February 11th, 2021
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Please be aware of the upcoming virtual sessions offered for each Grade 8 homeroom class with Jennifer Gibson, a trained facilitator from Island Sexual Health. These lessons will address various Learning Outcomes as outlined in the Grade 8 Physical and Health Education curriculum.
As part of this curriculum, students will be participating in two sessions on the following topics:
Healthy relationships and sexual decision making on February 16th and 17th, and;
The STI/safer sex methods on April 27th and 28th.
Content will include
Healthy sexual decision making
Sources of health information
Potential short-term and long-term consequences of health decisions
Influences of physical, emotional, and social changes on identities and relationships
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact your child’s homeroom teacher or Aaron Bailey, ROMS counsellor at abailey@saanichschools.ca