Health Tips Assignment Details

Here are the details concerning the upcoming health tips assignment on Friday the 25th...

1.  This is a partner assignment, & will be worth 50 points

2.  This is a powerpoint assignment, with each slide worth 10 points.  The slides are as follows:

                I.  An introduction slide with a picture of the magazine or journal the article is taken from.  It doesn't have to be the exact month the article was published.
               II.  A slide with all of the tips listed in the article
              III.  A slide with the tips you agree with (& reasons why)
              IV.  A slide with the tips you disagree with, or feel are not very strong
               V.  A slide with two tips of your own that you feel would fit the article well

3.  You will be asked to locate a health-related article that offers tips to the reader.  Most students use diet/weight loss as a subject, but there are many other good topics such as stress relief, bullying, substance abuse, disease, or safety to choose from.

4.  The article must be taken from an online journal or a magazine (article can be clipped out, but student must still create a powerpoint.  Many magazines have online sources that provide these articles, a few of them include...

Reader's Digest     http://www.rd.com/
Prevention    http://www.prevention.com/health/
Good Housekeeping     http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/
Health     http://www.health.com/health
Shape     http://www.shape.com/
Men's Health     http://www.menshealth.com/
Women's Health     http://www.womenshealthmag.com/
Self     http://www.self.com/
Fitness     http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/
Natural Health     http://www.naturalhealthmag.com/
Whole Living      http://www.wholeliving.com/
Seventeen      http://www.seventeen.com/
Teen Vogue     http://www.teenvogue.com/
Men's Fitness      http://www.mensfitness.com/

The powerpoints can be turned in a number of ways...

*  place them into the homework dropbox at my website: 
http://www.rschooltoday.com/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi?schoolname=school239&statusFlag=goGenie&geniesite=21

*  send them to me as a google doc at my personal e-mail address:  joeroelofs@hotmail.com

*  place the powerpoint onto a flash drive, & hand it in


Here is an example of the assignment:         http://www.rschooltoday.com/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi?butName=Middle%20School%20Worksheets&cId=0&permission=3&username=

Schedule for the remainder of 8th grade health & phy. ed.

We are closing in on the end of the trimester, so here is a daily schedule of what is happening in health & phy. ed. class...

Tuesday, Feb. 22:  work day to get all missing assignments turned in, or handed out

Wednesday, Feb. 23:  Phy ed. - fitness testing re-do's

Thursday, Feb. 24:  Phy ed. - 4 corner soccer

Friday, Feb. 25:  EMAC lab, we will be starting our health tips assignment powerpoints

Monday, Feb. 28:  EMAC lab, we will be finishing our health tips assignment powerpoints

Tuesday, Mar. 1:  Health final in room 11

Wednesday, Mar. 2:  Phy ed. - line soccer

Thursday, Mar. 3:  Phy ed. - turning in locks & open gym

Team Handball Champs Are Crowned!

The team handball tourney is completed, & here is the list of champions...

Hour 1:  "Blue Sharks"      Tala Miller, Cado Cano,
Brady Zempel, Sami DesLauriers, Adam Gerard, Sara Moser 

Hour 2:  "Purple Cobras"        Alex Byers, Anna Balsimo,
Giovanni Garcia, Jake Clouse, Nick Ehrich, Brittney Miller, Nico VanDanacker

Hour 3:  "Red Dragons"          Brianna Calder, Nick Sieg,
Drew Hafften, Cody Giese, Lauren Howe, Josh DeRoo

Hour 5:  "Purple Cobras"          Lily Stecker, Austin Hubbs,
Samantha Bagaason, Carolyn Carlson, Phil Evenson, Elizabeth McMillen, Mike Cagle

I found a few cool action shots of team handball to give you an idea of how crazy this olympic sport can get...

Here is the link to the Minnesota team handball blog site:  http://mnteamhandball.blogspot.com/

Cool Snowshoe Running Article

This article was in today's Minneapolis Star Tribune.  I can't believe it, this guy is dressed like it is the middle of summer!

Here is the link:  http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/116272649.html

I wonder if Ben could keep up with the snow shoe runner?

Calorie Burning 101

This week our computer assignment for health class is focused on the topic of calorie burning.  Last Friday, we spent a portion of our school day cross-country skiing & snow shoeing.  There are very few activities that provide a better opportunity to burn calories than what we did last week. 

Go to my website: 
 http://www.rschooltoday.com/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi?schoolname=school239&statusFlag=goGenie&geniesite=21

to view the worksheet, & use the homework dropbox to hand in your answers. Remember to use microsoft word, or I may need you to submit a printed version of your answers.

This Week In Health & Phy. Ed.

Here is the plan for the week of February 14 to 18...

Monday:  Final fitness test
Tuesday:  102 lab assignment "calorie burning 101"
Wednesday:  Handball Tourney
Thursday:  Handball Tourney
Friday:  Project 4 Teens

Health Question of the week:  What is the procedure called when a female egg is fertilized outside of the body, & what are the odds of this producing multiple babies?

Cross-country Skiing Rules!

Today was our phy. ed. trip to Baker Park Reserve to go cross-country skiing & snow shoeing.  The 8th graders had a great time, & I am exhausted from all of the exercise!  Here are a few snapshots of our adventure.

Mrs. Nelson & her group from the morning session

Marie Jakubowski (not sitting in the snow) & Maddi Bartlett (oops,  I fell!)

Brianna Graner & a few of her friends enjoying a hot chocolate after skiing & snow shoeing in the morning session

This is a picture of my group heading out in the afternoon session.  This gang did an awesome job, & even had time to finish the "Island Course"  Pictured are Daina Strub, Elizabeth McMillen, Sam Schuneman, Kane Vogel, Heather Olsen, & Jake Muhonen

Baker Park is very scenic.  Here are three deer that are just to the south of our path on the "Island Course"  I wanted to zoom in the picture, but they were moving fast!

Justin Stoffers & Tabby Kaufhold are about to go down the first hill of the "Fairway Course".  You can see Victoria Smith & another group member have already wiped out.  This group has been on skis for approximately five minutes as of this shot.

Wow! I am starting a blog

This is my first attempt at blogging, so hopefully I can keep up with it!

This blog is designed to help students & parents keep up with what we do at RMS during Health & Phy. Ed. class.  I plan on posting the health "question of the week", as well as other helpful items to make the experience with me as a teacher that much better!

As for this week, we are beginning a unit covering abstinence & risk behavior.  Kathy Brown & Project 4 Teens will be spending two days with the health class, & we will be working on a study guide & computer assignment in the other two class days.

Phy. Ed. is coming to the end of the President's Challenge physical fitness testing, & we will also be taking a trip to Baker National Golf Course on Friday to go cross-country skiing & snow shoeing!