JES Wellness News: 1/15/15
We have exciting GRANT NEWS! JES has been awarded two grants!
The first is called Eat Well/ Play More and is through the North Country YMCA. We will receive almost $3000 to help us extend our garden growing season with hoop systems and classroom grow stations. Also, we will purchase supplies for a mobile cooking cart to be used for cooking activities and taste tests in the classrooms. Last, we will expand our classroom activity breaks (JAMS) to include JAM videos created by 4th graders and all-school monthly JAMS. Here is a link to the video we created as part of the grant application. http://vimeo.com/110500273
Here are the first JAM videos created by our 4th graders:
The second grant is through Chittenden Solid Waste District with the match from a district Wellness Grant and will help us to get a second water fountain with a bottle fill station in the third grade hallway.
Third Annual JAM World Record:
JES will participate for the third time in setting a new International JAM World Record! Last year, 1,387,566 people participated! That is the number to beat! We will do our part at JES on February 12th at 10am to help break the record! See http://www.jamschoolprogram.com/jamday for more information.
JES Recycles!
We have started to recycle containers in the cafeteria that come to us from home brought lunches. Encourage your children to find the recycle bin for their yogurt containers, apple sauce containers, etc. Yogurt tubes and capri suns can not be recycled. Consider choosing a different lunch product. Way to go JES!
Taste Test News:
A new taste test program is getting under way. In addition to our taste tests, we have added all school food lessons/ cooking shows, a food-of-the month, a recipe contest and increased nutritional information in the cafeteria. December’s food-of-the-month was KALE and this month it is SWEET POTATOS. Last month students tried two kale dishes. See the wellness blog for recipes and voting results! This month we will try roasted sweet potatoes and sweet potato mash. For the recipe contest, help your child to write down their favorite sweet potato recipe, or they can create their own. The winner will be featured on the JES menu! The recipe contest form is at the end of this notice.
Here is a video of the first food lesson: http://vimeo.com/114034944
Create your OWN Sweet Potato Recipe!
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Example 2 cups Peeled and cubed sweet potatoes
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