Welcome Back To School!

The Health Teachers are continuing to work monthly on next years curriculum. Periodically, the state rewrites the frameworks for teaching. This year the state is working on the health standards. We are very fortunate as we have received a grant which will allow us to update and purchase new curriculum material!! We hope to implement this curriculum in the fall of 2012!!

8th Grade

The 8th graders will begin their unit on Relationships. We will have two weeks of classes with Connect To End Violence! They will lead class discussions about dating violence and sexual harassment. Please note that parent letters have been mailed home to notify you about these upcoming classes!

7th Grade

Our seventh grade classes are moving into our unit on Eating Disorders. We will identify the various types of disorders, signs and symptoms, how to get help for a loved one or friend, as well as share the importance of good nutrition as the students continue to grow and develop.

6th Grade

The students will be taking the DARE class over the next ten weeks. Please keep your eye out for parent permission slips which will be sent home the week of January 9, 2012!

5th Grade

We have begun our unit on friendship. The students are evaluating what qualities they look for in a friend and what qualities they can offer to a friend. We will continue to discuss what makes friendships work well and what kinds of things can sometimes get in the way.

K-2

The younger grades will be learning about the topic of bullying from our guidance department. We will segway into talking about "feelings" and how to identify when a friend or classmate is having a good/bad day and how we can help one another...

Please contact me if you have any questions or ideas about the health program!!! My door is always open!