December Healthy Zone Newsletter ....

Hey cubs-

In this edition of the Healthy Zone Newsletter, we're all about creating a culture of health this holiday season.  Give your family the gift that keeps on giving with quality time spent together cheering on one another whether it be playing board games or just some fun physical activities outside.  Regardless, the PE/Fitness teachers want to wish all our families a Happy and Merry Christmas!

December Healthy Zone Newsletter

December Fitness Calendar ...

Hey cubs Tis the Season to Stay Fit.  Motivating yourself to be active and eat healthier options can be difficult during these holiday months.  Therefore, set goals as a family to walk everyday after dinner or even try a new vegetable.  These small changes can easily lead to a healthier lifestyle for you and all the blessings of your family.  The below December Fitness Calendar is a great place to start if you're struggling with where to begin.  

November Healthy Zone Newsletter ...

In this edition of the November Healthy Zone Newsletter, the focus is all about keeping our family active during the holiday season.  With colder weather, darker evenings, and warm fires, it's easy to curl up beside the fire with a warm cup of hot cocoa.  Therefore, check out the link below for some great tips for what you can do as a family for your holiday gatherings.   

November Healthy Zone Newsletter

November Fitness Calendar (English & Spanish) ...

Christie Cubs and Parents-

October has come and pretty much flown by, but hopefully you were able to establish some healthy habits together as a family.  November is National Diabetes Month.  This is a designated month to raise awareness of this ever-growing disease and focus on the many people who are impacted by it daily.  To learn more, please visit diabetes.org.  Here at Christie, we want all Cubs and their family to live a healthy active lifestyle.  Therefore, check out the November Fitness Calendar.  It will be coming home towards the end of the month, but you can get a start today!  Make sure you're finishing up your October Fitness Calendar along with a parent signature and please give it to Coach O'Brian for a reward.  As always Cubs, keep moving!

October Healthy Zone Newsletter: Creating a Culture of Health

Hey Cubs in the October Healthy Zone Newsletter it's all about Creating a Culture of Health.  Ms. Lagos (2nd grade teacher) and I (Coach O'Brian) had the privilege and opportunity to represent Christie Elementary by participating in this years orientation at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.  It was super inspiring to learn ways to increase physical activity and improve healthy eating habits here at Christie.  The statistics, on the other hand, were quite revealing regarding the number of childhood obesity as it continues to rise.  We know that what are students are eating and their physical activity can and does play an important role on their learning within the classroom.  Remember it takes us to model good habits and behaviors.  Therefore, let's take a few extra minutes every day to walk a little more and add vegetables/fruits to our dinner meals and daily snacks.   

October 2018 Healthy Zone Newsletter

Why Is Physical Activity Important?

We can at times become distracted by the daily chores of the house, work schedules that can be demanding, kids extracurricular activities, etc, that we often neglect our own personal health.  Below is a link with some quick tips for increasing your physical activity.  Also, don't forget to check out the new October Fitness Calendar.  It has some excellent ways that you and your family can be physically active together.  Students should be bringing their calendar home later this week. 

My Plate: Tips for Physical Activity

Healthy Zone September Newsletter 2018-2019

In the September Healthy Zone Newsletter, it's all about creating a Culture of Health.  This edition focuses on what defines a Healthy Zone School along with September being National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and Whole Grains Month.  Childhood obesity is on the rise with roughly 13.7 million children and adolescents, ages 2-19 being affected by obesity.  These are staggering numbers!  Here at Christie we are trying a number of activities to help kids be active in PE and Fitness along with a quick exercise to kick start recess.  However, kids need more than what's provided at school if we're going to change these numbers.  Therefore, we encourage all Christie families to complete the monthly fitness calendars and/or encourage 60 minutes per day of physical activity when they get home.  Research shows that only 37.4% of children actually participate in daily physical activity.  Keep moving cubs!

Healthy Zone Newsletter (English)

Healthy Zone Newsletter (Spanish)