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Welcome to Health & Wellness Class!
My name is Mrs. Durkee and this is my third year teaching Health & Wellness at the Winthrop Middle School. Previously, I taught ELA & Social Studies for 10 years at WMS before taking off a few years to be home with my children. I am loving being back teaching Health and Wellness! I believe it is a vital class for students as the topics covered help us develop skills and habits that will help us navigate through life!
Students are expected to arrive to class prepared and ready to learn every day. Students should bring a pencil to class daily and bring in a folder (that I will keep in the classroom to store their work). Students will be graded based on their engagement in class (effort, participation, attitude and respect) and in-class projects.
Skills covered in Health class:
Decision Making & Problem Solving
Self-Management & Goal Setting
Social Awareness, Relationship, & Communication
Movement skills
Self-Awareness & Analyzing Influences
Information & Resource Seeking
Self-Advocacy & Health Promotion
Topics by grade are listed below.
I am looking forward to getting to know everyone! I will do my best to make lessons interesting, fun, and engaging!
Thank you and I look forward to a great quarter!
Mrs. Durkee
Mrs. Durkee
WMS Health & Wellness Teacher
Health 2025
Health 2025
Topics I aim to cover each quarter:
6th Grade:
Introduction Unit--Components of Health (COH-Physical, Mental, Social, Emotional)
Nutrition
Positive Self Esteem
Healthy Friendships
Smoking Prevention-Tobacco & Vaping
Personal Hygiene & Changing Bodies
First Aid and Safety (First Aid Basics, CPR & Heimlich Maneuver)
Other
Outside Days for Physical Health
Game Days for Social Health
7th Grade:
Introduction Unit--Components of Health (COH-Physical, Mental, Social, Emotional) & Goal Setting
Nutrition
Stress Management
Suicide Prevention
Tobacco/Vaping- Review Alcohol and Marijuana & Decision Making Skills
Online Safety
Human Growth & Development
First Aid and Safety (First Aid Basics, CPR & Heimlich Maneuver)
Other
Outside Days for Physical Health
Game Days for Social Health
8th Grade:
Introduction Unit--Components of Health (COH-Physical, Mental, Social, Emotional)
Nutrition
Empathy & Compassion
Healthy Dating Relationships
Drug & Alcohol Prevention
Human Growth & Development
First Aid and Safety (First Aid Basics, CPR & Heimlich Maneuver)
Other
Outside Days for Physical Health
Game Days for Social Health
2023: 8th Grade Bulletin Board--Meaning of Empathy and Compassion
2023: First Trimester Group Collaboration--6th Grade Healthy vs. Unhealthy Friendship Traits
2023: First trimester 7th Graders learn about Stressful Situations by playing "Come on 6" game with their groups
2023: First trimester 6th graders practice the basics of CPR (ALL grades learned the basics of CPR and First Aid)
Helpful Links:
Use Google Classroom to help keep up work!
At home: Use the link to learn more about MyPlate, and see if you can plan a meal each week that includes all 5 my plate food groups! MyPlate Link
At home: Use this link for more resources on how to talk to your child about mental health:
Mental Health Resource for Parents
Use this link to help you to talk to your child about Social-Emotional Learning (SEL):
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