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Welcome, Taloha ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Malo e lelei, Manh Goi, Sawat Dee,

Hallo, Salamoahlakom, Kumusta, Assalamu Alaikum, Nabad, Ni sa bula, Ola,

Talofa lava, Kia ora, Kia orana, Hello and "Gidday"

Whakataka te hau ki te uru,Whakataka te hau ki te tonga.Kia mākinakina ki uta,Kia mātaratara ki tai,E hī ake ana te atākura he tio,He huka, he hauhunga.Haumi e! Hui e! Tāiki e!

Kia ora

and welcome to the final Health Promoting Schools (HPS)newsletter for 2012. Wow this year has flown on by … but not with out some amazing health projects being achieved by dedicated schools and student Health Teams. This newsletter highlights some great examples of the fabulous work happening in schools around the Wellington region.

In this newsletter Titahi Bay School showcases the very successful community health day they held in term 3, including over 40 health and social service providers and a great whole-school healthy lunch. A big homai te pakipaki goes out to Porirua

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We recognise that all schools promote health in various ways and would love to share your stories and ideas.

We welcome your contributions, please contact your HPS Advisor or Public Health Nurse at Regional Public Health on 04 570 9002

East School for achieving their Heart Start award! Meanwhile over in the Hutt Valley, Epuni School has taken on a big challenge, creating a school community garden to assist local families through providing education, skills and leadership opportunities. Check inside the newsletter for more information on these projects as well as many other exciting school health initiatives.

This term the HPS Team ran two workshops for health teachers around the Wellington region. The workshops provided an opportunity for schools to connect and support each other’s ideas and challenges, while also exploring a whole-school approach to project planning. We look forward to more HPS workshops next year for both teachers and students.

With the Christmas holiday period just around the corner there are many important considerations that need to be made. With the sun in full force it is vital that everyone is both SunSmart and safe around water. There are some good tips for both of these holiday health concerns on the last page. Okay now we are safe it’s time for some fun so check out all the fun recipes and activities inside.

Have a safe and happy holiday, and don’t forget …

slip, slop, slap and wrap!!!

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Check out our website www.rph.org.nz to find out who we are and what we do, view past newsletters and look at helpful resources.

If you have any feedback or suggestions please contact Lauren Ensor at [email protected]

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ROAD SAFETY at Dyer Street School

Spotlight on Students

In our last newsletter we talked about the work Dyer Street School had done in surveying the level of Road Safety around their school. They found that a number of cars were stopping in the No Parking Zone near the crossing when children were coming to and leaving school. So the children of Room 11 came up with some solutions and have been trying them out.

In Rm 11 some of the children have been going outside and giving tickets to parents. Please tell your parents not to park in the No Parking areas. It could save a life! Benjamin Jenkins

And now we have signs. The signs are helping a lot for us. They are stopping people from parking in the No Parking area. William Pahl

Every morning during term 3, room 11 students have been going to Roberts Streets crossing and handing out tickets to parents. The tickets say:

‘Polite notice. No stopping 8.30 – 9.00 2.45 – 3.15 Please do not park here as children are in danger. We cannot see the cars on the road and it causes congestion’.

We have also been putting up signs saying, ‘parking here could endanger a child’s life’. So now there are hardly any people parking or stopping there! We have helped to make a real difference to road safety.

Next term we will start handing out tickets to people who park in the No Parking Zone after school and on Dyer Street.Toby Hall

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Community Unity Project Epuni Primary School

Oral Health Day Naenae Primary School

In response to the challenges many families are facing today with education and health Epuni Primary School are taking action by providing a model of community sharing and resilience. The Community Unity Project believes that most of the resources required for the project are available from the Epuni School and Lower Hutt community, and have been grateful for the contribution received from many local businesses and organisations.

Epuni Primary School students are fully involved in the growing of a community garden. This project includes cooking classes which parents attend and the children are also involved in, which is a wonderful way for them to learn important life skills. The project

also involves sewing classes for the parents and community, which use recycled goods to promote sustainability.

The Health Team at the moment are overseeing Project Sunshine. This involves planting hundreds of sunflowers to help maintain the bee population and make the community one that everyone can be proud of. The Health Team may also work alongside the cooking classes to advertise the project and possibly create an Epuni School book which includes recipes and healing remedies that can be made from produce from the garden.

The Community Unity Project has demonstrated what a community can achieve through sharing and recycling and acknowledging that every individual has something valuable to offer.

Have you ever cleaned your teeth to a music video about brushing teeth with your whole school? This is exactly what all the children from Naenae Primary School did together last term for Oral Health Day. To promote oral health each student was also given their own toothpaste and toothbrush to take home. The Public Health Nurse and the Public Health Advisor visited all the classrooms demonstrating great teeth cleaning habits and showing what eating too much fat and sugar can do to your teeth. Children were shocked at how much sugar was in fizzy drinks and how much fat was in chips! The children had a great time with lots of other fun oral health activities during the day.

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Schools Hot on Physical Activity in 2012

Miramar Central School making the most of the sunshine!

Titahi Bay North School with physical activity in full flight!

Student comments: “It’s awesome having all this new equipment” “It’s cool having a whole lot of new and different stuff to play with.”

St Patricks Primary School testing their hula hooping skills!

Makara Model School focused for a term on “Making good choices for our health and fitness” and used a range of sports equipment and resources to support learning in this area.

Te Aro School buddy up senior and junior classes on Friday afternoons. The senior classes introduce their buddy class to new games using a range of sports equipment. The juniors really look up to the seniors and the seniors get to be great role models.

Levi Siaosi and Nuru Arse

Miramar Christian School jumping with excitement over new equipment!

“We have been using equipment to experiment with creating new games. This has added to the level of activity at the break times.”

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Holy Cross School creative with hula hoops!Evans Bay Intermediate showing all the equipment they need to keep active!

Evans Bay Intermediate School are all about being active. Each tern, during most lunchtimes, an inter-class “Dudley Shield” challenge game occurs. All of the games have utilized the great gear range from the Health Promoting Schools pack. In Term 1 the tennis balls were used in the non-stop cricket games. In Term 2 the bands and cones were used in the ‘Dodgeball Captivity’ Challenge. In Term 3 the soccer balls, coloured bands and cones were used in the ‘Soccer Rotation’ Challenge games. In Term 4 the coloured bands, cones and rugby balls are being used in the challenge game ‘Turbo Touch.’

Written by the EBIS Sports Leaders’

School Hangi 2012

On Friday 29 September Wainuiomata Primary School had a hangi with Randwick School. Before we ate our hangi, Wainui had a powhiri to welcome Randwick to our school, Randwick Kapa Haka and Wainuiomata Primary School Kapa Haka performed for the whole school.

The day before the hangi we paired up tuakana/teina (big kids supporting little kids) to help peel and grate vegetables. We also helped by breaking bread into pieces to make into stuffing and packing the mutton cloth bags. The Kapa Haka boys helped Uncles, Dads and cousins dig the pit for the kai.

In our Hangi, we had pumpkin, kumara, potatoes, chicken, stuffing, and with our Hangi, we had fried bread, salads, and we had big containers of Juice.

Whanau and friends came along to help serve our food from the hangi. The seniors buddied up with juniors to help them choose their food after our manuhiri. The juice line was long but everyone enjoyed it.

By Anahera, Mckayla, Katie

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Titahi Bay School Health Expo

Titahi Bay School worked hard throughout terms two and three to organise a Community Health Expo which they hosted in September. The day was a huge success with over 40 health and social service providers showcasing their services and information to the Titahi Bay community. The idea was first initiated by Kerry Delaney the principal of the school who saw a gap in knowledge in the community of the services available to support them. A working group including Kerry, the Public Health Nurse and the Health Promoting Schools Advisor was set up to brainstorm all the potential health and social service providers in the area. Two enthusiastic teachers at the school were given the responsibility of ensuring the day ran smoothly, mapping out where providers and activities would take place, sourcing donations from local businesses for prices and generally coordinating how the day would run. Leading up to the event all classes throughout the school had a different health focus that they explored for a week.

On the day providers set up stands throughout the school hall and nearby classrooms, while outdoors a number of activities including free bike and scooter checks and the very popular fire service cooking safety demonstration took place. Everyone received a ticket on entry which had to get stamped by at least five providers and by students handing out community surveys before their ticket could go in the draw to win one of the fabulous prizes up for grabs. A graffiti wall was also set up for the school community to provide feedback to the school on what’s working well and what they would like to see improved.

The expo was then followed by a whole-school healthy shared lunch. The spread was very impressive, with so many creative and colourful options to choose from. There was also a sense of pride shown from students as they discussed what they had brought along to the lunch. Many classrooms spent the morning making yummy food such as soup, bread and pizza.

The day was a huge success with a great turn out from the community, a wide range of health and social service providers willing to support and the whole-school community getting behind the event.

A big thank you to all the providers who supported the day and congratulations to Titahi Bay School for hosting such a great day!

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Pumping Hearts at Porirua EastPorirua East School has its kids on the right path to heart health after receiving a Heart Start award in recognition of their achievements through the Heart Foundation’s education programme, Heart Start.

Heart Start is designed to acknowledge and support gradual steps by schools to promote heart health to students. The programme provides support and resources for schools to work towards 5 out of 10 optional modules that encourage a healthier school environment. The modules are simple, fun and achievable.

To achieve their award, Porirua East students improved their fitness through Jump Rope for Heart, and one staff member attended the Heart Foundation’s nutrition inquiry learning professional development workshop. Healthy food is offered through school lunch service, and healthy options are promoted. A short video was also produced featuring students enjoying a range of physical activities, including cross country.

If you would like to kick start your school’s heart health journey and ensure you are doing all you can to provide a healthy school environment, please contact Sian Bliss at the Heart Foundation on 472 2780 or email [email protected]

Carterton School – Junior School Beautification ProjectAfter surveying our students our fabulous HPS Team discovered that the children at Carterton School really wanted to improve the Junior School play area by adding some colour to the rather run down fence.

The Leaders carried out a survey and collected ideas about how the fence could be improved. They also went to another local school, who have already decorated their fence, to find out how they went about their project.

Once they had gathered the information they put together a powerpoint to present to the Board of Trustees. The Board were supportive and have donated $500 to the project.

All of the children at school were told about the project and a competition was proposed to gather design ideas. Below are some of the finalists. We are now in the design phase and are really excited about getting started and beautifying the fence!!

Before

Our Future Plans

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Rata Street School promoted walking to school by holding a Fancy Feet Day where children who walked to school wearing fancy footwear got stickers to celebrate. A total of 254 children dressed their shoes up!! The School Travel Plan team run by Hutt City Council have been working with Rata Street School to map out the different ways that children come to school and have found that while a good number were coming to school in active ways, a lot were still coming by car.

From this finding Rata Street School also held a Walk to School Milo day last term where children who walked to school received a free milo and marshmallows. This was a definite hit with the students. Next year the Travel Plan team are going to look at fixing the ‘danger’ zones, add in drop off zones and hopefully set up walking buses to increase the safety for children at Rata Street School.

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Nutrition

Kids in the Kitchen for Christmas

Candy Cane Cookies2 1/2 cups (325 grams) all purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup (120 grams) icing sugar 2 large egg yolks

InstructionsIn a bowl, whisk the flour with the salt.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the egg yolks and vanilla and almond extracts and beat until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the flour mixture, in three additions, and beat until you have a smooth dough.

Remove half of the dough from the mixing bowl. To the remaining half add the red food coloring and beat on low speed until well blended. If you find the dough too soft, cover and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.

Take a walnut sized piece of red dough and a walnut sized piece of white dough. Separately, roll each color on a lightly floured surface, into a 4-5 inch (10-12.5 cm) long rope. Place the two ropes side by side, gently press together, and twist the two ropes to form a spiral. Place the cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet,

spacing the cookies about 2 inches (5 cm) apart. Shape each cookie into a cane shape by bending one end into a hook shape. (If you find the cookies a little soft, place the baking sheet (with the unbaked cookies) in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes before baking.)

Preheat oven to 190 degrees C and place rack in centre of oven.

Bake cookies for about 8 - 10 minutes or until set and the edges of the cookies are just starting to brown. Do not over bake. Remove from oven and let cookies cool completely on baking sheet. Cover and store in an airtight container for about a week. These cookies can be frozen.

Makes about 30 cookies.For more information and a video of how to make the cookies go here

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract 1/2 teaspoon red liquid food colouring (can use red paste food colouring)

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Christmas day Food Ideas

Potato SaladWhat you’ll need800g Whole small potatoes

2T Capers, drained and rinsed

3 medium Gherkins, diced

1/4 medium Red onion, finely diced

1/2C Parsley, chopped

Method• Boil the potatoes in un-salted water until cooked through but

not splitting

• Drain and cool

• Cut the potatoes into 2cm cubes

• Mix all ingredients together and serve

Summer Fruits Dessert Method1. Combine berries and sugar in a pan and slowly bring to the boil, stirring gently

until sugar has dissolved and the juices are plentiful, adding more sugar if necessary. Drain in a colander set over a bowl to catch the juices. Cool the fruit and reserve the juices.

2. Cut 8 circles of bread, 4 to fit the bottom and 4 to fit the top of 185ml (3/4 cup) moulds. Dip the circles for the bottoms into the juice and place in the moulds. Cut remaining bread slices into halves for the sides of the moulds. Dip them into the juice to line sides and fit the mould, slightly overlapping the edges.

3. Fill with berry mixture and top with the reserved top circles, dipped in juice. Reserve any remaining berries and juice and puree to serve with the puddings.

4. Place the moulds in a dish and cover with baking paper. Place a heavy can or weight on top of each mould. Leave in the fridge at least 4 hours or preferably overnight. Run a knife around the outside of moulds to release.

N.B. Can also make it as one large dish

What you’ll need1 kg Mixed berries, fresh or frozen

1/4 cup Caster sugar

1/2 loaf Sliced sandwich bread, crusts removed and flattened with a rolling pin.

http://www.heartfoundation.org.nz/healthy-living/healthy-recipes

Make your life a flourishing one in 2013 by doing the following:

For some New Years resolution ideas based on the above five ways to wellbeing see here

Here are some ideas to give you some motivation:Take Notice: Explore your neighbourhood and take a moment to appreciate your surroundings e.g. people connecting, flowers, treesConnect: Set aside a time each week to spend quality time with your family/whanauGive: Do a good deed for someone else onceKeep Learning: Try something new e.g. join a dance class, learn how to knit, learn a new card game with friends

Be Active: Increase your physical activity: walk, run, bike, skip, play a sport, play games as a family

New Years ResolutionsAs we welcome in the New Year it is time to reflect on the achievements you made and challenges you faced in 2012. Look forward to what the New Year has to offer by taking time to set some goals that you would like to achieve in 2013.

1/3C Unsweetened, low fat yoghurt

1/4C Low fat mayonnaise

2t White wine vinegar

pinch Ground pepper

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Activities

www.kidspuzzlesandgames.co.uk

How many are there? Count the Strawberries

Monkey Maze Which trail takes the monkey to the bananas?

Fruit Hunt

banana melon grape apple

pear peach kiwi strawberry

Help Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer find his way to your house!

www.kidspuzzlesandgames.co.uk

How many are there? Count the Strawberries

Monkey Maze Which trail takes the monkey to the bananas?

Fruit Hunt

banana melon grape apple

pear peach kiwi strawberry

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Line Walker - may the balance be with youLearning to walk in a straight line is great for learning balance and walking with one foot in front of the other. You can use a balance beam, a small brick wall or head outside and draw a line along your driveway with chalk. Challenge yourself to walk along the line without falling off (imagine you’re on the edge of a cliff or a tight rope high in the air!). When you master this, draw a matching line parallel to the first, and challenge your friend to a race.

www.origami-fun.com

Origami SnapperInstructions

1. Start with a rectangular pieceof paper, coloured side up.

2. Fold in half downwards.

Fold in half, then open.

7. Pull the sides apart and flatten.

8. Gently pull the top parts of the model outwards, making a boat shape.

10. Tuck the little centre triangle under one of the sides.Then bring the outside corners to meet together, lettingthe sides move outwards.

3. Bring corners in to centre line. 4. Fold uppermost layer upwards& do the same to the back. Crease well.

5. Pull the sides out and flatten. 6. Fold front layer up to top,then do the same at the back.

9. Flatten well.Finished Snapper. To make it snap, hold as shown and press together.It looks especiallly good with eyes!

www.origami-fun.com

Origami SnapperInstructions

1. Start with a rectangular pieceof paper, coloured side up.

2. Fold in half downwards.

Fold in half, then open.

7. Pull the sides apart and flatten.

8. Gently pull the top parts of the model outwards, making a boat shape.

10. Tuck the little centre triangle under one of the sides.Then bring the outside corners to meet together, lettingthe sides move outwards.

3. Bring corners in to centre line. 4. Fold uppermost layer upwards& do the same to the back. Crease well.

5. Pull the sides out and flatten. 6. Fold front layer up to top,then do the same at the back.

9. Flatten well.Finished Snapper. To make it snap, hold as shown and press together.It looks especiallly good with eyes!

www.origami-fun.com

Origami SnapperInstructions

1. Start with a rectangular pieceof paper, coloured side up.

2. Fold in half downwards.

Fold in half, then open.

7. Pull the sides apart and flatten.

8. Gently pull the top parts of the model outwards, making a boat shape.

10. Tuck the little centre triangle under one of the sides.Then bring the outside corners to meet together, lettingthe sides move outwards.

3. Bring corners in to centre line. 4. Fold uppermost layer upwards& do the same to the back. Crease well.

5. Pull the sides out and flatten. 6. Fold front layer up to top,then do the same at the back.

9. Flatten well.Finished Snapper. To make it snap, hold as shown and press together.It looks especiallly good with eyes!

www.origami-fun.com

Origami SnapperInstructions

1. Start with a rectangular pieceof paper, coloured side up.

2. Fold in half downwards.

Fold in half, then open.

7. Pull the sides apart and flatten.

8. Gently pull the top parts of the model outwards, making a boat shape.

10. Tuck the little centre triangle under one of the sides.Then bring the outside corners to meet together, lettingthe sides move outwards.

3. Bring corners in to centre line. 4. Fold uppermost layer upwards& do the same to the back. Crease well.

5. Pull the sides out and flatten. 6. Fold front layer up to top,then do the same at the back.

9. Flatten well.Finished Snapper. To make it snap, hold as shown and press together.It looks especiallly good with eyes!

www.origami-fun.com

Origami SnapperInstructions

1. Start with a rectangular pieceof paper, coloured side up.

2. Fold in half downwards.

Fold in half, then open.

7. Pull the sides apart and flatten.

8. Gently pull the top parts of the model outwards, making a boat shape.

10. Tuck the little centre triangle under one of the sides.Then bring the outside corners to meet together, lettingthe sides move outwards.

3. Bring corners in to centre line. 4. Fold uppermost layer upwards& do the same to the back. Crease well.

5. Pull the sides out and flatten. 6. Fold front layer up to top,then do the same at the back.

9. Flatten well.Finished Snapper. To make it snap, hold as shown and press together.It looks especiallly good with eyes!

Make yourself your own personal Snapper!!!

KIWISPORTKiwiSport is a government funding initiative administered by Sport Wellington to increase

participation in sport for school-aged children. The Hutt City Council coordinate four

Fundamental Movement Skills programmes in primary schools across the Wellington

region as part of this project. These programmes are Swimming, Football in Schools,

moveMprove and Get Set Go. Each programme provides qualified instructors to your

school at a subsidised price.

Hutt City Council are now taking bookings for 2013, so get in quick to book your place.

For more information please click here or contact Mitch Carroll at 04 560 0316 or [email protected]

Wellbeing Kura Crew

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What is the SunSmart Schools Accreditation Programme?The SunSmart Accreditation Programme (SSAP) promotes sun protection policies and practices in schools that reduce children’s exposure to UV radiation during terms 1 and 4.

What are the benefits of becoming a SunSmart Accredited School?• Development of a comprehensive SunSmart policy• Assistance from local Cancer Society to become accredited• Commitment to health of community• A SunSmart School Certificate• Media release for the local newspaper

It is a way for schools to demonstrate their commitment to the present and future wellbeing of their pupils, and reduces the skin cancer risk that children face later in life. Accreditation also gives parents confidence that the school is committed to providing a

sun safe environment.

What’s involved?1. Simply log on to www.sunsmartschools.co.nz, fill out the

online questionnaire and it will be sent to your local Cancer Society Health Promoter Leanne Toledo Cortes.

2. Recommendations will be made to the school in regards to changes to the schools policy in order for the school to become SunSmart Accredited.

3. The school receives a metal display sign and local media coverage to put at their front entrance welcoming people to their SunSmart Accredited School.

For help with all aspects of sun protection in schools, visit www.sunsmartschools.co.nz

SUNSMART

Handy Health Hints from the Public Health Nurse

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To a Regional Public Health forum to talk about how we can support your school.

Public HealtH Forum For decile 1–4 scHools

Summer’s coming keep safe in the water and in the sun!

Regional Public HealthBetter Health For The Greater Wellington Region

6 march 1–4 pmJohnsonville community centreMaximum of 2 staff per school.

RSVP by 1 February 2013 to

[email protected]

main topics include:• The Public Health Nurse role

•Health Promoting School’s Advisor Role

• Common Childhood illnesses and concerns

• Communicating with parents about their child’s health

WATER SAFETY TIPSHave fun in the water and be safe at the same time with these tips:

“Buddy up!” Find a friend or partner to swim with. When you swim with other people you can help each other in an emergency.

Be sunsmart Remember water reflects sunlight and can leave you more exposed to sunburn so get that suntan lotion on.

Know your limits. If you’re not a good swimmer or you’re just learning to swim don’t go in water that’s so deep you can’t touch the bottom. Swim in depths that you are comfortable in.

sunscreen

SUNSMART TIPS BE SUNSMARTBeing SunSmart is about covering up – with clothing, a broad-spectrum sunscreen, a hat, and sunglasses. Remember to SLIP, SLOP, SLAP and WRAP.

SLIP into a long-sleeved shirt and into the shade. Generally, fabrics with a tighter weave and darker colours will give you greater protection from the sun. There are also certain fabrics on the market that have an SPF rating.

SLOP on plenty of broad-spectrum SPF30+ sunscreen at least 15 minutes before going outdoors.

SLAP on a hat with a wide-brim or a cap with flaps – more people get sunburned on their face and neck than any other part of the body.

WRAP on a pair of wrap-around sunglasses – UV radiation is just as dangerous to eyesight as it is for the skin.

For more information about Health Promoting Schools contact:

Heather Knewstubb, Healthy Schools Team Leader, Regional Public Health

Phone: 04 570 9107, [email protected]

Produced by: Regional Public Health, Private Bag 31 907, Lower Hutt

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