Health I Syllabus MVH

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Health I Syllabus

Credit (.5) [revised Summer 2016]


CONTACT INFORMATION: 410-386-1673
For curriculum/grade related use only

Ms. Samantha Quirin, SRAS [email protected]


Sexual Risk Avoidance Specialist

Check your grades weekly online. It is your responsibility to use


interpersonal communication [NHES #4] for grade-related discrepancies.

Parents: please encourage this

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course presents a skills-based approach, endorsed by SHAPE America, which develops 21 st century health literacy
skills students need for success in college and in their careers beyond. These skills will enable students to maintain or
improve health outcomes. This is an individualized approach to enhancing student learning and development of skills
based on current research and National Health Education Standards [NHES]. Core Concepts, NHES #1, include:
Mental/Emotional wellness; Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs; Personal/Consumer Health; Family Life/Human
Sexuality; Safety/Injury Prevention; Nutrition/Fitness; and Disease Prevention/Control.
Class content is designed to apply to:
NHES #2:
NHES #3:
NHES #4:
NHES #5:
NHES #6:
NHES #7:
NHES #8:

Analyzing Influences
Accessing Reliable Information
Interpersonal Communication
Decision Making
Goal Setting
Self-Management
Advocacy

This course is required for graduation. A parent permission slip, which explains the Family Life and Human Sexuality
component of the Health I program, will be sent home on a separate document. Please return all documents by end of the
first week of class.

Grades
Students grades will be determined within the general guidelines set forth by the CCPS Board of Education and as
outlined in Student Handbook. Letter grades will be assigned on the following basis:

A 89.5 100%
B 79.5 89%
C 69.5 79%
D 59.5 69%
F 59.4% and below

Second Chance Learning Opportunities will be determined on a case by case basis. In order
to be considered for second chance learning, the student must have all classwork completed
before the conclusion of the unit and the unit test review sheet must have been submitted the
day of the unit test.

Your quarter grade will be calculated using the following percentages: 40% Formative and 60% Summative
Examples include:

Formative discussion questions, public speaking, extended response, worksheets, warm-ups, activities, exit tickets,
group work, stations, Step 3, Modeling the Skill, and Step 4, Practice the steps of the Skill.
Summative unit exams, topic quizzes, unit projects, Step 5, Feedback and Reinforcement

Final Exam
There will be a comprehensive summative assessment of all course material and it will count as 10% of the final grade in
accordance with CCPS grading policy. All Graded work will be returned, and students are expected to keep it in an
organized binder or separate health folder in preparation for this exam.

ATTENDANCE / MAKE-UP WORK / LATE WORK


Your presence is vital to both the success of our learning environment and to YOUR success in this course. It is not
always possible to recreate the classroom environment, so try to avoid unnecessary abs. Station work will be put away
post unit completion and sometimes impossible to do during Flex.
Make-up work is the responsibility of the student. Unexcused late work will be penalized. Excused absences will
have the same number of days out to complete missed assignments. Requesting to be Flexed is strongly encouraged, and
expected to be student initiated. Once a unit is complete, you may not turn in missed assignments from the unit unless
there are extenuating circumstances, which will be determined by the teacher. Unit specific enrichment opportunities may
be offered at the teachers discretion for extra formative points and will have deadlines.

Rules for Success:


Be APPROPRIATE, which means respecting the space, *property, and ideas of others;
Be ACCOUNTABLE, which means obeying all school and county policies and accepting consequences; and
Be ACCOMPLISHED, which means making good choices and presenting a positive self-image.
*includes any teaching model or printed materials ~ some models are over $200, if you break it, you buy it. If you cannot be
accountable for such instructional materials, then DO NOT TOUCH THEM to begin with. Nothing is meant to be opened, so handle
with care. There will be verbal reminders of this.

Cell Phone Policy will be specific to our classrooms specific needs and will be reviewed with you by your teacher. They
are expected to be muted and out of site at all times unless otherwise specified by your teacher. If you refuse to follow
this classroom policy on it, you will written up for insubordination. Thank you in advance, for your cooperation and
respect.

Consequences:
Warning
Parent contact
Detention
Referral to the Office
*Any severe misconduct will result in an immediate office referral.

REQUIRED MATERIALS
A section in a three ringed binder with lined paper, blue or black pens, #2 pencils, 5 different colored highlighters, glue
stick, and possibly other materials of your choice for special projects. You are expected to keep all worksheets in an
organized fashion, in order by unit in your binder.
By signing, you are saying that you have read and understand our classroom policies and procedures. This is to remain in your binder,
page 1, after I document it in my grade book.

PLEASE SIGN AND Return all documents to your Health teacher by the end of the first week of this class .
Student: ________________________________________________________________Date: ____________
[Print first and last name, then signature next to it]

Parent(s): _______________________________________________________________Date:_____________

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