Health Days

Today we are having a Health Day.  For those of you who do not know what a Health Day is, our school schedule is altered for the day and all students from Grades 5 to 9 are working on a particular health theme.  The advantage of this approach is being able to bring in guest speakers, resources or send students on field trips and not impact other core classes.  By doing this we are able to present information and involve students in activities that are at their level.

Today's Health Day topic is substance abuse.  This topic is one of vital interest to every student in our school. Whether it be smoking, alcohol, or other controlled substances, every student in our building will be faced with critical choices during their teen years.  Our job is to provide them with information and answer their questions so when the time comes they will do the 'right thing' for them.

Ms. Treena Neuman has coordinated our Health Days for the past three years and done a phenomenal job offering great experiences for our students.  She has been joined this year by Mr. Coghill and Ms. Getz-Bradshaw (yes she got married over the Christmas break) and they now form our Health and Wellness team.  The work they do for our students is critical and I think Health Days are the most important days of our year.  Parents, if you have a chance to drop by....check it out.