Health and Nutrition
When bringing "treats," sending daily snacks, or any other food item to school, please remember there is a "nutrition-cognition connection." Also consider our district's mission to "educate all students in safe, HEALTHY and high-performing schools."
Link to VUSD CNS for school lunch menus and nutritionals: http://www.venturausd.org/childnutrition/elementaryschoolmenus.htm
Link to VUSD School Wellness Policy:
coming soon
Link to VUSD Healthy Schools Project:
http://www.venturausd.org/childnutrition/thehealthyschoolsproject/index.htm
Link to Healthy Schools Project healthy school party ideas:
Coming soon! Please see your child's teacher for great ideas!
Link to VUSD School Wellness Policy:
coming soon
Link to VUSD Healthy Schools Project:
http://www.venturausd.org/childnutrition/thehealthyschoolsproject/index.htm
Link to Healthy Schools Project healthy school party ideas:
Coming soon! Please see your child's teacher for great ideas!
Health
The Great Body Shop magazine is used to teach health concepts, each month focuses on a different topic.
We learn about healthy foods and healthy choices.
Sending healthy snacks to school help reinforce our efforts.
We learn about healthy foods and healthy choices.
Sending healthy snacks to school help reinforce our efforts.
Nutrition
We learn about nutrition through the classroom garden, cooking healthy recipes in class, and reading about health and nutrition.