Last
week schools all over RSU14 participated in ACES Day, which stands for All
Children Exercise Simultaneously. The day was planned by the RSU14 Wellness Team,
whose mission is Wellness for All.
Students
did activities that promoted healthy habits and exercise.
“ACES
Day is a fun chance for many children to walk and talk with friends they don’t
see all the time during their normal school day. We opened the track for every
class to visit between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Teachers could choose which time
to take their classes out during that time frame,” said Bethany Earle, third
grade teacher at Windham Primary School. “They think it’s pretty neat that
other kids in our country might be doing the same thing at the same time as
them.”
Children
at WPS participate in an extra movement break each day and also use the track.
“We have some kids who run up to eight laps during our 15-20 minute break at
the track by this time of year. We are building lifelong exercise goals for our
students to take with them in their lives,” said Earle.
Students
from Eliza Adams’ grade six health classes participated in Seat Belt Safety
Day, in partnership with Opportunity Alliance and Office Cyr of Windham Police
Department. Students arrived at school
at 6:30 a.m., and did a survey of seatbelt usage at the parent drop-off. Student handed out flyers to promote seatbelt
safety and stickers. Safety and fun goes
together with Seat Belt Safety Day!
The
RSU14 Wellness Team is committed to providing activities that support student
and staff wellness and promote healthy school environments. Staff members
who are healthy work better and students who are healthy learn better.
Staff
members have been very involved in wellness activities including, online health
assessments, Go Red Day, Take 5 Blood Pressure Challenge and Health Trails
Challenge. Students in grades kindergarten through fifth had a 5-2-1-0 Kick-Off
earlier this year. The 5-2-1-0 program from Let’s Go promotes five or more
fruits and vegetables, two hours or less of recreational screen time, one hour
or more of physical activity and zero sugary drinks, more water. All schools
have active garden groups to promote healthy eating. It is exciting to see the
awareness for wellness throughout our district.
For more about the RSU14 Wellness Team, visit https://sites.google.com/a/grsu14.org/rsu-14-wellness-team/
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