Whitu / Page 7He ipurangi matua / Wise websites

Wha / Page 4 Te Oranga / Wellbeing : All right posters

Health Promoting SchoolsMa te tautoko a te iwi ka puawai te kura

Ono / Page 6Ngā Hihiri Rā Pānui / Sunsmart: Halswell School

Rua/ Page 2 Te Oranga / Wellbeing : Flower bombing at Phillipstown l

Nā tō rourou nā taku rourou - ka ora ai te iwiWith your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive

Term 4 2013

Aranui Primary School HPS/Red Cross Art Project

something new and beautiful.Children and staff were asked to consider what is really important to them and express that on a small block of wood from the Peace Tree. They were able to include the past, the present and their future aspirations in their artwork. The blocks have been woven together using harakeke harvested and stripped by the children. On Thursday 26 September the work was ceremoniously unveiled to the whole school, families and representatives from the wider Aranui community, and all those involved in the project.

Kaumatua Wharekawa, Sandy Kaa, blessed the new art and there was an air of pride and awe in the school hall as the youngest and oldest students removed the veils with the help of Mayor Lianne Dalziel and HPS facilitator Sarah Macfarlane. With support from Health Promoting Schools, the Red Cross Earthquake fund and two outstanding Artists in Residence our children and staff have had the opportunity to reflect on the great things that we have achieved and the opportunities that will be presented to us in the future.Mike AllenPrincipal

Since 2010 the Aranui Primary School community have suffered from the effects of earthquake damage, loss of facilities, and now the closure of four schools. Living in a devastated area, travelling to school past demolition and destruction, and with many families feeling the effects of damaged homes, the children and staff have had a lot to cope with.They now enter grounds and buildings that have been largely repaired and tidied up as we continue to engage with officialdom in an on-going attempt to achieve normality. Aranui School has become a haven of warmth, order and safety that many people still do not have.With these needs in mind a proposal was made to the Red Cross for the production of a collaborative work of art to reflect on the past, see the present and look to the future. At the beginning of Term 2 2013 the Peace Tree, planted after World War 1, was felled and cut into small blocks for our art work. This nearly 100 year old tree was rotten and due for felling. In some ways it symbolises the events since 2010. We had something beautiful, it has been felled, and it has been redeveloped into

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Te Oranga / WellbeingFlower bombing shows Philipstown School a little love

Classes at Phillipstown School were interrupted on 4 September by people running into classrooms handing out flowers and coffees. The coffees and flowers were handed out as part of the All Right? wellbeing campaign.All Right? manager Sue Turner says that the flower bombing was the first of a series of outrageous bursts of all right that the All Right? team will be sharing with Canterbury over the next 12 months. These events will be captured on video and shared online.“Whether it’s a simple act of kindness or lending a helping hand, the little things we do can make a big difference to our wellbeing,” says Sue. “The day was all about brightening people’s day and spreading the joy of giving,” Sue says. “It was also an opportunity to say thank you to those working tirelessly to progress our recovery, and those who have been particularly hard hit by the events of the last three years.Flowers and coffees were also distributed to parents and pupils outside Lyttelton Main and Lyttelton West schools, as well as to shoppers at Eastgate, SCIRT workers and EQC call centre staff.

Te Reo Tauira / Student VoiceLeadership, Health and Mandalas

Happiness is…

Written on behalf of Room 4 Wharenui School by Roger and Harmony, both aged 9 years.The mandala experience was set by Richard, our HPS facilitator. He set this up to see if we knew what to do. We all had the same mandala design, and our objective was to use our own ideas to colour the

mandala.The activity was set to be quietly done so that we could concentrate on our own thoughts. Throughout this we found out what we were like and about our personality. Our mandala expresses our unique personalities and who we are. This can do more than the eye can see. The mandala can do more than you or I could ever do. In my life that was the only time I had really found out about myself and who I am. The mandalas also helped to tell us that everybody is different, that nobody is the same. The beauty is in the eye of the beholder so nobody sees the same image. This activity taught us independence and freedom skills. We have to realise that nobody should be treated differently from their choices of colour. Sometimes you have to realize that people are more than what we see on the outside, that everyone looks different on the inside.

Written by St Mary’s Health Group - Zac, Callum, Rutendo, Tim, Samantha and ZoraHappiness. Most people think – smiles and laughter. But happiness is so much more than that. We

asked our school a simple question, and the answers that they came up with were anything but simple.

WHAT DOES HAPPINESS MEAN TO YOU? From five to thirteen year olds, they all came up with different answers. But why did we choose that question? Mindfulness – that’s where it started. Our main topic for the year was mindfulness. Happiness is the first step towards mindfulness. Instead of just asking them one question we gave our school a challenge. For the younger classes they were to make a poster with their “happiness reasons,” they were to also include a few pictures.With the higher classes they were to make a type of comic strip. The results turned out creative and colourful, just as we hoped. Sometimes asking the simplest questions gets you great results. There is more than one way to achieve happiness. Even the simplest things can bring you the greatest joy. The things that make people happy vary from cats to their parents. Even the simplest things make us happy. It doesn’t matter what it is: there is happiness everywhere.

Toru www.getsomeheadspace.com

Sacred Heart School in Addington write about growing their edible garden.

Prior to February 2011 Addington was a quiet suburb, a place that welcomed many waves of migrants to life in New Zealand. After this date our rather sleepy suburb came alive with many businesses, bars and cafes as inner city areas were demolished.Sacred Heart School is a hidden away “well kept secret”. In many ways it resembles

a country school with its beautiful gardens, tennis, netball and basketball courts. It borders a reserve, a much valued park for our cross country run and early morning runs for enthusiastic pupils and teachers.In Term 3 all classes focused their studies on “Ecological Sustainability”. Our vision was to create productive gardens that can be used year after year. Student goals included:

Edible School Gardens – Ready for the Holidays

Sacred Heart a hidden gemTe Oranga / Wellbeing

• Developing an easily maintained container garden. • Growing a variety of plants from seeds that can be consumed by our community or be given away.• Developing a system to make viable use of the school’s worm farm.Two classes found areas of the playground that required improvement. They have taken responsibility for these areas and planted gardens in wooden pallets and old recycle bins. The Juniors have two raised gardens and other classes are revamping gardens at the nearby presbytery. The Seniors have also created four beautiful hanging baskets.Economics is involved, with one class being given $20 of seeds and plants with a requirement to return produce to that value. Another class bought biodegradable pots to grow seeds while the more frugal classes recycled yoghurt pots.Already we have healthy looking lettuces, radishes, carrots, strawberries, spinach, rainbow carrots, peas, beans and corn plants.Our gardens have sparked enthusiasm in our wider community. Our Juniors enjoyed a walk to our local Community Gardens.We are excited by a grafted apple tree that will produce two varieties of apples, given by an enthusiastic granddad. We have two very healthy lemon trees with fruit and recently a peach tree.We also appreciate the kindness of Our Lady of Nativity Primary School in Melbourne. Since the February quake we have had generous support and friendship from these students. They have gifted us sports equipment and a great array of gardening tools which are proving very useful in our latest venture.With a theme of sustainability we are proud of our students who are also establishing gardens at home.

Term 4 and the growing is going, but how can we maintain our edible gardens over the long holidays? Some challenges over the break can be plants bolting or going to waste, weeding, watering, insect control, damage, and the potential for a big job in term 1 to get your hard work back on track. The holidays will be here before we know it, so here are some potential solutions to stop your vegetable patch from turning into a wild jungle or barren waste-land over Christmas…Eat it, sell it, give it away… there’s nothing like a shared meal to end the year on. Packages of fresh produce say “happy holidays” and “thank you” to your families, staff, and supporters, especially those who have helped get your garden producing in the first place.A dose of fertiliser before the end of term will help prepare the soil ready for next year. Moist mulch such as peastraw will help soil to retain water in those beds that are still active, as will pulling out any water sucking weeds that managed to get in there. Unless your school has the resources for a drip irrigation system on a timer, to keep the growing going over the break, volunteers are required,

but this doesn’t need to be a chore.Get your community involved… neighbours, parents, grandparents, make it fun, host a community event or series over the break as an opportunity to get together, tend to the garden, have some afternoon tea, and take some veges home. Besides, some crops such as peas, beans, asparagus and strawberries need to be picked in order for the plants to continue producing. Does your school have a nominated garden supervisor? What about a holiday garden roster to spread the load? Community involvement and ownership is also a great way to deter vandalism.Unfortunately security can be an issue to consider, so now may be a good time to also look at any other deterrents such as fences. Are other pests going to be invading your patch? Would netting help? Or a scarecrow that students will enjoy making?It’s a great time to be out in the garden and enjoying the fruits of your labour. Enjoy the bountiful produce together and have fun getting prepared for a well deserved holiday!

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As part of creating a community conversation about wellbeing, All Right? is encouraging schools to share their ideas about what makes them feel all right.Everyone has their own ideas on what makes them feel good. Whether it’s catching up with loved ones, spending time with a good book, or enjoying a walk around Hagley Park, the possibilities are endless!By collecting people’s wellbeing ideas and sharing them with others, All Right? wants to remind people of the very simple things we can do to take care of ourselves and each other.To make this easy, free and fun All Right? has developed the online All Right? Poster Generator. All you need to do is…

Te Oranga / Wellbeing

Professionally printed All Right? posters for your class

1. Ask your students’ for a short suggestion (max 60 characters) on what makes them feel good. To make this easier there’s a sheet you can download for people to write their ideas on.2. Once you have between 10-20 suggestions you can make a poster.3. For each suggestion we need a first name. You can provide an age if you would like.4. Then you add some details into the website and type in the suggestions. You can even choose the colour of your All Right? poster. 5. All Right? will then send you two large colour posters of your classes’ ideas. We will also send you enough A4 posters for you to hand out to your pupils’.6. Your completed poster will also be shared on our All Right? website.To start creating go to www.allright.org.nz and click on ‘Resources’.

Rima

Auahi Kore whakamarama / Spotlight on smokefree

Nga Kaitotika Karere / Nutrition News

COOL SUMMER LUNCHBOXESKeeping your family’s food safe extends to the kids’ school lunch boxes, especially during summer when lunch boxes might be sitting in the heat. At this time it is particularly important to make sure perishable foods are kept cool and lunch boxes kept clean. Tips for the Grown-ups:• Have clean hands and utensils when making packed lunches• Keep packed lunches in the fridge overnight. • Freeze drink bottles overnight for an instant ice block or use a mini freezer pack for kids o Pack perishable foods like cold meats or egg sandwiches between cold items such as yoghurt• Use coloured stars for foods that might spoil to make sure they are eaten first • Used lunch boxes need a good clean with hot soapy water and must then be thoroughly dried.

Tips For the Kids:• Make sure your lunch is the coolest! Keep it out of the sun • Remember to give your hands a good wash and dry before eating• Don’t eat perishable leftovers when you get home from school. Order resources Schools can order food safety resources for the classroom at no charge. Call the consumer helpline on 0800 69 37 21, email brand@mpi.govt.nz or visit our website www.mpi.govt.nz. Information from the Ministry of Primary Industries

WERO challenge to beat an unwanted habit, improved health and money saved. The Ministry of Health has funded this project because of its innovation and use of social media. The WERO challenge provides lots of online support and tools as

well as information about stop smoking products.The WERO challenge will be run again in March next year. Now would be a great time to start talking with your school community about coming together to quit. As the $5000 can be donated to a charity (which includes

schools) – this is a fantastic opportunity to be in to win. In addition to the money everyone is able to win the most valued prize of good health and lots of positive smokefree role models for our children!Follow and support our local teams; www.wero.me; www.facebook.com/werochallenge; www.twitter.com/werochallenge

Quitting smoking is harder on your own so the WERO challenge pits teams against each other in a fun and friendly competition.The WERO Challenge to stop smoking began on 1 September and runs for three months. The interest has been overwhelming with over 700 people entering the competition nationally. From Christchurch and Hokitika we have the Pepi Waka and Te Waka O Poutini and these teams can be supported and encouraged online.Each team has three months to stop smoking with the support and encouragement of their team, whanau, community and anyone else who wants to! There is a $5000 prize for the winning team to donate to a chosen charity. Of course, everyone wins in the end by being able

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Nga Hihiri Ra Panui / Sunsmart

Halswell safe in the sunEnsuring that staff and students are protected from the dangers of the sun comes easy for Halswell School. Led by their proactive Student Council, Halswell contacted the Cancer Society and applied to become a SunSmart Accredited School. Halswell School already had a range of great sun safety procedures in place, so accreditation was a quick and simple process. “Halswell is a brilliant example of students taking the lead,” Cancer Society Health Promoter Amy Proudfoot says. “It’s fantastic to see the students getting involved and taking real ownership of SunSmart issues. We hope other schools will get their students involved in the accreditation process. It’s a meaningful way of encouraging SunSmart behaviours and empowering students”.

It’s easy!Simply go on line to www.sunsmartschools.co.nz and apply now!

Or contact your local Cancer Society Health PromoterAmy Proudfoot- Christchurch amy.proudfoot@cancercwc.org.nzMandy Casey- Mid Canterbury mandy.casey@cancercwc.org.nz

Now that we are in Term 4, it is a perfect time to remind the staff, students and the school community to wear brimmed hats when outside and seek shade, especially between the hours of 10am and 4pm. It’s a great time to get your SPF30+ sunscreen out and available to all staff and students.

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Nga Rohe korero / Regional roundup

Exercise, Not Extra Fries

A health promoting school promotes the health and wellbeing of its school community, including the wider community where it is located. This was exactly what a Grey High School PE class of 13 Year 13 students did for its health promotion unit. Heeding survey results gathered beforehand from 30 Greymouth businesses, the class invited full-time workers to attend a free weekly one-hour session of (sometimes wacky!) team sports in the school’s new gym. Over a dozen parents, staff, and workers unconnected to the school, representing a wide age range, participated in the five week programme carefully planned and implemented by the students. Each session featured a different sport - basketball, netball, volleyball, or turbo rugby. On the last night, people played tchoukball in fancy dress! Amongst others, the Flintstones were seen pounding up and down the floor, screaming for the ball!In addition to organising, refereeing and cheerleading,

He ipurangi matua / Wise websitesWonderful websiteswww.resene.co.nz Register your school for the yearly mural challenge www.embracethefuture.org.au Resiliency website by Australian Mental Health Foundation www.education.nzta.govt.nz Different forms of road travel linked to the curriculumwww.cycletrailers.co.nz.html/icecycles.html Ucoming ICEcycle events and workshops www.cera.govt.nz/youth-wellbeing-survey Youth wellbeing survey, great prizes available www.allright.org.nz Design your own posters about what makes you feel all right

students provided on-site childcare for parents with young children who would find it difficult to come along otherwise. Participants’ raucous laughter, sprinting and good-humoured panting indicated that a fantastic time was had by all. The positive social interaction amongst members of the community who hadn’t known each other was palpable. Cara Sibtsen, GHS PE teacher, said she was often stopped in the street or supermarket by people wanting to know about the next game and declaring how much they enjoyed the activity. She expressed pride in her students for managing the entire initiative so well. All looked forward to evaluation results and were pleased to hear that some participants will continue with the initiative at some level.

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To read Health Promoting Schools online go to https:/www.cph.co.nz/Publications/Health-Promoting-Schools-Magazine

We welcome your contributions to this publication, particularly your success stories, as well as your ideas for articles and information you would like to see. Feel free to reproduce any of these articles in your publications. The Health Promoting Schools magazine will be distributed once each term. Contact Chris Boyd, chris.boyd@cdhb.govt.nz ph (03)389 2322. Next deadline for materials is December 13, 2013.

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Nga Panui / Notice Board

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FoodSwitch: Smartphone App to better labelling.

Scan barcodes of packaged foods to get easy-to-interpret nutritional information with traffic light style colour-coded ratings for four key components (total fat,

saturated fat, and salt) Switch: get a list of similar foods that are healthier choices. GlutenSwitch: lists gluten-free alternatives in order of how healthy they are. SaltSwitch: gives you a list of lower-salt alternatives.

CryptosporidiumNo-one should go swimming in a pool if they have diarrhoea. Wait until at least two weeks after the symptoms have gone. Make hand washing with soap a priority and where possible get everyone to shower before hopping in the pool.

Wātaka Whakamōhio / Awareness Calendar Whiringa-a-rangi / November1-30 5+ A Day Promotion month www.5aday.co.nz 1-30 “Movember” Men’s Health month www.nz.movember.com 12-18 Diabetes New Zealand Awareness www.diabetes.org.nz

Hakihea / December1 World Aids Day www.nzaf.org.nz

5 World Volunteers Day www.worldvolunteerweb.org 10 World Human Rights Day www.amnesty.org.nz

Kohitatea / January4 World Braille Day www.rnzfb.org.nz 26 World Leprosy Day www.betterhealth.voc.gov.au

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ICEcycles run six public workshops a year in Christchurch. Bring your bike along and get it checked over and fixed up. If you’ve grown too big for your bike, we may be able to swap it for a bigger one. If you haven’t got a bike, and your parents are finding it difficult to afford one, contact Meg at 3786817 and ICEcycles will try to get you sorted with some wheels.