Copy of 5th grade Family Life Flier sent out today (3/1)

Board Policy and State Law call for Family Life/Sex Education. Our district has a curriculum to be taught in 5th grade. There will be 5 units of study. The first three classes focus on social-emotional skills and the family context and will be taught by our 5th grade teachers to their co-education classes.

With the support from the teachers, school nurse Elizabeth Thorne teaches the remaining two lessons. The first lesson taught is about communicable diseases, fertilization, and birth is taught coed. The last lesson's focus is puberty and is taught separately to boys and girls.

Please note the calendar below and look for future information as scheduled.

Together for education,

Sara Thorington, Susan Nunes, Shelly Keasey and Chris Hertz

Calendar

*Curriculum Overview and Positive Permission for sent to Parents ......................February
*Parent Orientation and Questions meeting with nurse..........................................Tuesday 3/1 @ Valencia Libraray/ 6:30 pm
*Parent Permission forms requested due date ........................................................Thursday 3/3
*Courses I,II, III: Family (self esteem, families, relationships) (coed)....................3/7 through 3/11
Course IV: Communicable diseases/ HIV and AIDS Fertilization and Birth (coed)...Friday 3/11
Courses V: Puberty (divided by gender) .......................................................................Friday 3/18

If you have any questions please feel free to email me or give me a call.

Thank you so much,
Sara