November 12 - 15

9.1 Feke began the fun and fast game of Tchoukball. Next week they will be in the classroom working on the health unit involving CHOICES. Along with our student teacher, Mr.Lopez, students will explore MYBLUEPRINT to create resumes, cover letters and to learn more about who they are as a learner, and future employee!

8-9 Shewfelt: This week, students worked through various components of fitness during their fitness module. Students were introduced to cardiovascular conditioning, muscular strength and muscular endurance conditioning, as well as flexibility. Students learned proper techniques and movement skills during resistance training. This was a great week despite some sore muscles! Students enjoyed yoga and meditation at the end of each session this week as well!

Grade 7 and 9 Health Shewfelt- 7.1 and 9.3 completed a week of health this week. Grade 9's were focusing of life and learning skills. They navigated through MyBlue Print website, and built their capacity for resume writing. Grade 7's worked through their first unit of Health "Wellness Choices" We discussed the importance of sleep, limiting screen time, body image, nutrition and healthy relationships.For grade 9's in Health: Please see the below information for writing resumes. 

How to write a resume

Font: Arial or Times New Roman

Font size: 11 or 12 pt (for the body of the resume, your name should be larger)

Tailor your resume to the employer requirements

Maintain consistent formatting

PROOFREAD!

Resume sections

1. Contact information – name, mailing address, professional email address, phone with voicemail
2. Objective statement or Professional summary – either state what type of position you are looking for or give a summary of your top 3-5 qualifications for the position
3. Education – dates attended or expected date of graduation, program, area of study, school name
4. Experience – in reverse chronological order, highlight the skills and experiences that are relevant to the position you’re applying for, use action verbs
5. Honors and awards – in reverse chronological order
6. Professional memberships – in reverse chronological order
7. Extracurricular activities/interests – include a brief description of accomplishments or results
8. References – do not include, can add “available on request”

DOs -Use action verbs -Use short, concise sentences -Keep resume easy to read -Keep resume 1-2 pages long -PROOFREAD

DONTs -Do not use pronouns such as I, me, my, etc. -Do not clutter your resume with nonessential information -Do not make any misrepresentations -Do not include any personal information (ex. Sex, height, weight, marital status, photo, etc.)