Students commit to healthy choices

 

 

For the H-E-B Challenge, Carleston Elementary students and staff exercise after school. Healthy living took front and center in Pearland ISD schools this October. Activities throughout the month focused on health and safety in daily lives. Red Ribbon Week (Oct. 28 - Nov. 1) During this week celebrating being drug-free, students participated in fun activities and presentations emphasizing the importance of healthy lives minus drugs. Activities ranged from drug-free door-decorating contests and themed dress days (e.g., crazy sock day -- "sock it to drugs") to Pearland Police Department and Houston Texans Toro mascot presentations. Healthy at H-E-B Community Challenge (Sept. 1 - Oct. 31) Pearland ISD schools took on the challenge of proving that Pearland is one of the healthiest communities in Texas. Although challenge results are still pending, the City of Pearland surpassed its goal of 250,000 points community-wide. Throughout the eight-week challenge presented by "It's Time Texas," students and teachers showed their competitive spirit by participating in themed fruit and veggie weeks, breaking a sweat in fitness classes during and after school and signing personal wellness pledges. Students learned that being healthy involves making the right choices in small decisions throughout the day. Fire Prevention Month (October) The Pearland Fire Department visited elementary schools district-wide throughout the month to teach students how to protect themselves during fires, such as the "stop, drop and roll" technique. Students saw firefighting equipment and a fire engine up close to learn about the firefighter's role in helping to protect those in danger. (11/4/2013)