Health Class @ LME with Ms. Stacy

January 23, 2025

Dear Families of Primary Students (grades K-2),

We hope your child has been enjoying Health class this year. We would like to provide you with some information about these potentially sensitive topics our curriculum will be covering in the winter months.

Body Privacy — We will learn anatomically correct terms for private parts, and the difference between safe touches (e.g. high-fives or hugs) and unsafe touches. Students will learn refusal skills and how to say, “No!” This type of education has been shown to be effective in preventing child abuse.

Please contact me in January if you have any questions or concerns, or would like information about opting-out procedures. I will teach this lesson the week of February 3-7 for kindergarten and 2nd grade. I will teach this lesson the week of March 3-7 for 1st grade.

Happy New Year!

Stacy L. Brooks

sbrooks@mvsd320.org

360-428-6125, ext. 24111

Dear Families of Intermediate Students (grades 3-5),

We hope your child has been enjoying health class this year. We would like to provide you with some information about potentially sensitive topics our curriculum is covering. If you have any questions or concerns or would like to review the lessons for the topics identified below, please contact me.

Puberty — Students will learn about the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty. Students will also learn about internal and external reproductive anatomy. Instruction will occur in the co-ed health classroom.

Tolerance — Students will be talking about respect and the harmful effects of bullying. Students will discuss the importance of respectful social interaction with all people, despite any differences in race, gender identity, sexual orientation or beliefs.

HIV — Students in 4th and 5th grade only will learn about the HIV virus and how to prevent infection.

Sexual Harassment/Privacy — Students will learn about body privacy, refusal skills, and the importance of reporting sexual harassment.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns, or would like information about opt-out procedures.

Thank you!

Stacy Brooks

Little Mountain Health Teacher

sbrooks@mvsd320.org

360-428-6125, ext. 24111

This week we will starting unit 4. We will define family and identify family members. We will tell a story about a family celebration.

Vocabulary: mother, sister, brother, father, grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle

Class Schedule

• Thornburgh: Monday
• Gonzalez: Friday

Next Lesson:

March 17-21: Many Kinds of Families

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 4 :

I Help My Family

Family Fun

Upcoming Units:

Unit 5 - Special You, Special Me

Unit 6 - I Stay Healthy

Unit 7 - Good Things In, Bad Out

Unit 8 - Clean and Dirty

Unit 9 - My Healthy World

Unit 10 - Fit and Fun

This week we are starting Unit 7. We will tell the meaning of the word drugs. Kindergarteners will give three reasons why it is very important to always say, "No Drugs! No Way!" Students will practice identifying substances that are drugs. Finally, we will compare and contrast substances that are drugs and ones that are not.

Unit 7 Vocabulary: drugs, medicine, permission, directions, unsafe

Class Schedule

• Ramich: Monday & Wednesday
• Duncan: Tuesday
• Crabtree: Thursday
• Drye: Thursday

Family Access

Code: GBS_372002

Next Lesson:

March 17 - 21 - What is Medicine?

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 7:

March 24 - 28 - Stay Away from Dangerous Substances

March 31 - April 4 - Keeping My Great Body Great

April 7 - 11 - Spring Break

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 8:

April 14-18 - What Does It Mean To Healthy?

April 21-25 - What Does It Mean To Be Sick?

April 28-May 2- How Do You Get Well?

May 5-9- Helping Those Who Are Sick

Upcoming Units:

Unit 8 - Getting Sick

Unit 9 - Keeping Clean and Healthy

Unit 10 - Every Day, Play!

This week we are starting Unit 7. Students will define the word drug and identify various substances as drugs. We will tell why it is important to have rules and laws about drugs. First graders will practice using rules for deciding which substances are okay to eat and drink. Finally we will compare and contrast healthful medicines and harmful drugs.

Unit 7 Vocabulary: drug, nicotine, alcohol, street drugs, medicines, consequence

Class Schedule

• Hall: Monday
• Visten: Tuesday & Wednesday
• Batista: Friday

Family Access

Code: GBS_372003

Next Lesson:

March 17 - 21 - No Smoking, Please!

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 7:

March 24 - 28 - Drinking Hurts Your Thinking

March 31 - April 4 - Safe and Strong

April 7 - 11 - Spring Break

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 8:

April 14-18 - Getting Sick

April 21-25 - Germs

April 28-May 2- Getting Better

May 5-9- Do Not Share Your Germs

Upcoming Units:

Unit 8: Get Well Soon

Unit 9 - How I Breathe

Unit 10 - Run, Jump, and Skip

This week we are starting Unit 7. We will identify various types of drugs, including nicotine, alcohol, and street drugs. Students will show why it is important to make a habit of making healthful choices. Second graders will practice changing a less healthful habit. Finally, we will analyze the effects of healthy habits on one's body and mind.

Unit 7 Vocabulary: drug, alcohol, habit, vapes, nicotine, medicine

Class Schedule

• Andersen: Tuesday & Wednesday
• Rice: Thursday
• Kelsey: Friday

Family Access

Code: GBS_372008

Next Lesson:

March 17 - 21 - Medicines are Drugs, Too

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 7:

March 24 - 28 - Solving Problems

March 31 - April 4 - Drug-Free and Safe Communities

April 7 - 11 - Spring Break

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 8:

April 14-18 - Germs: What They Are and What They Do

April 21-25 - Keeping Germs Out

April 28-May 2- Body Battles: Fighting Germs

May 5-9- Community Health Helpers: Germ Fighters

Upcoming Units:

Unit 8 - Germs! They Make You Sick

Unit 9 - My Skin and Me

Unit 10 - Muscles in Motion

This week we are starting Unit 7. By the end of this week's lesson, students will recall how to say, "NO!" and apply it to risky situations involving smoking, drinking, and drugs.. We will tell why it is more important to protect oneself than it is to go along with peer and/or adult pressure to take drugs. Students will practice ways to say “No!” to those things that threaten your safety. Finally we will analyze a situation to determine the personal safety rule to use.

Unit 7 Vocabulary: drug, alcohol, liquor, tobacco, nicotine, tar, illegal, addicted, inhalant

Class Schedule

• DiTullio: Monday
• Wagner: Thursday
• Goodman: Wednesday & Friday

Family Access

Code: GBS_372010

Next Lesson:

March 17 - 21 - Drugs and the Law

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 7:

March 24 - 28 - Addiction

March 31 - April 4 - Build That Skill (goals)

April 7 - 11 - Spring Break

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 8:

April 14-18 - Being Sick

April 21-25 - Fighting Diseases

April 28-May 2- Keeping Clean and Healthy

May 5-9- Medicines

Upcoming Units:

Unit 8 - Things You Might Catch

Unit 9 - When Bodies Have Challenges

Unit 10 - Finding Out About Bones

This week we are starting Unit 7. By the end of this week's lesson, students will recall how to say "NO!" and apply it to risky situations involving smoking, drinking, and drugs. Students will tell why it is more important to protect oneself than it is to go along with peer and/or adult pressure to take drugs. They will practice recognizing drugs and using refusal skills in a variety of scenarios. Finally, fourth graders will predict the consequences of giving in to pressure to smoke, drink, or do drugs.

Unit 7 Vocabulary: drug, addicted, emphysema, substance use disorder, peer, edibles, goal, opioid, assets, influence

Class Schedule

• Laney: Tuesday
• Mosness: Thursday

Family Access

Code: GBS_372011

Next Lesson:

March 17 - 21 - Drugs: What They Are and What They Do

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 7:

March 24 - 28 - Making Wise Decisions

March 31 - April 4 - How and Where to Find Help

April 7 - 11 - Spring Break

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 8:

April 14-18 - Puzzled About Germs

April 21-25 - Universal Precautions

April 28-May 2- Know Yourself and Your Friends

May 5-9- Illness and the Community

Upcoming Units:

Unit 7 - Stay Drug Free! Build Your Assets!

Unit 8 - Puzzled About Germs (HIV/AIDS)

Unit 9 - Your Incredible Hearing Machine

Unit 10 - Exercise!

This week we are starting Unit 7. By the end of this week's lesson, students will identify assets and sources of pressure which lead to drug experimentation. Fifth graders will rate the importance of having a positive influence on others. Students will practice saying “No!” in threatening situations. Finally we will evaluate the effectiveness of various methods of refusing negative pressures.

Unit 7 Vocabulary: addicted, drug misuse, drug abuse, proper use, stimulant, depressant, hallucinogen, inhalant, substance use disorder, assets

Class Schedule

• Lee: Monday
• Otterholt: Tuesday

Family Access

Code: GBS_372012

Next Lesson:

March 17 - 21 - Substance Use Disorder and the Family

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 7:

March 24 - 28 - Drugs and Advertising (Understanding Influences)

March 31 - April 4 - Choose to Be Drug Free

April 7 - 11 - Spring Break

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 8:

April 14-18 - Your Circulatory System

April 21-25 - Your Blood and Your Immune System

April 28-May 2- HIV, Enemy of the Immune System

May 5-9- Helping Hands

Upcoming Units:

Unit 8 - About Blood and Disease (sensitive topic: HIV)

Unit 9 - All of the Right Stuff

Unit 10 - Bones and Muscles

Family Access

Use the following class code to see your child's health materials online. There is currently not any TK online material available.

Kindergarten

Join Code:GBS_372002

First Grade

Join Code:GBS_372003

Second Grade

Join Code:GBS_372008

Third Grade

Join Code:GBS_372010

Fourth Grade

Join Code: GBS_372011

Fifth Grade

Join Code: GBS_372012

sbrooks@mvsd320.org

(360) 428-6125 ext. 24111