MISS HUNDTS CLASS NEWS

Sleep and Student Performance at School

from the Journal of School Health
Did you know that most children need 9 hours of sleep? There are many reasons that kids today dont have that much sleep and well talk about that next week. For now, here are some important facts to think about while keeping up with your childs routines. Professor Howard Taras and Director William Potts-Datema (of Partnerships for Children's Health) have looked at a number of research articles, all reporting how important the connection is between poor sleep in school-aged children and the association of quality and quantity of sleep with academic performance. Their article provides organized sources of information that show the outcomes of several studies that looked at the effects of lack of sleep. While some of the studies looked at older students (high school), the findings can be helpful to gauge how young children could react in similar situations (re. bedtime, etc.).

Shadybrook Elementary
Nov e m be r 1 , 2 0 1 3

Current Sleep Statistics of Elementary & Adolescent Students

Parent Teacher Conferences Tuesday, November 5, 4 P.M. School Assembly This week's school assembly is about sleep. Children may come to school dressed in their pajamas on Thursday. Dont be a sleep monster!

Lack of sleep impacts how children function in school.

972 students (3 -5

rd

th

Outcomes of Questionnaires
grade)

1,000 students (9th-12th grade): (7.7 hours/night on weekends) 90% feel groggy at school from sleepiness 4,781 students (11th grade): 6.4 hours/day - mean total of sleep time Entire 12th grade:

43% - have sleeping difficulties

Average of 6.7 hours of sleep/night on weekdays

Among 132 poor sleepers, 21% failed 1 or more years of school (a significantly higher % than children without sleep problems). 449 students (9-14 year olds): 15% - have sleeping problems 43% - hard to get up in the morning 25% - dont feel well rested

Students with late bedtimes had poorer grades. 3,120 students (13-19 year olds): As students get older, there was a decrease of 45 minutes of sleep/night due to later bedtimes. Students with Cs, Ds and Fs went to bed 40 minutes later than A and B students.

Next week: Common Reasons for Lack of Sleep

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70 million
Americans have sleep disorders

~25% of sleep disorder cases are pediatric cases

The required amount of restful, uninterrupted sleep varies for different individuals, but as a rule of thumb, adults need 7-9 hours of sleep, adolescents need 9 hours, toddlers and children need 10-13 hours, kids younger than 2 need up to 14 hours, and infants require as much as 18 hours of sleep. - Dr. Carol Ash

Dr. Ash says that children should be keeping a regular sleep schedule. Most kids need to be in bed by 9 PM to get enough sleep."

There are more than

80

different sleep disorders

Next week: Common Reasons for Lack of Sleep