Teaching Good Health Habits

An apple a day may keep the doctor away but good health involves a lot more than one serving of fruit Students and family members in Sawyer learned a few tips for living a healthy lifestyle today during the school s 2nd annual Health and Fitness Day Participants were able to attend several information sessions dealing with topics like eye and dental health drug prevention and healthy cooking They also met with professionals who specialize in activities such as andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t danceandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Danceandamp lt aandamp gt scuba diving and martial arts Sawyer Elementary Principal Bonnie Pedersen says even though students are without their usual textbooks and papers they still learn a lot Bonnie Pedersen Sawyer Elementary Principal andamp quot They love having a day that s not school in their opinion So the fact that we can kind of sneak some andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t educationandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt educationandamp lt aandamp gt in there and have them learning things and getting up and getting active which we know we all need to do some it s been wonderful The kids they don t walk to sessions they run andamp quot Pedersen hopes to continue the event for many more years