October 17, 2007

Dear Healthy Friends,

        

         What does wellness mean?  How do I stay

 

well?  These are important questions that you will

 

learn a lot about in our next Healthy Choices

 

Unit.    We will also learn about community

 

helpers who help us stay healthy and well.  How

 

do you feel today? 

 

                                             Love,

Mrs. G.

                                                      Mrs. S.

                                                      Mrs. T.

 

Homework: What do you know about being well and staying healthy?

 

Challenge:  What do you want to learn about wellness and healthy choices?

 

                          

 

 

October 17, 2007

Dear Healthy Friends,

        

         What does wellness mean?  How do I stay

 

well?  These are important questions that you will

 

learn a lot about in our next Healthy Choices

 

Unit.    We will also learn about community

 

helpers who help us stay healthy and well.  How

 

do you feel today? 

 

                                             Love,

Mrs. G.

                                                      Mrs. S.

                                                      Mrs. T.

 

Homework: What do you know about being well and staying healthy?

 

Challenge:  What do you want to learn about wellness and healthy choices?

 

 

 

 

 

                           October 16, 2007

 

Dear Healthy Friends,

 

There are many special community helpers who help

 

keep us healthy and well.  _______________

 

and _______________ work in hospitals and

 

clinics and help us take care of our bodies.  

 

_______________ take care of our teeth.

 

Our ______________ ________________

 

plan healthy meals for us at school.  Who else

 

helps us stay healthy?

 

                                    Love,

                                             Mrs. G.

                                             Mrs. S.

                                             Mrs. T.

 

Homework:  How many other community helpers can you name that help us stay healthy?

 

 

                           October 16, 2007

 

Dear Healthy Friends,

 

There are many special community helpers who help

 

keep us healthy and well.  _______________

 

and _______________ work in hospitals and

 

clinics and help us take care of our bodies.  

 

_______________ take care of our teeth.

 

Our ______________ ________________

 

plan healthy meals for us at school.  Who else

 

helps us stay healthy?

 

                                    Love,

                                             Mrs. G.

                                             Mrs. S.

                                             Mrs. T.

 

Homework:  How many other community helpers can you name that help us stay healthy?

 

October 18, 2007

Dear Healthy Students,

 

            Today we heard our first Health Update

 

from our PLS school nurse.  She taught us how

 

important it is to wash our hands.  We learned:

 

Who_________________________________________

 

What _______________________________________

 

When _______________________________________

 

Where ______________________________________

 

Why ________________________________________

 


P.S.  Please fill in the blanks about hand washing.

 

Love, Mrs. G.

                                                                         Mrs. S.

                                                                         Mrs. T

 

Challenge:  When did you wash your hands today?

 

 

 

**Reminder- No school tomorrow due to the Teacher Institute.                                                      

 

 

October 18, 2007

Dear Healthy Students,

 

            Today we heard our first Health Update

 

from our PLS school nurse.  She taught us how

 

important it is to wash our hands.  We learned:

 

Who_________________________________________

 

What _______________________________________

 

When _______________________________________

 

Where ______________________________________

 

Why ________________________________________

 


P.S.  Please fill in the blanks about hand washing.

 

Love, Mrs. G.

                                                                         Mrs. S.

                                                                         Mrs. T

 

Challenge:  When did you wash your hands today?

 

 

**Reminder- No school tomorrow due to the Teacher Institute.      

 

 

 

                                    October 23, 2007

 

Dear Healthy Students,

 

Our bodies are made up of _______________

 

and  _______________.  Our bones are called our

 

_______________.  I can keep my bones

 

and muscles healthy by ______________________

 

 

 

 

 

______________________________________________.

 

                                             Love,

                                                      Mrs. G.

                                                      Mrs. S.

                                                      Mrs. T.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                    October 23, 2007

 

Dear Healthy Students,

 

Our bodies are made up of _______________

 

and  _______________.  Our bones are called our

 

_______________.  I can keep my bones

 

and muscles healthy by ______________________

 

 

 

 

 

______________________________________________.

 

                                             Love,

                                                      Mrs. G.

                                                      Mrs. S.

                                                      Mrs. T.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oct. 24, 2007

 

Dear Students,

           

            Today we had a visitor.  It was Mrs. Smith.  She is

 

a p____________________ __________________ teacher.  She

 

works hard to plan special lessons and games that help

 

____________________ our bones and muscles.  She helps

 

us learn how to ____________________  and take care of

 

our bodies.  She helps older children learn how to use

 

special ____________________ to make their bodies strong.

                                                                       

Love,

Mrs. G.

                                                                                    Mrs. S.

                Word Bank

exercise                      bodies

 

physical education

 

strengthen            equipment

 
                                                                                    Mrs. T.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Challenge:  How does Fitness Friday help us stay healthy and well?   How does your family stay healthy and well?

 

 

 

 

 

Oct. 24, 2007

 

Dear Students,

           

            Today we had a visitor.  It was Mrs. Smith.  She is

 

a p____________________ __________________ teacher.  She

 

works hard to plan special lessons and games that help

 

____________________ our bones and muscles.  She helps

 

us learn how to ____________________  and take care of

 

our bodies.  She helps older children learn how to use

 

special ____________________ to make their bodies strong.

                                                                       

Love,

Mrs. G.

                                                                                    Mrs. S.

                Word Bank

exercise                      bodies

 

physical education

 

strengthen            equipment

 
                                                                                    Mrs. T.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Challenge:  How does Fitness Friday help us stay healthy and well?   How does your family stay healthy and well?

 

 

 

 

October 25, 2007

 

Dear Healthy Students,

 

Today we had our second health update from

 

our School Nurse.  We learned that our skeletal

 

muscles move our _______________.  We learned

 

that our smooth muscles take care of automatic

 

movements like when we _______________.  Our

 

cardiac muscles help our _______________ pump

 

blood through our bodies.  We can keep our

 

muscles healthy by ____________________________

 

 

 

_______________________________________________.

 

                                             Love,

                                                      Mrs. G.

                                                      Mrs. S.

                                                      Mrs. T.

 

 

                                                                       

October 25, 2007

 

Dear Healthy Students,

 

Today we had our second health update from

 

our School Nurse.  We learned that our skeletal

 

muscles move our _______________.  We learned

 

that our smooth muscles take care of automatic

 

movements like when we _______________.  Our

 

cardiac muscles help our _______________ pump

 

blood through our bodies.  We can keep our

 

muscles healthy by ____________________________

 

 

 

_______________________________________________.

 

                                             Love,

                                                      Mrs. G.

                                                      Mrs. S.

                                                      Mrs. T.

 

 

 

October 30, 2007

 

Dear Brainy Students,

 

            Inside your head is your  ____________________.  It

 

looks like a cauliflower and is about the size of your 

 

___________________ fists.  The brain controls your

 

_____________________________________,

 

___________________________________ and

 

_____________________________.  Messages are sent to and

 

from your brain by ___________________________.  Nerves