Emery Hall Newsletter
August 19, 2022
From the Principal:
Healthy Lunch Ideas
Healthy Lunch Ideas
It has been noticed that some lunch boxes are in need of color! A good rule of thumb is: fill half your plate (or lunch box) with colorful fruits or vegetables , one-quarter with whole grains, and the remaining quarter with healthy proteins. Healthy fats and a small amount of dairy round out a tasty meal that will fuel an active, healthy lifestyle.
When packing your child’s lunches,
- Choose any 1 fresh fruit. For example: grapes, apple slices or rings, any melon chunks (cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon), any berries or banana slices.
- Choose any 2 vegetables. For example: carrot coins or sticks, cucumber, broccoli, bell pepper strips, or grape tomatoes.
- Choose any 1 healthy protein. For example: Beans, hummus, veggie burger, roasted turkey or chicken slices, or a hardboiled egg.
- Choose any 1 whole grain. For example: whole grain pasta, bread, and crackers, etc.
- Incorporating dairy - All students have an option to get whole milk or chocolate milk
Presentation
- Kabobs: Cut fruits, vegetables, and proteins into cubes or small balls and insert onto a skewer with rounded or blunt edges.
- Bento boxes: Lunchboxes that contain several small divided containers are great for portion control, keeping foods separate and encouraging a variety of foods.
- Themes:
- Mexican = beans and brown rice, whole grain tortilla chips, homemade guacamole or salsa made with diced tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro.
- Chinese = chicken strips and broccoli florets served with brown rice and low-sodium soy dipping sauce.
- Pizza = whole grain pita or crackers, grape tomatoes, and bell peppers, mozzarella string cheese, chicken slices.
- Eat a Rainbow = red grape tomatoes, orange hummus, yellow cheese, green cucumbers and bell peppers, blueberries, purple grapes.
- Shapes: Cut sandwiches into triangles or smaller squares, or use cookie cutters.
Save Time with Meal Prep
Amidst hectic weekday schedules, meal prep is a great tool to help keep us on a healthy eating track.
- Choose a day that you are less busy to wash and chop fruits and vegetables, and prepare batches of healthy proteins like chicken, eggs, and beans.
- Have kids participate in food prep! Younger children can help to wash fruits and vegetables. Older children can learn how to use a knife on softer foods.
- Have children pack their lunch boxes the night before. Display choices of protein, vegetable, fruit, etc. and let them create their own meals.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022 AT 10 AM – 4 PM
Parent Drop-Off and Parent Pick-Up Procedures:
GREEN ARROW!
Morning Drop Off, starting at 7:40AM.
At KSD Emery Hall, we want to be sure that all students are entering the building from our Parent Drop-Off as quickly and safely as possible.
Please refer to the following guidelines:
• Please try to have students exiting the car from the passenger side door.
• All students should be prepared to exit the car upon arrival (book bags, lunch boxes, etc.) should all be within reaching distance upon exit.
• Do not wait for your child to walk up the sidewalk and enter the building before leaving the parent drop off area, there are several staff members outside to assist with student arrival.
• At no time should one vehicle attempt to go around/pass a car in the parent drop off line, this is to ensure safety of all involved.
• If, for any reason, you need to enter the building, please be sure to pull into a parking spot or park along Park Street.
• There will be one drop off location for students to be dropped off that will be marked with a sign.
• Please drop your child off with enough time for them to get to their classroom by 8AM. All students have the opportunity, and are encouraged, to use the Transportation provided by their district; however we understand the parents’ choice to drop students off each morning as well.
Dismissal of Students Regularly on Daily Parent Pick Up:
Student safety is one of our priorities at Emery Hall in addition to academic performance. At the beginning of the school year, you will be requested to send in a note indicating your child’s daily dismissal procedures. Once your child is on daily parent pick up, it is assumed this is their ‘regular routine’ and we would need a note if there was a change to that routine.
Please refer to the following guidelines:
• Parent/guardian/adult will remain in their vehicle.
• No students will be released until 3:10 pm.
• Any student not picked up by 3:25 p.m. will be taken to the front office where a parent/guardian will need to pick up their child.
• Please be patient, many of our students use booster seats or car seats, which require additional time to secure.
• At no time should one vehicle attempt to go around/pass a car in the parent pick up line, this is to ensure safety of all involved.
Attendance
Checking In and Out
We will have contactless student drop off and pick up. If your child is arriving to school after the start of school day, please call the office at 913-324-5861. A staff member will walk out and help get your child into the building.
If you are checking your child out for the day or for an appointment, please contact the office via email or call at 913-324-5861. We will have a staff member walk your child out to your car. If you are not able to call from the parking lot, please feel free to use the foyer doorbell to the office and we will bring your child to your vehicle.
Visitor Protocols
Office Contact Information
Valerie Watson
Senior Administrative Assistant
Emery Hall
Email: Vwatson@kssdb.org
Phone: 913-324-5861