and/or the link on the blog for your specific class for links to  classwork assignments  and homework assignments. 
Class
Monday 
Tuesday 
Wednesday 
Thursday 
Friday 
Homeroom 
 
Mindset quiz (emailed to students). 
 
No School Grading and PD Day
No School In-Service Day
7/8th Grade Health 
Strengths Survey Projects:
 
•Complete, finalize, revise, and submit. (add project to strengths project assignment guidelines link on google classroom).
 
•Plan your presentation with your group.
 
•Sign up to present. 
 
•Strengths Survey Project presentation expectations.
 
•Project presentations.
 
•Presentation notes.
 
•Project reflection.
Strengths project presentations. 
No School Grading and PD Day
No School In-Service Day
6th Grade Health 
•Strengths projects:
 
•Finalize, revise, and prep your presentation. (10 minutes).
 
•Project presentation expectations.
 
•Presentations.
 
•Presentation notes.
 
•Presentation reflection. 
Finish Strengths Project presentations 
 
 
Begin Stress/Anxiety Prevention and Management Unit:
 
•Video:   Students Speak on Stress
 
•Article: What is Stress
 
•Ongoing Conversation: discuss article
 
•Article: 5 steps for fighting stress
No School Grading and PD Day
No School In-Service Day

Weekly Agenda September 30-October 4, 2019

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Weekly Agenda-Week of:  September 30-October 4, 2019
 
Go to google classroom and/or the link on the blog for your specific class for links to  classwork assignments  and homework assignments. 
Class
Monday
9/30/19 
Tuesday
10/1/19 
Wednesday 
10/2/19
Thursday 
10/3/19
Friday
10/4/19 
Homeroom 
 
Slides 1-8
CY We Walk Info:
Discuss, finalize and plan for theme.
Slides 9-12
CY We Walk Info: Logistics, schedule expectations
 
 CY We Walk Info: Safety, route, schedule
1st period: 9:00-9:33. 
 
CY We Walk (with homeroom)
9:58 am -11:00 am.
 
All  other classes (33 minute classes) all day after the walk.
7/8th Grade Health 
1st half of class:  Open Letter-Generation Misconceptions.
 
Discovering Personal Strengths Unit: 
 
•Strengths Survey information
 
•Think-Pair-Share: What does it mean to be flourishing?
 
Open Letter:  Misconceptions about your generation.  Due Today. 
 
Discovering Personal Strengths Unit: 
 
•Complete Strengths Survey/Screenshot  your results (top and bottom 5)
(classwork)
 
• Quick Write
Mindfulness tips for every strength (classwork)
 
 
Generations Interview: Due Today.
 
 
•Strengths Group Presentation Project Guidelines
 
•Strengths Group Presentation  Project Group Assignments
 
•Work on presentation projects:
*Decide on your project option.
*Determine your group tasks. 
*Work on your outline. 
 
Presentation projects Due: End of class Friday 10/4. Completed  presentation project turned in and ready to present.
 
Presentations: Monday October 7. 
(This timeline may be adjusted as needed)
•Work on Strengths Presentation Projects
•Work on Strengths Presentation Projects:
Finalize and revise. 
 
•Practice how you will present. 
 
Projects due: end of class today.  
Completed  presentation project turned in and ready to present.
 
Presentations: Monday October 7. 
(This timeline may be adjusted as needed).
6th Grade Health 
•Ongoing Conversation/discussion of strengths survey
 
•Strengths  Survey project overview and group assignments. 
 
•Begin working on projects:
*Choose your project option.
*Complete  your outline.
*Determine your group tasks. 
 
Bike Safety Forms Due Today.  Place them in 4th period turn in cubby. 
Work on Strengths projects. 
 
 
 
Projects due:
End of class Wednesday 10/2/19.
Presentations:
Thursday 10/3/19.
Work on Strengths projects:
Finalize and revise.
Practice your presentation.
 
Projects due: end of class today. Submitted and ready to present. 
(timeline may be adjusted as necessary). 
Present Strengths Projects. 
 Begin Stress/Anxiety Prevention and Management Unit:

•Video:   Students Speak on Stress

•Article: What is Stress

Health, Avid, PE Instructor Cal Young