SLUSD's Monthly Employee Wellness Newsletter
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SLUSD EMPLOYEE WELLNESS NEWSLETTER
February 2018
Your Employee Wellness Committee is proud to announce the launch of our first employee HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR! The event will take place during the extended lunch on March 30th professional learning day at FTK campus. The fair aims to connect district employees with community health partners and provide information and resources addressing various dimensions of health & wellness (emotional, physical, financial, nutrition, etc.). Among the fifteen plus vendors, you can expect to meet representatives from Mindful Schools, BayLife Athletics, Bike-Walk San Leandro, East Bay Parks, and many more… A complete list of vendors will be available on the March 30th PD website. In addition, participants will be entered in a thrilling raffle. Want to volunteer on the hospitality committee? Contact zduncan@slusd.us
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Spotlight on Renee Purdy
1st Grade Teacher at Roosevelt Elementary
Thanks to the leadership and commitment of Ms. Purdy, students in Room 6 are celebrating birthday the healthy way. Bye bye cupcakes and sweets, hello BIRTHDAY DANCE!

On the first Wednesday of every month, Ms. Purdy hosts a birthday breakfast. Each child who has a birthday that month is invited to bring a healthy breakfast item to share with the class. Families typically send fruits, muffins, yogurts, pancakes, etc. This has been huge hit!

Then on the actual day of each child's birthday students are invited to bring their favorite book to school to read to the class. The students love sharing something special to them with their classmates.

Also on the actual day of each child's birthday 1st graders end their day by doing the "birthday dance" for the birthday person. Check out the guided choreography on gonoodle.com . The students love the dance and it gets them up and moving! Click here to see Ms. Purdy's students do the Birthday Dance.

We want to hear from you! How do you infuse health and wellness in your classroom? Send us a blurb with photo/video at iwettergren@slusd.us
Healthy Challenge: Kitchen Closed
Even after a satisfying dinner, boredom can get the best of us and encourage a visit to the kitchen in search of something salty, something sweet, really just…anything. It’s no secret that snacking after dinner can pile on unwanted calories, but it also impacts our evening rest. Digestion can make falling asleep difficult, and heartburn can wake us up.
The Kitchen Closed challenge invites you to not eat or drink anything (other than water) after dinner for 30 days. Clean up the kitchen, shut off the lights, and focus on anything other than snacking.

Want more challenge ideas?
Click here to receive a free PDF copy of the  101 Challenges book.
Recipe of the Month
Scrumptious breakfast (or dessert) idea
Grilled Apricot with Yogurt & Honey
Ingredients
1 medium fresh apricot(s), (halved, pitted)
1 Tbsp fat-free plain Greek yogurt
1 tsp honey
1 tsp lime zest
1 tsp fresh mint leaves

Instructions
Grill apricot halves, cut-sides down. Divide yogurt and honey between halves; sprinkle with zest and mint.
What's on your plate?
Want to have your recipe published in the employee wellness e-newsletter or at the upcoming employee health and wellness fair? Submit your favorite healthy recipe with a photo to Zaira Duncan zduncan@slusd.us .
Wanted: Employee Wellness
Volunteers & Contributors
Our Employee WE-llness Program is a “WE” program. Want to host an event? Lead a wellness activity? Share an inspiring story? Submit a healthy recipe? Share photos of a wellness event happening at your site?  iwettergren@slusd.us . We’d love to hear from you!
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Phone: 760.918.4456
  As we continue to implement the district’s wellness policy, our goal is to continue to demonstrate support for health and wellness opportunities across our organization
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