Health Survey Results

Thank you to those that filled in our recent Health survey that was circulated
at our whånau evening.  The staff and BOT appreciate your responses.

It was great to have such positive feedback about our focus on kindness and
empathy, you can be rest assured that this will continue to be important to us
and an integral part of Kaurihohore school.

From our survey the areas identified in order of importance were:

1.Understanding bullying and being an upstander

2.Kindness and empathy

3.Keeping myself safe (police programme)

4.Body care and physical safety

5.Eating for good health

6.Water Safety

7.Sun Safety

8.Road Safety

9.Mental Health

10.Building relationships

11.Safety at home

12.Mindset

13. Fire safety

14.Coping with anxiety

15.Sexuality education (puberty, understanding my body)

16.Drug and Alcohol awareness

17. Coping with grief and loss

18.Finding out about helping agencies

Obviously many of the areas crossover and can be grouped together.  
Some items like kindness, mindset, empathy, eating well, understanding bullying,
sun safety, having healthy friendships (relationships) are covered regularly, often on a
daily basis and are delivered as and when needed.  Water safety is taught in Term 1 and 4
through our swimming programme.
Many of the aspects of body awareness, physical safety, and keeping ourselves safe are
delivered to all classes every second year through a recognised police programme.  

All of these areas are always pitched to the level of the children and are age appropriate.  

Puberty is taught to Year 6 children. Drugs and alcohol awareness is not something
that is taught at a primary level, but is taught at an intermediate level,
so is still in the primary curriculum.  This would only be covered if the need arose and any
need to do so would be clearly communicated to parents.

In many instances we are responsive to need.  Classes will focus on a certain area of Health
if a need arises.  Thank you to those that commented on our abilities to do this.