Additionally, we want to thank The Hayden Corporation for donating water bottles for our students to use during the summer. With all the exercise and activities we are doing with the students, the water bottles have helped keep them hydrated!
All the students are working hard, exercising for 30 minutes each day and participating in a sport twice a week! Additionally, the students have learned about the USDA's new "my plate" which has replaced the food pyramid. The students are logging the food each day on choosemyplate.gov which then shows them if they are eating the proper recommendations from each food group and analyzes their nutrient intake. Hopefully by the end of the summer we'll all be making healthier food choices! Of course, it's not a complete summer without our weekly field trips. We went to Raceway Fun Park for our first field trip.
A couple of our students are learning about nutrition by helping in our plot at the community garden. They are learning how to grow and take care of tomato plants and various herbs. We want to say a huge thank you to one of our Project 30 mentors, Joyce, who is also a Master Gardener, and is teaching the students the ins and outs of gardening!
