1212 Health and Physical Education - 11 December 2012

Focus

Programme

Assessment Procedures

Looking Ahead

 

 

End of Year Health Report 2012 Health and PE Report

 

Kaikohe East School has been successful in undertaking health programmes this year which has contributed to creating a Healthy Promoting school.

      Here is a breakdown of those projects we have successfully achieved this year.

 

·      Silver Heart Award.  This was awarded to our school in term 4 for supporting healthy lifestyles. The ‘Health’ Team encouraged students to eat healthy choices, and investigated through a school wide survey what breakfast routines families have. They also organised competitions to support this.

 

·      Kick Start Breakfast. This has continued throughout the year and seen an increase in the number of children attending.  This was backed up by the results of a Breakfast survey and competition draw from last year. Sanitarium and Fonterra sponsor the school with supplies and classes have breakfast offered on a daily basis.

 

·      The school garden has continued with the establishment of a garden club, this runs twice weekly. A shed was purchased, donations of native trees have been planted and a grant to build a protective fence for all plants has also been implemented. The garden was given a large amount of topsoil form the West School and this has been used to top up the large raised beds created last year.  A special rabbit proof pest fence was erected around the garden for protection, through a grant.  For Matariki a small raised garden was built to celebrate this special festival and its importance for our tamariki. Our school also won the Te Mananwhenua Challenge Trophy. It is hoped that classes will be able to continue with their own plots next year. Looking to 2013 a water tank and irrigation system will be installed, an extension the gardens is also planned.

 

·      Jump Rope for Heart. Following the inspirational World Champion demonstration of last year. Jump Rope is planned for 2013.

 

·      Zero Waste: Sue Woods gave a school wide investigation and audit into the amount of packaging accumulating in the school on a daily/weekly scale. This is still a problem that requires constant revisiting .Healthy lunchboxes will be targeted in 2013. 

 

·      Fruit in Schools: This valuable programme is still in practice and students look forward to their fruit time. The food source plays a vital component to students in their working day. There have been some wonderful selections offered this year. This continues for 2013. It will be a few years before the fruit trees in our school garden are productive.

 

·      Milk in Schools Programme This programme was introduced as a pilot to Northland schools early this year and has continued for the whole year. The drinking of milk is vital to the healthy development of our students.  

 

·      Budget: The health and P.E budget were combined this year. Purchases for the garden were funded from the garden budget. Extra crockery and cutlery were purchased for the Breakfast Club.

 

·      Looking to 2013: I will be working with the P.E initiatives for next year, starting with a Sun Smart programme and a Road Safety scheme. The Kick Start breakfast will continue as well as the Health Team continuing with their investigations and projects. In term 2 a Jump Rope Skipathon is planned and the Life Education programme will be scheduled for term 3. In term 4 there will be visits from St John’s.

The Health topics for 2013 have been printed in the school newsletter informing parents what the school will be covering next year. This is to ensure that consultation requitements have been addressed and

parents have the opportunity to repsond if they wish.

 

I have enjoyed my year as the Health co-ordinator, and look forward to 2013 and creating exciting, healthy options for the students at Kaikohe East School.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Frederika Jarvis

                  Room 6 Curriculum leader /HPS/Health

Kaikohe East School