Healthy New Year’s Resolution for YCIS students

Written by Lennart van Vlerken, Primary Sports and Co-Curricular Coordinator

YCIS Primary Students are constantly encouraged to live a healthy life at school, which is done in three ways:

Body development activity
Presently all YCIS Primary students are involved in a Gymnastics Unit during their specialist PE lessons, focusing on body control, balance, strength, and flexibility. To further the students’ development, the Class PE lessons complement this PE unit, challenging the students with various standing and seated balances.


Monthly topic daily physical activity  

The Daily Activity for this month is Jumping January. All students from Year 1-6 will be doing Jumping Jacks for one minute every non-PE day, to keep them active and remind them of the importance of daily physical activity.

Healthy snack and balanced meal daily reminder
Finally, during morning snack time, the students are reminded by their classroom teachers how important it is to eat healthy snacks and balanced meals throughout the day.

If you would like to support and ensure that your child has a healthy lifestyle, read our ABCD rules below.

A. Being More Active
–          Sign your child up for an active ASA
–          Try to find active activities that your child enjoys outside of YCIS
–          Take your child to the park for a walk, run or bike ride together
–          Limit screen time. Put away the iPad, iPhone, laptop and TV and play games
–          Plan for active vacations
–          Be a positive role model! Give your children a good example and praise them for their efforts


B. Eating Better

–          Provide your child with a healthy breakfast
–          Make sure you pack your child a healthy snack for school
–          Talk to your child about the importance of healthy meals and prepare balanced meals at home
–          Let your child plan one meal per week
–          Eat five servings of fruits and vegetables per day
–          Try to eat together as often as possible
–          Ensure that your child drinks plenty of fluids by providing a water bottle for school


C. Dental Health

–          Ensure that your children brush their teeth at least twice a day
–         Avoid sugar snacks or drinks

 

D. Relaxation

–          Ensure that your child has enough down time to relax before bed. Reading could be a great way to achieve this
–          Make sure that your child gets enough sleep at night

We feel confident that with our combined efforts and contributions, your child will be ready for a healthy, active and fabulous 2017!