Stetson's 2021-22 Wellness Success Story

2021/2022

This year Stetson Elementary School had many successes in the area of student and staff wellness.

• 142 lives were saved by the students participating in the American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge and we raised over $7,076.81
• Stetson continued the social-emotional online program called Camp Timber which all grade levels K-5 used to help teach students social and emotional learning, using digital animations, real-life video modeling, songs, e-books, and off-line activities.  
• Stetson teachers use Go Noodle activities to give their students movement and brain breaks. 
• 33 staff members participated in the “Walktober” multidistrict steps competition.
• Some Stetson staff are participating in “Feels Like a Million” challenge in the months of April and May. 
• Stetson staff members all received an all-weather umbrella from money we received from UMR funding . These umbrellas can be used to help protect them from all different weather conditions.

District 49's wellness policy and supporting guidelines focus on improving the health of students. Anyone interested in serving on the districtwide wellness advisory council should email wellness@d49.org for additional information.

A sample of the Curriculum Food Request Form is available here. 

Nutrition for classroom parties, celebrations, rewards & fundraisers:

• All food items must be store-bought with the nutrition information showing that the product is 100 calories or less, 0 grams of trans fat.
• No candy or sodas are allowed.
• Birthday celebrations with treats must follow the  Wellness Policy Guidelines.
• Fresh fruits and vegetables are excluded from calorie and sugar limits.
• Food prepared in a private home may not be served at school to students because knowledge of ingredients, sanitation, preparation, and temperature of food in storage or transit is not available, nor can quality and sanitation standards be controlled.
  
• Fundraiser guidelines may also be found in the Wellness Policy Guidelines.
  

Our commitment to physical activity:

• Physical education is provided in elementary, middle, and high school.
• Strenuous physical activity is not used (e.g. running laps, pushups) as punishment.
• Generally, students should not be required to “sit out” any part of recess as punishment unless there is a safety concern.
• Elementary school students will have a minimum of 30-minutes daily of physical activity. Recess for 1⁄2 day Kindergarten will be determined at those individual buildings. 
  • Physical activity can include recess, physical education classes, fitness breaks, active classroom activities, exercise programs, or active field trips.