April/May - The Greets Green Partnership Legacy Website

SCHOOLS PROVE THEY’RE HEALTHYSchools in Greets Green have provedhow committed they are topromoting a good way of life bygaining National Healthy Schoolsstatus.To be declared a Healthy School they musthave met the national criteria across fourkey themes of personal, social and healtheducation, healthy eating, physical activityand emotional health and wellbeing.The Schools started work on becominghealthy schools through a project fundedby Greets Green Partnership, but whenthis came to an end, the schools decidedto continue themselves.By the Summer of 2006 all five primaryschools in the area – Ryders Green,Lodge, Newtown, Lyng and Guns Village,along with George Salter CollegiateAcademy had gained bronze status, theirfirst step on the way, and now all but onehave full National Healthy Schools status.The programme is a national long-terminitiative which helps young people to behealthy. But it’s not just about physicalhealth - it’s about emotional health andhappiness too. The scheme involves thewhole school, including parents,governors and staff.Raji Takhar, Healthy Schools Worker forWest Bromwich, said: “The award is onlyfor three years and we do an annualreview with each school. After three yearsthey need to see if they are still keepingthe standards up to that level.”Schools can choose to concentrate oncertain aspects of the programme. Thisis what the different schools in GreetsGreen have been concentrating on:● George Salter has done lots of workon healthy eating and improvingwhere the food is served. A video onhealthy eating was made recently.● Ryders Green Primary School hasdone a lot of work on emotionalhealth and wellbeing.● Lodge Primary School has focusedon personal, social and healtheducation and has involved parentsin many things. They have a largeplayground so have done a lot ofoutdoor work too.● Lyng Primary School has had a lotof involvement with outside agenciesincluding the Fire Service, Policeand the Road Safety Team. Theyhave focused on the module of sexand relationships.● Newtown Primary School has studiedhealthy eating and also done a lot ofoutside work with groups such asDECCA (drugs awareness) and theschool nurse.● Guns Village Primary School is stillworking towards national HealthySchool status and is doing work onemotional health and wellbeing, andpersonal, social and health education,as well as healthy eating.young greets greencompetitioncornerSimply send your entry by 16th May 2008 to: MagazineCompetition, FREEPOST GREETS GREEN PARTNERSHIP(no stamp required). The first three correct entries out ofthe hat will each win a £10 voucher.With Spring now in full swing, Greets Green is really starting tobloom. Can you find the following Spring flowers and shrubs inthe word search? Find all 10 to be in with a chance of winningone of this month’s £10 shopping vouchers.CROCUS SNOWDROP TULIPDAFFODIL PANSY MAGNOLIAAUBRETIA SLOE LILACLILYK S I O P S T S L MA N J L S A U I M OI P B L Z C L Q A RT F O J O Y I L G CE E C R E A P R N AR M C Y D S I W O LB K D X B W L F L IU J D A F F O D I LA F B N E A Q N A RN L U I X P A N S YCongratulationsto Liam C Judge, Mrs BrendaChambers and MohammedSafyan who each won a£10 voucher from theFebruary/March competition.Please fill in your details using BLOCK CAPITALS.Name:Address:Tel No.Age:This competitionis open toall agesYoung Greets Green Magazine April/May 2008 23