Okay. Let's see how well this dissemination of information works.
The 10th grade team along with several other teachers in the high school have noted the terrible price a 1:00 PM lunch is having on the nutrition and morale of the student body. This is not a new issue, but because of our ties with the elementary and middle school there seemed very little we could do about it.
10th HPt has two ideas that should be seriously looked into.
a. a 10-15 minute break after third period where students can: go to the store and purchase a muffin, use the vending machines, refill their water bottles (apparently our kids are suffering from a major case of dehydration), socialize with their friends (i.e. cut down on tardies) and refuel before the long haul to lunch.
This plan would require the middle school's approval and would also add about 6-10 minutes to the school day . . ahhhh! (totally worth it around fifth period when the kids are zombies because they haven't eaten since six o'clock the night before).
b. Due to the new much larger and luxurious cafeteria we could possibly move lunch up a whole period so that kids would get to eat after 4th period (11:53 pm).
After everyone has had a chance to look this over I will be posting a poll to see how everyone feels on the subject. This will gauge interest, communicate to the calendar committee our needs and to see how well we do with this new technology.
We put forth this proposal and would like to hear comments and considerations.
Happy Reading
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Back in the day an eon ago when I was in high school we had a mid-morning "juice and cookies" snack provided by the school.Of course it was hugely successful (and unhealthy with the cookies!!), but it gave kids an opportunity to get something to eat, get a drink and stay focused a bit longer until lunchtime. Worked for me!I like the idea.
ReplyDeleteI would support a middle school snack break as well. Somers Middle School has one. It is an extended passing time between 2nd and 3rd period, I'm guessing 10 minutes. Some days the school makes smoothies and sells them. Also, if kids want to use it as an exercise break, several of the teachers take a hike around the school and the kids can join them.
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