Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

Next week is our mid-term break. The first half of this term (Term 2), we have been learning about how to keep our bodies and minds healthy and fit.

Heart Health
We learnt that exercise is good for us. We did an experiment. First we checked our heartbeat. You can check your heartbeat by holding your wrist, putting your fingers on your neck under your chin or if it's beating really hard you can sometimes feel it through your chest. We wrote down how many times our heart beat in 15 seconds. Then we ran around. After we ran around we checked our heart beat again. It was beating much faster. We learnt that your heart beats faster because it is trying to pump the blood to the parts of your body that are moving a lot. The blood carries oxygen which the muscles need.


Dental Health
We love smiling and we know that our teeth are very important. We learnt that first you have baby teeth and then they get pushed out and you get big teeth. Once, you get your big teeth (adult teeth) then you don't get any more. So....it's really important to keep your teeth healthy and strong!

Salama's poster explaining how to take care of your teeth.

In Science, we learnt that there are lots of things you can do to take care of your teeth. We learnt that sugar is the enemy of teeth. Thanks to a donation of toothbrushes and toothpaste from Switzerland we now brush our teeth after lunch. We all line up and get out toothpaste and water and then brush out teeth to make sure they are clean. We don't any of them falling out or getting cavities.

Healthy Eating
Did you know that some food is good for your body and some food is not so good? The good food (which you can have lots of) is called healthy food. The not so good food (which you should only have a little bit of) is called unhealthy food. We had to guess which foods were healthy and which food was unhealthy. We each got a picture and had to stick it on the board. Sabra really hoped that lollies (candy) were healthy but turns out she was wrong. Too much sugar! 

We noticed that all the fruit and vegetables were on the healthy side and all the treats like cake and chocolate were on the unhealthy side. Turns out sugar is bad for your teeth and the rest of your body as well. Teacher Lauren said it's okay to have sugar sometimes but not all the time. We have a new school rule. No lollies at school (especially in the morning)!

Cutting tomatoes for the guacamole we made for lunch.

We made guacamole. We put in lots of vegetables so that it was very healthy and good for us.

Questions:
1) Why does your heart beat faster when you exercise?
2) Check your heart beat for 15 seconds. Run around and then check again. How many more beats did you count the second time?
3) How can you keep your teeth healthy and strong?
4) Do you brush your teeth at your school?
5) Do you know the different food groups? Can you list them
6)What are some ways you can keep your body and your mind healthy and active?