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Wellness Team
The students love these amazing programs and your help is needed to keep them going!
Page Content The Wellness Team at Carl Sandburg Elementary/Discovery Community School in Kirkland Washington is dedicated to promoting good health at school and at home through efforts recognizing that children need nutritious foods and physical activity in order to learn, grow, and thrive*. This is done through fun programs to help students and families learn about making healthy food and fitness choices while focusing on the whole child! There are many benefits of good nutrition and being fit, including being a better student.
Leader and volunteers for May: Bike, Walk, and bus to school month
The Wellness team is looking for a leader and volunteers for May: Bike, Walk and bus to school month. Please contact Cindy Hopwood at sealvolunteer@hotmail.com for more information.
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Below is a list of the programs developed and promoted by the Wellness Team. Volunteers are needed!! You can take a small part or run the entire program – the time varies by what you would like to do. Consider any of them, or come up with one of your own that you are passionate about. Encourage fellow parents to join the Wellness Team for a great year!
Contact chantalkoch@yahoo.com
Remember, your volunteer time looks great on a resume!
| Program Name |
When |
Description |
Volunteer Time (can share) |
Duties |
| Lunchtime Talks |
Every month |
Provides information to students during lunch about nutrition, fitness and other Wellness programs |
2 hours per month |
Coordinate with school staff and Bastyr volunteers. Present information to classes and follow–up communications via Informer, email to staff and website |
| Bike Walk & Bus day/week/month—A Safe Routes To School Program |
October and May |
Promotes walking/biking/bussing to/from school for a healthier start/end to the day and for a safer school environment with fewer cars. October's event coincides with City of Kirkland’s October Walk to School event and May’s event is conducted in collaboration with Cascade Bicycle Club Bike Month http://www.cbcef.org/bts/bts_elementary.html |
1–2 hours October and May |
Edit communications about program (email to teachers, Informer), coordinate volunteers for handing out stickers (may set up table with snacks and prizes) |
| Fruit and Veggie Samples |
October and March |
A Lake Washington School District Food Services collaboration providing samples of fruits and veggies to all students (October tied in with PACK week and March tied in with March Nutrition month) |
30 minutes–4 hours |
Edit communications about program (email to teachers, Informer), coordinate volunteers for handing out samples, distribute information to parents to create home–school connection |
| P.A.C.K. (Pack Assorted Colors for Kids) |
October |
Encourages students to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables of various colors (one color for each day) http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/?page_id=1922 |
1–2 hours in late September/October and/or spring |
Edit communications about program (email to teachers, Informer), make copies of handouts/activities, coordinate with Food Services staff to put up flyers |
| Fitness Fun |
School Breaks |
Promotes staying active during the school breaks because research suggests activity levels decrease and BMI increases for some kids during breaks |
2–3 hours per break (can be broken into smaller chunks) |
Edit communications about program (email to teachers, Informer), collate and calculate percentage of student participation, put up names or forms of participants and pictures on Wellness board |
| National Nutrition Month |
March |
Inform about eating a healthy, whole, all–natural diet that includes items from the food groups |
1–3 hours |
Edit communications about program (email to teachers, Informer), coordinate with staff for speaker to talk with students during their lunch break, visit classrooms |
| Informer Tips |
Ongoing |
Wellness tips for Informer |
30 minutes monthly |
Provide short (3–6 sentences) Wellness tips for Informer |
| Wellness Board |
Ongoing |
Decorate Wellness Board |
30 minutes monthly |
Change posters and information on Wellness Board |
| Lunch Nutrition |
Ongoing |
Review lunch offerings to assess foods for being whole, all natural and healthy |
Depends on interest |
Review food offerings at lunch, work with server staff and district to improve food quality |
| Trekking Tuesdays |
Ongoing |
Encourages getting to school in a healthy, fun way—by people power: walking or biking! |
1–3 hours per year |
Edit communications about program (email to teachers, Informer), coordinate signs/reminders on Mondays, visit classrooms to educate (offer flags/signs) |
| Pure Food Workshop |
Once a year for 5th and 6th graders |
Workshop for students (during school) and parents (at parent ed) about eating whole, healthy food |
3–5 hours |
Work with staff to set up workshops for 4–6 graders and parent ed workshop |
| Snack Attack |
One-time offering, may become after school activity |
Provided 5th and 6th graders with basic nutrition education and introductory cooking skills, using small kitchen appliances to create healthy and delicious snacks Snack Attack Brochure |
2 hours per week |
Coordinate class, assist with presentation |
| Bastyr Nutrition and Fitness Graduate Student Partnership |
Ongoing |
Facilitate nutrition and fitness programs with Bastyr graduate students |
Varies |
Duties depend on programs |
| Recess Fun! A Lake Washington Institute of Technology Partnership |
Ongoing daily |
Facilitate recess activities program – organized, group and individual ideas about how to make moving fun! |
1-2 hours per week or month |
Assist in implementation of Fitness Program student plan |
| Recess Rovers |
TBA–awaiting support |
Provides option for kids to stay active during recess. Laps are counted and miles are added up individually and collectively to be tracked on a map. |
1–2 hours per month |
Edit communications about program (email to teachers, Informer), coordinate volunteers for helping track laps, calculate individual and school miles |
| Wellness Library |
Ongoing |
Provides books, games for teachers to use—may open up to families |
2–4 hours per year |
Work with librarian to stock and advertise Wellness books, games, DVDs, CDs. |
* Guidance in these efforts may be taken from the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA). NANA created a set of model policies after the U.S. Congress passed the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (this Act requires school receiving federal funding for lunch programs to establish Wellness Policies). NANA's model policies were developed by more than 50 health, physical activity, nutrition and education professionals from a variety of national and state organizations. Click here to find out more about legislation passed to improve the quality of school lunches Healthy, Hunger–Free Kids Act of 2010. Please contact Chantal Mees Koch to get involved.
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Lunch Talk May 22 and 23: Unusual FoodsAmerica is known as a melting pot. We live in a very colorful society with many different flavors, customs, and cultures living together simultaneously. One of the many benefits that this brings to us is a wide variety of food available for everyone to try. Click here to see the full script introducing seaweed and how to deal with unexpected or unusual foods! HydrationDid you know seventy percent of the human body is made up of water? Fall Flavors of Squash - New!These lunch time talks provide fun and interesting information to students about nutrition, fitness and being healthy.
Step It Up in May for Bike/Walk/Bus to School MonthWelcome to Walk, Bike and Bus to School Month! This is a great opportunity to get to school in a fun way in May! Many principles for this program are incorporated from Safe Routes to School and Cascade Bicycle Club in order to keep students safe on their way to/from school by encouraging taking the bus, walking, biking or carpooling to decrease the number of cars around our school community and to increase safety, health, air quality, community-building, fitness, traffic relief, and environmental awareness. The Family Biking Guide: A how-to manual for all stages of family bikingFor great Family Biking Tips, this PDF is endorsed by Cascade Bicycle Club. "The Family Biking Guide: A how-to manual for all stages of family biking – from biking while pregnant to biking your child to school.” For the specifics on Biking Your Child to School, check out Page 6 (PDF pg. 8)! Here are a few reasons riding to school with your child is a great idea:
* Finding them a safe route;
* Quality time in often busy schedules;
* An opportunity to teach safe cycling skills. Pedestrian SafetyDrivers, parents and kids can all do their part to help keep our streets safe for child pedestrians. Here are resourses to help you keep your kids safe. PedBee!Check out Kirkland's own PedBee: a pedestrian safety mascot! Bike Rider ContractThis is the school's bike rider contract for students in grades 4-6 who wish to ride their bikes to school. October is International Walk to School Month!Join kids and families around the globe to walk, bike and bus to school in October with a kick-off celebration October 5th! This month-long event is designed to keep students safe on their way to/from school by encouraging taking the bus, walking, biking or carpooling to decrease the number of cars around our school community and to increase safety, health, air quality, community-building, fitness, traffic relief, and environmental awareness.
Fruits and VegetablesHere you will find information and recipes for the healthy, whole foods that have been offered as free samples during lunch twice a year for four years provided by LWSD Food Services. This program requires many volunteers and often provides a first-time taste to students of whole foods they may have never tried including cabbage, spinish, jicama, bell pepper, couscous salad and much more!!
Fitness Fun - Spring BreakFitness Fun is a great reminder for kids and families to stay active before, during and after school Breaks. To participate, just turn in the completed Fitness Fun sheet by the first Friday after break to your teacher or the office indicating how you kept moving during break.
Brent Holm's BioRecess Fun
Meet Brent Holm, a part of the Wellness Team at Sandburg Elementary/Discovery Community School. Brent visits students at lunch recess once a week to bring fun games and to encourage ALL students to be active ! Click the title to read Brent's full bio.
The Broccoli ReportDid you know, eating steamed broccoli reduces the risk of a heart attack by boosting the body's ability to fight off cell damage? Read the Broccoli Report written by Lilja Jonsson to find out more! More Matters!Get lots of helpful information about fruits and vegetables, you can even sign up to receive a newsletter in your email. Healthy Snack IdeasHere is advice on exposing your children to vegetables, fruits and other healthy snacks Green Halloween!Make healthy habits for Halloween (and other holidays too) - lots of tips and tricks here
Snack AttackThis fun class was conducted by Bastyr nutrition graduate students with PTSA grant funds to teach basic nutrition education and introductory cooking skills using small kitchen appliances to create healthy and delicious snacks. This brocure contains basic information and recipes that was presented during the class.
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