HEALTHY SCHOOL INITATIVE AT ST. NICHOLAS PRIMARY SCHOOL
We are now just completed our 3rd year of the Healthy Schools Programme. Two plaques hang proudly in the entrance of the school.
During the academic year 2007/8 these are our current targets. Clickon the links to discover evidence of these fruitful projects
HEALTHY SCHOOLS PRESENTATION
at
Barry Memorial Hall
on
Tuesday 17th March 2009
YUM YUM HEALTHY FOOD!!!!! How smooth are this group of healthy children???
Reports from the School Councillors on their interesting morning at Barry Memorial Hall My favourite bit was the permonces on the stage. We made a power Point Presentation about all of us and we brought back some buddy equitment. By Olivia Dowling It was fun watching the other presentations (not the belly dancers Mr. D!!!) and the freebies. Our schools powerpoint presentation didn't save so we were worried but we did the other Powerpoint instead. By Lee 'Belly Dancing' Thomas The presentation was great fun!!! We were included in the presentation! There was loads of teachers and pupils there at barry! I was glad that lots of people enjoyed our power point and out props. We all had great fun!!! By Beautiful Jordan Today five school councillors went to Barry Memorial Hall. My best part was the prefomances (and I bet Lee's was the belly dancers) By Harry No. 4' Thomas The Heathly Presentation By Hannah Clarke
My worst part was the speechs I thought that were more for adults then children, but thank you Mr. D, Mr. Williams and Mrs Bryant for taking us.
It was great fun are presation was a succse the buffia was lush and the poformances was really good my favorite was the street dances and really enjoyed it !
St. Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School
Development Plan: HEALTHY SCHOOLS TARGET 1
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HEALTHY SCHOOLS ISSUE |
SUCCESS CRITERIA |
TIMESCALE |
RESPONSIBILITY |
MONITORING |
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To develop awareness of healthy eating through Technology Club |
* Assess current provision and availability of staff *Send out letters Year 1-6 children and set up club
*Children pay nominal fee to purchase resources
*Healthy products are designed and made by the children
* Safe food preparation taught to the children |
Sept 2007
Sept 2007 - |
Mr. R Williams and relevant staff
Technology club staff |
Weekly registers kept
Assess take-up by pupils |
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EVALUATION ^ Provision audited and Mrs. Fouracre and Mrs Taylor-Gibbs set up Technology Club ^ Take up extremely popular and the club runs from15:30 - 16:30 every Wednesday ^ Healthy products such as fruit kebabs and fruit smoothies made ^ Food preparation and hygiene taught as an integral part of the lessons |
St. Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School
Development Plan: HEALTHY SCHOOLS TARGET 2
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HEALTHY SCHOOLS ISSUE |
SUCCESS CRITERIA |
TIMESCALE |
RESPONSIBILITY |
MONITORING |
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To further develop community-based environmental project |
*Meet with Ian Harvey from Valeways *Ian Harvey talks to Class 4
*Organise monthly sessions to clear weeds and litter
*Use of purchased tools to clear foliage
*Invite local media to record the events
*Proactive in developing closer links with the villagers
*Inform parents of progress through the School Website |
Sept 2007
Autumn 2007 / Summer 2008
Autumn 2007 ongoing |
JD and Pupils from Class 4
JD |
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EVALUATION ^ Ian Harvey from Valeways met with children and arranged plan for the year ^ Class 4 children removed litter from local footpaths using purchased litter pickers ^ Garden shears (x10) purchased for the childen to cut back greenery and excess foliage ^ Mr. Downey established links with local villagers (who ensure footpath by school is kept clean of animal waste!) ^ Mr. Ian Harvey ensured that the Gem received reports of sessions ^ A page reporting on progress has been created on the school website (through CURRICULUM butten) ^ In Summer 2008 Ian Harvey moved to Keep Wales Tidy (a target for next year) |
St. Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School
Development Plan: HEALTHY SCHOOLS TARGET 3
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HEALTHY SCHOOLS ISSUE |
SUCCESS CRITERIA |
TIMESCALE |
RESPONSIBILITY |
MONITORING |
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To develop Eco-Schools status |
* Audit staff as to their interest to join the committee * Set up Pupil Eco-Committee
* With Eco-Committee plant vegetables in class gardens
*Eco-Committee maintain Class Gardens
*Send out letters for parental permission to undertake off- site visits
* Set up St. Nicholas Gardens at the National Botanical Gardens
*Use expert help to fill gaps
*Create compost for recyclling |
October 2007
November 2007
November 2007 ongoing
November 2007 -
Spring 2008 / Autumn 2008
Spring 2008 |
JD and other staff
RW, HTG and DC
Pupils (Eco-Committee)
RW, HTG, DC and Pupils (Eco-Committee)
RW, HTG and DC
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EVALUATION ^ Staff audited and Mrs. Wiltshire, Mrs Taylor-Gibbs and Mrs Cuddihy staff representitives on Eco-Committee ^ Children's Eco-Committee established with 2 children from each year group ^ Class gardens established and vegetables such as courgettes, carrots, runner beans and radishes grown and sold to parents ^ Mr. Lewis' (a keen gardener and our school caretaker) skills were called upon when deciding what to grow ^ Eco-Committee visited National Botanical Gardens to grow vegetables in their own plot ^ Garden (National Botanic) successful and many vegetables grown and made into soup for the children ^ Compost bin established in the Quiet Garden ^ ST. NICHOLAS GAINED BLUE FLAG AWARD (SUMMER 2008) |
- Valeways Initiative with Ian Harvey
All is quiet on the Western Front! Busy Busy Children making the CUT!
The children have just completed their second Year of the Valeways Project. The work they have been undertaking is picking up litter on footpaths between St. Nicholas and Peterston and cutting back excess greenary on the path and at styles
Here are some comments from the children involved in the project
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I really like the work with Ian Harvey. I think it is really good and fun. It is very good for the environment and fun. It tells us what we should do with litter. I like the walks and picking up litter and hope to do it again before I leave by Emily Azzopardi |
A man called Ian Harvey from Valeways regularly takes us on a walk around the footpaths in the village to pick up litter and to cut back hedgerows. My best walk was to Peterson and back.
by Lee Thomas |
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Valeways Walk
We also keep the village tidy and cut back the overgrowth. I really enjoy doing it! by Jack Griffiths |
Valeways Walk
by Mr. Downey |
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Recently Ian Harvey, who has worked so hard with Class 4, transferred to KEEP WALES TIDY.
However we have continued the partnership and next year it with continue to go from strength to strength.
KEEP ST NICHOLAS TIDY! You will hardly recognise the place!
Please read the children's reports to evaluate our progress to date:
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On Tuesday 24th June class 4 went on a walk picking up litter around the village with Ian Harvey. It was amazing, but tiring. We found loads of rubbish (like Man U ha ha) and went in a feild, in the church yard and other places. when we got back to school a lady called Julie had a talk with us and showed us pictures of animals trying to eat the rubbish and they got stuck in the rubbish, like a hedghog going to eat tinned cat food, but there was nothing in there and the hedghog got its head stuck in the can. by Emily Azzopardi |
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The long walk was really fun we went all the way around the village picking litter we found 2 car wheels and we found crisp packets and loads of other things we had fun walking round and the litter pickers are fun to use. by Fran and Harry Fundell |
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Class 4 went on a long walk to pick up litter with tom he works in the envirment around the village. it was really fun and we had tons of rubbish!the litter pickers are my favourite i had that for quite a long time it was fun! by Olivia Haines |
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ON MONDAY 10 OF US WENT TO DO SOME CUTTING IT WAS GREAT FUN BUT IT WAS VERY TIRING THE BEST PART WAS WHEN I WAS WITH SHELLIE AND LUCY AT THE START OF THE CUTTING AND AT THE END YEAR 6WHOH WAS THERE WE HADE A KEEP WALES TIDY BAY SO THANK YOU IAN HARVEY by Rachel Jones |
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We went on a walk and colleting litter. It was a good walk we saw the football player Daren Purse's house with the number plate PUR5E parked outside the house. we found a 2 alloy rims and lots more it was busy work. Thank-You Mr.D and Ian harvey by Thomas Harvey |
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The valeways walk is really fun we were picking up litter and we found some things you would not usaully find then we went cutting back branches for an hour. |