SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY
Wellness Policy - Holy Rosary School - Monroe City, Missouri
Because the lead team of Holy Rosary School, comprised of the administration, teachers, food service professionals and parents of Holy Rosary School knows that children need access to healthful foods and opportunities to be physically active in order to grow, learn and thrive, Holy Rosary School is committed to providing a school environments that promotes and protects children's health, well-being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating and physical activity.
Holy Rosary School engages parents, teachers, food service professionals and students in developing a Wellness Policy.
It is the policy of Holy Rosary School that:
-- Holy Rosary will engage students, parents, teachers, food service professionals, health professionals, and other interested community members in developing, i implementing, monitoring, and reviewing school nutrition and physical activity policies.
-- Qualified food service professionals will provide students with access to a variety of affordable,
nutritious, and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students; will accommodate the religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the student body in meal planning: and will provide clean, safe, and pleasant settings and adequate time for students to eat.
-- All students in grades K-8 will have opportunities, support, and encouragement to be physically
active on a regular basis.
-- Foods and beverages sold or served at school will meet the nutrition recommendations of the
U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
-- Holy Rosary School will participate in the available federal school meal program.
-- Holy Rosary School will provide nutrition education and physical education to foster lifelong
habits of healthy eating and physical activity, and will establish linkages between health education and school meal programs.
Meals served through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs will:
-- be appealing and attractive to children:
-- be served in clean and pleasant settings:
-- meet, at a minimum, nutrition requirements established by local, state, and federal statutes and
regulations;
-- offer a variety of fruits and vegetables;
-- serve only low-fat (1%) and fat-free milk
-- ensure that half of the served grains are whole grain.
Meal Times and Scheduling - Holy Rosary School:
-- will provide students with at least 15 minutes to eat after sitting down for lunch;
-- will schedule meal periods at appropriate times, e.g., lunch should be scheduled between 11 a.m.
and 1 p.m.;
-- will not schedule tutoring, club, or organizational meetings or activities during mealtime;.
-- will provide students access to hand sanitizing before they eat meals.
Free and Reduced-priced Meals - Holy Rosary School will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of students who are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals.
Sharing of Foods and Beverages - Will discourage students from sharing their foods or beverages with one another during meal or snack times, given concerns about allergies and other restrictions on some children's diets.
Fundraising Activities - To support children's health and School nutrition-education efforts, school fundraising activities will not involve food or will use only foods that meet the above nutrition and portion size standards for foods and beverages sold individually.
Holy Rosary School will provide nutrition education and engage in nutrition promotion that:
-- is offered at each grade level as part of a standards-based program designed to provide students
with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health;
-- is part of not only health education classes, but also classroom instruction in subjects such as
math, science, language arts, social sciences, and elective subjects;
-- promotes fruits, vegetables, whole grain products, low-fat and fat-free dairy products, healthy
food preparation methods, and health-enhancing nutrition practices;
-- emphasizes caloric balance between food intake and energy expenditure (physical
activity/exercise):
-- classroom health education will complement physical education by reinforcing the knowledge and self-management skills needed to maintain a physically-active lifestyle and to reduce time spent on sedentary activities, such as watching television.
Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom Setting - Holy Rosary School will provide students with opportunities for physical activity beyond physical education class.
--classroom health education will complement physical education by reinforcing the knowledge and self-management skills needed to maintain a physically-active lifestyle and to reduce time spent on sedentary activities, such as watching television;
--opportunities for physical activity will be incorporated into other subject lessons;
--classroom teachers will provide short physical activity breaks between lessons or classes, as appropriate.
Because the lead team of Holy Rosary School, comprised of the administration, teachers, food service professionals and parents of Holy Rosary School knows that children need access to healthful foods and opportunities to be physically active in order to grow, learn and thrive, Holy Rosary School is committed to providing a school environments that promotes and protects children's health, well-being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating and physical activity.
Holy Rosary School engages parents, teachers, food service professionals and students in developing a Wellness Policy.
It is the policy of Holy Rosary School that:
-- Holy Rosary will engage students, parents, teachers, food service professionals, health professionals, and other interested community members in developing, i implementing, monitoring, and reviewing school nutrition and physical activity policies.
-- Qualified food service professionals will provide students with access to a variety of affordable,
nutritious, and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students; will accommodate the religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the student body in meal planning: and will provide clean, safe, and pleasant settings and adequate time for students to eat.
-- All students in grades K-8 will have opportunities, support, and encouragement to be physically
active on a regular basis.
-- Foods and beverages sold or served at school will meet the nutrition recommendations of the
U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
-- Holy Rosary School will participate in the available federal school meal program.
-- Holy Rosary School will provide nutrition education and physical education to foster lifelong
habits of healthy eating and physical activity, and will establish linkages between health education and school meal programs.
Meals served through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs will:
-- be appealing and attractive to children:
-- be served in clean and pleasant settings:
-- meet, at a minimum, nutrition requirements established by local, state, and federal statutes and
regulations;
-- offer a variety of fruits and vegetables;
-- serve only low-fat (1%) and fat-free milk
-- ensure that half of the served grains are whole grain.
Meal Times and Scheduling - Holy Rosary School:
-- will provide students with at least 15 minutes to eat after sitting down for lunch;
-- will schedule meal periods at appropriate times, e.g., lunch should be scheduled between 11 a.m.
and 1 p.m.;
-- will not schedule tutoring, club, or organizational meetings or activities during mealtime;.
-- will provide students access to hand sanitizing before they eat meals.
Free and Reduced-priced Meals - Holy Rosary School will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of students who are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals.
Sharing of Foods and Beverages - Will discourage students from sharing their foods or beverages with one another during meal or snack times, given concerns about allergies and other restrictions on some children's diets.
Fundraising Activities - To support children's health and School nutrition-education efforts, school fundraising activities will not involve food or will use only foods that meet the above nutrition and portion size standards for foods and beverages sold individually.
Holy Rosary School will provide nutrition education and engage in nutrition promotion that:
-- is offered at each grade level as part of a standards-based program designed to provide students
with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health;
-- is part of not only health education classes, but also classroom instruction in subjects such as
math, science, language arts, social sciences, and elective subjects;
-- promotes fruits, vegetables, whole grain products, low-fat and fat-free dairy products, healthy
food preparation methods, and health-enhancing nutrition practices;
-- emphasizes caloric balance between food intake and energy expenditure (physical
activity/exercise):
-- classroom health education will complement physical education by reinforcing the knowledge and self-management skills needed to maintain a physically-active lifestyle and to reduce time spent on sedentary activities, such as watching television.
Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom Setting - Holy Rosary School will provide students with opportunities for physical activity beyond physical education class.
--classroom health education will complement physical education by reinforcing the knowledge and self-management skills needed to maintain a physically-active lifestyle and to reduce time spent on sedentary activities, such as watching television;
--opportunities for physical activity will be incorporated into other subject lessons;
--classroom teachers will provide short physical activity breaks between lessons or classes, as appropriate.