Sunday, May 31, 2020

Week 6/1-6/5

Joyful June
Happy June, Grizzlies! Check out this Action Calendar: Joyful June to help us look for what's good even in difficult times:

Wellness Focus: Healthy Living
Childhood obesity affects children's physical health, including increased rates of asthma, sleep apnea, bone and joint problems, Type 2 diabetes, and risk factors for heart disease. Psychological functioning may also be affected, including depression, lower self-esteem, bullying victimization, and social isolation. 

 Factors that contribute to obesity include: 
  1. Biology: genetics and metabolism
  2. Behavior: eating, drinking, and physical activity
  3. Environment: the communities where children live, learn, and play
Click here for more information regarding Healthy Living. In addition, please watch Prince Ea's "A Message From Your Body" which discusses how to destress and take care of you below: 
Our District has developed a Wellness Policy that is focused on improving the health of students. The policy was developed by the Wellness Committee, which includes teachers and administrators of various departments. The Wellness Committee has a goal to expand to both students and parents in the future with the following goals:
  1. Increase participation in the school breakfast program by five percentage points.
  2. Study the impact, through the Curriculum Council, of offering a formalized health course at each high school.
  3. Increase the percentage of students in the “Healthy Fitness Zone” on the Physical Fitness Test for 5th, 7th, and 9th by 5 percentage points.
  4. Increase the number of students who show growth in one or more areas on the Physical Fitness Test given tri-annually to 50 percent. 
  5. Increase the number of students participating in extracurricular physical activity as measured by a question on the School Effectiveness Survey.
In addition, children will be able to receive food from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each weekday during closures at the following schools:
  • Fairview Elementary - 830 1st Street, Fairfield
  • Grange Middle - 1975 Blossom Ave, Fairfield
  • Suisun Elementary - 725 Golden Eye Way, Suisun City
You can also click here for more food resources. 

App Spotlight: MyFitnessPal
Click here for MyFitnessPal (Apple and Google Play). MyFitnessPal helps you to achieve your goals whether you want to lose weight, tone up, get healthy, change your habits, or start a new diet.  Also, check out "How Exercise Makes you Smarter and a Better Student" by Med School Insiders which discusses the benefits of self-discipline and self-regulatory behavior:
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