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Health

Westport Physical Education and Health empower students to be mentally, physically, socially and emotionally healthy.

Mrs. Sarah Webster swebster@westportps.org 203-341-1666

Health meets once per week for the entire school year.

Health "Curriculum at a Glance" Documents for Grades 6, 7 and 8.

Our goal in Health Education is to promote life skills that follow the National Health Education Standards which include: Core Concepts, Analyzing Influences, Accessing Information, Communication Skills, Decision-Making Skills, Goal Setting Skills, Self-Management Skills, and Advocacy.

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Romeo and Juliet

January 13, 2025

As 8th-grade students are being introduced to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, we are looking at the continued relevance of many of his motifs and themes. In order to increase their comfort with his language and literary techniques, students were interpreting and translating the Masquerade Ball from Act 1, which will be followed by in-class performances. Students will also have opportunities to modernize scenes from the play to discover text-to-self connections and the Bard's influence on modern literature and performance.