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School Wellness Weekly
05.31.19
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Adaptive Physical Education Teacher Receives a Big Apple Award!
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Douglas Rebecca, a high school adapted physical education teacher at PS K721 Brooklyn Occupational Training Center, was one of 17 exemplary teachers honored with a 2019 Big Apple Award. The Citywide recognition program celebrates public school educators who inspire students, demonstrate strong instructional practice, and have an impact on their school communities. Deputy Chancellor LaShawn Robinson made the award announcement at a surprise visit to Rebecca's school on May 13. Rebecca was lauded for creating access for all students to sports, including wheelchair hockey and adaptive swimming.
Read details in the
DOE press release.
Photo: Douglas Rebecca (center), Deputy Chancellor LaShawn Robinson (second from right, at rear), and students and staff of PS K721. Photo courtesy PS K721.
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Last Chance!
Register for the Think-Move-Achieve Conference on June 6
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Collaborate, share ideas, and learn about standards-based curricula at our free
Think-Move-Achieve Conference
at sites Citywide on Chancellor's Day,
6/6
. Choose from more than 180 workshops, including how to use the new NYC K-12 Scope and Sequence guides for physical education and health education to create developmentally appropriate, skill-based learning experiences for your school community!
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Congratulations to This Year's School Wellness Award Winners
Every year the Office of School Wellness Programs recognizes outstanding students and staff members who have been exceptional advocates for health education, physical education, healthy food, and overall well-being in their school communities. Thank you to this year's winners, below, for helping their school communities to be healthy, active, and engaged!
Winners of these awards and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Excellence in School Wellness Awards will be honored at a ceremony on 6/12.
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School Wellness Champion of the Year:
- Secondary level: Maura Flanagan, Brooklyn Transition Center, PS 373, Brooklyn
- Elementary level: Judy Lewis, Mount Eden Children’s Academy, Bronx
School Wellness Student of the Year:
- Secondary level: Max Kurant, Townsend Harris High School, Queens
- Elementary level: Fatou Waggeh, The Family School, Bronx
School Wellness Council of the Year:
- P.S. 11 The Purvis J. Behan Elementary School, Brooklyn
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PE staff members at the Bronx Professional Learning Community meeting on May 14
at PS 55,
The Walton Avenue School.
Join the last Physical Education PLC of the Year on June 10
Queens PE Teacher Takes Second Place in NYS AHPERD Video Contest
Christopher Esquierdo, physical education teacher at PS 163Q Flushing Heights School in Queens (25Q163), received second place in the statewide NYS AHPERD Get Moving contest
with his video,
“Checklist of a Healthy Lifestyle.”
His video previously had won for the New York City zone. Winners receive Flaghouse sporting equipment for their schools.
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Upcoming Professional Learning:
Gain new skills and resources by registering for one or more upcoming health education trainings:
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Building the Wellness Community
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Last Chance to Register! Join the Girls on the Run 5K
Girls on the Run will celebrate the end of their season with a 5K run-walk on
6/13 at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island.
Register for the event by 6/3.
Register for the Big Apple Games Free Summer Program
Registration is open
for the
Big Apple Games summer program
, an extension of the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL), for students ages 8-18 including those with special needs. The full-day camp from 7/8–8/8 offers arts and crafts and sports activities; free breakfast and lunch are provided for all participants.
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OFFICE OF SCHOOL HEALTH CORNER
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May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma is a respiratory condition that affects the lungs, which can make breathing difficult.
Asthma is present in more than one in every 10 children age 13 and under. There are various ways your child can manage their asthma in school.
- The Open Airways program teaches students how to identify asthma triggers and warning signs, and how to manage their symptoms. Speak to your child’s school nurse about enrollment if they are in grades 3-5.
- Asthma Case Managers work in select community schools with the student, family, primary care doctor, and school health care workers. They provide support to students and their families whose asthma is not well managed. For more information, case managers can be contacted at osh@health.nyc.gov.
Documentation should be provided to school to ensure that your child can control their asthma and take their medication.
- The Asthma Medication Administration Form allows for your child’s medication to be stored and used at school, and allows the school nurse to treat your child in the case of a medical emergency.
- The Asthma Action Plan provides a detailed procedure of what steps your child should take depending on how they feel in regards to their asthma.
- The 504 form details any special accommodations that your child may need regarding their asthma, or any other chronic conditions.
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