In health classes we are talking about stranger awareness and your child's safety. I use several resources for this unit. One is a video by John Walsh of "America's Most Wanted," called Stranger Safety. Stranger Safety teaches students to become Smart, Cool and Safe in a fun video which deals with "Don't Knows," "Kinda Knows" and "Safe Side Adults."
I also use the video series featuring the Yello-Dyno which deals with Tricky People and their traps, information on this program can be found on their website www.yellodyno.com. Please take the time to reinforce this information with your students.
The middle school is starting out this year with a new bullying program Stop Bullying Now, take a stand, lend an hand; please check out this site at http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/index.html. We will also continue with the Thomas Brown bully prevention series, and several other sites that discuss what bullying is, how to handle being bullied, are you a bully, and what to do if you see someone being bullied. If you have any questions please email me at joys.sfas@gmail.com. We have been working very hard at St. Francis to make every child feel welcome and safe at our school. Parent's Bullying Information - Mediation Program St. Francis will start our new year off with a peer mediation program. Peer mediation is a process of resolving disputes and conflicts with the help of student mediators, who facilitate conflict resolution. Student mediation allows the student to talk over their differences with student mediators in order to cooperatively work out their differences. Mediation is non-judgmental. The goal is not to determine guilt or innocence, but rather to work out differences constructively. Our school safety patrols will be our student mediators. Peer mediation can be used for conflicts such as kids arguing, pushing, name-calling, and bullying. Mediation allows our students to talk over their problems in a neutral setting and work together to find their own solutions, which results in less student anger and frustration. Students may ask for mediation themselves or be recommended for mediation by a faculty member, all mediations will be done with the student's confidentiality being a main priority. Link to a Parent Survey Physical Health Heart Attack and Stroke Warning Signs Some heart attacks are sudden and intense—the "movie heart attack,"—where no one doubts what's happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren't sure what's wrong and wait too long before getting help. Here are signs that can mean a heart attack is happening:
Calling 9-1-1 is almost always the fastest way to get lifesaving treatment. Emergency medical services staff can begin treatment when they arrive—up to an hour sooner than if someone gets to the hospital by car. The staff are also trained to revive someone whose heart has stopped. Patients with chest pain who arrive by ambulance usually receive faster treatment at the hospital, too. If you can't access the emergency medical services (EMS), have someone drive you to the hospital right away. If you're the one having symptoms, don't drive yourself, unless you have absolutely no other option. For more information go to http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/index.htm, http://www.americanheart.org, and Go Red for Heart Disease!
Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions. |
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