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Wellness Policy

Woodmen Hills Elementary School Wellness

Welcome to our school wellness section. We will post updates, photos, important documents, and other news about healthy happenings at WHES. Our Health Committee meets once per month and has team members from all grades and areas of our school. Our mission is to, "Improve the health of students and staff to increase academic achievement." Our goal is to partner with parents and community members to enhance the health and overall well being in our school and neighborhood.

WHES Wellness Gallery

Walking Club
Walking Club
Teachers in the Color Run
Teachers in the Turkey Trot
Teachers in the Chasing Santa 5K
Walking Club Mileage Board
We love to walk!
Teachers in a Yoga Class
Teachers in a Yoga Class
Garden Voting Contest
A Garden Entry
A Garden Entry
A Garden Entry
A Garden Entry
Mr. D Dunkin'
School Basketball Game
Cheerleaders!
Cheerleaders!
Banquet for School Champions
Being Recognized
Being Recognized
Our Certificate
Our Health Committee
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Wellness Policy Overview

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.

Healthy Snack Ideas Under 100 Calories

Non-Food Celebration Ideas

Cascadian Farm Kid-Sized Oatmeal Raisin Bar

Smencils (smell good pencils)

Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain Goldfish 100 Calorie Pack

Glow Sticks

Angie’s Boom Chicka Pop Sea Salt Popcorn 

Stickers

6” Banana decorated with Sharpie and/or stickers

Books

Stretch Island Fruit Leather

Chapstick

Applesauce on the Go 

Post-its in fun shapes

Fruit cups in 100% juice

Playdough

Brothers All Natural Fruit Crisps

Stress balls

Minute Maid Kids + Minis 100% Juice Box

Seeds for planting 

Trader Joe’s Apple + Banana Fruit Bar

Lead a Dance Break

 

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.

Hunger Free Hotline

Call the hotline at 855-855-4626, statewide, toll-free. Help is just a phone call away for families, seniors, and other individuals who are in need of food assistance anywhere in Colorado. Hunger Free Colorado (HFC) Hotline is a statewide, bilingual toll-free number that connects Coloradans to needed food and nutrition resources. It is a free “one-stop” resource that offers geographically-based referrals to both public and private food assistance programs across the state.

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