Teacher Contact Information

Grades K, 1, 2, & 3                                                         Grades 4 & 5

Ms. Megan Gurley – Room #233                                       Miss Jayne Richards – Room #243

978-779-2821 x2233                                                        978-779-2821 x2243

mgurley@nrsd.net                                                            jrichards@nrsd.net

General Information

·         Health classes meet once in the six day cycle.

·         Classroom instruction will be differentiated in order to meet the individual learning styles of all students.

·         Miss Richards’ newsletters will be available on her website: http://Teacherweb.com/MA/FlorenceSawyerSchool/MissRichards/ which may also be accessed from the FSS Home Page, under Staff/Related Arts/Health.

·         Ms. Gurley’s new website is currently under construction and she will let everyone know when it’s up and running.

          The following are the outlines of the Health topics we plan to cover this year in the elementary grades.  Please note that the order of the unit topics may change in order to coordinate with enrichment activities that occur throughout the year.

• Social/Emotional Health–managing bullies, role models, feelings, friends, cooperation
• Injury Prevention–community helpers, bike safety, fire safety, Halloween safety, sun safety
• Nutrition–food pyramid, portion sizes, vitamins & minerals, nutrition labels, fast food      
• Personal Health–taking care of our teeth, hand washing/germs, muscles & bones, five senses, organs & circulatory system
• Physical Activity–why activity is good for me
• Tobacco–what is tobacco, how it affects your body
• Environmental Health (time permitting) 

Grades 4 & 5

·         Personal health–skin care and hygiene, dental hygiene, hand washing to prevent illness

·         Social/Emotional Health–character traits, respect & responsibility, empathy, conflict resolution

·         Injury Prevention–fire safety, bike safety, universal precautions

·         Nutrition–food pyramid, healthy snacks, advertising and food choices

·         The Body Systems–circulatory, respiratory, digestive, muscular, skeletal.

·         Physical Activity–benefits, flexibility and fitness, warm-up/cool down, safety

·         Tobacco–what’s in tobacco smoke, tobacco and health, who influences you?

          In addition to the above, 4^th & 5^th graders will be introduced to the specifics of the National Health Education Standards.  A list of the Standards is included below and more information is available on Miss Richards’ web site. 

Assessment

Students in Grades 1-4 will be scored using the following categories:

·         Beginning (1); Developing (2); Meeting expectations (3); or Exceeds expectations (4)

Assessment

Students in the 5^th grade will receive letter grades and will be assessed on:

·         Projects & Presentations (100 points)

·         In-class Activities and Assignments (25-50 points)

·         Posters & Paragraphs (50 points)

·         Homework (20-25 points)

·         Group Activity Work (10-20 points)

Expectations

It is expected that students will come to class prepared to learn and actively participate.  The student's willingness to respect, listen, and work cooperatively with their classmates is also expected.

2006 National Health Education Standards PreK-12