Week of June 11 - 15th

Hi Gr.10's,

I hope you enjoyed your 'Safeteen' presentations last Friday. I look forward to hearing about them from you on Monday. Now that we are done covering the Sex Ed portion of the course, this last week we will be looking at and discussing 'Healthy Relationships'. We will be doing a number of activities and covering topics such as:

• The Influence of Media on Teens and Sex
• Peer Pressure in Relationships
• Rights and Responsibilities While Being in a Relationship
• What Makes a Healthy Relationship? / What Makes a Relationship Unhealthy?
• Deal Makers and Deal Breakers 
• Dear Gabby Advice Column
• He Said...She Said Q&A Class
• Final Mystery Box Q&A Class
• Ms.Sundin's Little Gem's of Wisdom

This will be a fun and relaxed week with highly relevant discussion on important aspects of relationships.

Hopefully we'll get through this material in good time. If we have a few extra classes I would like to show 1-2 movies that highlight issues we've discussed this term. This depends of course on time.

Let me just take this opportunity to say I have really enjoyed teaching all of you this semester and wish you all the best in the future!

My Final Last Words: "Take care, make good choices, think for yourself, resist peer pressure, don't drink and drive, 'Say NO' to drugs, and 'Be Safe'!!!"

 I hope you've learned something in this class that you can take with you into your lives beyond class.

-Ms.Sundin :)

Hi Gr. 10's,

This is a busy week. Please be prepared to present your STD presentations starting Monday. We will also have two different guest presentations this week. Here is a brief overview:

Monday
-STD Presentations
-Class will take notes on presentations in notes package (will be provided)

Tuesday
-Guest Presentation- HIV/AIDS

Wednesday (Double-block)
-STD Presentations continue
*Hopefully we can get through all or most of them

Thursday
-Finish STD Presentations if necessary
-VIDEO: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
-Mystery Box Q&A

Friday
Guest Presentation: Safeteen
ALL MORNING (Period 3 and 4)
Boys and Girls will be separated and join the boys/girls from Mr.Black's Planning Class.
Boys- Go directly to B206 (Ms.Tanino's Room)
Girls- Go directly to C101 (Mr.Mah's Room)

DO NOT BE LATE TO CLASS FOR GUEST SPEAKERS!!!

Now, please see below for the video we talked about in class on Friday. Warning: the descriptions and some images may be disturbing. However, since we just recently finished our Drug Awareness Unit I felt this was a highly relevant current event worth discussing. A fairly new form of "LSD: (Acid/Hallucinogen) nicknamed "Bath Salts" is blamed for what the media are calling the "Miami Zombie Attack". Just last week, a man clearly under the influence of these 'bath salts', went into a fit of violent psychosis and attacked a homeless man on the street- ripping off and eating parts of his face. The perpetrator (zombie attacker) was naked, because one of the effects of this drug is it causes your core body temperature to rise so much that your body over heats. I've heard it feels like your organs are melting!  Similar cases have been reported with this drug, although none quite THIS gruesome.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Ensure you get your 5-day eating logs and DPA 10 certificates in to the hand in tray on Monday if you haven't already and you have only 1 WEEK LEFT to get missing work in. My cut off day is Monday June 11th. I have to prepare report cards and have time to mark everything!!!!

See you in class on Tuesday.

May 28 - June 1st

Hi Class,

Now that we've covered contraception, we will be moving on to the topic of STI's- Sexually Transmitted Infections or as we called them in my high school days: STD's-Sexually Transmitted Diseases! You will be working on another research project, this time just with a partner, that you'll present to the class. I'll go over all the details and expectations in class on Tuesday.



There are two really good links on my page (see 'Important Links' on the right) about STD's that you may wish to consult as part of your research project. STD Resource.com and STI's BC Public Health

Don't forget- your 5-day Eating Logs and DPA (Daily Physical Activity) Declaration are due this Friday, June 1st!

See you in class!

Week of May 22 - 26th

Hi Gr.10's,

This week we will be starting to look at the topics of sex, contraception and possibly sexually transmitted infections if time permits. You will be given the chance to look at some library resources, you'll learn about different types of contraception and you'll also watch a video. This is a very important unit that will cover sensitive material that requires a serious and mature attitude. Please be respectful and be in class everyday.

Also, if you are STILL MISSING many assignments since the term report card and have not made any effort to get caught up (you know who you are!!), you can expect phone calls to be going home soon to inform your parents of your poor choices and low marks! Some of you even risk failure! In case you need reminding, Planning 10 is a REQUIRED COURSE TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL!!!! Get off your butts and do your work so you can pass this class please! Thanks...

Sincerely,

Your Concerned Teacher

Week of May 14 - 18th

Hi Gr.10's,
Good job on everyone getting their group presentation done last week. We will be continuing with presentations and note-taking this week. I estimate that we will be done by Wednesday. You can expect to hand in your notes packages for a completion mark on that day. I have some relevant videos to show you about drug use/abuse this week as well. You can also expect a quiz on the drugs we've studied in class in the near future. All the more reason to pay attention in class and take good notes! ;) ;)

See you in class! :)

Week of May 7 - 11th

Hi Class,

Starting on Thursday May 3rd we will begin our unit on drugs. You will be doing a group project Drug Awareness Webquest. This assignment will take us through most, if not, all of next week to complete. You will have 3-4 class periods to do your research and create your group presentation. The due date for presentations to start is Wednesday May 9th. Click the link below to go to the Website for assignment instructions, expectations and content requirements.

Drug Awareness Web Quest

Good luck!

Alcohol, Texting, and Driving DO NOT MIX

In class we learned about the dangers and consequences of drinking as a teenager, not to mention the increased risk of car accidents when alcohol and texting are added to the equation. Below I have posted the two videos that I showed in class in case you wish to watch them again. They are very powerful and 'drive' home a very serious and strong message (yes, pun intended).

Live Fast Die Young (Drinking & Driving)

If Lives Are In Your Hands (Texting & Driving)

DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE.

DO NOT TEXT & DRIVE.

DRIVE SAFELY

&

ARRIVE ALIVE.