Well, we’re half way through week 2 and another busy day was had by all. Some of us had a tour of Asda and made healthy pizzas and the fire brigade came in to talk to us about fire safety. The nurse spoke to those of us she hadn’t seen yesterday about personal hygeine and we finished off our healthy plates in Art. We learned the art of relaxation in music and took part in a lesson based around the movie ‘Supersize me’. We were also really active in Boxercise and Karate. Phew!

 Karate

Healthy Plates

Today we had a visit from the police who talked to us about the dangers of alcohol and drugs. The Red Cross also came in to show us first aid and talk about Asylum Seekers. We designed a ‘Fit 4 Life’ poster in IT, had a Karate lesson with Miss Shields and took part in a boxercise session. We used the Wii to show that video games can contrbute to a healthy lifestyle and we learned how music can affect our moods. The nurse came in to talk to us about personal hygiene, and we learned about how food is converted into fuel and the need to balance the energy we take in with the energy we use in science.

The Police

IT

The Wii

Music

Karate

 First Aid

Well it’s the start of week 2 and we have a great day ahead. The ‘Tree of Knowledge’ visited us today and local MSP Jackie Bailey popped in to see what we were doing. We took part in an ultimate frisbee tournament and made healthy burgers in home economics. We got to take the recipe home so we could show our parents how to make them.

Tree of Knowledge

Ultimate Frisbee

The end of our first week and we’ve got another packed day ahead. 60 of us set off by train to Balloch Castle where we took part in teambuilding and problem solving activities, archery and orienteering. It was cold but we all really enjoyed it. Those of us who stayed in school had just as busy a day designing more healthy plates, shooting our adverts, measuring our pulse in maths and learning about relationships. The final three groups also went to World of Golf where we were complimented on our behaviour. We were very proud of ourselves. A great end to a great week.

Balloch Castle 

World of Golf

Another really busy day. Some of us took part in fruit tasting in languages, one group shot the video for their advert whilst others worked with drama teachers to perfect theirs before the big day. More healthy plates were designed in art and one group took part in a lesson based on the film ‘Supersize Me’. Then we all ate a healthy lunch in the canteen before we headed of for the Soccerfest at the Astro-turf.

Soccerfest

We’re half way through week 1 and we’ve had another busy day. The Lepra aerobics took place today, this is the charity that first year raise money for every year. 60 of us took part at a time and we were really put through our paces by Miss Hughes. We also had the GIST lorry in and they spoke to us about road safety. Two more groups perfected their swing at the World of Golf and the final fitness tests were carried out. There was also boxercise, karate, science, art and maths. Phew, what a day.

Lepra

GIST

World of Golf

Fitness Tests

Karate

We had a really busy day today. We went for a walk to Dumbarton Castle, climbing 365 steps, and learned about it’s importance in Scottish history. We took part in a dance class and raced each other on rowing machines. After all that exercise we might be a bit sore tomorrow – our teachers certainly will be. We learned the importance of financial health and about the power that exists in personal relationships.

The Castle Walk

Dance

Rowing

The day got off to a great start when Jim Chapman, manager of Dumbarton FC, came in to talk to us. We took part in loads of great activities today. We measured our pulse rate and drew bar graphs in maths and tasted a variety of fruits and learned their French names. Some of us designed healthy plates based around fruit and vegetables and others started to write scripts for the adverts we will be filming later in the week. We took part in fitness tests to see how fit we already are and some of us went to World of Golf to practise our swing on the driving range.

Here are some pictures of our first day:

Fitness Tests

World of Golf

 Welcome to the Dumbarton Academy Fit 4 Life blog. Over the next two weeks S1 will be discovering the link between health and successful learning and we will be adding information and pictures to the site to let you see what they have been up to. Please feel free to let us know what you think by posting a comment at the link above.