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Healthy Basket Program!!
As you know, we have recently implemented a Healthy Basket Program at Sheridan Public School. This program has been very well received by the staff and students at the school. Our thanks to Chantal Ingram, from the Halton Food for Thought program who came in to introduce this program to each classroom.
This Nutrition Program provides a basket of healthy snacks in each classroom for students who still feel hungry after eating their own snacks or for those who may have forgotten their lunches at home. Please remind your children that the baskets are there for them when they find they haven't packed enough food and need something extra to eat. Encourage them to let you know so that you can make sure they always have enough food to carry them through the day. A full stomach equals a mind that's ready to learn!
The following snacks can be found in the baskets each week: Kelloggs Nutrigrain bars, Kelloggs All Bran Bars (excluding chocolate chip), Kelloggs Munch ‘Ems (excluding chocolate chip), Fruit Cups in Juice (no syrup), Applesauce cups and Cloverleaf Tuna Snack-Its. Thank you to the Cancilla family who recently donated a case of applesauce as well as a box of Kelloggs Nutrigrain Bars.
Danielle Ferguson
Healthy Snack Co-ordinator
Four_fergusons@hotmail.com
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Wednesday/Thursday Healthy Snack Program
| Our third year providing healthy snacks to Sheridan's students is coming to an end! The Sheridan Healthy Snack Team's mandate is to make sure that students are being provided with a healthy snack option twice a week. We also want to ensure that no Sheridan student goes hungry during the school day so this year we implemented the Sheridan Healthy Basket program which has been a great success!
Did you know that studies indicate that students who are hungry have difficulty concentrating, may display behavioral problems, and are less alert and often lethargic? We know that what children eat profoundly affects their ability to learn. Working families, demanding schedules, or simply a child's lack of interest in eating breakfast are some of the reasons children come to school hungry. We've noticed that the students are often trying something new (even picky eaters will join in because they see their classmates enjoying the food).
The final snack day will be Thursday, June 10th. For the month of June we will not have a formal menu as we use up our existing stock- applesauce, crackers & cheese, cream cheese & melba toast, as well as lots of fruits and vegetables will be served. It has been a wonderful year and we believe that all of the students at Sheridan have enjoyed their Wednesday and Thursday snack.
We'd like to thank the Halton Food for Thought organization for providing funding to make sure that we are able to feed our students. And of course the program wouldn't be possible without the amazing Healthy Snack Team volunteers: Ann Carbray, Sherri Coutts, Mayling Chung, Heather Brooks, Jill Sprawson and Hanlie Jacobs as well as Mrs. Dionisio's 4th Grade Class who enthusiastically show up every week to help deliver the snacks to each of the classrooms. We'd also like to thank Mr. Ferreria for his help in making sure we were all set up in the kitchen every Wednesday and Thursday!
It takes a lot of people to make this program work and we're always looking for volunteers. If you'd like to volunteer for the 2010-2011 school year (either as part of the team which creates the menus, a snack shopper or as kitchen preparation help (Wednesdays and/or Thursdays from 9:15AM to approximately 11AM), please feel free to contact me at four_fergusons@hotmail.com or (905) 582-9160.
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