Trinity Lutheran School s Wellness Policy on Physical Activity and Nutrition

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1 Trinity Lutheran Schl s Wellness Plicy n Physical Activity and Nutritin Preamble Whereas, children need access t healthful fds and pprtunities t be physically active in rder t grw, learn, and thrive; Whereas, gd health fsters student attendance and educatin; Whereas, besity rates have dubled in children and tripled in adlescents ver the last tw decades, and physical inactivity and excessive calrie intake are the predminant causes f besity; Whereas, heart disease, cancer, strke, and diabetes are respnsible fr tw-thirds f deaths in the United States, and majr risk factrs fr thse diseases, including unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity, and besity, ften are established in childhd; Whereas, 33% f high schl students d nt participate in sufficient vigrus physical activity and 72% f high schl students d nt attend daily physical educatin classes; Whereas, nly 2% f children (2 t 19 years) eat a healthy diet cnsistent with the five main recmmendatins frm the Fd Guide Pyramid; Whereas, natinally, the items mst cmmnly sld frm schl vending machines, schl stres, and snack bars include lw-nutritin fds and beverages, such as sda, sprts drinks, imitatin fruit juices, chips, candy, ckies, and snack cakes; Whereas, schl districts arund the cuntry are facing significant fiscal and scheduling cnstraints; and Whereas, cmmunity participatin is essential t the develpment and implementatin f successful schl wellness plicies; Thus, Trinity Lutheran Schl is cmmitted t prviding a schl envirnment that prmtes and prtects children s health, well-being, and ability t learn by supprting healthy eating and physical activity. Therefre, it is the plicy f the Trinity Lutheran Schl that: All students in grades K-8 will have pprtunities, supprt, and encuragement t be physically active n a regular basis. 1

2 Fds and beverages sld r served at schl will meet the nutritin recmmendatins f the U.S. Dietary Guidelines fr Americans. Trinity will prvide clean, safe, and pleasant settings and adequate time fr students t eat. Our schl will participate in available federal schl meal prgrams and Natinal Schl Lunch. Trinity will prvide nutritin educatin and physical educatin t fster lifelng habits f healthy eating and physical activity, and will establish linkages between health educatin and schl meal prgrams, and with related cmmunity services. TO ACHIEVE THESE POLICY GOALS: I. Nutritinal Quality f Fds and Beverages Sld and Served n Campus Schl Meals Meals served thrugh the Natinal Schl Lunch will: be appealing and attractive t children; be served in clean and pleasant settings; meet, at a minimum, nutritin requirements established by lcal, state, and federal statutes and regulatins; ffer a variety f fruits and vegetables; ensure that half f the served grains are whle grain. Free and Reduced-priced Meals. Trinity will make every effrt t eliminate any scial stigma attached t, and prevent the vert identificatin f, students wh are eligible fr free and reduced-price schl meals. Tward this end, ur schl will prmte the availability f schl meals t all students. Meal Times and Scheduling. Trinity: will prvide students with at least 20 minutes fr lunch; will schedule meal perids at apprpriate times, e.g., lunch shuld be scheduled between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; will nt schedule tutring, club, r rganizatinal meetings r activities during mealtimes, unless students may eat during such activities; will prvide students access t hand washing r hand sanitizing befre they eat meals r snacks; and 2

3 shuld take reasnable steps t accmmdate the tth-brushing regimens f students with special ral health needs (e.g., rthdntia r high tth decay risk). Sharing f Fds and Beverages. Our schl will discurage students frm sharing their fds r beverages with ne anther during meal r snack times, given cncerns abut allergies and ther restrictins n sme children s diets. Fds and Beverages Sld Individually (i.e., fds sld utside f reimbursable schl meals, such as thrugh vending machines, cafeteria a la carte [snack] lines, fundraisers, schl stres, etc.) The Shebygan Area Schl District fd service prgram will apprve and prvide all fd and beverage sales t students at Trinity Lutheran Schl. Given yung children s limited nutritin skills, fd in elementary schls shuld be sld as balanced meals. Fundraising Activities. T supprt children s health and schl nutritin-educatin effrts, schl fundraising activities will nt invlve fd r will use nly fds that meet the abve nutritin and prtin size standards fr fds and beverages sld individually. Schls will encurage fundraising activities that prmte physical activity. Snacks. Snacks served during the schl day r in after-schl care r enrichment prgrams will make a psitive cntributin t children s diets and health, with an emphasis n serving fruits and vegetables as the primary snacks and water as the primary beverage. Schls will assess if and when t ffer snacks based n timing f schl meals, children s nutritinal needs, children s ages, and ther cnsideratins. The schl will disseminate a list f healthful snack items t teachers, after-schl prgram persnnel, and parents. Rewards. Schls will nt use fds r beverages, especially thse that d nt meet the nutritin standards fr fds and beverages sld individually (abve), as rewards fr academic perfrmance r gd behavir, and will nt withhld fd r beverages (including fd served thrugh schl meals) as a punishment. Celebratins. Schls shuld limit celebratins that invlve fd during the schl day t n mre than ne party per class per mnth. Each party shuld include n mre than ne fd r beverage that des nt meet nutritin standards fr fds and beverages sld individually (see attached). The schl will disseminate a list f healthy party ideas t parents and teachers. 3

4 Schl-spnsred Events (such as, but nt limited t, athletic events, dances, r perfrmances). Fds and beverages ffered r sld at schl-spnsred events utside the schl day will meet the nutritin standards fr meals r fr fds and beverages sld individually (see attached). II. Nutritin and Physical Activity Prmtin and Fd Marketing Nutritin Educatin and Prmtin. Trinity Lutheran Schl aims t teach, encurage, and supprt healthy eating by students. Our schl shuld prvide nutritin educatin and engage in nutritin prmtin that: is ffered at each grade level as part f a sequential, cmprehensive, standards-based prgram designed t prvide students with the knwledge and skills necessary t prmte and prtect their health; is part f nt nly health educatin classes, but als classrm instructin in subjects such as math, science, language arts, scial sciences, and elective subjects; includes enjyable, develpmentally-apprpriate, culturallyrelevant, participatry activities, such as cntests, prmtins, taste testing, farm visits, and schl gardens; prmtes fruits, vegetables, whle grain prducts, lw-fat and fatfree dairy prducts, healthy fd preparatin methds, and healthenhancing nutritin practices; emphasizes calric balance between fd intake and energy expenditure (physical activity/exercise); links with schl meal prgrams, ther schl fds, and nutritinrelated cmmunity services; teaches media literacy with an emphasis n fd marketing; and includes training fr teachers and ther staff. Integrating Physical Activity int the Classrm Setting. Fr students t receive the natinally-recmmended amunt f daily physical activity (i.e., at least 60 minutes per day) and fr students t fully embrace regular physical activity as a persnal behavir, students need pprtunities fr physical activity beynd physical educatin class. Tward that end: classrm health educatin will cmplement physical educatin by reinfrcing the knwledge and self-management skills needed t maintain a physically-active lifestyle and t reduce time spent n sedentary activities, such as watching televisin; pprtunities fr physical activity will be incrprated int ther subject lessns; and 4

5 classrm teachers will prvide shrt physical activity breaks between lessns r classes, as apprpriate. Cmmunicatins with Parents. The schl will supprt parents effrts t prvide a healthy diet and daily physical activity fr their children. Trinity shuld encurage parents t pack healthy lunches and snacks and t refrain frm including beverages and fds that d nt meet the listed nutritin standards fr individual fds and beverages. The schl will prvide parents a list f fds that meet the district s snack standards and ideas fr healthy celebratins/parties, rewards, and fundraising activities. In additin, the district/schl will prvide pprtunities fr parents t share their healthy fd practices with thers in the schl cmmunity. The district/schl will prvide infrmatin abut physical educatin and ther schlbased physical activity pprtunities befre, during, and after the schl day; and supprt parents effrts t prvide their children with pprtunities t be physically active utside f schl. Such supprts will include sharing infrmatin abut physical activity and physical educatin thrugh a website, newsletter, r ther take-hme materials, special events, r physical educatin hmewrk. III. Physical Activity Opprtunities and Physical Educatin Daily Physical Educatin (P.E.) K-8. All students in grades K-8, including students with disabilities, special health-care needs, and in alternative educatinal settings, will receive daily physical educatin (r its equivalent f 150 minutes/week fr elementary schl students and 225 minutes/week fr middle schl students) fr the entire schl year. Student invlvement in ther activities invlving physical activity (e.g., interschlastic r intramural sprts) will nt be substituted fr meeting the physical educatin requirement. Students will spend at least 50 percent f physical educatin class time participating in mderate t vigrus physical activity. Daily Recess. All elementary schl students will have at least 20 minutes a day f supervised recess, preferably utdrs, during which schls shuld encurage mderate t vigrus physical activity verbally and thrugh the prvisin f space and equipment. Schls shuld discurage extended perids (i.e., perids f tw r mre hurs) f inactivity. When activities, such as mandatry schl-wide testing, make it necessary fr students t remain indrs fr lng perids f time, schls shuld give students peridic breaks during which they are encuraged t stand and be mderately active. 5

6 Physical Activity and Punishment. Teachers and ther schl and cmmunity persnnel will nt use physical activity (e.g., running laps, pushups) r withhld pprtunities fr physical activity (e.g., recess, physical educatin) as punishment. Nutritin standards fr fds and beverages sld individually Beverages Allwed: water r seltzer water withut added calric sweeteners; fruit and vegetable juices and fruit-based drinks that cntain at least 50% fruit juice and that d nt cntain additinal calric sweeteners; unflavred r flavred lw-fat r fat-free fluid milk and nutritinally-equivalent nndairy beverages (t be defined by USDA); Nt allwed: sft drinks cntaining calric sweeteners; sprts drinks; iced teas; fruit-based drinks that cntain less than 50% real fruit juice r that cntain additinal calric sweeteners; beverages cntaining caffeine, excluding lw-fat r fat-free chclate milk (which cntain trivial amunts f caffeine). Fds A fd item sld individually: will have n mre than 35% f its calries frm fat (excluding nuts, seeds, peanut butter, and ther nut butters) and 10% f its calries frm saturated and trans fat cmbined; will have n mre than 35% f its weight frm added sugars; will cntain n mre than 230 mg f sdium per serving fr chips, cereals, crackers, French fries, baked gds, and ther snack items; will cntain n mre than 480 mg f sdium per serving fr pastas, meats, and sups; and will cntain n mre than 600 mg f sdium fr pizza, sandwiches, and main dishes. A chice f at least tw fruits and/r nn-fried vegetables will be ffered fr sale at any lcatin n the schl site where fds are sld. Such items culd include, but are nt limited t, fresh fruits and vegetables; 100% fruit r vegetable juice; fruit-based drinks that are at least 50% fruit juice and that d nt cntain additinal calric sweeteners; cked, dried, r canned fruits (canned in fruit juice r light syrup); and cked, dried, r canned vegetables (that meet the abve fat and sdium guidelines). Prtin Sizes: 6

7 Limit prtin sizes f fds and beverages sld individually t thse listed belw: One and ne-quarter unces fr chips, crackers, ppcrn, cereal, trail mix, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, r jerky; One unce fr ckies; Tw unces fr cereal bars, granla bars, pastries, muffins, dughnuts, bagels, and ther bakery items; Fur fluid unces fr frzen desserts, including, but nt limited t, lw-fat r fat-free ice cream; Eight unces fr nn-frzen ygurt; Twelve fluid unces fr beverages, excluding water; and The prtin size f a la carte entrees and side dishes, including ptates, will nt be greater than the size f cmparable prtins ffered as part f schl meals. Fruits and nn-fried vegetables are exempt frm prtin-size limits. 7