Quarter 3 Projects

For Quarter 3 the students were working on their student portfolios last cycle. I have to say the students did an outstanding job. The 12th graders completed an educational project on the abuse of different drug related topics. The 11th graders made posters and facts sheets on different contraceptive methods.The 10th graders did informative fact sheets on different sexually transmitted diseases. The 9th graders made replicas of the new MyPlate nutrition facts. Our students are very creative and as you can see from the projects below very creative. Way to go Owls!!!!

9th &12th grade Student Projects

For this academic cycle the students are working on the following activities....

9th Health: Students will be working on their nutrition projects that are due at the end of the week. This project integrates the new MyPlate guidelines along with their SuperTracker evaluation which they completed last cycle. This project will be uploaded into their Career Cruising site.

12th Grade: Students will be working on their Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug educational projects. This project will be uploaded into their Career Cruising site.

Student Leadership: My Student Leadership class will be going and visiting their students that they are mentors for this cycle again. The program is going very well and we are looking forward to continuing this program next year.

Student Portfolios in Progress

My 10^th and 11^th graders are currently working on their student portfolio projects that will be uploaded into their career cruiser. The unit of instruction right now is human growth and development. Juniors are working on presenting information on methods of contraception, while sophomores are working on presentations on STD prevention.

Smoking-Related Health Risks

Fox News just reported today that the surgeon general has added more to the list of smoking related health risks. Interesting health news article. This is a good articles for the students to read with their free time and help improve their non-fiction reading skills. It also goes well with the ATOD unit that the 10th grade is currently working on.  
 
Check it out, here is the link....
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/01/17/surgeon-general-report-adds-to-list-smoking-related-health-risks/

9th grade ATOD Quiz This Cycle

Ms. Ruggiero’s 9^th grade classes don’t forget about your quiz next class on ATOD. Important Vocab terms that will be on the quiz(but not limited to) are the following…..

1) Overdose: Taking too much of a drug which can cause death.

2) Addiction: A condition in which a person can no longer control his/her drug use

3) Withdrawal: Uncomfortable symptoms produced when a drug user stops using the drug.

4) Inhalants: A drug that is inhaled as a vapor

5) Hallucinogens: A drug that distorts perceptions, causing the user to see/hear things not real.

6) Opiates: Group of highly addictive drugs derived from the poppy plant.

7) Stimulants: A drug that temporarily increases a person’s energy and alertness

8) Depressants: A drug that causes relaxation and sleepiness

9) Nicotine: The highly addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products

10) Carcinogens: Any chemical that causes cancer

ZUMBA STEP!!!!

Just released from Zumba home office. ZUMBA STEP is making its way. I'm all ready registered and ready to go. My training is in February. This is going to be a great new activity to incorporate into my Physical Education classes. A fusion of two great fitness workouts; Zumba and step aerobics. This is what the Zumba home office is saying about the program.

"Zumba^® Step

Take lower body workouts and calorie burning to new heights with Zumba^® Step, the newest Zumba^® program. Tone and strengthen glutes and legs with a gravity-defying blend of Zumba routines and step aerobics. Bring your students maximum results without losing the easy-to-follow fitness-party! "

This is something that I know our students are going to love! Check out the video link to see what its all about and learn what Zumba Step is all about.

The Dangers of the Drug "Molly"

Over the past two years whenever we get to our ATOD unit my students always have many questions about the drug called "Molly". All the students ask "what is it? What are the side effects?" It is a very very dangerous drug that many people have died on. CNN just released this past weekend an article called "9 things everyone should know about the drug Molly". Check out the link below to see the article and video that CNN posted.

CNN article: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/22/health/9-things-molly-drug/index.html?hpt=he_c2


CNN News Video Clip Blow