Course Outline

Course Title: High School Health

Time: 1
st
and 5
th
hour
Teacher: Mrs. Edwards
E-mail: Jenelle.Edwards@mccardinals.org
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Teacher: Mr. Cass
E-mail: nic.cass@mccardinals.org
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Course Description: +n this class students will de,elo- an understanding o. o,erall
health and wellness. To-ics include: nutrition/ e'ercise/ drug and alcohol a0use/ -ersonal
health and wellness/ se'ual education/ mental and emotional health/ and -u0lic and
en,ironmental health. Tests/ research -a-ers/ and -ro1ects will all 0e included in the
teaching methods. 23 the com-letion o. this course students will understand the 0ene.its
o. a health3 li.est3le and ha,e s4ills to incor-orate it into their e,er3da3 li,es.
Class Format: Most classes throughout the wee4 will 0e in the classroom to address
ma1or health com-onents. Students will also 0e e'-ected to -artici-ate in -h3sical
acti,ities to accom-an3 material taught 03 a num0er o. di..erent methods. 5ectures/
discussions/ tests/ research -a-ers/ and -ro1ects will all 0e included in the teaching
methods
Materials: Students will 0e e'-ected to 0e -re-ared .or class everyday6 This will include
a writing utensil/ note0oo47.older/ and an3 other materials re8uested 03 the teacher. On
-h3sical acti,it3 da3s students will 0e e'-ected to dressed and -re-ared in an a--ro-riate
manner. The school district is now im-lementing a 29O: !0ring 3our own de,ice#
-olic3 which will directl3 a..ect class/ as it is suggested each students has a de,ice to use.
;e will 0e wor4ing to incor-orate technolog3 into as man3 lessons as it will 0e
0ene.icial. O.ten assignments will needed to 0e com-leted with and electronic de,ice.
Students will 0e re8uired to ha,e .or class:
1. a-er note0oo4
*. <older to hold e'tra -a-ers not included in note0oo4
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Evaluation/Grading:
ro1ects/ Tests7E'ams: ()= o. grade
Tests will 0e gi,en at the end o. certain units to determine student>s achie,ement
and learning. Howe,er/ man3 -ro1ects and class discussions will ta4e -lace to monitor
students learning.
artici-ation: *)= o. grade
There will 0e lots o. class discussion/ -artici-ation/ and acti,ities that can not alwa3s
0e made u-. This is wh3 it is essential all students are in class as much as -ossi0le. +. a
student has an une'cused a0sence the3 will 0e e'cused .rom the -artici-ation grade .or
that da3. Howe,er -oints .rom an une'cused a0sence can not alwa3s 0e made u-.
;ritten ?ssignments7 Homewor4: 5)= o. grade
Students will ha,e enough time to wor4 on some written homewor4 assignments
in class. +. it is not com-leted the assignment is considered homewor4 and will 0e due the
ne't da3 unless told otherwise.
Semester Grade:
%)= @ 1
st
Mar4ing eriod %)= @ *
nd
Mar4ing eriod *)= @ <inal E'am
Late Assignments: ?ssignments are e'-ected to 0e turned in on time. +. an assignment is
turned in late it will 0e mar4ed down:
1 da3: *5= o..
* da3s: 5)= o..
( da3s: "5=
% or more: additional 5= .or each da3
AA lease 4ee- in mind it is 3our -ersonal res-onsi0ilit3 .or assignments to 0e com-leted
and recorded. ?ll students will 0e e'-ected to use their -lanners as resources AA
Make-p !ork:
?ssignments7Botes: +t is your res-onsi0ilit3 to get an3 wor4 that 3ou ha,e missed. :o
not e'-ect the teacher to see4 3ou out to tell 3ou what 3ou missed and do not as4 them
.or missed wor4 as the 0ell is ringing to 0egin class or e'-ect them to sto- earl3 so the3
can get 3our wor4. 9ou are re8uired to chec4 the a0sence 0in and we0site .or all wor4
3ou missed/ also .ind someone res-onsi0le and 4nows what is going on to get
in.ormation .rom. ?ssignments are due "ollo#ing t$e day you return unless
arrangements ha,e 0een made with the teacher.
Classroom %ules and E&pectations:
?ll classroom rules and e'-ectations will 0e discussed the .irst wee4 o. school. Students
are to 0e .amiliar with what 0eha,iors are a--ro-riate in class. ? co-3 o. the classroom
rules and e'-ectations will 0e located in the student>s class .older. All $and'ook rules
apply(
While we may not be able to control all that happens to
us, we can control what happens inside us
~Ben Franklin
+ ha,e read and understand the -olicies/ re8uirements/ and e'-ectations o. the Health and
h3sical Education de-artment and + agree to u-hold these -olicies and re8uirements
throughout the school 3ear:
Student Signature: :ate:
arent Signature: :ate:
Parents,
I am excited to have your child in class and am looking forward to an exciting
academic year. It is my goal, as an educator, to provide all students with an
educationally challenging, yet fun experience in my classroom. Health is a
very important subject that allows your child to evaluate their own lifestyles
and make decisions to live in a healthy manner. If you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to contact me at the email address or phone number
on the syllabus. I will be more than happy to help in any way possible. Please
take time to fill out the information below for records.
Thank you,
Mrs. Edwards
Contact )n"ormation
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