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- 1. UP Health Project Negaunee Public Schools
- 2. Wellness Initiative Provide an opportunity during the school day for 491 students, grades 5-8, to experience wellness activities that exist within our community
- 3. Our Plan February is Wellness Month and to celebrate, the Negaunee Middle school in cooperation with NMSPT3 and the NMS Wellness Committee are planning wellness activities for all students at NMS. During these cold U.P. months it is important for us to keep kids active and expose them to fun activities.
- 4. 5th grade swimming High School pool 6th grade Tubing at Al Quaal 7th grade Skating 8th grade Snowshoe Hike
- 5. $ Cost $ These activities were FREE to the students The transportation and entrance fees were paid by the NMSPT3 and funds from the UP Health Project.
- 6. The BIG expenses Bussing Admissions Lifeguard Sub Reimbursement Snacks and drinks
- 7. Cost Savings We utilized the pool at the High School for free of charge Transportation to the ice arena, hike, and pool was walking Snow shoes are owned by our gym class Volunteers for chaperones
- 10. 6th Grade Tubing
- 12. Ice Skating
- 14. Snow Shoe Hike
- 16. Positive Effects on Students and School Experiences Reduce Stress Lower Blood Pressure Positive Time with Peers Boost Mental Health Provide Winter Activity Options Gets students moving
- 17. NMS Students Make Wellness a Priority Every kid deserves a chance to be healthy and be able to grow and thrive. Yet high levels of health are out of reach for a growing number of kids today. That’s why Negaunee Middle School want to improve health at a crucial crossroads of youth development and our community. We understand that when our community has healthy schools, the kids will experience better health and well being, get better grades, and in turn, have a positive effect on the entire community. By improving the health of our school through these types of activities, we can create the environment that encourages every student to have a healthy, successful life.
- 18. Awareness and Reach We look forward to building on this program in our school finding ways to improve and provide more students with meaningful wellness activities. We worked with a local media and social media to promote our project. We communicated this activity to the community through our newsletter and in our follow up conversations with the students.
- 19. Things we are Trying. What is next? Water Bottle Fill up Stations Rock Climbing Club Michigan Model 5th and 6th grade trainings and implementation Screen time limitations: NMS is a ZERO personal device school Parent group support of health and wellness Take the Challenge- To come! Winter Olympics! Twelve activity competition Winner wins a day at the NMU physical education Building Our Environmental adventures classes Winter Camping, rock climbing, geocaching 5th - 8th grade 20 minute lunch recess daily Staff wellness is developing! Biggest Loser Challenge, Water War, Blood pressure Clinic
Editor's Notes
- When UP Health Project was presented to us, we jumped right on it! Our school understands the value of overall student health and wellness and strive to make it a part of everyday living for our students. We want them to view healthy eating and exercise as a way of life.
- We often hear during the winter months especially that students are inside playing video games, watching TV. We want to stress that just because it is cold outside, doesn’t mean you have to stay inside sedentary. We live in a beautiful area and want our students to see all our area has to offer, in the summer and winter.
- So with that said, February, being wellness month, seemed like a great month to incorporate and introduce our students to ways they can stay active during the cold, snowy months. We worked with our parent/teacher group as well as our wellness committee to come uo with some activities.
- We came up with some good ideas. We wanted each grade level to be able to do one physical acitivty as a group. For 5th grade, we chose swimming at our high school pool. This activity wasn’t outside, but it is something they can do in the winter to keep active. For our 6th grade students we took them tubing at a sledding hill, at Al Quaal. The hill is less than a 10 minute drive away from our school. For the 7th grade students we took them ice skating at the Negaunee Ice arena. Students were able to walk there from our school,given the close proximity. For our 8th grade students we took them on a snowshoe hike. Our middle school is very close to our former “Caving grounds”. The caving grounds were reopened and are a popular place for outdoor enthusiasts. The Heritage trail runds through there, there are bike paths and trail running paths as well.
- Okay, so a big concern with doing these activities is cost. The students did not have to pay a dime. We funded the activities from our parents/teacher group and UPHP funds.
- So what were those expenses? Bussing is one of our biggest expenses. We did utilize our own districts school busses, but that still was quite a fee to use. The buses were used for the sledding at the Al Quall hill. We also had to pay per student to use the hill and tubes. For the swimming at the pool, our only expense was hiring a lifeguard. So that was a cheaper event. We did provide each student with a healthy snack and drink during each activity. With the ice skating, we had to pay per student for entrance into their facility. With the snowshoe hike we did not have any expenses! A potential expense for other schools, may be the need to hire a sub to fill in for any staff that needs to attend. We were able to schedule with their teachers to avoid needing subs.
- So where were we able to save money? The pool, snowshoe hike, and ice skating all were within walking distance. That cut back on bussing expenses. The high school allowed us to use the pool free of charge. For our hike, we used snowshoes that our district had, and also had students bring some from home. This was our least expensive trip. The only expense were snacks and drinks. We utilized the teachers of the students going on the activites to help cut back on sub reimbursement. We asked for volunteers to come alsong as well.
- As you can see the students had a lot of fun. The pool has noodles, balls, goggles, and a diving board. We made sure each student could swim and were alerted to any students that have epilepsy or a history of seizures. We made sure to inform the lifeguard and watch carefully to be able to include everyone.
- These are a few more pictures. They also had a basketball hoop to play games in the pool. Overall, a very fun time for the kids.
- For some students, this was their first time tubing on the Al Quaal hill. The kids liked to “link” their tubes together and go down the hill, which slides them right onto Teal Lake. It was fun seeing kids do this who haven’t had the opportunity or have not been aware of this.
- Here are some more pictures. As you can see, they are all smiles and enjoying social wellness as much.
- Ice skating, we noticed the same thing. Some students had never gone! It also really encourages those with higher skills an opportunity to shine. We noticed a lot of students helpoing those who had little to no experience. There was a lot of encouragement.
- If you look close at the picture here, there are aides to help the students who have not done this before or need the extra stability.
- Our snowshoe hike was a favorite for many reasons! We not only had our students active, but this activity brought students together, brought them closer to nature, allowed to conversations to be had, as well as learning about the history of our mining community.
- We live in such a beautiful place and want to instill the love of nature within our students.
- I talked about each group specifically what we noticed and enjoyed. Other positive effects that may not be immediately recognized are the ones here. They are getting experience they may not have been exposed to prior to this. We are showing them things they can do with minimal costs to them to continue throughout the winter. In order to ice skate, go swimming, or sled, they would need a minimal amount ($3-5). Hiking is free!! We talked about the trails and how even if they don’t have snowshoes, they can hike on patted down trails that they now know where to go. All thse things will help our students physically, lowers blood pressure, works muscles, keeping their cadiovascualar system working, and help maintain a helathy BMI. Emotionally it connected students to one another and to staff members. It gave those with talent, a time to shine and build self esteem. Self esteem was also built for those beginning and learning a new skill. Our activity day may only have been a day, but our hope is that these students will now be comfortable enough to try these things and be aware of the activities, to ask their parents about and to continue going throughout the winter, rather than staying inside. We want them to celebrate winter, not hide from it.
- We feel that…