Healthy School Food, Resolutions, Awards, Staff Appreciation Week, Great Big Crunch….
Home and School News, January 2019
Healthy School Food Project Update
Morgan Palmer is working with the Public Schools Branch to develop and pilot a provincial school food strategy. As part of this project three School Food Think Tanks were held across P.E.I. this fall.
Three school video links follow which contain content on this School Food Environment Initiative. Nine schools are prepared to pilot a new school food program for PEI.
- East Wiltshire School Food Think Tank 1
- Kinkora School Food Think Tank 2
- Montague Regional High School Food Think Tank 3
https://peihsf.ca/content/school-food-student-think-tanks
Affecting Change in PEI’s Education System
Resolutions are developed around issues that will affect positive change in our school system for all students’ benefit. Your Home and School’s resolutions will be considered at the 66th Annual Meeting & Convention on April 13, 2019. Assistance with writing resolutions is available. Deadline to submit resolutions: Jan. 31, 2019.
Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week | Extra Mile Award
Start planning in the New Year to celebrate school staff during Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week, February 11 – 15, 2019. Home and schools are encouraged to find ways of saying thank you to staff members for their contributions to the lives of our children and youth. Nominate a school staff person (i.e. teacher, education / admin assistant, custodian) for the
PEI Home and School Federation’s Extra Mile Award. Submission deadline is: Jan. 11,
2019. More details are online at: https://peihsf.ca/extramile
Annual Reports
Presidents of Home and School Associations are asked to submit an annual 1-2 page report outlining your Home and School Association's activities for the 2018-2019 school year. Reports will be inserted into the Federation’s 2018-2019 Annual Book of Reports. If you need assistance, call 620-3186 | 1-800-916-0664 | peihsf@edu.pe.ca. Please submit your report to the Federation office by Feb. 28th.
Coalition For Healthy School Food
Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program. Help us ensure every child in Canada has access to healthy food at school.
Sign the E-1957 (Food Policy) Petition to the House of Commons
For more info contact Debbie Field at: https://www.healthyschoolfood.ca/ | 416 537-6856
2019 Great Big Crunch
The next "official" Great Big Crunch will take place on March 28th at 2:30 p.m. EST. Click here to register your School/Home and School! Find out more here: https://foodshare.net/program/crunch/
”What a fantastic way to celebrate nutrition, raise awareness of various food discussions, and encourage a sense of both school and national unity!" – Salem Elementary School in New Brunswick