This week is Being Healthy Week! It has been a week full of learning and activities that help us to know how we can be healthy, physically and mentally.
Monday
We began the week off by talking about a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A healthy, balanced life style can benefit us in many ways…
The children were very knowledgeable about how they can make balanced choices like having fruit instead of sweets or scooting to school rather than driving.
Year 3 went back to Skipping School! One great way to stay physically active is by skipping. They learnt two new skipping skills; the cross over and pretzel!
We had a visit from BMMA – British Military Martial Arts. Many of the children have been to this club before so they were experts.
Tuesday
Being healthy includes how to be safe. The children were visited by Leeds City Council to recap how they can be safe around the road. The Green Cross Code:
THINK
STOP
LOOK
LISTEN
Year 3 took part in an amazing Yoga session where they practised mindfulness and different strategies to support their mental well-being.
We’ve never seen the children look this relaxed!
The children have been set personal best targets. Yesterday, we completed as many speed bounces as we could in one minute and held a stork pose for as long as we could. We’ll do these again two more times this week and hopefully, we improve each time.
Wednesday
Wednesday kicked off with an amazing session with Phil – a ‘break boy’. He showed the children different ways that they can express themselves through art, music and dance. This can help the children with their mental well-being and they had a go at ‘breaking’ themselves!
We had a workshop to learn about personal hygiene. Keeping our personal hygiene up is really important to stop spreading bacteria and virus’ to each other. We saw how soap helps to stop this spread. Black pepper acted as our germs…
Our last visitor on Wednesday were the Basketball team coaches. We showed off our dribbling and shooting skills.
Thursday
Sports Day!
Friday
Leeds Well came to visit to remind us of the main things that we can do to have a healthy lifestyle. These include; eating a balanced diet that can give us energy, staying hydrated with water and low sugar drinks and exercising for 60 minutes a day.
D:Side Dave was in to educate us about cigarettes and smoking and the risks that come with it. This will set us up to make sensible choices when we are 18 and older.
Overall, Year 3 have had a fantastic ‘Being Healthy’ week learning and celebrating being healthy and active. Help at home by talking to your child about the activities they’ve taken part in this week. What was their favourite?