CATENA STRONG Wellness Council Wednesday, November 19, 2014 6:15pm – JJC Media Room Mission – Support and assist the school community in providing health education resources, programs, tools, and initiatives to help JJC students, staff, and families to maintain and improve their health and wellbeing. Key Focus Areas
Eat more fruits and vegetables Make better beverage choices Eat less fast and fatty foods Perform at least 150 minutes of physical activity a week Spend less time watching TV and playing “inactive” electronic games
Year 4 Goals
Year 4 data collection Support Healthy U Program goals and objectives Maintain strong participation and satisfaction in programs
November 19, 2014 Attendees: Jessica Ward, Jeff Huguenin, Michelle Hamilton, Desiree Curley, Jill Sharon, Jamie Newinski, Anne-Marie Neumann, Mary Banks, Jenn Karmazin
Introductions Teacher “Gifts of Kindness” Initiative - Jessica W. o Our first session is tomorrow presented by Karin Weinstein with Chair Yoga at 8am o Desiree is interested in possibly hosting a session on December 10th, but needs to check her calendar. o Jill is able to do a session on January 14th with a focus on New Year’s Resolutions and Healthy options. o Other dates that we are hoping to fill are: February 11h, March 11th and April? If anyone is interested in hosting a session that you feel would be appropriate for the teachers, please let us know. Garden Club Wrap-up – Samantha C. and Jamie N. o Ended up with close to 90 children by the end of the program. o Great job to Samantha and Jamie on leading this group in October! o Looking to start again on Tuesdays in May o Hoping to do a kick-off program on Earth Day on April 22nd 5th Grade Student Ambassadors – Michelle H. o Michelle has pictures from Family Fun Night that will be available soon! o Meeting weekly with Ambassadors
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They are making the morning announcements, and they are helping with Turkey Trot by creating posters and a cheer to get the school motivated o They are also hoping to create a Puppet Show for grades K-3. o They are doing a great job, and are very enthusiastic! Great job, Michelle! Turkey Trot Pennant Sale – Jessica W. o We have a total of 116 pennants that will be displayed next Tuesday at the Turkey Trot o Jennifer and Christina will be meeting at 7:45am to display them along with the student ambassadors. o We are also purchasing water for the 4th and 5th grade runners from the Wellness Council that Michelle will bring to the school on Monday. o Mrs. Banks is still in need of more parent volunteers during the Turkey Trot, especially along the 1-mile run route. If you are able to volunteer, please make sure you register on the VolunteerSpot (instructions below) Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: 1) Click this link to see our Sign-Up on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/bRYTmV 2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like. 3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on VolunteerSpot. Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.
Smoothie Sales – Jessica W. o Next Smoothie Sale is December 12th o If you know you can help that morning, save the date and be ready for an email to come looking for volunteers. Healthy U update – Elaine G. & Mary B. o The Newsletter went home to parents titled “Join Us IN Making Our school a Healthy “CATCH” School”. o Teachers are also involved in showing the children how they are a Catch MVP. o Equipment provided for the program includes Go, Slow, and Whoa wording to continue the message with the children during their activities. Parent/Teacher Conference Night Wellness Campaign – Jessica W. o Ms. Banks provided and explained the campaign the teachers will be doing with the children in the classroom titled “My Family Is Catena Catch MVP”. o Children will fill out the cards with their teachers and it will be displayed in January at Parent/Teacher Conference night. CATENA STRONG Running Club & Fun Run - Amy K. & Mary B. o Running Club will begin in February, probably the week of the 16th o We will not have the cafeteria during the February sessions due to the play. o Options discussed were to include mornings (Jill and Michelle are willing to coordinate mornings); and possibly 2 different afternoons base on grade. o Jennifer and Amy will discuss these details and we can discuss further in December.
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Ms. Banks is willing to provide equipment, however, she wants a list in advance so that she can have everything organized for the groups. Freehold Mayor’s Wellness Campaign (February Fitness Challenge) – Jill S. o The February Fitness Challenge will be part of the Freehold Mayor’s Campaign and will be initiated by the Physical Education teachers this year. o February Fitness Challenge is when each child documents the number of minutes of physical activity they participate in on a daily basis. It is recorded and then submitted to the school. Someone will be recording these submissions and tabulate the results of how many minutes each school is being active. o All schools district-wide will participate, however it will not be a competitive challenge between the schools. We are just hoping to have every child participate. o Other programs are being discussed and Jill will have more information in the future. Thank you, Jill!
Important Dates to Remember
Smoothie Sale Dates – Dec 12, Feb 13, May 1 School Play – February 27, 28, March 1 Fun Run – Saturday, March 28th
Next Meeting will be Wednesday, December 17th at 6:15pm in the Media Room Questions/Comments: please email
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