CMdeux
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 Posted: May 2nd, 2008 at 02:42 pm
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May 1st, 2008 at 02:18 pm, nutfreemom wrote:
Just started reading
"The Fattening of America: How the Economy Makes Us Eat, If It Matters, and What to Do About It"
by Eric A. Finkelstein and Laurie Zuckerman.
There's a whole section about childhood obesity and school.
How many Book-It points will I get for reading that I wonder?
I mean, we are sooooo close to being able to get that pizza that could kill DD and I both. (sarcasm fully intended)
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Posted: May 2nd, 2008 at 03:49 pm
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DS dutifully brought home his book-it coupons every month during K. Hallelujah that his first grade teacher doesn't do book-it! Woo Hoo!
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Posted: May 4th, 2008 at 11:10 am
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We have had a "healthy snack" policy in place at our school for two years now. But they still insist on having pizza parties as rewards for this that and the other. Pizza and pop.
At least most of the time I get a call letting me know that they are going to have pizza. However, the student council advisor still does not call me. I have to call her when my DD tells me something is coming up.
P.S. I hate book-it too; when I was teaching and having to do it, and now with my FA kids.
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ajasfolks2
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Posted: Jun 2nd, 2008 at 07:50 pm
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Cross-posting this idea from the INCLUSION thread here.
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Changing gears slightly, but wanted to share this suggestion for food-free birthday celebrations that was posted at that article/comments about Acton schools:
(paraphrasing the suggestion)
Parents send in a white t-shirt the first day of school.
(Follow on suggestion to go in on a spare or two for those families that
might not be able to afford shirt -- parents, PTA, or classmates can do this.)
The classmates all sign shirts for the kids who have a birthday (I assume the day/week prior?).
The birthday child gets to wear his/her shirt on birthday at school.
Kids with summer/vacation birthdays get shirts too & wear them at beginning of school year or end,
depending on when Bday is in summer. Everyone is included and it is a lasting memory.
When the BDay boy/girl wears the shirt, everyone in all the grades & throughout the school
wishes a happy birthday so the fun is spread throughout the school and not just in the classroom!
Feel free to add any suggestions to improve on this or modify as need be.
But I just think it is a great, great idea.
(Better even than a signed-pillowcase idea I had heard of elsewhere.)
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Posted: Jun 6th, 2008 at 08:32 am
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Pizza and ice cream, maybe even soda(I forget, but 3 items) on the list to earn for a current reading challenge.
My dd will likely not be able to have the ice cream, she hates pizza with sauce, though we can find safe pizza, and I hate kids having soda. Ugh.
I plan to fight fire and have a safe pizza she likes delivered during the class time, lol!
becca
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Posted: Jun 6th, 2008 at 08:44 am
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Thinking of the scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High where Spicoli has pizza delivered to class. "Having some pizza, learnin' about Cuba!"
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Posted: Jun 6th, 2008 at 11:28 am
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The teachers hate offerring a *choice* on a pizza day thing, because they all want something other than what they said. So, I will very much enjoy that dd gets an entire pizza delivered that is her favorite!
I am doing it(though Imight hand deliver it to give the teacher a huge grin). Trust me.
LOL. I tried very hard to find a clip on youtube od the pizza scene in the movie.
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Posted: Jun 6th, 2008 at 06:53 pm
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Posted: Jun 15th, 2008 at 07:43 am
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Posted: Dec 4th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
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Posted: Dec 4th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
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