By James, Paul, Sophie & By James, Paul, Sophie & Megan!Megan!

(St Vincent's Primary 7 health (St Vincent's Primary 7 health committee!)committee!)

5 areas of Health5 areas of Health

The 5 areas of health are:The 5 areas of health are:

Healthy eatingHealthy eating

FitnessFitness

Emotional healthEmotional health

SleepSleep

HygieneHygiene

Fitness is very Fitness is very important important because it helps because it helps you to stay fit you to stay fit and healthy!and healthy!If you don’t do If you don’t do fitness then you fitness then you may get heart may get heart problems! problems!

When you go to your bed you should get a good When you go to your bed you should get a good nights sleep for at least 9 hours!nights sleep for at least 9 hours!

This is very important because if you don’t get This is very important because if you don’t get enough sleep you will be tired, grumpy and enough sleep you will be tired, grumpy and moody and you wont be able to concentrate on moody and you wont be able to concentrate on school work!school work!

You also won’t be able to do sports like football You also won’t be able to do sports like football as you will be far too tired to join in!as you will be far too tired to join in!

Fruit and veg is healthy but not everyone Fruit and veg is healthy but not everyone enjoys it.enjoys it.

You can have a try of the different fruit and You can have a try of the different fruit and vegetables though!vegetables though!

The survey around the classes gives us a The survey around the classes gives us a better idea of the fruit and vegetables St. better idea of the fruit and vegetables St. Vincent’s pupils like!Vincent’s pupils like!

What is hygiene?What is hygiene?

Hygiene is that you have to keep yourself clean! Hygiene is that you have to keep yourself clean! You should have a shower at least every 2 days! You should have a shower at least every 2 days! But when you get to primary 6 and 7 you should But when you get to primary 6 and 7 you should have a shower every day!!!!!have a shower every day!!!!!

It also means that you should wash your hands It also means that you should wash your hands before you eat and after you do the toilet!before you eat and after you do the toilet!

In St Vincent's hygiene is a very important issueIn St Vincent's hygiene is a very important issue

What is emotional health?What is emotional health?

Emotional Health is very important too.Emotional Health is very important too.

In emotional health there is high emotions and In emotional health there is high emotions and low emotionslow emotions

High emotions is positive feelings like: fun, High emotions is positive feelings like: fun, friendly, happy, relaxed etcfriendly, happy, relaxed etc

Low emotions is negative feelings like: Low emotions is negative feelings like: upset, upset, sad, withdrawn, angry, guilty, tearfulsad, withdrawn, angry, guilty, tearful

After reading this power point we (James, After reading this power point we (James, Sophie, Paul and Megan) hope that you Sophie, Paul and Megan) hope that you will take on these points that we have will take on these points that we have made for you all!made for you all!

by by Sophie Stewart, James Sophie Stewart, James Cook, Paul Cook, Paul McNamara and Megan Conlan McNamara and Megan Conlan