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 SPLASH!
Emily B. Williams Elementary will again be a recipient of a SPLASH (Shaping Positive Lifestyles & Attitudes through School Health) Grant for the 2010-2011 school year. This is a federal grant that provides money to the school for staff training and materials to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity to our students. Through this grant all of our elementary teachers have attended training for the newly updated Michigan Model for Health® curriculum, which is a K-12, skills-based, comprehensive school health curriculum. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified six risk behaviors, developed in adolescence, which are the primary contributors to chronic diseases in adulthood. The Michigan Model for Health® includes units and modules addressing each of these risk behaviors. Knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors, developed in Kindergarten, are built upon and expanded in grade one, and again, in grade two, and so on. The age appropriate learning objectives, at each grade level, are based on the Michigan Health Education Framework and align to both the National Health Standards and the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations for health education. Each grade has lessons from the following topic areas: Social and Emotional Health; Nutrition and Physical Activity; Safety; Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs; and Personal Health and Wellness.
In addition to the training above our school receives funding to provide Outreach Events for our students and their families. During the 2009-2010 school year we hosted the Flying Aces frisbee show and Chris Flood, a healthy classroom trainer who presented "Healthy Food Makes $ense"
Be watching for more information about the programs to be presented this school year!
If you have any questions or would like to become a part of our School Health Council please contact Tina Varney, RN , District Health Coordinator at 517/826-7114. |