A Coordinated Approach To Child Health

August 29, 2009 Volume 1, Issue 1

A Good Place for Policy!

1. Your middle school 3. What can you as a 4. What should the pol-
Campus Advisory parent and your icy say? The policy
Council (CAC) has CATCH team do to should reflect any
been tasked with re- help with this new pol- changes that improve
viewing campus poli- icy requirement? the campus health en-
cies on coordinated vironment.
school health and Ask to review the cur-
physical activity. rent policy, if one ex- Some ideas could be:
ists, and see if it meets Ensure that teachers
2. This will involve ex- the law’s requirements. are not rewarding
amination of the Cam- students with food.
pus Improvement Plan Join or form a campus Establish a policy that
(CIP) and campus fit- Wellness team and states physical
ness data to see how enlist other parents to activity will not be
well you school is help discuss ideas. used as a punishment.
doing.

CATCHing the Fever Throughout the year, the entire

school community will be work-
This first six CATCH stands for Coordinated ing together to make changes in
Approach to Child Health, and the school health environment.
weeks, at is designed to help schools teach Expect to receive a CATCH
your child’s kids and families about healthy newsletter each six weeks intro-
Middle School, your physical activity and nutritional
ducing new material and infor-
CATCH habits.
As required by the Texas Educa- mation on what to expect from
Team is working to your child.
tion Code, a coordinated school
plan a fun, healthy
health program (CATCH) is fo-
and memorable Please ask your student about
cused on creating a healthy CATCH at school. There will be
year for their
school environment that cele- brief DVD shown at back-to-
students. brates and promotes health and school night on what CATCH
wellness. can do in your middle school.
 Let’s congratulate Miss Alyrice Scott, a rising 8th
grade student at Bedichek Middle School, Austin ISD,
for her winning entry in the CATCH Middle School
Logo Contest. Students from 34 Middle Schools in the
Austin, Pflugerville, Round Rock, and Manor ISD’s
Frozen Yogurt Pops were given two weeks in May to develop and submit
their logo concepts.
Ingredients: The last week in
24 oz yogurt (favorite flavor) May, nearly 500
1 ice cube tray entries were
½ cup of diced/sliced fruit (Optional) submitted, and over
Wooden popsicle sticks 1,100 students
Directions: from the participat-
1. Place 1 piece of diced/sliced fruit ing school districts
in the bottom of each cube holder
voted on the
2. Pour yogurt into the ice cube tray The Bedicheck CATCH Champion, Shauna
3. Place one popsicle stick in each CATCH logo that Duby and Alyrice Scott pictured above with her

cube holder( The popsicle stick they would like to new bicycle and gear from Bicycle Sport Shop.

will lean to one side.) see on CATCH

4. Place in freezer for two hours.
Nutrition Fact
Middle School Materials. As the winning finalist,
Alyrice received a new Trek hybrid bicycle and helmet
from Bicycle Sport Shop. All finalists also received a
$50 gift cards to selected stores and a certificate
celebrating their accomplishment!

Walk and Talk—Parent & Child Activities

Physical activity (PA) can be convenient and fun, when done as a family.
Get some time with your family to walk and talk.
Some talking topics:
Body Image: Talk with your kids about how they view their bodies
and what they can do to keep it looking great.
Consuming one 12oz
can of sugar sweetened Snacks: What types of whole foods do your kids like? Whole foods
are unprocessed foods with no sugar added. Buy one or two of their
soda per day increases a favorites as after school snacks.
child’s risk of obesity
Activity outings: Where would your family like to go around town
by 60%.
and be active together? Do they like bowling, putt-putt, or walks in
Source: Kidshealth.org the park?

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