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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Your Health Goals for Sixth Grade

After an entire year of health classes during  fifth grade please think about what your health goals for next year should be.
Write a few sentences describing what your health goal would be and what steps you would like to take to be successful in reaching your goal.

Friday, March 27, 2015

RI Blood Center Presentation

3/27/15 The RI Blood Center has made a special visit during this weeks health class. Please describe the most important thing that you think you have learned from the presentation.  Explain why it is important to you. Be sure to use as many new vocabulary words (Red Blood Cells, Platelets, Plasma, etc). 
Take a look at the following web site for more information: http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/blood.html

Monday, March 2, 2015

Circulatory and Respiratory Systems 3/3/2015

March 3, 2015 Respiratory and Circulatory Systems: Last week we started our new Systems unit in health class. We were introduced to these two systems and will be studying them  over the next few weeks. Please answer the question below using what you already know and what you have already learned about these two systems.

BLOG RESPONSE: Explain how the Circulatory and Respiratory Systems are interdependent.

Be sure to use the R.A.C.E when writing your response. Spelling and Punctuation are important when writing your answer on the blog.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Being a Good Friend: Social Emotional Health

Social-Emotional Health: 
We have been discussing the many characteristics of being of good friend.
Choose one of the characteristics that you think is important of being a good friend and explain why you chose it. 
You may also choose a characteristic that is not on our class list.


Monday, February 2, 2015

BLOG INSTUUCTIONS: PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU POST.

Dont forget to sign your name after you post.  I would like to remind you to put your first name and the initial of your last name only.
Include your class as 5 A for Mr. Austin's class or 5 D for Mr. Davenport's class.  (For example: Cathy H. 5A).

Capitalization, punctuation and spelling are important when posting  on our health blog.

Please use R.A.C.E.S. when responding to the blog each week.

R.A.C.E.S: A Writing Strategy
1. Restate the question. “I think…” or “I believe…”
2. Answer the question “I think…” BECAUSE “I believe…” BECAUSE
3. Cite evidence to support answer “In the reading passage….” Or “In the story…..”
4. Expand/Explain How does it all fit together?
5. Sum it up. Closing statement but you do not restate what you have already said.