• Well rested pupils do perform better in school.

• Doctors think that most children need to get about 10-12 hours of sleep every day.

• Sleep gives your body a chance to focus energy on things that help to keep you healthy.

• Sleep also gives your body a chance to use energy to fight off the germs that can make.

• Sleep not only gives your body a rest, it gives your brain a rest, too!

• Your brain also sorts out your feelings while you sleep.

• Sleep makes you better at solving problems at home and at school.

• A balanced, varied diet is essential to make sure children get all the nutrients and energy they need to develop and stay healthy. 

• To get the most out of a healthy diet, children need to drink 6-8 glasses of water a day, get at least 60 minutes of exercise a day and get enough sleep. 

• A healthy diet will help your child maintain a healthy weight.

• Sugary drinks and food should be limited to help prevent tooth decay.

It is advised that parents and kids should have a conversation about online time usage and safety. Focus less on how much time they spend online and more on the content children consume. It is recommended parents follow the following Guide to Monitoring Screen Time:

• Minimize screen time, especially for very young children

• Mitigate the negative screen time effects with educational or uplifting content 

• Be Mindful of when screens are being used. Create household guidelines, such as no screens during the morning rush or while completing chores.

• Model Positive Habits. Put phones away during conversations or during dinner.

In this assembly the children looked at how the brain works. We looked out how the brain is split onto two different sides and then looked at how we could get both sides of the brain working together. 

We looked at some Brain Gym exercises.

Brain Gym movements to directly target and stimulate the brain to help a child reach their academic potential. The idea behind Brain Gym is to use physical movement to access different parts of the brain. Parents and teachers can use these types of movements to help their child or student based on behavior, comprehension or retention, organization, executive function, and communication.

Some days it seems like our concentration is under attack from all sides. In fact, concentration is affected by both internal and external or environmental factors. If you want to learn how to improve focus and memory, it helps to understand what’s getting in the way now.

• Distraction. We are bombarded by a constant flow of information, whether new or old, during the process of doing something. 

• Environment. Depending on what you are doing, the environment can affect your focus. Obviously, a noise level that is too loud is a problem, but many people also have difficulty concentrating when it is too quiet.

• Sleep, Diet and Exercise all help to stay focused

All of these elements can affect your concentration. Thankfully, they are also all addressable.