Parent letter home

Dear Parents or Guardians:

We are beginning a unit called Healthy Sexuality. The curriculum is designed to help your child make wise decisions about his or her behavior during these next few crucial teenage years. Your involvement in these decisions is encouraged throughout the unit.

Most of these lessons will have a Home Learning Opportunity. Often, students are apprehensive about communicating with parents about sexuality. They have expressed their desire for open and sensitive handling of what can be, at times, embarrassing and uncomfortable. You are encouraged to participate; if you do, please sign and return one of the slips attached to this letter. Your child will receive credit for each slip he or she returns. These Home Learning Opportunities are a way for you to share your family’s values and discover what your child is thinking about in regard to these important issues.

A meeting will be held on April 15, 2010 at 4pm and 5pm to provide a forum in which parents/ guardians may preview the curriculum and meet with me. If, after attending the meeting, you feel as though your child should not participate in this unit, please write me a note to that effect, and other arrangements will be made. Please feel free to call me if you have questions.


Sincerely


Sheri L. Kuhner

Health and Physical Education
Providence Creek Academy
(302) 653-6276 ext. 134

Vocabulary 8th sections 7-10

These are the new vocabulary words for sections 7-10 the other 6 sections will be included on the test.

Assertive- able to state one's position boldly and positively.
Aggressive- inclined to act in a hostile manner.
Passive- acception without objection or resistance.
Compromise- when people in conflict each give up some of what they want in order to get some of what they want.
Negotiation- when people in conflict come up with a solution that allows everyone to have what they really want; also called a win-win situation.
Persuade- to cause to do something especially by reasoning, urging, to convince.
Tactic- any method used to gain something
Persistance- constantly repeated; continued, to keep trying.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

Jump Rope for Heart will take place during the school day on March 5, 2010. I am so impressed with the number of 7th and 8th graders that have expressed interest in jumping for a good cause. SIXTY-SIX have signed up to take the challenge of raising a minimum of $25 and jumping over the course of 2.5 hours to earn those donations for the American Heart Association. WAY TO GO! Parents I invite you to come and watch as your child earns the right to say they jumped to save a life!

Physical Education Quiz 1/28/10

Please review the study guide/handout that was given for the quiz on Thursday dealing with the Health- Related Components of Fitness.

8th Grade Voc. Health

Please keep in mind that these 12 'new' vocabulary words will be in addition to the 14 previous vocabulary words which may appear on Thursday's upcoming test.

1. Anxious- to contend with difficulty or stress
2. Relaxation- relief from effort or strain; the condition or experience of calm and ease.
3. Anger- strong feeling of displeasure against someone or something combined with the urge to strike back.
4. Control- the power to direct, manage, or hold back.
5. Reframing- changing the way one thinks about a situation.
6. Self- statement- a statement one tells oneself to stay in control.
7. Communication- the act of expressing oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood.
8. Verbal- Spoken/ Words
9. Non-verbal- body language and facial expression.
10. Ambiguous- uncertain or obscure.
11. Misunderstanding- a failure to interpret a message correctly.
12. Paraphrase- restatement of a message to clarify its meaning.

Physical Education 7th/ 8th

There will be a test on the following information Friday January 15, 2010

> 10 minutes of single jump is equal to 30 minutes of jogging.
> To measure the correct height of your jump rope you need to step on the middle of the rope with ONE foot and pull the handles up. The handles should be somewhere between armpits and earlobes.
> Jumping rope on a consistent basis will improve Cardiovascular Endurance, Muscular Strength, and Muscular Endurance. (All of which are components of Health Related Physical Fitness)
>Single jumping is one jump for every turn of the rope.
>A double jump is two jumps for every turn of the rope.
>A double under is two turns of the rope for every one jump.
>When you jump rope you need to land on the balls of your feet and your heels should barely touch the ground.
>All jump rope skills are best performed with a single jump.
>Jump Rope is found World Wide through competitions, athletics, physical training, and tournaments.