Wellness Newsletter - February 21, 2021

 


Memorial Wellness Weekly Newsletter 

Parent/Teacher/Community

February 21, 2021


Culture 

Diversity and Shaping Identity

Our interactions within our communities, families, schools and workspaces influence how we identify ourselves. This includes how we communicate with ourselves and others. Our ability to decode culture and identity may or may not be easy within these settings. How often do we navigate through other cultures within our own communities? 

Within everything there are influences of culture and identity. We ask children to read the room, acknowledge the setting, recognize body language - these are patterns of learning culture and understanding the environment. Because of difference of how context is learned, we all need to practice. There are so many ways culture forms identity and informs how we navigate, school, work and life. 

How do we teach or embrace variances in culture? How does our culture define us and our children? 

Connect with Cultural Kindness 



February Theme: 
Message of the Month: Identity (Being Unique and Celebrating You)

Upcoming opportunities:



Talk Time with Your Student:

Meeting Our Needs:
You can only be the best version of yourself if you have a solid foundation.


The AAP recommends the following (healthychildren.org):

  • Children 6 to 12 years of age should sleep 9 to 12 hours per 24 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.

  • Children 6 years and older need 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity on most days of the week (free play and organized sports focused on fun).

  • The AAP recommends that families create a Media Plan in order to address the multifaceted impacts that all kinds of media and screen time have on children. Attached to this report is a Tip Sheet for parents on screen time. Additionally, create your family media plan here: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/media/Pages/default.aspx



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Memorial School Wellness Team
Beth Purcell, Assistant Principal, purcellb@sau25.net
Christine Hodgdon, School Counselor, hodgdonc@sau25.net
Anna Cook, School Nurse, cooka@sau25.net
Katelyn LeBlanc, School Social Worker, leblanck@sau25.net


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