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School Wellness Weekly 05.01.19

CORRECTION The date of the May Physical Education PLC meeting was incorrect in yesterday's issue.The correct date is Monday, May 13 and is reflected below. We apologize for the error, and hope to see you there! Register for the May PE Professional Learning Community Meet and network with other PE professionals at the next Professional Learning Community meeting on 5/13. Register for a meeting site in any of the five boroughs.

May To-Do: Strengthen School Wellness Together

With State tests, parent-teacher conferences, and Memorial Day on the horizon, May is a busy month for teachers and school staff. Take time now to mark your calendar for a full roster of upcoming events and workshops designed to connect you with colleagues, reinvigorate your instruction, and keep you motivated through the home stretch of the school year: Save the date for our Think-Move-Achieve conference on June 6 Register for a professional learning community meeting in your borough (May 13 for PE teachers; May 20 for the first-ever Health Education teacher session!) Join education consultant and empowerment expert Regine Roy on May 15 for a special workshop on how to incorporate social-emotional learning and restorative justice practices in the 6-12 classroom See details on these and more opportunities below. Students doing a partner yoga activity at PS 79 Francis Lewis School, Queens. (Photo: Krisanne Johnson)

Save the Date: Think-Move-Achieve Conference Mark your calendars for our annual Think-Move-Achieve Conference on 6/6 , the DOE’s biggest school wellness event of the year. This year the Office of School Wellness Programs, in conjunction with District 75, will host professional learning sessions at various sites throughout the City, featuring physical education, health education, and school wellness workshops led by educators and partners for teachers of grades K-12. Watch for a special announcement the week of May 6 with details and registration links -- and share this information with PE, health education, and wellness champions at your school.

Wellness Highlights

Last Chance: 2018-19 School Wellness Awards Nominations Due May 1 It's not too late to give a well-deserved shout-out to a colleague or outstanding student who's a role model for promoting health education, physical education, and overall school community well-being. Nominations are due at midnight today, 5/1, for School Wellness Champion of the Year and School Wellness Student of the Year. For more information, read these guidelines or email WellnessCouncil@schools.nyc.gov.

Health Education

Students at the PS 90 Edna Cohen Magnet School, Brooklyn. (Photo: Krisanne Johnson) Grades 6-12 Teachers: Join the New Health Educators Professional Learning Community! Instructional coaches from the Office of School Wellness Programs will lead the first Health Education Professional Learning Community session for teachers in grades 6-12 on 5/20 in Queens. Register for this NEW opportunity to network and build a strong community with fellow health educators, share successes and challenges, and access resources that will help you improve your instruction and communication in the classroom.  Upcoming Professional Learning: Gain new skills and resources by registering for one or more upcoming health education trainings:  May 9: Middle School Health Education Basics II: Comprehensive Sexual Health Education: Grades 6-8 health education teachers, register for this session in the Bronx. May 10: Elementary Health Education Basics III: HIV/AIDS: Grades K-5 instructional staff who teach mandated NYCDOE HIV/AIDS lessons, register for this session in Queens. May 10: Middle/High School Health Education Basics IV: LGBTQ Affirming Schools: Grades 6-12 staff, register for this session in Manhattan. May 15: Social Emotional Learning & Restorative Practices Training with Regine Roy: Grades 6-12 health education teachers, register for this session in Manhattan.   May 20: Fundamentals of Teaching Consent: Grades 9-12 health teachers, register for this session in Staten Island.

Physical Education

Register for the May PE Professional Learning Community Meet and network with other PE professionals at the next Professional Learning Community meeting on 5/13 . Register for a meeting site in any of the five boroughs. Upcoming Professional Learning: Register for one or more of these dynamic physical education trainings. May 8: Building Character, Community, and a Growth Mindset in Physical Education: Grades 6-12 physical education teachers, register for this sessoin in Queens. May 8 & May 9: SPARK Inclusive PE: Physical education teachers who teach general PE and include students with disabilities, register for this session in Queens or this session in the Bronx. May 14: Teaching Dance for Understanding: Grades K-12 physical education teachers, register for this session in Queens.

Building the Wellness Community

S'well Earth Day design contest winning artwork by PS 32 student, Queens. (Image: Courtesy of S'well) NYC Student Wins S'well Earth Day Design Contest Hundreds of NYC public school students from Grades 1-12 shared their vision for a waste-free world in the S’well Earth Day Design Challenge contest . They put pen to paper to draw images and write words to inspire us all to think about how we can help sustain positive change for the world. The winner was 10-year-old Brandon from PS 32 State Street in Queens, and you can buy his Bright Future water bottle design on the S'well website. Congrats, Brandon! Sign Up for the Girls on the Run 5K Join Girls on the Run for an end-of-the-season 5K run-walk on 6/13 at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. School staff and students of all genders in grades 3-12 are welcome; chaperones can register for the event by 6/3.

2018 Girls on the Run 5k race. (Photo: Courtesy of Girls on the Run)

News  W.H.O Says Limited or No Screen Time for Children Under 5 ( New York Times , 4/24) Study: Kids’ Suicides Spiked after Netflix’s ’13 Reasons' (AP, 4/29)

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