Kids follow parents' lead on fruits and vegetables

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents who want their preschoolers to eat their fruits and vegetables should probably practice what they preach, a new study suggests.

In a study of more than 1,300 families, researchers found that when parents boosted their own consumption of fruits and vegetables, so did their young children.

The findings, reported in the journal Preventive Medicine, point to the importance of parents "modeling" a healthy diet for their preschoolers. They also suggest that educating parents on nutrition early on could help address the problem of childhood obesity, the researchers say.

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Wellness Channel June Holiday Activities

Hi, Beacons!

We hope you are hard at work trying out some of the suggested activities that were given out to you on Thursday, 28 May 2009. Do try as many projects as you can and show them to your PE teachers when school re-opens! Do bring the worksheet along for your PE teacher to sign.

Remember, mystery prizes await!

Celebrate Humanity

This video clip from YouTube shows us the true spirit of the Olympics. It shows us an athlete who persisted in finishing the race even though he was hurt. It shows us a relay team that celebrated winning the bronze medal as though they had won the gold medal! It shows us that you do not have to be tall and big to achieve.

These athletes show us that the Olympics is more than just about sports. The Olympics is about friendship, respect and excellence.

Introducing Russia!

We are proud to be assigned to Russia as one of our partner National Olympic Committee (NOC) countries. In addition, we have been twinned with a primary school in Russia, Municipal Primary School. The school is located in the city of Krasnodar in the west of Russia.

Click on the following links to find out more about Russia, Krasnodar and Municipal Primary School.
• All about Russia: [Link 1] [Link 2]
• City of Krasnodar: [Link 1] [Link 2]
• Russian language
• Municipal Primary School (in Russian as the English version is still being constructed)
• Russian Olympians: [Sergey Bubka] [Alexander Popov]
• Famous Russians: [Yuri Gagarin] [Garry Kasparov]
• Famous Russian sportspersons [Maria Sharapova] [Andrei Arshavin]

Introducing Qatar!

One of the countries that our school has been twinned with for the AYG is Qatar. Qatar is a country in the Middle East. The country's main language is Arabic. Some of the sports in which they excel in the international arena are athletics and soccer.

Click the links below to find out more about Qatar.
• All about Qatar: [Link 1] [Link 2] [Link 3]
• Arabic language
• Qatari Olympians: [Talal Mansour]
• Qatar Tourism Information
• Qatar’s leading English newspaper

The Asian Youth Games are coming!

The AYG 2009 will be held in Singapore from 29 June to 7 July. About 1,400 athletes from 45 countries are anticipated to compete at the 1st AYG Singapore 2009

These are the details:

No. of sports:

9 sports - Aquatics (Swimming and Diving), Athletics, Bowling, Basketball FIBA 33 (3-on-3), Beach Volleyball, Football, Sailing, Shooting and Table-Tennis

No of Sports Events: 90

Games Village: Swissotel

Age of athletes: 14 to 17 years old

Website: http://www.ayg2009.sg/

Event Venues:

Aquatics: Singapore Sports School - Swimming, Diving: Toa Payoh Swimming Complex
Athletics: Bishan Sports Complex

Basketball FIBA 33 (3-on-3): Anglican High School

Beach Volleyball: Sentosa

Bowling: Downtown East

Football: Jalan Besar Stadium

Sailing: National Sailing Centre (East Coast Park)

Shooting: SAFRA Yishun

Table-Tennis: Toa Payoh Sports Hall

Mascot: Frasia (Friends of Asia)

Welcome, Beacons!

Welcome to the Wellness Channel Portal of Beacon Primary School. Here, you will find updates, activities, learning resources as well as space to discuss with your peers and teachers on anything related to health and total well-being. Do visit us regularly and give us your inputs on how we can make this portal exciting.