6th grade P.E. students will be in a gymnastics and tumbling unit.
7th grade Health students completed their Nutrition Unit last week and began a Mental health unit. We will address the following topics:
goal setting/decision making
self esteem/self-concept
8th grade Health students will begin their Mental Health Unit with a movie. Permission slips were sent home last week. The movie will last most of the week because of the shortened classes.
6th grade P.E. students are currently in a rotating unit of speedball and ping pong. Other activities this sememster will include angleball, basketball, and gymnastics. We will be working hard to improve our overall fitness to prepare for fitness teating at the end of the nine weeks.
7th grade Health classes are currently in a Nutrition unit. This week I sent home a project permission slip. students will be bringing in a healthy snack and typing a summary explaining why their snack is a healthier alternative. The projects are due on Tuesday January 20. We will present snacks to the class and review for the Nutrition test on Wednesday January 21.
8th grade Health classes are also in a Nutrition unit. They have been researching various aspects of Nutrtion to prepare for a long term project for this semester. Students will prepare a documantary style presentation that will focus on the various aspects of Nutrition. We will also participate in a fitness lesson every Friday. Students will be required to dress out and participate in the activities. all students will work at their own fitness level.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at carin.wilkes@cobbk12.org
Week 2
6th Grade P.E.classes are currently learning the game of paddleball. It is a game that is similiar to tennis. Students have learned the serve, forehand, backhand, and the lob. They will learn rules and participate in a tournament through next monday.
7th Grade Health classes are currently in their Nutrition unit. Yesterday they were given instructions for their "Healthy Snack Project". These instructions were to be signed by parents and returned by Friday. The Project is due on Tuesday October 28th. During this unit students will review the nutrients, analyze the nutritonal content of various fast foods, define calories, understand weight gain/loss, and discover ways to make food choices more nutrient dense. Study guides will be given on Monday to aid students in study for their Nutrition Test on Wednesday October 29th.
8th Grade Health students are in the Nutrition unit as well. They are determing the role that diet and exercise play in disease prevention. We have discussed various diseases associated with lifestyle choices. Students are currently designing their own "Fit" community. Their final product of the community is due on Monday October 27th. Thursday students will participate in a fitness lab where they will learn the benefits of exercise.
Do not forget about Fitness Boot Camp during intramurals on Thursday mornings at 8 AM. This is a fitness class designed to improve muscular strength, endurance, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, and overall fitness. We do a variety of exercises to fit the needs of all fitness levels.
We are quickly approaching the end of our first quarter. Time sure does fly when you are having fun!!!!
6th grade P.E. students are completing the 3 way rotation in an indoor soccer unit. Students have worked really hard in all of their units. The sportsmanship and team cooperation has been excellent. The tournaments have been exciting to watch. Don't forget to attend intramurals before school each day.
Monday-matball
Tuesday-basketball
Wednesday- indoor soccer
Thursday- fitness boot camp
Friday- speed ball
7th Grade Health classes have completed their Human growth Unit and started a unit on alcohol and drugs. They will complete an advertisement analysis this week and a group presentation. This nine weeks has really gone by too quickly. We have covered a great deal of information and had some really good discussions. If we had more time in the quarter the students could get their CPR certification. Unfortunately, in order to certify all 26 students I would need an extra 2 weeks in the quarter. The students will be taught the basic information based on the standards. Later in the year I am looking to possibly conduct a CPR certification class for any 7th grade students that may be interested in earning a babysitting certification. I feel this might be more fitting for our students anyway. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me. carin.wilkes@cobbk12.org
8th Grade Health students have been working on a drug presentation for the class. They have been allowed time in the computer lab to compile researched information into a power point presentation. I have previewed a couple already and they are fantastic. Students will present their information along with an anti-drug campaign beginning on Tuesday Oct. 6th. I have some cooperative activities to emphasize mental and social Health planned for the last two days of the quarter.
This past quarter has been a great success!!!
6th grade P.E classes have begun a 3 activity rotation of Softball, indoor soccer, and ping pong. My classes are beginning with softball. We have divided our class into 2 teams. Each member of the team has a certain job to get the team ready for the tournament that will begin on Monday.
7th grade Health classes are currently in the Mental health unit. We have discussed stress, stress management and goal setting. Students are currently designing a "map" on how they will reach goals.
8th grade Health is currently in their human growth and development unit. Monday we ended our presentation from the "Real Majority" group. The girl's have really learned a great deal and we have had some good discussions. Monday we will begin discussing the immune system and how we protect ourselves from various diseases.
6th grade Physical Education classes are currently fitness testing. When testing is complete the students will determine the fitness areas that they would like to improve. They will design a fitness plan that will help them reach that goal. When fitness testing is completed we will also start a three way rotation of ping pong, indoor soccer, and softball.
7th grade Health classes presented their Healthy Snack projects to the class. There were lots of creative and healthy food items presented. Study guides were given last Thursday for this Thursday's test. Wednesday we will spend the class period participating in review games to prepare. On Friday we will begin our Personal/Mental Health unit.
8th grade students participated in a fitness lab on Friday. We have been discussing cardiovascular disease. Students were also grouped together to research different types of cardiovascular disease. They presented their information to the class for a grade. Students will have a vocabulary quiz over the information from the presentations and fitness lab on Wednesday. Human Growth and Development will begin this Thursday. We have a guest speaker lined up for Thursday, Friday, and Monday to kick off the unit.
6th grade P.E. students got their schedules on Thursday. We will begin fitness testing next week.
7th grade Health students watched the school version og Super Size Me. They wrote a summary about how the film might affect future nutritional choices. They also researched various fastfood restaurants and learned to make a better choice when dining out. Monday I will send home the information about the nutrition project which will be due on Friday August 29th.
8th Grade Health students have beeen learning about diseases associated with nutrition. They designed their own "obesity free" community. We have been in the computer lab researching cardiovacular disease. Next week the students will present their information to the class.
All Health classes received the syllabus and the Human Growth and Development permission. If parents have any questions about the unit please contact me at carin.wilkes@cobbk12.org. materials will also be available during open house next Tuesday evening.
Welcome back everybody!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer.
7th and 8th Grade Health spent a couple of days going over the class syllabus and rules. Students will be given the syllabus on Tuesday the 18th. They will also receive a Human Growth and Development permission slip. In about 2 weeks we will begin Human Growth and Development unit. All students must return the permission slip in order to participate in this particular unit. If parents should have any questions about any of the material, I will be happy to answer them for you. You can always contact me through e-mail at carin.wilkes@cobbk12.org.
We also began our Nutrition unit. This unit should last approximately 2-3 weeks. 8th Grade students began keeping a food journal on Thursday. They will keep track of all of their food choices for 4 days. This assignment is due on Tuesday. We will then analyze food choices and see where we might need to make changes or improvements. 7th grade students will be learning about making healthier food choices. Next week I will be sending some information about their Nutrition project.
So far this year has gotten off to a great start.
6th grade P.E. will be in a volleyball tournament for the remainder of the week.
7th and 8th grade Health classes began with a unit in mental and emotional Health. We will be having discussions and doing a variety of activities.
6th Grade P.E. classes are in a rotation of 3 units. (paddleball, lacrosse, and new games) My class is currently in the lacrosse portion of that rotation.
7th Grade Health is studying the effects of drugs and alcohol on the body. This week they will begin an in class project about the dangers of alcohol. We will begin Human Growth and Development next Monday. Permission slips have gone home with the students. These must be returned in order for them to participate in this unit. If they do not get permission, they will receive an alternate assignment to work during this portion of the class. Any parents with questions or concerns can contact me at carin.wilkes@cobbk12.org
8th Grade Health is currently working on their Drug Unit project. We have spent 2 days in the computer lab gathering information about an assigned topic. Each group will present their topic to the class. They will also develop an anti-drug campaign based on the things that they have learned. Group presentations will be on Monday December 10th.
