• Fitness & Nutrition
• Communicable/Chronic Diseases
• Family Life/Puberty changes/The Reproductive Systems
• Drugs
• Stress Management
• Safety

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

P.E. Focus: NCSCS Goals #6-10

~Conditioning Exercises~

~Basketball skills & rules of game~

Health Focus: NCSCS Goals #4 & 8

~Fitness & Nutrition~

Mondays..."Making it in the news" Mondays are reserved for current health news (topics related to health and fitness). Students are expected to bring in current health news from TV, internet, magazine, or newspaper including a written assignment. Be prepared to discuss and share.

Tuesdays...Textbook & "Technology" Tuesdays are reserved for the computer lab/Ibooks,for exploring our new textbooks and building character skills. We will  work on vocabulary building, spelling, writing and technology skills.

Wednesdays..."Wake it up" Wednesdays are reserved for physical, mental, or cooperative learning activities to boost energy,brainpower, and learn how to work in small groups.

Thursdays..."Thirsty" Thursdays and "RR"(Relax & Read") are reserved for those "thirsty" for knowledge as well as to reap the benefits of drinking water. We will focus on stress management and reading skills.

*BYOB...Bring your own book to read!

Fridays..."Feeling Good" Fridays are reserved to feel good about yourself while we discuss self esteem and bullying with our guidance counselor, Mrs. T in a program called "Boosting Female Self-esteem"

*Go to www.presidentschallenge.org if you would like to see additional information about the physical fitness testing program.

*Log on at pe central.org/kidsquiz to record daily steps.

Exercise daily!

Try to get 10,000 steps per day.

NCSCS (N.C. Standard Course of Study)

Healthful Living Goals:

GOAL #1: The learner will develop knowledge and skills to enhance mental and emotional well-being.

GOAL #2: The learner will develop knowledge and skills to enhance personal and consumer health.

GOAL #3: The learner will develop healthy, effective interpersonal communication and relationship skills.

GOAL #4: The learner will apply knowledge and behavior self management skills to areas of nutrition and physical activity for healthy growth,development, and maintenance.

GOAL #5: The learner will choose not to participate in substance abuse.

GOAL #6: The learner will demonstrate competency in a variety of movement forms and proficiency in a few to gain competence towards lifetime physical activities.

GOAL #7: Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

GOAL #8: The learner will exhibit a physically active lifestyle.

GOAL #9: The learner will show evidence of an acceptable level of health-related fitness and be familiar with factors that benefit performance.

GOAL #10: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others at the same time as values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

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