Welcome to the Health & Wellness page for Hazelbrook Middle School! Here you can find information for HMS Health Class and other general wellness topics.
Health Education provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop health literacy, so they are able to access valid information, resources and services in order to develop, maintain, and promote healthy behaviors.
For the 2022-2023 school year, Hazelbrook Middle School students will take health consecutively for an entire term. Students will learn about a wide variety of topics that will help lead to a healthy and positive life. HMS Health uses a skills-based, social-emotional learning curriculum called [insert later].
We want your child to be successful in school and that means supporting and encouraging their whole development. While excelling in academic classes is important, students also need skills to take on learning challenges, make good decisions, handle strong emotions, and get along with others.
In health, we’ll be using [insert later], a skills-based, social-emotional learning program designed to improve students’ social-emotional skills such as emotion management, impulse control, problem solving, and empathy. [Insert later] skills and concepts are designed to help students both in and out of school. These include:
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Mindsets and Goals: Students learn how to develop a growth mindset and apply researchbased goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives.
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Recognizing Bullying and Harassment: Students learn how to recognize bullying and harassment, stand up safely to bullying, and respond appropriately to harassment.
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Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions: Students learn how to recognize strong emotions and unhelpful thoughts, and apply strategies to manage their emotions and reduce stress.
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Managing Relationships and Social Conflict: Students learn strategies for developing and maintaining healthy relationships, perspective-taking, and dealing with conflict.
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If you have any questions about [insert curriculum], please don’t hesitate to contact me for more information at jmcgrory@ttsd.k12.or.us
Thank you for your support as we work to build a safe and supportive school community.