Healthy Kids = Smarter Brain

Healthy habits are a big part of being a student who is ready to learn.  Teachers wear workout clothes on Wednesday to encourage students to BOWOW (Bike or Walk on Wednesdays) and to teach students about our Colorado State Health Standards.

 In regards to healthy eating, we discuss green light, yellow light and red light foods.  Green light foods are foods we should eat a lot of!  We encourage students to eat 2 green light foods per meal.  Green light foods help us feel good and exercise.  Yellow light foods are foods that are good for us too.  Red light foods are foods we should STOP and think about.  These are foods for special occasions.  How can you help at home?  Serve green light foods at each meal and send them for snack.

Hydration is so important for our brain.  We take breaks throughout our day to drink water.  You can help at home by offering water and encouraging your child to drink 2 water bottles each day.

We are meeting Colorado State Standard for Physical and Personal Wellness by eating healthy, drinking water and exercising.  Students should be moving 60 minutes per day.  Here at school we do lots of recess and enjoy our time in P.E. 

You can help at home by helping your child play outside 30-60 minutes each day!

Lastly, we also discuss emotional and social wellness.  Colorado State Health Standard states that students should demonstrate how to express emotions in healthy ways.  Many problems are discussed and solved through brainstorming at morning CREW or end of day CREW.  We use "CFR".

C is for compliment or complaint...."I like it when..., "I don't like it when...."

F is for feeling.  "It makes me feel...."

R is for request.  "Next time, please..."

In first grade, we are working on expressing our feelings in a calm voice without yelling, crying or harming others.  

Ask your child how CFR works and practice it during meal time.

Thanks for helping our kids stay healthy, both physically and emotionally!