ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION School Nutrition Programs Newsletter Wednesday, April 10, 2019

What's on your Calendar?

Upcoming Trainings! 4/16 Webinar: Building a Service Plan for Your Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) 4/17 Webinar: Making Sense of the Whole Grain Flexibilities in School Year 2019-2020  5/2 Phoenix: Be the “Pro” in Professional Standards  5/7 Webinar: Staying on Track– Webinar Series  5/8 Phoenix: USDA Foods 2019 myFOODS System Training 5/15 Tucson: USDA Foods 2019 myFOODS System Training  5/16 Webinar: The What, Why and How of Smart Snacks

Click here to view all scheduled School Nutrition and School Food Program Training Opportunities

Messages from USDA

None at this time.

A Note from School Nutrition Programs

Reminder, April 15th is Monday April 1-15 Submit Annual Identified Student/Enrollment Data to ADE HNS 03-2019: Annual Public Notification and Data Submission for all LEAs – Community Eligibility Provision SP 17-2019: Community Eligibility Provision: Statutory Annual Notification and Publication Requirements and SY 2019-20 Election Deadline

USDA Foods/DoD Fresh This applies to all LEAs participating in USDA Foods and/or Department of Defense Fresh Produce Program

Join the 2019 Farm to Summer Week Challenge Thank you to those that could attend the 2019 Farm to Summer Week Challenge Webinar from last Wednesday, March 27 th . Please find the webinar slides on the Training and Professional Standards webpage, under “ Live & Recorded Webinars ”.  For more information and a link to register for the challenge, visit http://www.azed.gov/hns/azf2s/ .

Partner Announcements

None at this time.

Featured Resource!

Help Students Get a Smart Start Fueling My Healthy Life : Use project-based learning and technology to engage 6th graders in nutrition education while meeting educational standards for English and Health. In this Start Smart with Breakfast lesson, students explore why eating breakfast matters, what constitutes a balanced breakfast, and how MyPlate can help them make healthy eating choices. Informational text articles are now available in print as well as for download.   Fueling My Healthy Life is divided into sections: Lesson Plan: Start Right With Breakfast Informational Text: Healthy Eating With MyPlate Informational Text: Breakfast Around the World Quiz: What Does Your Breakfast Say About You?

As always, if you have any questions or need additional information or assistance, please feel free to contact your School Nutrition Programs Specialist. We can also be reached at our group email: ADESchoolNutrition@azed.gov.   Click here to subscribe to these weekly School Nutrition Program Updates!