Monthly Health Themes

The Student Support Services Department has designated health awareness themes for each month of the school year. Each month offers a different focus on health issues in the form of Health Awareness Months, an Asset Building Focus to promote the intentional development of assets for students, and a nutritional theme in Harvest of the Month. Each month's themes will be featured on our home page. The themes for the 2011-2012 school year are as follows.

SUMMER HARVEST - June: Zucchini, July/August: Melons

The themes for the 2011-2012 school year are as follows.

SEPTEMBER - Start of a Healthy Year Month | Support | Apples
OCTOBER - Positive Alternatives to Drug Use Month | Boundaries & Expectations | Root Vegetables
NOVEMBER - Tobacco Free Awareness Month | Social Competencies | Green Beans
DECEMBER - World AIDS Awareness Month | Positive Values | Kiwi
JANUARY - School Safety/Violence Prevention Month | Empowerment | Grapefruit
FEBRUARY - Physical Activities Awareness Month | Constructive Use of Time | Broccoli
MARCH- Nutrition Awareness Month | Commitment to Learning | Spinach
APRIL - Gay Pride/Respect Promotion Month | Positive Identity | Dried Fruit
MAY - Summer Safety and Activities Month | Support | Berries

About Health Awareness Months and the Asset Building Focus

Teachers receive lessons, community resource lists and activity ideas to stimulate classroom discussions and to promote health awareness and asset building. Schools are encouraged to provide families with information about the specific activities schools are conducting to promote monthly health awareness events and ideas on how to build assets with their children. For more information on the Health Awareness Events or Asset Building Activities contact us.