Cranberry Station Elementary School

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Health

The Health Program at CSE

A variety of health related topics will be cover. All lessons are age appropriate to child’s grade level.

Topics covered:

Mental & Emotional Health
- Self- Concept, Emotions, Feeling, Stress
Nutrition & Fitness
- Nutrition Facts, Physical Activity
Disease Prevention
- Hand washing, Germs, Colds
- 5^th Grade AIDS lesson; Parent Permission req.
Body Systems
- Organs
Drug Unit
- Medicine, Tobacco, Alcohol, Other Drugs
Safety
- First Aid, Strangers, Fires, Home, School, Car
Family Life
- End of the Year for 4^th and 5^th grade ONLY
- Parent permission required

The topics taught in each grade stem from the National and Maryland State Health Standards. Carroll County’s elementary health program assures that all standards are taught and to better meet the needs of our students.

There are a many nationally recognized health and wellness dates which will be addressed and taught throughout the year to contribute to increasing health awareness including:

Fire Prevention Week >

Project ACES >

Global Hand washing Day >

Red Ribbon Week >

Hand washing Awareness >

Dental Health Month >

School Breakfast Week >

World Health Day >

Sun Safety Week >

Programs

2^nd and 4^thGrade

Westminster Police Department’s Sergeant Keith Benfer will put on interactive and informative D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), programs.