Dear Parents,
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be teaching the
Year 4 Programme of Study for Sex and Relationships Education.
The sessions will be on:
Thursday 29th June (pm)
Thursday 6th July (pm)
Thursday 13th July (pm)
A letter has already gone out to enable you to make the
decision to opt out of this should you so wish. The children whose parents have
informed the school that they do not wish for their child to take part will be
given alternative activities for these afternoons.
The programme of study will:
- introduce children to life cycles.
- explore differences between male and female.
- enable children to reflect on differences between male and female other than physical differences.
- explain that a baby develops inside the mother’s womb and that both male and female parts are needed to make a baby.
- enable children to reflect on their development from babies.
- inform children about conception and the growth of the baby in the womb.
- show that we grow and change as do all living things.
- show that some changes are social, that we become more independent and able to thinkabout others as well as ourselves.
- look at identity and self esteem, and reinforce the belief that we are all special.
If you have any concerns about any of these
sessions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Astley, Mrs Dench, Mrs Hall, Mr Reynolds
