Health Class @ LME with Ms. Stacy

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

This week we are naming body parts. We are locating our body parts. Students will compare human bodies to other living things.

Vocabulary: eyes, nose, hands, head, arm, leg

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 2:

See What My Body Can Do

Look at My Great Body

Watch My Body Grow

Upcoming Units:

Unit 3 - Food for My Body

Unit 4 - Meet My Family

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 5. We will identify ways bodies can differ physically. We will demonstrate respect for different types of bodies. Kindergarteners will practice noticing the many ways people are similar and different. Finally, we will compare and contrast the personal traits of three characters.

Unit 5 Vocabulary: special, respect, trust, private, daily habits

Family Access

Code: GBS_372002

Next Lesson: I am Special

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 5:

January 21-24 - Taking Care of My Body

January 28-31 - Safe Touch, Unsafe Touch (sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

Upcoming Units:

Unit 6 - Going to the Doctor and Dentist

Unit 7 - My Great Body!

Unit 8 - Getting Sick

Unit 9 - Keeping Clean and Healthy

Unit 10 - Every Day, Play!

This week we are completing Unit 4. Students will identify medicines as drugs. We will respect rules about taking medicines. First graders will locate and inspect, for safety, the best places in the home to keep medicines. Finally we will use decision making skills to decide not to eat something that might be unsafe.

Unit 5 Vocabulary: different, make-believe, scared, sound, tongue

Family Access

Code: GBS_372003

Next Lesson: We Talk and Listen

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 5:

January 21-24 - People Talk in Many Ways

January 28-31 - Tell How You Feel

Upcoming Units:

Unit 6: Happy, Sad, and In Between(sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

Unit 7: Drugs Are Trouble

Unit 8: Get Well Soon

Unit 9 - How I Breathe

Unit 10 - Run, Jump, and Skip

This week we are starting Unit 5. We will list common causes of being afraid. Students will role-play tolerance and helpfulness for someone who is afraid. Second graders will practice various methods of coping positively with fears. Finally, we will analyze the positive effects of coping with fears.

Unit 5 Vocabulary: private, safe touch, unsafe touch, stressed, image, bullying

Family Access

Code: GBS_372008

Next Lesson: How Being Afraid Affects Your Body

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 5:

January 21-24 -Recognizing Real Dangers - When It's Smart to Be Afraid

January 28-31 - Your Body is Private (sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

Upcoming Units:

Unit 6 - Babies...And How You Grew

Unit 7 - Drug are Dangerous

Unit 8 - Germs! They Make You Sick

Unit 9 - My Skin and Me

Unit 10 - Muscles in Motion

This week we are starting Unit 5. By the end of this week's lesson, students will define the word attitude and describe the connection between attitudes, values, and goals. We will build self-esteem by listing positive attitudes and values. Students will demonstrate coping strategies for various scenarios. Finally we will compare and contrast positive and negative attitudes.

Unit 5 Vocabulary: attitude, values, stress, positive attitude, respect, negative attitude, bullying, goal, obey, advice

Family Access

Code: GBS_372010

Next Lesson: How Attitudes Affect Your Actions

Upcoming Lessons from Unit 5:

January 21-24 - Improving Your Attitude

January 28-31 - Attitudes at Home, at School, and in the Community

Upcoming Units:

Unit 6 - My Family, Your Family(sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

Unit 7 - Saying NO to Smoking, Drinking, and Drugs

Unit 8 - Things You Might Catch

Unit 9 - When Bodies Have Challenges

Unit 10 - Finding Out About Bones

This week we are starting Unit 5. By the end of this week's lesson, students will identify situations or objects that can hurt the body. We will show how important it is to use common sense in potentially harmful situations. Fourth graders will practice taking responsibility for oneself in potentially dangerous situations and calling for help if necessary. Finally we will analyze a situation to determine the safest course of action.

Unit 5 Vocabulary: tornado, common sense, gut instincts, private, ally, sexual harassment, predator, exclusion, suspicious, upstander

Family Access

Code: GBS_372011

Next Lesson: Critical Thinking to the Rescue

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 5:

January 21-24 - In Tune With Your Emotions

January 28-31 - Preventing Abuse (sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

Upcoming Units:

Unit 6 - Be Cool, Keep Clean!

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 5. By the end of this week's lesson, students will describe human emotions and their effects on the body. Fifth graders will respect how emotions can impact physical health. Students will demonstrate communication skills to enhance health and well-being. Finally we will predict the consequences of emotions on health.

Unit 5 Vocabulary: emotions, maturity, appropriate, hormones, adrenaline, communicate, negotiate, depression, reflex action. independent

Family Access

Code: GBS_372012

Next Lesson: Your Emotions and Your Life

Upcoming Lesson in Unit 5

January 21-24 - Troubled Times

January 28-31 - Send the Message: My Body is Private (sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

Upcoming Units:

Unit 6 - Growing Up (sensitive topic: puberty)

Unit 7 - Danger Ahead: The Truth About Drugs

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