SLIDE 1 Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle: Lincoln Students, Staff, and Community
Presenters: Heather Gauthier, Principal Brandi Grady, Kindergarten Teacher Mary Rowley, 2nd Grade Teacher Mia Sargent, 2nd Grade Teacher Danielle Klimcsak, FoodCorps service member
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Garden Project
*Grant received from Tide and Time in Spring of 2016 *Community members volunteered to build garden beds and cold frames. *Collaborated with administration. *School-wide project.
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Healthy School Toolkit: FoodCorps Action Plan
*Collaborating with a representative of FoodCorps *Developing an annual action plan with school goals in hands on lessons, healthy cafeteria food and a schoolwide culture of health
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Collaboration with Classroom Teachers...
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Lessons focus on nutrition, food and garden based topics
SLIDE 6 Second graders playing a game after learning how night and day affect plants and growth!
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Making Salads From All Five Food Groups
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Trying new foods...
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Conducting ‘Taste Tests’ with our students...
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FoodCorps support...
*Assisting the school with obtaining materials to promote healthy eating, and hands-on lessons and activities *Sharing resources with our families and getting the community involved
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Snap- Ed: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
*Organization funded by the USDA that provides learning opportunities for students in the classroom. *K-2: Taught lessons on healthy snacks, MyPlate, and nutrition. *3-6: Comparison of calories in different foods and making conscious health choices when it comes to eating.
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Sprout Scouts
Year 1: 2016- 2017 *35-50 students met biweekly *Prepared garden beds *Planted seedlings *Held seedling fundraiser through FedCo. *Guest speakers - local farmers
SLIDE 13 Guest Speakers Planting Making Mini Gardens for Home
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Preparing a Healthy Snack
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Growing Bucket Potatoes
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Sprout Scouts
Year 2: 2017-2018 *60-70 students are currently enrolled. *Constructing cold frames to extend the season. *Seed fundraiser through FedCo. to raise money for snacks and materials.
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Multicultural Food Fair
*Four different regions around the world represented. *Multiple families prepared foods and presented.
SLIDE 18 Future Goals: What is next!
- Educate about and utilize rain barrel and composter.
- Continue to expand our current garden.
- Expanding our Multi-Cultural event.
- Construct an Outside Classroom to be utilized by teachers to extend learning
- pportunities.
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Sprout Scouts
Student Speakers Christopher Brown, Grade 4 Emily Foster, Grade 3 Daniel Fortunato, Grade 1
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Sprout Scouts was featured in the Kennebec Journal and on WABI-TV5 http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/11/13/gar den-club-at-augusta-elementary-school- promotes-healthy-living/
