Next Friday 24th May the students will visit the Life Education Van at BTS. This year the students will complete the units of:-

K/1 - Harold's Friendships

 is a fun interactive learning experience that aims to empower children to make safer and healthier choices. Covered in the module -

• How to build friendships and care for others
• Feelings and emotions
• Safe and unsafe situations and early warning signs, and
• Safe places and people to turn to for help

Year 2/3/4 - Growing Good Friends -

Harold battles to figure out what to give his grandma for her birthday, until his friends, Boots and Red step in and offer some good ideas.

• Explore what health messages mean
• Identify safety signs
• Recognise how physical activity and nutrition contribute to a healthy lifestyle
• Explore how positive relationships benefit our health and wellbeing

Year 4/5/6 - Think Twice

this module tackles the topic of drinking alcohol in an age-appropriate context. Students explore concepts such as the effect that alcohol has on body systems, myths and facts about alcohol, laws relating to its sale and reasons why people choose not to consume alcohol.

• Myths and facts surrounding the use of alcohol
• Strategies for responding to encouragement or pressure to drink
• Physical, social & legal consequences of alcohol use
• Strategies to reduce harmful effects of alcohol on self and other

The purchase of merchandise from Life Ed is optional as per the note sent home yesterday.