Health and Physical Education

Parent letter home

2010-04-01T12:39:00.000-07:00

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

2010-02-22T12:35:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-29T05:34:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-26T05:44:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-18T17:58:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-11T17:53:00.000-08:00

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.

7th Grade Health

2009-12-18T09:43:00.000-08:00

Just a quick reminder, 7th grade does have a test on Monday for the Muscular System. They will be required to:
1. Label the muscle (posterior and anterior)
2. Describe the difference between anterior and posterior.
3. Explain that muscle fibers do not multiple only increase in size (hypotrophy)
4. Explain the difference between the 3 muscle types (skeletal, cardiac, and smooth)
5. Explain the location of the muscles using their vocabulary words and knowledge from the skeletal system (anterior, posterior, lateral, medial)

The students were given some tips for studying for this test, which were to draw a basic body outline and have someone call out the names of the muscles and they write and draw them in the correct location. If no one is available to help them study they can create a word box for themselves. I recommended that they study 15-20 minutes a day starting Thursday for this test and not to wait till Sunday night to do it all.

Good luck and study, study, study!

8th Grade Vocabulary

2009-12-16T18:14:00.000-08:00

Drug Abuse: compulsive use of one or more psychoactive drugs
Dependence: the quality or state of being influenced by or subject to another.
Illicit: not permitted; illegl
Decision: act of making up ones mind
Influence: a power indirectly affecting a person or an action.
Impulsive: tending to act on a sudden inclination or urge.
Consequences: the outcomes or effects of a particular action or choice.
Clarify: to define; simplify.
Consistent: in agreement or harmony, compatible.
Hypocrisy: pretending to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel.
Target market: a particular group of people who are most likely to buy a particular product or service.
Consumer: user or purchaser of goods and services.
Manipulate: to influence or manage deviously.
Deceptive: Misleading.

8th grade ad questions

2009-12-14T05:45:00.000-08:00

Please answer these in your journal using a TV ad.

1. Did the ad convince me that I would be a better or happier person or improve myself in some way by using that product?

2. Do I feel that I would be more attractive to others if I followed the ad's advice?

3. Do I feel that if I ignore the ad I will lose status with my friends or that something bad will happen?

Remember it is not that you would necessarily use the product but what impression the ad gives you. This is due on Tuesday in class.

PE Quiz outline

2009-11-18T12:12:00.000-08:00

Pulse Quiz

Radial- located in the wrist, thumb side.
Brachial- upper arm underside between the bicep and tricep
Carotid- located in the neck about 1 finger length from the earlobe

We use the index and middle finger for taking a pulse count.
Thumb has a pulse of its own.

It is important to increase the heart rate minimum of 30 minutes most days of the week to
1. Make the heart stronger
2. Improve circulation in the body
3. Maintain a healthy weight
When you raise the heart rate you will raise the body temperature which increases blood flow and burns calories (unit of energy).

To find your pulse count for 6 seconds and then add a zero to that number (for example if you counted 6 beats then you would have 60 beats per minute).
Your maximum heart rate is determined by subtracting your age from 220.

Journals for 7th

2009-11-17T14:28:00.000-08:00

Here are the journals that are being checked this week in Health. There are 7 with this journal check each are worth 5 points and should include a minimum of 3 sentences (1 point for the journal question, 1 point for the date of the journal, 1 point per sentence).

October 12
How is your body like a building?

October 14
We tend to act like the person we believe we believe we are. Explain what this means to you.

October 22
Explain a time you did not give up.

October 26
How does the respiratory and the digestive system help

October 28
If you could be anything in the world what would you be and why?

November 5
Imagine a world where people did not have bone structures. What would they look like, how would they move, and where would they live?

November 12
Explain why it is so important for our nerves to be so fast and efficient.

8th Grade Make-up Assignment

2009-11-13T14:45:00.000-08:00

For those who did not complete the stress group project the individual assignment is below:

Complete a 1 page typed paper (12 point font) on the 4 biggest stressors for teenagers. Include the 4 stresses as well as examples of stressors in that stress, ways to cope with those stressors, and why it is important to cope. This is due Friday November 20th.

Health

2009-10-27T09:51:00.000-07:00

As November rapidly approaches new topics for 7th grade will be Body Systems; including digestive, respiratory, nervous, cardiovascular, reproductive, skeletal, and circulatory. We will be learning the basic components and functions of each system.

8th grade starts Lifeskills. This unit teaches the skills needed to have a happy, healthy, and productive life. Topics found in this section include Drug Abuse and Violence: Cause and Effect, Making Decisions, Media Influence, Coping with Anxiety and Anger, Communication Skills, Social Skills, Assertiveness, Resolving Conflicts, and Resisting Peer Pressure.

Any questions or concerns please email at skuhner@pca.k12.de.us or ext.134

Materials for Class

2009-10-09T09:05:00.000-07:00

Welcome back! Everyone should be getting into the swing of things and adjusting to life back at school. Just a quick reminder that students need to have a composition book for health and a binder or two pocket folder to put handouts in is beneficial. This year for Physical Education students will need a small binder with paper.

Halloween Haunting

2009-10-09T06:09:00.001-07:00

Second Annual Halloween Haunting at PCA is October 23 7-10 pm. We have 3 attractions this year including a ghoulish bus, terrifying trail, and haunted wagon plus food and a bon fire. Admissions is $5 per child and adults are FREE! Admission includes 5 tickets which can be used for food and entrance into the attractions. Additional tickets can be purchased at the event.

Powder Puff Football

2009-10-09T06:03:00.000-07:00

OCTOBER 14th 4-6 pm we are hosting a Powder Puff Football game to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. All ladies 5th- 8th grade are welcome to play as well as any female relative 10 years of age or older. Gentlemen grab the pompoms and come cheer on the ladies! It is $3 to play in the game and $1 to cheer. All money is due Monday October 12th.