Students will not be able to attend this class, without parent premission.
Below is the letter that I sent home today:
Dear Parents of 5th Grade Students,
The District’s human development portion of the health curriculum will be taught January 21st and 22nd this year. If you would like to preview the student materials that will be used, you may stop by the office Wednesday, January 13th through Friday, January 15th, 2009.
The curriculum will help students understand the changes that they and others are experiencing as they mature. Because of this increased awareness, they should develop a respect for their own bodies and those of the opposite gender.
Fifth grade students will receive instruction in biological changes that they are experiencing or are about to go through. For their instruction, the fifth grade boys and girls will be separated by gender.
You may decide to have your child miss this portion of the curriculum. In order for us to know how to meet your wishes in this area, please respond to one of the statements below and return it to your child’s homeroom teacher. It must be returned before your child can participate in the program. Excused children will work on school work in another room.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (503) 399-5548.
Sincerely,
Beth Kerr, Sara Koenig, Rob Coiner, & Gary Etchemendy
PLEASE RETURN TO CLASSROOM TEACHER BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th, 2009
PERMISSION SLIP FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM
Child’s Name____________________ Classroom Teacher__________________
Please check one and return to child’s classroom teacher.
_____ I hereby grant my permission for my child to participate in the program.
_____ I do NOT want my child to participate in the program.
______________________________ ____________________
Parent signature Date
