Week of Action:  Healthy Start


Year 7s brush up on Oral Health

This week our Year 7s had a visit from our School Nurses to promote oral health, discuss good teeth brushing technique and raising awareness of what food and drinks are high in sugar and therefore bad for teeth.

Did you know that you should wait half an hour before brushing your teeth after eating or drinking?



Student School Nurse plays the sugar
 game with Year 7 students

This is just one of the facts that Year 7 students took away from their lunchtime learning session with the School Nurses.  As part of a national 'week of action' led by the Department of Health, which celebrates the role of school nurses in providing children with a healthy start, students brushed up on their tooth care techniques.  They learned how long they should be brushing for, how much toothpaste they should use and how much sugar goes into their favourite soft drinks, with some surprising results for juice friends.

 

Supporting families to give children and young people the best start to life

Friends of Brookvale Park secure a Guinness World Record

Yesterday Friends of Brookvale Park in Stockland Green came together to plant around 3,000 bulbs in Brookvale Park to form a memorial garden to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I and secure a Guinness World Record for their efforts.



'Operation Peacebulb' saw participants plant five bulbs to secure the Guinness World Record for 'Most people planting flower bulbs simultaneously'.



Our very own Miss Wootton Year 7 and Miss Wootton Year 9, as well as many students from Stockland Green participated in this event.



The Guinness World Record breaking event was organised by Birmingham Open Spaces Forum, Stockland Green Ward Advisory Board and Stockland Green Neighbourhood Police Team.



 



 

The creation of the memorial garden will be a fitting tribute to one local resident in particular. Councillor Penny Holbrook, said: “As we were researching the plans for this memorial our Stockland Green History group uncovered the story of local resident John Biddle. John was a gardener who joined the Royal Navy during the First World War. Tragically he never came home and was killed aged just 23.   To remember John a footpath next to the memorial garden will be forever known as the ‘John Biddle Walk.’ The path will overlook the flower beds blossoming for years to come. I’m sure it is something John would have approved of and will allow him to oversee our efforts!”



In the run up to the record attempt, the group has been humbled by the community spirit already shown.

 

Sergeant James Reid: “As the sergeant responsible for the Stockalnd Green area it has come as little surprise to me to see the enthusiasm shown by everyone involved. We really have the chance to create a memorial that remembers the past in future generations to come and this opportunity is being grasped.”