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Intent to Re-enroll for the 2018-2019 School Year - Please follow this link to let us know your plans for the upcoming school year. 2018-2019 Re-enrollment Intent Link
HOT LUNCH ORDER LINKS - Hot lunches may now be pre-ordered online through google forms. Click on the links below to pre-order and then make payment through Jeffco Connect. After your order is placed, your lunch order total will be added to your Jeffco Connect account, where payment may be made online. Please allow a couple of days between placing your order and seeing the charge on your Jeffco Connect account. All payments must be completed by each month's deadline.
Yearbook Ordering - a message from the yearbook marketing committee - A hard working committee of students has put together a splendid yearbook for you to purchase. At a price of $18.50, you and your student will be able to look back on this school year for years to come. For students, there is another joy other than finding your picture in the yearbook. Students can also view in photos their growth during the year. An 8th grade student said of the yearbook, “Seeing my pictures and what activities I did over the year is so much fun, especially when looking with friends.” Be sure to buy a yearbook so you and your student can see the memories that were made this year! To purchase, please go to the following link:
Elective of the week - Sports and Healthy Eating - During this elective, students participate in various sports. Such as, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, hockey, football, softball, and kickball. Every student is assigned a day to bring in a healthy snack. The healthy snack must be derived from a whole food, contain no allergens, and accommodate different eating lifestyles. Therefore, no processed foods or ingredients to which students are allergic with an option for vegans, gluten-free, vegetarians, paleo, etc….. During the last 15 minutes of every class, we enjoy the healthy snack.
WEEKLY HEALTH TIP - By Mrs. Best/P.E. Teacher - Health Tip #21 - The Incredible Edible—Nut - Here are a few big reasons to start eating nuts. The National Institute of Health’s Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) suggests including almonds, hazelnuts, mixed nuts, peanuts, walnuts and sunflower seeds as key elements in a low blood pressure diet. Though the mighty, multipurpose hazelnut is revered by gourmands in places like Italy and Spain, just 1.5 ounces of this official state nut of Oregon can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. OregonHazelnuts.org reports that hazelnuts are first among tree nuts in folate content, containing 2.7 grams of dietary fiber which is a cholesterol-lowering nutrient and are high in manganese and copper, essential for iron absorption and bone formation.
The nonprofit International Tree Nut Council Nutrition Research & Education Foundation which represents nine tree nut industries including almonds, Brazils, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts, references a Nutrition Journal study of 14,386 men and women. The study stated that tree nut consumption was associated with lower body mass index, systolic blood pressure, insulin resistance and good cholesterol. Consumption of nuts is also associated with a lower mortality risk of 20 percent, according to a Harvard study over three decades of more than one hundred thousand people. Even a one-ounce daily serving of the simple peanut is associated with decreased risk of stroke and gastric cancer, while those with diabetes can enjoy this low glycemic index food, which is recommended by American Diabetes Association.
Selenium is a trace element that plays an important part in reproduction, metabolizing thyroid hormone, DNA synthesis and oxidative damage and infection protection. One of the best sources for selenium is a fistful of powerhouse Brazil nuts, so says the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Composition Database. Just be careful not to get carried away. As reported in Prevention magazine, one serving of Brazil nuts has 10 times the recommended daily amount of selenium. And going nuts with nuts may reduce inflammation, but too many can pack on the calories.
Some of the best ways to infuse nuts into the diet is adding them to cereals, yogurts, baked goods, salads and crushed over fish or chicken. No matter how you prefer to have your nuts, just be sure to incorporate them—in moderation—to your daily healthy eating plan.
Classroom News
Kindergarten - Celebrated 100 days of school last week by bringing in 100 cans of food to donate to Echo. When the cans were dropped off and weighed, it was discovered that the cans also weighed over 100 pounds. Thank you kindergarten class for your kindness and generosity!
Below is a picture of the kindergarten class after learning about Aesop's Fable The Lion and the Mouse. We made lion heads. If you look closely you will see a little house hanging out on the lions mane!
1st Grade - Rocky the Grizzly visits the 1st grade class -
2nd - 5th Grade - Spelling Bee - (February 2nd) A tardy Congratulations to the top Contestants:
Champion - Raya Koeva
Runner-ups - Lillie Beach & Sophia Corrin
Completed 7 Rounds (top seven) - Ty Jodie, Finn Fierst, Naomi Kipp & Lily Kern
Completed 8 Rounds (top eight) - Tyler Seely
After School Activities
Chess Wizards is Back Again! - Wednesdays 3:15-4:15 pm - Begins April 4th - The last session was cancelled due to a lack of participants. If interested, do not delay in registering.
Chess Wizards Registration Flier
Check out the complete list of After school Activities/Clubs
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