Barnes Healthy Kids Day celebrates good habits

PUMP UP THE JAMS: A dance party took place on the blacktop outdoors, showing students that physical fitness can be fun.

(Sun Rise photos by Jen Cowart)

A lesson in choosing healthy snacks took place in the school cafeteria in addition to all of the outdoor stations.

LISTEN UP: A lesson in food safety was part of the day’s events, helping students to form safe kitchen and cooking habits.

DECISIONS, DECISIONS: Learning to discern healthy drinks from unhealthy drinks was one of the stations in the students’ rotation.

A visit from the Johnston Fire Department gave students a close-up look at an ambulance out on the front lawn of the school.

Posted Thursday, June 8, 2017 4:29 pm

By Jen Cowart

The Sarah Dyer Barnes school community was outside and enjoying the sunshine for the entire day on Thursday, June 1 as they celebrated their annual Healthy Kids Day, a day in which to focus on healthy habits including nutrition, safety and physical fitness. Guests from within the community hosted stations, which the students rotated through as they learned more about having a healthy lifestyle and making healthy choices.