7/8th Graders - Classes 2 and 3 did a variety of games and activities to emphasize desire, time, and effort.

6th Graders - The students worked on a worksheet about friends.

7/8th Graders - Periods 1 and 4 worked on getting across the nuclear waste zone with wood planks. They watched motivation and climbing out animated posters. They completed the climbing out worksheet that dealt with friendships.

6th Graders - The classes worked on getting across the nuclear waste zone with wood planks.

Friday

7/8th Graders - The students read out of the health book pages 100-110. They made posters to put around the school on speaking and listening skills.

6th Graders - The students watched a story about the bullies in a school and how the students dealt with their problems.

Wednesday/ Thursday

7/8th Graders - Classes 1 and 4 did a variety of games and activities to emphasize desire, time, and effort. Classes 2 and 3 did an activity to climb out of a maze. They were looking at activities that their friends may ask them to do that are not healthy and how to say no.

6th Graders - The students worked on bullying and wrote skits.

Monday and Tuesday
7/8th Grade - The students looked at ways to get out of a negative loop and make good decisions.

6th Grade - The students looked at bullying behaviors and how to avoid being a victim or a bystander.

7/8th Graders - The students worked on posters for Friday.

6th Graders - The students read from the book for Friday.

Wednesday/ Thursday 7/8th Graders - The students studied suicide prevention.

6th Graders - The students worked on Frustration Squares. Then they filled out a page in their journal. They received a grade printout as well.

7/8th Graders - The students learned about the symptoms and brain chemistry of depression.

6th Graders - The students played a pyramid game and learned about defense mechanisms.

7/8th Graders - The students read about relaxation techniques and then we did a short relaxation activity. They then read out of the CHOICES magazine.

6th Graders - The students read out of the CHOICES magazine.

Special Notice to 7/8th Graders for Next Week

Dear Parent/Guardian:

Your child’s school health class will be presenting depression awareness and suicide prevention education. This curriculum will be presented in your child’s health class as part of the mental health unit.

The curriculum that your child will receive provides information about signs and symptoms of depression and suicide and ways students can help themselves or a friend who is in crisis. Teachers and students will also discuss available resources for help at school and in their local community.

7/8th Graders- The students are studying about ways to handle stress. Tomorrow we will be doing a short relaxation activity. The students can bring a blanket or towel to lay on.

6th Graders- The students are studying personal hygiene.

7/8th Graders- Today the students read more in chapter 3. They answered two questions in their journal. During the end of class the students read the beginning of chapter 2.

6th Graders- Today the students read about personal hygiene. We will continue tomorrow.

7/8th Graders- The students read in their books about mental/emotional health and self-esteem.

6th Graders- The students drew their health triangle. The students read a section in the book on the growing adolescent.

Thursday and Friday

7/8 Graders- The students filled out their strengths and weaknesses for their own physical, social, emotional health. They drew a health triangle to show their strengths. Then they made a chain of five of their strengths and the whole class connected the chain to string it around the room.

6th graders- The students filled out their strengths and weaknesses for their own physical, social, emotional health.

7/8 Grade Health: The students worked on physical health today. They were assigned a book for the semester that they can take home and read from at home.

6th Grade Health: The students worked on what it means to be physically and socially healthy.

Parents, your child is bringing home a brochure for you to read about the class. Please sign the white form that is enclosed and return it to school. Thanks, Pam Wells

7/8 Grade Health: The students worked on skits today.

6th Grade Health: The students worked on what it means to be physically healthy.