In health last term, the students learned about the difference between healthy snacks and treats and why it's important to eat healthy snacks on a regular basis and to save treats for special times. It should be noted, however, that because the students eat their snacks during recess time outdoors so I am not always aware of whether or not the children are using what they learned in order to make good choices when it comes time to eat a snack. You can help ensure that your child is making better choices by taking the time at home to reinforce and discuss the importance of healthy eating and by limiting the amount of "treats" that you send to school in your child's lunch.
This term we have been focusing more on the 4 food groups and healthy eating during meal times, which fits in perfectly with our second word study poster of a family eating dinner (more on that later). To date we have learned about 2 food groups: Les fruits et les legumes (Fruits and Vegetables), and Les produits céréaliers (Grain Products) and will continue to learn about the next two groups (Les produits laitiers et les viandes et substituts) over the next few weeks. If you would like more information about Health Canada's daily recommended amount and type of foods for children, visit the Canada Food Guide website. Suggestions on types and amounts of recommended daily physical activity and ideas on how to encourage your child to be more active are also included on this page (scroll to the bottom of the page). I will also add these links to the right hand side of this blog for easy access.
We are also nearly finished our first unit in Second Step (which is all about listening skills) and will begin a new unit on empathy soon.
On a (slightly) related note, the school is currently accepting donations to the food bank (there are two bins located in the front lobby), so feel free to send in non-perishable food with your child next week. We will be accepting donations at the school until Wednesday, November 28th.
On a very unrelated note, I have added more videos to the blog, so feel free to browse the links on the right side of the page with your child. I didn't have a chance to play them all for the children today... so they can have a sneak peek this weekend if they want!
Merci tout le monde for your continued support.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Bonne fin de semaine!
I forgot to mention that we also learned about how germs are spread and that keeping our fingers away from our face and washing our hands with soap and water before eating can help keep us healthy. To help understand the concept of how germs are spread, we watched this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzH-yat-mBI
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