Health 9

Freshman Health

Mr. Makoski

2016-17

Course Description

        The freshman health course is intended to meet student health and wellness needs as they make the transition from middle school to high school. Students will examine how personal lifestyle choices impact on lifestyle diseases. The course is designed to develop and prepare an informed socially conscious individual who accepts responsibility for their own health and the health of others.

Course Objectives

By the completion of the 18 week period, students will have met the NJ Comprehensive Health Education Standards. They include the following:

2.1 All students will learn health promotion and disease prevention concepts and

health enhancing behaviors

2.2 All students will learn health-enhancing personal, interpersonal, and life skills.

2.3 All students will learn physical, mental, emotional, and social effects of the

use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

2.4 All students will learn the biological, social, cultural, and physiological

aspects of human sexuality and family life.

Topical Outline

  1. Wellness concepts
  2. Life Management skills
  3. Your physical health
  4. Substance abuse education
  5. Family life education
  6. Environmental health

Grading

  • Tests- There will be one test per marking period.
  • Quizzes- quizzes will be given after each chapter through Moodle
  • Projects- There will be several projects assigned during the semester
  • Class participation- students will receive points per day for meeting the following criteria
  • Current events-  a current events article summary will be due every Friday. The article must relate to health, and must be accompanied by a one paragraph  summary Articles may or may not be discussed in class.
  • Class work and homework- this will be assigned and graded periodically
  • Moodle- Moodle will be the online platform we will be using for this class. You will download notes and worksheets off of this to copy to your google docs health notebook. You will also take quizzes through moodle.

Your final marking period grade will be based on the following:

Points earned/Total points= Final marking period grade

Your Final Grade will be determined by the following percentages:

MP 1 (40%) MP2 (40 %)  FInal Exam (20%)

General Class Rules

  1. Be here– the school attendance policy will apply. If you miss class for any reason, it is your responsibility to ask for the work that you may have missed. If you are absent and you knew about an assignment due, or a quiz or test, then you will be responsible for that upon your return.
  2. Be on time–  you must be in the classroom when the bell rings.(You may be referred to the disciplinary office for every three lates)
  3. Be prepared for class– this means a charged chromebook, and a pen or pencil.
  4. Complete all work on time– (points will be deducted for every day an assignment  is late.)
  5. Participate in class discussions– this class will be a lot more interesting if each student offers their insights and ideas into class discussions

6. Do your own work– cheating will not be tolerated and will be referred to   the disciplinary office

7. No food or drink in the classroom

8.Electronic devices will be confiscated and turned into the disciplinary office if they are being used at inappropriate times- this is your warning

9.No hats may be worn during class time

10. When the instructor is talking, or a classmate is answering a question or giving a Presentation, your attention is expected—talking will not be tolerated.

  1.  CHROMEBOOKS- I expect you to pay attention to what is going on in class. It is  unacceptable to use your chromebooks for anything other than what we are working on in class when instruction is happening, this includes checking personal email, facebook, playing games, etc.. If I see you using your chromebook for anything other than what we are doing you will not be allowed to use your chromebook for a set period of time (to be determined in a meeting after class) . Should  you lose the use of your chromebook,, YOU will be responsible  for downloading, printing out, and having with you hardcopies of any  materials we are working on in class before that class period. If you do  not  have those materials with you,  you will be considered unprepared for class.

Makeup Work

If you are absent from class for an excused reason, you have five school days upon returning to complete any quizzes, tests, or work. Failure to makeup the work will result in a zero. If you are absent for an unexcused reason, such as a cut, the grade will be a zero.