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 continue unit 2. We will talk about how all people are special. We will practice saying our first and last names. We will describe physical features such as height, eye and hair colors.

Vocabulary: special, name, first, last, boy, girl, you, me

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 2:

Watch My Body Grow

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 3:

Food for My Body

We Eat Healthy Food

Getting Ready to Eat

We Try New Foods

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 continuing Unit 5. We will describe basic routines necessary to keep one's "special" body healthy and safe. Kindergarteners will develop personal responsibility for basic health and safety routines. Finally, we will classify things that help keep the body safe and healthy.

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

Family Access

Code: GBS_372002

Next Lesson:

February 3-7: Safe Touch, Unsafe Touch (sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 6:

February 10 - 14 - Your Doctor or Dentist

February 17 - 21 - Getting a Checkup

February 24 - 28 - Taking Care of Teeth

March 3 - 7 - Making Healthful Decisions

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 continuing Unit 5. Students will list at least five ways that people can communicate with each other. We will develop respect for the amazing variety of languages that people use to communicate. First graders will practice speaking and listening in different ways. Finally we will compare ways people talk when they are sad, mad, or glad.

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

Family Access

Code: GBS_372003

Next Lesson:

February 3-7: Tell How You Feel

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 6:

February 10 - 14 - We Have Many Feelings

February 17 - 21 - Talking Helps Me Feel Better

February 24 - 28 - Cool Dude Gets Mad

March 3 - 7 - My Body is Private (sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

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 continuing Unit 5. We will describe at least five real dangers that are possible in day-to-day circumstances and what to do about each of them. Students will increase their sense of responsibility for oneself and others in at-risk situations. Second graders will role-play safe responses to various dangerous scenarios and ways to prevent them or increase the chances of returning to safety. Finally, we will predict the consequences of various scenarios to determine real dangers and safe behaviors.

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

Family Access

Code: GBS_372008

Next Lesson:

February 3-7 - Your Body is Private (sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 6:

February 10 - 14 - Growing and Changing

February 17 - 21 - Families

February 24 - 28 - Families Grow and Change Too

March 3 - 7 - I am Special

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 continuing Unit 5. By the end of this week's lesson, students will identify ways to improve one's attitude. We will make a personal pledge to stop and think before acting in a hurtful way. Students will practice taking a stand against behaviors that are hurtful and disrespectful. Finally we will predict the consequences of not having strategies for coping with intense emotions.

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

Family Access

Code: GBS_372010

Next Lesson:

February 3-7 - Attitudes at Home, at School, and in the Community

Upcoming Lessons from Unit 6:

February 10 - 14 - All About Families

February 17 - 21 - Genes - What They Are & What They Do

February 24 - 28 - A Very Special Person - Me

March 3 - 7 - Personal Safety (sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

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 continuing Unit 5. By the end of this week's lesson, students will identify different feelings and examples of what can trigger those feelings. We will recognize and explain the value of talking to a trusted adult. Fourth graders will express current feelings of pride or happiness and set a short-term goal to turn around feelings of negativity. Finally we will analyze how our communication and actions reflect our emotions and impact our relationships.

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

Family Access

Code: GBS_372011

Next Lesson:

February 3 -7 - Preventing Abuse (sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

Upcoming Lessons in Unit 6:

February 10 - 14 - Hormones and Body Changes

February 17 - 21 - What is Good Hygiene

February 24 - 28 - Illness Prevention and Good Hygiene

March 3 - 7 - Caring For Your Great Body

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 continuing Unit 5. By the end of this week's lesson, students will identify events, including external factors and systems, that can trigger stress and anxiety. Fifth graders will develop respect for the importance of a support system. Students will practice advocating for the health and well-being of others. Finally we will demonstrate strategies to prevent, manage, and resolve conflict.

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

Family Access

Code: GBS_372012

Next Lesson 6:

February 3-7 - Send the Message: My Body is Private (sensitive topic: safe touch/body privacy)

Upcoming Lesson in Unit 6

February 10 - 14 - Hormones and Your Body

February 17 - 21 - Puberty: Growing and Changing

February 24 - 28 - Hygiene and You - Keeping Clean

March 3 - 7 - Growing Up With a Healthy Attitude

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