PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Dear Parents/Guardians:

The Physical Education/Health Curriculum has been developed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to make healthy lifestyle decisions and choices. It also replaces the former Family Life Optional Program. The curriculum has been developed by teams of educators and medical practitioners, and has been approved by the Minister of Manitoba Education Citizenship and Youth, for use in Manitoba schools.

This mandatory curriculum deals with movement, fitness management, personal safety, personal and social management, and healthy lifestyle practices. The integration of the healthy learning outcomes with core subjects such as Language Arts, Social Studies and Science is a focus of the new curriculum. Units that may be of particular interest to Early Years parents are those dealing with Personal Safety, Substance Use and Abuse Prevention, and Human Sexuality.

Parents can find further information on the Physical Education/Health Curriculum through the Manitoba Education Citizenship and Youth website at www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/cur/physhlth , or by requesting the opportunity to view the curriculum guide from your student’s teacher.

Parents may, if they wish, provide for alternative delivery of the units: Personal Safety, Substance Use and Abuse Prevention, and Human Sexuality. However, a letter of explanation outlining the alternative programming must be provided to the school, and students will still be expected to undertake testing similar to all other students. If you wish to provide the delivery of any of the aforementioned units yourself, or have any questions pertaining to the curriculum, please contact your student’s school.

Sincerely,  Gail Peterkin

Mrs. G. Peterkin     Program Support / Curriculum Coordinator