Wellness in the Classroom

Healthy Choices in the Library 

Students from Mrs. Paradis' class listen to Mrs. Sparks as she reads books focused on healthy eating habits. Some of the titles the library featured: Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert, Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert, The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons, and Rah Rah Radishes by April Pulley Sayre.

Nutrition focus in Physical Education

Students from Mrs. Langston's class listen to Ms. Doe as they talk about making healthy choices to fill up "my plate". Student's shared their choices of fruits, grains, vegetables, protein and dairy to have a healthy balanced meal.

March 26th classroom connection

Healthy Kids' Snacks
Here are some ideas for healthy snack options.


Maine Seasonal Food Guide

This guide will help you pick the fruits and vegetables that are in season. Not only will they taste better but you can buy them locally and save money too!

Helpful ideas for home

What to do with picky eaters? 

         

Get your portions in proportion


















10 Tips to a GREAT PLATE

                                                           How to be a food role model

Wellness in the classroom

Mr. Rosenblum's Tai Chi time 

Students in Mr. Rosenblum's classroom utilized the outdoor classroom to engage in Tai chi on a beautiful sunny morning. 

Mrs. Tierney's Rainbow of Healthy Snacks 

Mrs. Tierney's class add color to the rainbow of healthy snacks in their classrooms. The students pick the color that best represents their snacks. For example, if they had a banana they would add yellow to the rainbow.

Student's in Ms. Wheeler's classroom study the different body systems. 

The classes of Wheeler and Westra are studying the digestive system as part of the Human Body science unit. We spent today's class looking at where nutrients come from and which foods give us those nutrients. We are also focusing on different things we can do to keep our body systems healthy and working right...from eating foods rich in calcium to help our bones/skeletal system to stretching and warming up/cooling down when exercising (muscular systems) and refraining from smoking (respiratory system) etc. The goal of the next two lessons is to reinforce that much of what we eat helps keep our systems running smoothly. 

Students studying for the quiz on the body systems

Mystery Fruits and Vegetables Grades 3-5

A message from Kathy Earle 3-5 Physical Education Teacher:

In conjunction with our nutrition focus for the month of March, I have, once again, organized a "Mystery Fruit and Vegetable" Guessing Game" in PE. Martha Poliquin is providing a different mystery fruit and vegetable each week during March for us. Students may make one guess for the fruit and one guess for the vegetable each week. Ballots/guesses are collected in the gym during PE or before school.

The students can do research to figure out the fruits and vegetables or take a trip to the grocery store with their parents.

On Friday morning of each week, the lucky (correct) guesser for the fruit and vegetable will be drawn. The "prize" is an extra activity period for his/her class to play Jedi Knight. 

Something new this year... Martha is providing "tastes" of the mystery fruits and vegetables on Fridays for the students. Hot and cold lunch students will have a chance to have a taste. (Isn't Martha wonderful!)

Eat well!

Kathy E.

Healthy Food Classroom Connection

Check out these ideas for a healthy breakfast and great kid friendly snack ideas!

                             

 Breakfast is Best   

Kids Snacks

                                         

"You Brush Your Teeth"

School Nurse, Sue Raatikainen, is teaching a dental hygiene class to Mrs. Paradis and Mrs. Sinnett's classes. These kindergarteners learned about good dental health habits and nutritious foods that will help their teeth last for a lifetime.

Nutrition Game for Kids

This is a fun game that encourages kids to pick the right "fuel" of fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy and activity to fill their ship. It helps kids learn which snacks and activities are the best choices for healthy living. 

Blast Off!

Monday March 5th Classroom Connection

Each Monday the Nurse's office will share exciting nutrition information with the classroom teachers to incorporate in their lessons. We will also share them on the blog so families can continue the message at home. Just click the links below to follow along! 

Food Champs

What Are Go Foods, Slow Foods, Whoa Foods?

     My Plate Coloring Page