Sexuality Road
On Tuesday we will be starting our Sexuality Road topic as part of the Health curriculum.
We will be teaching the unit in pairs. Tracy and Katie will be taking the Year 6 students, while Gayle and Nick will be taking the Y5 students.
The Y4 students will be joining in with Kōwhai for the afternoons we have Health.
As discussed at the parent meeting at the beginning of the term, we will be covering the following topics:
| | Year 5 | Year 6 |
Changing bodies and feelings | Puberty - exploring changes Identifying external body parts Being unique | Puberty - exploring changes Identifying external body parts Reproductive systems Hygiene |
Relationships | Friendships Respect and tolerance Personal opinions | Gender stereotypes - impact on relationships, roles and behaviours Defining relationships |
Communication & decision making | Decision making - demands, practise, thinking ahead about possible consequences | Media - remaining unique and individual Passive, assertive, aggressive communication |
Reproduction | Conception Eggs and sperm | Explain conception and stages of pregnancy |
Where can I go | Support networks | Support networks |
We will be encouraging the students to talk about their learning at home with whānau.
Staff Only Day on Monday 26 November
Tomorrow school will be closed due to a staff only day.
Camp helpers' reflections
Many thanks again to our fabulous camp helpers. Your assistance on camp was invaluable. If you have completed the reflection sent home with your poppet, it would be great to have that returned to Tracy at school. Thank you to the four parents who have already returned theirs. It is really helpful to have different perspectives on how the camp went.
Waltham Pool trip
We now have enough support for our trip to Waltham pool in the last week of school. Thank you so much to the volunteers!
Lost property from camp
We would love to reunite this property with owners!! Numerous socks, a single, blue, fitted sheet and a sleeping bag cover.
