The Hills School The Hills School is one

The Hills School

• The Hills School is one of the Health Promoting Schools. • What is a health promoting school? • A school is one which recognises the essential role of PDHPE within the school curriculum.

Live Life Well @ School is about 1)Refocusing on quality teaching and learning in physical and health education 2)Developing and improving our partnerships with our school community, looking for ideas and ways we can improve health promotion in our school The aim of the Live Life Well @ School program is to bring together the resources of the DEC and NSW Health into a whole school approach to physical and nutrition education.

Program outcomes: • greater awareness of healthy life style for children • increased understanding of nutrition and physical education within PDHPE K-10 and Life Skills • practical ideas and strategies for teaching and learning programs • stronger community partnerships to support the PDHPE curriculum, nutrition and physical education • improved awareness of resources available to support the implementation of nutrition and physical education • continue to maintain and support The Health Promoting School framework

• Nutrition Education • What level are we at? (particularly students with autism –poor diet, fussy eaters ) • What programs or activities we have been doing? • How did our school measure up? • What is our future direction?

Who has Healthy lunch box?

How many students are healthy eaters ( they eat fruits, vegies and drink water)? • Bura • Gura • Yura • Nura

• Parents-are they supportive in healthy eating? • If not, why? • Culture issue, family eating style • Parents expectations- e. g. give up mode, OK mode, because of their child’s behaviour • Communication issue • Others

Healthy Eating Survey –Term 1 2018 Student Drink water Eat fruit Eat Vegetables Healthy lunch box (Parent support)

Healthy Eating 50 45 40 35 30 Water 25 Fruit 20 Vegie 15 Parent support 10 5 0 Water Fruit Vegie Bura and Gura Learning Group Parent support

Healthy Eating 60 50 40 Water 30 Fruit Vegie 20 Parent support 10 0 Water Fruit Vegie Parent Nura and Yura Learning Group support

Healthy Eating 120 100 80 Water 60 Fruit Vegie 40 Parent support 20 0 Water Fruit Vegie The Hills School Parent support

Bura & Gura Learning Group – 47 students • Drink water: 46 (97. 8%) • Eat fruit: 31 (66%) • Eat vegetables: 35 (74. 5%) • Parents support: 33 (70. 2%)

Nura & Yura Learning Group – 66 students • Drink water: 60 (99%) • Eat fruit: 55 (83. 3%) • Eat vegetables: 43 (65. 2%) • Parents support: 50 (75. 8%)

The Hills School-113 students • Drink water: 106 (93. 8%) • Eat fruit: 86 (76. 1%) • Eat vegetables: 78 (69%) • Parents support: 83 (73. 5%)

Is vegetable a friendly word? Interview-Students of Bura, Gura, Nura & Yura Question: Do you eat vegetable like carrot, corn or tomato? Answer: Yes

The 5 key healthy behavioural messages that underpin the LLW@S program They are: - Get active each day Choose water as a drink Eat more fruit and vegetables Turn off the TV or computer and get active - Eat fewer snacks and select healthier alternatives

Teaching & learning Culture School-homecommunity links School organisation, ethos and environment

Scope and Sequence • PDHPE Syllabus FMS & PE program Resources Culture

Nutrition in Schools Policy Management Plan Playground Activity Culture Staff Wellbeing Fresh Tastes @ School Crunch & Sip

Physi cal Ac tivity home work Sporting organisation s Kindergarten Orientation Local media Local Health District Culture

• Exciting programs and activities • Classroom-1) Mealtime –breakfast, morning tea & lunch * language –e. g. fruits, healthy food * award –verbal –e. g. good eating -stamp - yellow award card 2) Up side down class/ school consider individual students’ needs i. e. eat lunch at morning tea time; eat fruits or morning tea at lunch time

3) Gardening –grow herbs, vegetables (e. g. lettuce, tomatoes, …. ) 4) Cooking – make pasta, spaghetti, sandwiches, fruit salad, garden salad and juice, etc. 5) KLA -science lessons (Term 1 & 2)–E. g. Living world 6) Numeracy - Recognise different fruits & veggies, colours, shapes, mass, count, addition, . . 7) Literacy –Viewing & reading activities – Readers, junk mail, magazines, You. Tube…. . 8) Technology –i. Pad & computer games 9) Art & craft –draw, colouring in and paint 10) Music –You. Tube e. g. food group rocking tonight

10) Healthy School Canteen –support students in choice making (fruits, water, fruit salad, salad box, salad sandwich) School –Crunch & Sip sign display - canteen ( healthy choice ) Community --Farm & fork program -Newsletters -Connected courtyard -P & C meeting - Plus meeting

Action Plan in 2018 1) Posters display in all classrooms, library, canteen, Green Playground and connected courtyard –Get well, get active & Australian guide to healthy eating

2) School newsletter – Crunch & Sip Newsletter snippets

3) Kindergarten Orientation day in mid-Oct –Introduce Eat it and Beat it program by NSW Health (Cancer Council) – Helping parents and their kids to pack healthy lunch box

4) Plus meeting –Parents and P& C We use a new release “Crunch & Sip” flyer to the parents with a “Friendly Approach”.

5) P& C meeting –Review Healthy school canteen policy and create more healthy menu

6) Teaching & Learning -Home/School communication –Encourage parents to support the healthy lunch box -Teacher & SLSO role & responsibilities – modelling, activity approach, support students in decision making when purchasing food – Make it Fun PBL –reward system - Teaching & learning - Try……Keep trying …….

7) Science week –week 10 Term 3 Food experiment –Distinguish healthy and non-healthy food Classroom activities- Link to KLA – Literacy, Numeracy, Science, Art and music –Create a poster and display in your room

8) A Nude Day –week 10 -Environmental concerns -Food without a wrapper -Waste free

• 2018 Vegie Week survey Student eating vegie at school 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Bura & Gura Learning Group 35 students Bura & Gura Learning Nura & Yura Learning Group Eat veggie at school Nura & Yura Learning Group 43 students

• A health promoting school • Increase concentration in learning • Assist students to make good choice • Develop a healthy life style –being active and have good diet • Become a healthy and happy person – physically, mentally, socially and emotionally.

• Written by Wanda Chan • Reference from Live Life Well @ School Program by DEC and Health NSW Department April 2018