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Today we had Hannah Norton, Miss Lehi give us a presentation. If you missed today then you will need to watch this and write me 3 paragraphs about what you learned. A paragraph has 5-8 sentences.
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Today the school nurses presented on vaping, smoking and smokeless tobacco. If you missed this class you will need to write me a 2 page double-spaced 12 pt font paper documenting: the laws in utah regarding each individual form, what are the chemicals contained in each individual form. What are the short - term effects of each individual form? What are the long-term effects of each individual form. What are some statistics state wide for use of these three substances? Fill the rest of the paper with your thoughts on substances containing nicotine and how does the media influence teens to decide whether to use these?
Today we took the Substance Abuse Test. You can take it 3 times but only under my supervision in the classroom.
Today we talked about how the Natural High Videos are due tonight by midnight, Also, things this term are getting docked late points so please stay on top of things. We did a quick lesson on Prescription Drugs and took the quiz in Canvas.
There will be a Drug Test next time made up of quiz questions from this unit. Then we will watch all of the Natural High Videos. Thursday we have a Vaping Presentation, Then the following Tuesday we will have an outside presenter, a previous graduate from Lone Peak High School who will be talking about Suicide. So try to make sure that you are here for the next 3 class periods. They are hard to make up but I will make you do something to make them up:) We also listened to Colby's Song while reading the lyrics. Today was a short Wednesday. We watched a few short films: one was a documentary put out by FBI on opioids entitled Chasing The Dragon. Then we also watched Wahlburg productions. What About The Kids? and also If Only. They were dramatized stories about family's experiences around Heroin/Opioid Addiction. There is an assignment on Canvas for you to write 2 paragraphs about what you felt or learned while watching the videos. If you weren't present I will give you an assignment to make this up. It will take you at least an hour because that is how long you would have spent in the classroom.
Today we did the PowerPoint on The Teen Drinking Brain (Alcohol slide presentation in Canvas) and took the Alcohol Quiz. We were also able to use the Drunk Goggles and see what drinking can do to your vision and depth perception.
Today we went to Canvas. We did the journal for the Role of Medicine lesson. Then we went through the powerpoint together. Then you took the quiz. I showed this quick documentary. Then we did the journal entry for the Addiction lesson and went through the lesson and had discussion around addiction. Then you took the Addiction quiz. The Natural High Project is due October 29th and is on Canvas. Be sure to read through the specifics. Find a Natural High activity that doesn't require others, something that you can or could do alone if necessary. There are prohibited activities so read through those as well:)
We have begun our new unit on The Use and Misuse of Drugs. Our first lesson was in the Life Skills book on Risk Taking. Friday we filled out the last section of that lesson where you looked up an article about someone you admire or the subject matter that interests you and answered the question about someone who had to take risks in their sport or career.
Tuesday we watched the movie "Unguarded" (on espn+) and filled out a worksheet about it. You turned your worksheets in and those will go on the next term's grade. The project for this unit is a Natural High Video and will be due on October 27th and we will watch them on October 23rd. Everything is in for Term 1. We did 1 Units this term: Healthy Self and Physical Health. Next term we will do Drug Use, Human Sexuality and Relationships and Personal Safety. Wednesday we started the Drug Unit discussing Risk. What type of Risk tolerance do you have? What do you value and how willing are you to risk those things? Food for thought. We will continue to cover Drugs on Friday and next Tuesday. Anything we do will go on Term 2. We worked in our Life Skills Workbook so if you missed class be sure to get one and fill out the information on pages 17-21.
Today we took the Physical Health Test on Canvas. You have 3 chances. The first one you did on your own. The second time you could talk to others in the class. The third and final time you could look up the answers on Google. I also asked that you make sure to do the "What have I learned? assignment on Canvas as well as any other assignments you are missing or need to improve upon. All CANVAS ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE TERM CLOSE ON OCTOBER 8! Your grades are final now in that we will be starting a new unit that will go on your third term grade.
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Lisa MontroseMy passions include Family, Self Care, the Spanish language and healthy living. Archives
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