After learning so many things about the benefits of drinking water, the water student leaders at Vincent Massey planned a week of activities to bring this information to the rest of the school. During the last week of November, they surveyed the classes to find out which fruits people would like the most in their water and based on the results, it was determined that watermelon, raspberry and mango were the favourites. So for three days at lunch and recesses in December, the water leaders sold fruit-infused water to students and staff. The money they raised was donated to Simcoe... Continue reading

The Journal – Part I

In the beginning, there were but water bottles dropped off at the school. We unpacked them and counted how many were needed for each class in the school. We separated them into smaller bags and sent the Water Does Wonders leaders on a mission to distribute these valuables. Each “handing of the bag” included a presentation by the Water Does Wonders team of leaders about the benefits of getting proper nutrition and exercise. Time passed.

The picture below shows the packed storage cupboards after the water bottles arrived at school:

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Beau Valley Public School Leaders showcased the benefits of water in their Water Does Wonders school action plan

Student leaders at Beau Valley Pubic School attended the student leadership conference on November 15 and learned how they could share the message to drink more water and become change-makers in their school. When they came back to school they worked with their teacher –leader Mr. Garey and school nurse to plan several activities to share what they learned. They created a sugar shocker display in the hallway to illustrate how water was a healthier choice over juice, pop and other sugar... Continue reading

Sherwood Public School – Water Squad Team

Sherwood Public School’s Water Team started bringing messages about reducing sugar-sweetened beverages and drinking water to their school community right away!

In November, the team set up an interactive display at the Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds family health night at their school. The display showed how much sugar is in common drinks such as pop, juice, and sports drinks. Over 100 parents and students attended the event.

In December, the water team was hard at work promoting the importance of drinking water with students and staff through school wide announcements, putting up posters... Continue reading

We did an information skit showing the different sugar contentin a variety of drinks (i.e. apple juice, gatorade and coke) showcasing thatWATER is a healthier option.

An upcoming event is to invite various classes to test theirknowledge of the sugar content in a variety of drinks other than water.

Dana Elliott

St. John BoscoGrade 6 teacher

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Our team works during literacy time to discuss our plans.We've planned announcements, contests, and prize distribution, and we've evenorganized a few game shows! We have also met up with a nurse, and discussed thingswe'll need for the show.

We still have to present our game show, and we need to startwater week, which includes a poster contest, and announcements. At our gameshow for grades K-6, we'll giveout flavoured water recipes for anyone who wants them. This gameshow will be at our school's healthand wellness fair, so we'll go through each grade easily.

We are excited to begin our Water does Wonders Challenge within our school! Our posters and announcements are ready for our school! Looking forward to kicking off our new adventure!

-Village Union

In the month of November we ran a water bottle flipping challenge in each phys ed class. Flipping a water bottle was a very popular thing to do at our school until it was banned. We gave the students the opportunity to show off their skill however in the gym. The students would compete against their grade level with the top 8 from each grade winning a water bottle that was provided from the city. It worked extremely well, as the students got to be competitive and win a prize at the end. The water bottles have been seen now... Continue reading

Students who attended the Water Does Wonders workshop were excited to share what they have learned! The grade 5's who attended presented the information to their fellow classmates. They showed students the amount of sugar that was in each drink. They are currently working on a presentation to share with the younger students at our school!

On December 1st, our Water Does Wonders team stayed late to present at our Math Night for parents. Greeting our guests with samples of infused water, the team then gave water bottles to students and explained how much sugar is in the beverages we drink. There was an activity where kids and their parents could match the sugar to the drink and information posters with facts galore.

Near that station was our Health Nurse who helped parents sign up for the Healthy Family Challenge. At that station there was information about the contest, prizes and laptops so they could sign... Continue reading