WESTWOOD PUBLIC WESTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLSSCHOOLS

WELLNESS DEPARTMENT WELLNESS DEPARTMENTK-10K-10

MISSION STATEMENTMISSION STATEMENT

This program provides students with the This program provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve knowledge and skills necessary to achieve personal wellness. Students will graduate personal wellness. Students will graduate with the tools they need to achieve a healthy with the tools they need to achieve a healthy balance throughout their lives. balance throughout their lives.

ACCOMPLISHMENTSACCOMPLISHMENTS

1.1. Completion of the Wellness Curriculum Completion of the Wellness Curriculum 2.2. Development of units and assessments Development of units and assessments 3.3. Development of the Wellness Department web Development of the Wellness Department web

pagespages4.4. Implementation of the 2Implementation of the 2ndnd grade Disability grade Disability

Awareness Program: “Same and Different Like Awareness Program: “Same and Different Like Me” Me”

5.5. Access to high school gymnasium and fitness Access to high school gymnasium and fitness center center

6.6. Acquisition of heart rate monitors and Acquisition of heart rate monitors and implementation at the elementary schoolsimplementation at the elementary schools

7.7. Reinstatement of middle school physical Reinstatement of middle school physical education positioneducation position

8.8. Implementation of “Say It Straight” programImplementation of “Say It Straight” program

Elementary Physical EducationElementary Physical Education

StrandsStrands

1.1. Movement Concepts and SkillsMovement Concepts and Skills

2.2. Locomotor Concepts and SkillsLocomotor Concepts and Skills

3.3. Fitness Concepts and SkillsFitness Concepts and Skills

4.4. Manipulative Concepts and SkillsManipulative Concepts and Skills

5.5. Non-manipulative Concepts and SkillsNon-manipulative Concepts and Skills

6.6. Social Concepts and SkillsSocial Concepts and Skills

Sample Unit: 5Sample Unit: 5thth grade grade FitnessFitness

Learning Standard 5 FitnessLearning Standard 5 Fitness Students will understand, demonstrate, and apply basic fitness Students will understand, demonstrate, and apply basic fitness

principles.principles.

Guiding Question: Guiding Question: How do the four areas of physical fitness (cardiovascular, muscle How do the four areas of physical fitness (cardiovascular, muscle

strength, muscle endurance, and flexibility) contribute to overall strength, muscle endurance, and flexibility) contribute to overall health?health?

Enduring Understandings:Enduring Understandings: The four areas of physical fitness will help contribute to achieving a The four areas of physical fitness will help contribute to achieving a

healthy lifestylehealthy lifestyle Content: Content: Charting target heart rate zoneCharting target heart rate zone

Sample activities: Sample activities: Yoga, stations/circuit training, partner push-upsYoga, stations/circuit training, partner push-ups

Fitness station- muscle strengthFitness station- muscle strength

Target Heart RateTarget Heart Rate

Volleying and Heart Rate MonitorsVolleying and Heart Rate Monitors

Same and Different Like Me: Same and Different Like Me: Disability Awareness ProgramDisability Awareness Program

Parent CoordinatorsParent CoordinatorsCollaboration between parents and Collaboration between parents and

teachers.teachers.Disability awareness kitsDisability awareness kitsGuest speakersGuest speakersFundingFunding

Same and Different Like Me:Same and Different Like Me:

Units of StudyUnits of Study

Physical DisabilitiesPhysical Disabilities Visual DisabilitiesVisual Disabilities Hearing DisabilitiesHearing Disabilities Learning DisabilitiesLearning Disabilities

PhysicalPhysical Disabilities Disabilities

GuestGuest speaker: speaker: Physical DisabilitiesPhysical Disabilities

22ndnd graders: Physical Disabilities graders: Physical Disabilities

Middle School Physical Middle School Physical EducationEducation

Strands and StandardsStrands and Standards

Skill Acquisition and DevelopmentSkill Acquisition and Development The students will explain and demonstrate The students will explain and demonstrate

competency in a variety of movement formscompetency in a variety of movement forms

Fitness Fitness Students will explain, demonstrate the principles Students will explain, demonstrate the principles

of fitness and training to physical activity.of fitness and training to physical activity.

Personal and Social CompetencyPersonal and Social Competency Students will explain, demonstrate, and apply Students will explain, demonstrate, and apply

concepts to resolve conflict, problem solving, concepts to resolve conflict, problem solving, safe practices, ethical behavior, and positive safe practices, ethical behavior, and positive interaction in physical activity settings.interaction in physical activity settings.

Units of Study 6Units of Study 6thth – 8th – 8th

Team Sports –Team Sports – BasketballBasketball SoccerSoccer Team handballTeam handball Tri-ballTri-ball VolleyballVolleyball

Individual/lifetime sports –Individual/lifetime sports – BadmintonBadminton HorseshoesHorseshoes BocceBocce

Units of Study 6Units of Study 6thth – 8th – 8th

Fitness –Fitness – President’s fitness challengePresident’s fitness challenge Track and fieldTrack and field

Rhythmic –Rhythmic – Line danceLine dance Step aerobicsStep aerobics

Sample Unit 8Sample Unit 8thth grade: Fitness grade: Fitness

Guiding Question: Guiding Question: Why is physical fitness important?Why is physical fitness important? How can you determine your personal level of fitness?How can you determine your personal level of fitness? How can you improve upon or maintain your level of How can you improve upon or maintain your level of

fitness?fitness?

Enduring Understanding:Enduring Understanding: There are many ways to measure your level of fitness.There are many ways to measure your level of fitness.

ContentContent Skills: agility, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, Skills: agility, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility,

muscular strength, goal setting, pacingmuscular strength, goal setting, pacing

Activities:Activities: Mile run, curl ups, sit and reach, shuttle run, pull-ups, Mile run, curl ups, sit and reach, shuttle run, pull-ups,

push-ups, Presidential Fitness Challengepush-ups, Presidential Fitness Challenge

Fitness- Muscle strengthFitness- Muscle strength

FlexibilityFlexibility

Fitness: CardiovascularFitness: Cardiovascular

MiddleMiddle School Health School Health

HealthHealth Strands Strands

Physical HealthPhysical HealthSocial and Emotional HealthSocial and Emotional HealthSafety and PreventionSafety and PreventionPersonal Community HealthPersonal Community Health

77thth and and 88thth grade Health Topics grade Health Topics

Health and WellnessHealth and WellnessDecisions and GoalsDecisions and GoalsHealthy RelationshipsHealthy RelationshipsFitness and NutritionFitness and NutritionTobacco, Alcohol, and DrugsTobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs

Sample Health Unit: 8Sample Health Unit: 8thth grade gradeDecision MakingDecision Making

Guiding question:Guiding question: How do making good decisions help you attain overall health How do making good decisions help you attain overall health

and wellnessand wellness

Enduring understanding:Enduring understanding: Making good decisions is essential to maintaining overall health Making good decisions is essential to maintaining overall health

and wellness.and wellness.

Content: Content: Describe how decisions and consequences are connectedDescribe how decisions and consequences are connected Create a long term plan for personal goals.Create a long term plan for personal goals.

Activities:Activities: Road map and essay of personal goalsRoad map and essay of personal goals Create a board gameCreate a board game

High School Wellness:High School Wellness:9th and 10th grades9th and 10th grades

StrandsStrandsSkill Acquisition and DevelopmentSkill Acquisition and Development The students will explain and demonstrate The students will explain and demonstrate

competency in a variety of movement formscompetency in a variety of movement forms

Fitness Fitness Students will explain, demonstrate the principles of Students will explain, demonstrate the principles of

fitness and training to physical activity.fitness and training to physical activity.

Personal and Social CompetencyPersonal and Social Competency Students will explain, demonstrate, and apply Students will explain, demonstrate, and apply

concepts to resolve conflict, problem solving, safe concepts to resolve conflict, problem solving, safe practices, ethical behavior, and positive interaction practices, ethical behavior, and positive interaction in physical activity settings.in physical activity settings.

WellnessWellness Health Topics Health Topics

Wellness I (9Wellness I (9th)th): : What is Wellness?What is Wellness? Dating ViolenceDating Violence Skin CancerSkin Cancer

Wellness II (10Wellness II (10thth):): Health and Your WellnessHealth and Your Wellness Health and Your BodyHealth and Your Body Reproductive HealthReproductive Health Diseases and DisordersDiseases and Disorders First Aid and SafetyFirst Aid and Safety

SampleSample Wellness I Unit: Dating Violence Wellness I Unit: Dating Violence

Guiding question:Guiding question: How can one’s wellness be impacted by unhealthy How can one’s wellness be impacted by unhealthy

relationships?relationships?

Enduring understandings:Enduring understandings: Healthy relationships contribute positively to all Healthy relationships contribute positively to all

dimensions of one’s wellness.dimensions of one’s wellness.

Content:Content: Warning signs of abuseWarning signs of abuse Legal implicationLegal implication

Activities:Activities: Poster project and oral presentationPoster project and oral presentation

Wellness Physical ActivitiesWellness Physical Activities

Wellness IWellness I Team building activitiesTeam building activities Team sports Team sports YogaYoga FitnessFitness

Wellness IIWellness II Volleyball Football Floor Hockey Ping Pong Basketball Fitness Walking

Sample Wellness II Unit: FitnessSample Wellness II Unit: Fitness

Guiding Questions:Guiding Questions: How can you increase/maintain your level of physical How can you increase/maintain your level of physical

fitness?fitness?

Enduring Understanding:Enduring Understanding: An important part of living a long, healthy life is to stay An important part of living a long, healthy life is to stay

physical active.physical active.

Content:Content: Design and implement a personal fitness program and Design and implement a personal fitness program and

set your fitness goals.set your fitness goals. Components of fitnessComponents of fitness

Activities: Activities: Design and implement a personal fitness plan by Design and implement a personal fitness plan by

engaging in activity in the fitness room.engaging in activity in the fitness room.

FitnessFitness

Fitness CenterFitness Center

FlexibilityFlexibility

Safe and Drug Free Schools Grant: Safe and Drug Free Schools Grant:

““Say It Straight” program- Say It Straight” program- Say It Straight (SIS) is a research-based Say It Straight (SIS) is a research-based

education and training program that education and training program that teaches students to learn positive teaches students to learn positive communication skills communication skills

WHS: Currently implemented in the Flex WHS: Currently implemented in the Flex programprogram

Training to be held Jan. 2008 at TMSTraining to be held Jan. 2008 at TMS

Westwood WellnessWestwood Wellness Westwood Cares: “Be a Parent Not a Pal”- WHSWestwood Cares: “Be a Parent Not a Pal”- WHS

Peer Mediation- WHSPeer Mediation- WHS

Anti-violence play: “Bang, Bang, You’re Dead”- WHSAnti-violence play: “Bang, Bang, You’re Dead”- WHS

RAD- WHS (Rape Aggression Defense)RAD- WHS (Rape Aggression Defense)

SADD- WHS (Students Against Drunk Driving)SADD- WHS (Students Against Drunk Driving)

Smoking cessation program- WHSSmoking cessation program- WHS

Anti-bullying program- TMS (Guidance and Health)Anti-bullying program- TMS (Guidance and Health)

Anti- smoking program: “Kick buts”- TMS and Norwood Anti- smoking program: “Kick buts”- TMS and Norwood HospitalHospital

Westwood WellnessWestwood Wellness

Peer Leadership- TMS (bullying intervention)Peer Leadership- TMS (bullying intervention)

Kudos- TMS (Honoring students who do the right thing)Kudos- TMS (Honoring students who do the right thing)

““Open Circle”- elementary primary grades (social competency)Open Circle”- elementary primary grades (social competency)

Our Changing Bodies- 5Our Changing Bodies- 5 thth grade puberty program grade puberty program

DARE- collaboration with the elementary schools and Westwood DARE- collaboration with the elementary schools and Westwood Police Police

Body Safety- elementary program that collaborates with the Body Safety- elementary program that collaborates with the Westwood Youth Service and Westwood High School students Westwood Youth Service and Westwood High School students