Lawson Public School List members of the group, roles and % contribution to the presentation Samantha DudleyGroup Leader( x%) Wendy Wright Melissa Shaw Monique Commins Hayley Bullen Amy Harris Delete ONE of these boxes to confirm that all group members agree to the percent contributions. 

Lawson Public School Established in 1888 Lawson Public school is a co-educational primary school, located in the metropolitan area in the heart of the Blue Mountains, NSW. Lawson Public School has strong valued links with the local community and environment. The school strives on providing programs and support for all students that encourage building friendships, social skills, confidence and self – esteem. During 2011 Lawson Primary student and staff profile facts include: School staff (teaching and non-teaching) Teaching Staff = 13 Full-time equivalent teaching staff = 15.2 Non-teaching staff = 4 Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff = 4 Student profile 2011 Girls = 83 Boys = 94 Indigenous students = 5% Language Background other than English =11% Student attendance rate = 94% Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage and implications Low-Mid Socio-economic School NSW Government School– mixed community. The Naplan results for 2011 indicate Year 3 students are slightly above average in Literacy and Numeracy results. Overall Year 5 student Naplan results indicate Literacy is on target, however maths results were significantly below state and region. Therefore, this will be a target in Currently at Lawson Primary, healthy active lifestyles are developed through the crunch and sip program, daily physical education including participation in Jump Rope for Heart program and successful sporting teams and carnivals. For example during term 1, students engage in a gymnastics program run by ‘Be Skilled, Be Fit’. This program has an enormous success with all students K-6 developing a range of new skills in the area of gymnastics.

Lawson Public School health related Facts/factors? Safety * ‘No Hat – Play in the shade’ Policy Cybersmart education Swim Scheme – water safety ‘Do not send children to school sick’ Policy Student welfare programs Road Safety Child protection program Healthy Eating Crunch and sip School vegie patch Health Programs Crunch and sip Be skilled, Be fit Jump rope for heart Physical Activity House Sports Weekly PE programs School sport Carnivals Student Health Community Nurse and clinic for aural, and vision assessment School policy and procedure in handling and distribution of student medicine Individual health care plans Promotion of immunisation Inclusion for all Support unit Integrated programs for all students School Rules Supportive programs Build students’ self-esteem Confidence Social skills friendships Please Note: (this slide is only a suggestion to help point out some of the reasons why we chose the school) The audio could elaborate on these points…i.e. Why our group chose/identified these areas/factors or These factors illustrate that LPS focuses on… Please Note: (this slide is only a suggestion to help point out some of the reasons why we chose the school) The audio could elaborate on these points…i.e. Why our group chose/identified these areas/factors or These factors illustrate that LPS focuses on…

Priority Health Area: Obesity in Australia Facts about Obesity What is Obesity? Obesity is a term which is used to describe people within a weight range much greater than what is considered to be healthy for their height (CDCP, 2012). The causes genetic causes, birth factors, a high kilojoule intake, inactivity, modern living, and socioeconomic factors. The risks High blood pressure and high cholesterol, Impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance Type 2 diabetes Sleep apnoea Asthma Joint musculoskeletal discomfort, Fatty liver disease Gallstones Social and psychological problems, such as discrimination and poor self-esteem Economic costs Direct Indirect Social Why is obesity a priority health area? Australia ranks fifth in the world for adult obesity Strong link between excess body weight and Type 2 diabetes Serious risk factors such as cardiovascular disease, and some cancers Intervention and prevention Fat tax Promotion of healthy eating programs in in schools The government is helping by helping Australians' live healthier active lifestyles through a range of initiatives Reduce children's’ exposure to marketing and advertising of energy- dense, nutrition poor foods and beverages Intervention and prevention Fat tax Promotion of healthy eating programs in in schools The government is helping by helping Australians' live healthier active lifestyles through a range of initiatives Reduce children's’ exposure to marketing and advertising of energy- dense, nutrition poor foods and beverages Factors that lead to childhood obesity lack of breastfeeding, poor intrauterine nutrition, low birth weight, timing of maturity and poor diet and low levels of physical activity (AIHW, 2012). Notes: Obesity has been recognised as a priority health area since April Since then our local community and schools have been concerned with the increases of obesity in the area, along with the health related risks involved. This is particularly evident in out local Newspaper ‘Blue mountains Gazette’, where there have been numerous articles pertaining to overweight/obese school children. Additionally, concerns were raised in regards to the idea that fundraising chocolates were seen by some members of the local community as a contributor to our increasing obesity rates… Notes: Obesity has been recognised as a priority health area since April Since then our local community and schools have been concerned with the increases of obesity in the area, along with the health related risks involved. This is particularly evident in out local Newspaper ‘Blue mountains Gazette’, where there have been numerous articles pertaining to overweight/obese school children. Additionally, concerns were raised in regards to the idea that fundraising chocolates were seen by some members of the local community as a contributor to our increasing obesity rates… For slide 3 we are looking for the reasons why you have chosen your PHA – what evidence do you have to inform this decision? Provide that here. Where does the one stage of schooling come into it? You may find that your PHA is significant to a particular stage (E.g., ES1) for you may find that it is significant to more then one (e.g., ES1, Stage 1). This will need to come through in the audio and should be informed by the evidence you have collected. Is Stage 1 ok?

An International snapshot of the Health status of Australia's children Globally, obesity rates are still high, and according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Australia ranks fifth in the world for adult obesity, with a rate of 26.6 percent (BMG, 2012). Monash Obesity and Diabetes Institute 2012, states that Australia has ‘more than doubled in the past 20 years’ with around one in four adults being obese (AIHW, 2012). These images provide a current indication of where Australia’s childhood obesity levels compare with the other countries around the world. For further investigation please click on the link This snapshot/link was provided by our local Blue Mountains Newspaper, online. This contributes to the growing concerns throughout our local community to provide all school children with education in personal health choices and to maintain a life-long, healthy active lifestyle. Additionally, to illustrate the importance of intervention and preventative measures from the government, wider community and local schools in supporting the fight against obesity… This snapshot/link was provided by our local Blue Mountains Newspaper, online. This contributes to the growing concerns throughout our local community to provide all school children with education in personal health choices and to maintain a life-long, healthy active lifestyle. Additionally, to illustrate the importance of intervention and preventative measures from the government, wider community and local schools in supporting the fight against obesity…

Student Health Status Lawson Public School focuses on the prevention of childhood obesity through a number of programs that focus on personal health choices and maintaining an active lifestyle Crunch and Sip Targets obesity Promotes healthy eating To drink more water Nutrition education To increase physical and mental performance in the classroom Promotes positive attitudes towards nutrition and healthy eating School vegie garden Kitchen garden program Learn to grow, harvest, and prepare fresh food Promote positive attitudes Influence food choices Jump rope for heart Educates children on how to be fit and healthy Improves strength and confidence in physical activities Builds health bones and muscles Educates students’ about fundraising Promotes a sense of caring for others Students learn and develop an awareness about serious health issues i.e. heart disease and stroke Makes exercise fun an social Be skilled, Be Fit Develops gymnastics skills and technique Promotes high participation Caters for diversity Specialist PE program, run by the company Promotes social skills Encourages healthy active lifestyles Physical Activity and Health Education Students participate in weekly sport Promotes social skills FMS development Weekly class PE programs Notes: The school has adopted a variety of sound programs to help educate and promote healthy active lifestyles throughout the school, parents and the broader community. The crunch and sip program was first launched by the NSW government in 2007, ‘in a bid to tackle childhood obesity’ Lawson Public School has successfully implemented this program, allowing students to take a break after their morning session of learning activities. Notes: The school has adopted a variety of sound programs to help educate and promote healthy active lifestyles throughout the school, parents and the broader community. The crunch and sip program was first launched by the NSW government in 2007, ‘in a bid to tackle childhood obesity’ Lawson Public School has successfully implemented this program, allowing students to take a break after their morning session of learning activities.

Outcomes RE: Slide 4 Outcomes - the task is to read the NSW PDHPE K-6 syllabus from cover to cover to extract all content relevant to your school's priority health area. So if you have chosen the health priority area of cancer and the risk factor of tobacco your focus will be Drug Education (tobacco). Extract from the various sections of the syllabus (Rationale, Aims, Objectives, Content strands, Outcomes, Subject matter etc) that which is relevant to this aspect of Drug Ed. Once you have reduced the syllabus to that which is relevant, write this up. May be useful to frame the write-up using the syllabus headings (e.g. Rational, Aim and objectives, etc). Effectively you are filtering out of the syllabus elements relevant to your priority health area. In today’s society it is important that all individuals engage in living an active healthy lifestyle. The demands of contemporary living have raised many concerns at global, national and state levels in relation to developing public awareness of obesity, through educating individuals in how to lead a healthy lifestyle, and to promote a love for life-long physical activity. Through targeting obesity, our group intends to focus on Nutrition Education, along with Preventative measures to achieve the development of the skills, knowledge and positive values and attitudes in leading a long healthy and active lifestyle. The program will not only aim to encourage children to be more active; engaging in vigorous physical activity to promote optimal health, but to ensure that they are well educated on the serious health issues related to obesity, and the preventative measures that can be taken to avoid illness and disease in later life. Additionally, we aim to inspire children and to nurture positive attitudes towards making healthy conscious decisions about the importance of balanced eating habits, including identifying food groups for good health and regular participation in physical activity. Furthermore, it is also important that we aim to develop children’s knowledge to be able to communicate with their parents, peers, and the wider community the values of Nutrition Education and preventive measures to pursue a well-informed quality life, which has been shaped by professional programing based on the foundations on the New South Wales K-6 PDHPE syllabus. NOTES: Hi all, Some of this could go towards the audio? It was written from the rational, aim, etc of the syllabus stuff that is on slide 4 page of the wiki… I thought that this could be the start of a broad description of the aim? NOTES: Hi all, Some of this could go towards the audio? It was written from the rational, aim, etc of the syllabus stuff that is on slide 4 page of the wiki… I thought that this could be the start of a broad description of the aim?

ES1 Balanced eating habits Food choices for good health Stage 3 Nutritional needs across lifespan Energy intake/energy expenditure Variety of food choices Food preparation, storage Special needs/considerations Salt/sugar intake Saturated fats Stage 2 Balanced eating habits Special needs Illness, e.g. diabetes, heart disease Cultural e.g. festivals Fast food: a health choice Digestive system Stage 1 Food groups Balanced eating habits Food choices for good health OutcomesOutcomes OutcomesOutcomes PHES1.12 Displays basic positive health practices PHS1.12 Recognises that positive health choices can promote wellbeing PHS2.12 Discusses the factors influencing personal health choices PHS3.12 Explains the consequences of personal lifestyle choices Talks about different foods that keep them healthy Describes what people do to stay healthy, e.g. a balanced diet Discusses food needs for growth and physical activity Analyses personal food intake to identify the balance of choices made Uses draw or paint software to draw healthy food Recognises that a variety of food is needed for good health Identifies foods prepared and enjoyed by particular cultural groups Discusses how other people/media influence body image and food intake Identifies a range of foodstuffs and groups them according to their sources e.g. vegetable, meat, dairy, fruit Identifies different foods that can keep them healthy Identifies how climatic and cultural influences impact upon people’s health choices, e.g. food eaten Makes judgements on the reliability of information from different sources, e.g. food labels, advertising and websites From Annette’s Moodle post… ‘Aim should be across the stages. Expectation for syllabus outcomes is for the stage you select only. Think of it as a description that starts broad and moves to the specifics of a stage.’ Notes: What I am gathering from this post is to state what our group aims to achieve by targeting the PHA of obesity should be across the stages… (broad description? Could be in the audio) Then move towards the syllabus outcomes for the specific stage i.e. Stage 1 Notes: For audio… ‘share your group’s commitment to realising these outcomes’ The specific stage is highlighted (S1) What we aim to achieve (could come from info from previous slide?) Should there be Rational, Aim etc. on this slide? Notes: For audio… ‘share your group’s commitment to realising these outcomes’ The specific stage is highlighted (S1) What we aim to achieve (could come from info from previous slide?) Should there be Rational, Aim etc. on this slide?

Lawson P.S Policy 07/12/12 Our School Policy Last updated: 20th July 2012 Rational: Promotes physical activity whilst improving cardiovascular efficiency. Aim: To ensure that all students have the knowledge and understanding needed to lead healthy lives. Implementation: Students, staff, parents and community members work together to develop and enhance personal community health and well being. This is achieved by encouraging children to be more active, engaging in vigorous physical activity to promote optimal health and to ensure they are all well educated on the serious health issues related to obesity. Review: Beginning of every school semester. Definition: Vigorous physical activity- the intensity of a students exercise. Optimal health- physical, emotional and mental health abilities. Cardiovascular efficiency- how well you can distribute blood and oxygen through your body Reference: Notes: This is our draft of our school policy dicussed in week 4 lecture. We are yet to write a reference.

Procedures At Lawson Public School we acknowledge that there are sensitive issues related to obesity. These issues need to be attended to with care so that it can be managed appropriately. This will be achieved by;  Ensuring that the school provides a supportive environment that accepts different ideas and values.  Taking care when discussing terms of obesity, paying particular attention to factual information and correcting any misleading information.  Adapt a range of teaching strategies to discuss a range of matters associated with obesity, that may be relatable to students lifestyles.  Provide opportunities for parents and caregivers to be involved or notified of guest speakers. 07/12/12 Note: Not sure if we need to include a sentence stem and dot points. What do you guys think?

A Selected Learning Activity: Food Group Concentration Objective: As a result of the experience of this activity, students will come to a basic understand of the five main food groups, as it will encourage students to vary their diet amongst the five groups. Students will engage in and focus on nutrition education of this activity. Equipment: One Set of Five Food Group Cards White Board and Markers Blu Tack Procedure: 1.Seat class on the floor facing the white board. 2. Introduce the five main food groups by creating heading on the white board. E.g. fruits and vegetables, grains, dairy, meats, fats and oils. 3. Hand the Five Food Group cards out to the class so each student has at least one. 4.Allow students to take turns in placing the card upon the white board under the correct heading. E.g. Lettuce goes under the fruits and vegetables food group. 5. Assess each food group at the end and evaluate the nutrition and healthiness of each food. 6. Wrap up the activity with a whole class discussion. Reference for Activity: PHS1.12 Recognises that positive health choices can promote wellbeing Notes: Outcome to be addressed PHS1.12 Recognises that positive health choices can promote wellbeing. Indicators: Describes what people do to stay healthy, e.g. a balanced diet Recognises that a variety of food is needed for good health Identifies different foods that can keep them healthy.

PRIORITY HEALTH AREA Research the health status of children in Australia and the school locality. Present the implications of your research for Health Education on this slide. VISUAL: Identify the area of health which the group believes should be given greatest priority. Example: injury prevention AUDIO: Present the evidence that led the group to select this health area as a priority. Examples: morbidity statistics such as hospital admissions

OUTCOMES VISUAL: Describe what your group aims to achieve when targeting this priority health area? Use syllabus terminology e.g. aims, objectives, foundation statements, outcomes and indicators. AUDIO: In the commentary, share your group’s commitment to realising these outcomes.

REALISING OUTCOMES TASK: Describe how the group proposes to realise the outcomes shown on the previous slide. Examples of descriptions may include one or more of the “4P’s”: P olicy P lans P rocedures P rograms

SCOPE and SEQUENCE VISUAL: Show the scope and sequence (i.e. school plan) that your group has developed to address the priority health issue from Early Stage One to Stage 3. AUDIO: Describe features of your scope and sequence that should contribute to the quality of student learning.

EVALUATION AUDIO: List challenges when addressing this health priority area in primary school education. VISUAL: The commentary may include a set of unanswered questions which other groups in EDPE346 may wish to discuss when completing the critical review of your presentation.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES VISUAL: List resources which may be valuable to other teachers addressing this health area AUDIO: Commentary may include an appraisal of ONE particular resource (e.g. kit, website; software, DVD; computer-assisted instruction)

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