Welcome to Health Class! Coach Markus 2012-2013

Mrs. Markus or Coach Markus Introduction Mrs. Markus or Coach Markus

Class Book

Syllabus Course Objectives: Health Literacy Skills Personal and Community Health Safety and Injury Prevention Nutrition and Physical Safety Mental Health Alcohol, Tobacco, and other drugs Family Life and Human Sexuality Organ and Body Systems

Grading Exams 40% Chapter Quizzes 15% Current Events 10% Class Projects 20% Journal Entries 15% = 100%

In-class notebook ($1.00/ea) Each student should purchase, either from the store or the teacher, a Composition Books that will be used for daily note- taking and quizzes. You will use this for test-prep on test days. I will explain this prior to our first exam.

Current Event Wiki and Journal Blog You will be given a student blog site for your journal blogging for this class. Once I receive everybody’s e-mail address, this will be sent to you to set-up. Once you have your blog set, you will have access to the Current event Wiki as well. This will be explained in further detail later.

Mid-Term and Final Project Mid-Term Project: Alcohol, Drugs, or Tobacco Use Informational Pamphlet Final Group Project: Presentation History, Awareness, or Prevention of Infectious Diseases or Lifestyle Diseases

Letter of Permission A letter of permission will be sent home, along with the course syllabus for parents to sign. Topics requiring parental permission are: Sex Education Sexually Transmitted Diseases HIV/AIDS THIS MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED BY 3RD WEEK OF CLASS!!

Questions? Do not be afraid to ask questions about anything! I am here for you and will help in any way that I can.