Forsythe Middle School

Winter 2012 Update

What’s Happening?

All the sixth grade advisory classes completed all 10 Project Healthy Schools (PHS) lessons recently. The lessons help students find ways to work healthier eating habits and more physical activity into their lives! The five PHS goals that are we focus are:

PHS Goal
Eat more fruits and vegetables
Eat less fast and fatty foods
Spend less mindless time in front of screens
Drink milk, water, and juice.
Get at least 150 minutes of activity a week.

Try this tasty beverage that we sampled in a PHS lesson.

  • Combine 100% juice and sparkling water, in a ratio of 3 parts of juice to 1 part sparkling water.
  • Allow 4 ounces of liquid per serving.
  • Try different flavor combinations.
  • Enjoy.

Health Ambassadors, who are UM graduate, undergraduate and Skyline Health and Medicine students, presented the weekly PHS lessons. This is the first year that Skyline High School seniors were PHS Health Ambassadors and Kyla Dames, Madison Chardwick, Kelsey Lee and Matt Laubach did an excellent job! Three of the Skyline students/Health Ambassadors attended Forsythe and participated in PHS lessons when they were in sixth grade. All the 6th grade advisory teachers made teaching the PHS lessons easy -– thank you!

Did you hear about Farm Fresh Features in September or October? Regionally grown fruits and veggies were provided to all students free of charge in the cafeteria. Mr. Reece, the assistant principal did a great job of reminding the students to sample the day's featured item.

Late in October Chef Neil from the AAPS food service provider, Chartwells, came in the lunch hours and cooked regionally grown foods for the students to sample. See if your student remembers what the chef made.

Check out the bulletin board display in the cafeteria. The displays reinforce the five PHS goals.

Cafeteria Updates

In October Chartwells Chef Neil cooked up some regionally grown foods in the cafeteria during all the lunch periods and samples were available to all. It was a fun day!

Looking Ahead

  • February is heart month so watch for a heart-felt fundraiser (to provide funds for PHS paper products next year) that emphasizes heart health.
  • A Healthy Habits Challenge will come next to reinforce the PHS goals that all Forsythe students should be familiar with.
  • Active year-end events are being discussed for sixth and seventh grade students.

Health Team Updates

Thanks to Jackie Stouppe, the PHS Wellness Champ, the Forsythe Health Team has met twice this school year and several things are being planned. A staff wellness opportunity begins in January.