Soaring for Excellence

South East Cornerstone Public S.D. # 209 Haig School Nutrition Policy Handbook

Soaring For Excellence

Nutrition Policy Rationale

Haig School is committed to supporting and building healthy lifestyles and habits with our students. Healthy eating habits are essential for students to achieve their full academic potential, full physical and mental growth, and lifelong health and well-being. Our school shares the responsibility with our home and community partners in educating children on the need for healthy, nutritious food.

This policy is to ensure that all decisions involving any food/drink made available to students at Haig School will be made in the best interests of our students. These decisions shall adhere to the guidelines as outlined by: SECPSD Administrative Procedure 165: Nutrition Canada’s Food Guide Nourishing Minds: Eat Well, Learn Well, Live Well Healthy Eating, Nutrition and Food Safety Guidelines for Saskatchewan Schools

Procedures:

1. Haig School Nutrition Committee will include members of Haig School Staff and School Community Council. This committee will provide guidance regarding the nutritional offerings and will develop the annual action plan for the school. This plan will be shared with our home and community partners annually.

2. The choice of foods offered, sold and served in our school, and at any school approved event shall adhere to the guidelines as indicated above, and will be reasonably priced.

3. Haig School will adhere to Public Health Food Safety Standards.

4. The policy and its guidelines apply to the following:  fundraising  sporting events  school celebrations  school snacks  hot lunches

Action Plan for 2015 - 2016

Strategy Goal Start/Finish Actions Date  Nutrition Policy Committee will create the action plan for the upcoming school Nutrition Policy A formal, written Nutrition Policy Sept. 2015 will support the focus and to year. ongoing practice of healthy Jan. 2012  Nutrition Policy Committee will share the lifestyles and habits for our policy details with our Haig School students. Families.  The policy will be posted on our Haig School website. Canada’s Food Guide will be Sept 2015  Haig School Teaching staff will Curriculum Outcomes used to help support the Health to incorporate/focus on the Health outcomes Curriculum and related outcomes June 2016 connected to nutrition throughout the at each grade level. year. Nutrition information will be Monthly  Newsletter inserts from Public Health will Home and Community provided to our home and school be included in our monthly Haig Education/Awareness community members on a regular Sept. 2015 Highlites. They will also be posted to our basis. to Haig School website. June 2016  Pack-a-Parent Lunches School event meals will include at Sept. 2015  Haig School SCC Hot Lunch Committee least three of the four food groups to will follow the Healthy Eating Guidelines School Events outlined in Canada’s Food Guide. June 2016 when planning these events. Consideration will be given to  Haig School Staff will follow the Healthy nutritional food values as outlined Eating Guidelines when we bring in food in Nourishing Minds - Healthy for staff functions, meals and/or meetings. Eating Guidelines (Foods to choose most often; Foods to choose sometimes)

Action Plan for 2013 - 2014

Strategy Goal Start/Finish Actions Date  Nutrition Policy Committee will Nutrition Policy A formal, written Nutrition Sept. 2013 review/amend the policy at the start of Policy will support the focus to each new school year. and ongoing practice of healthy Oct. 2014  Nutrition Policy Committee will create lifestyles and habits for our the action plan for the upcoming school students. year.  Nutrition Policy Committee will share the policy details with our Haig School Families.  The policy will be included in the Haig School Handbook and both the policy and the action plan will be posted on our Haig School website. Canada’s Food Guide will be Sept 2013  Haig School Teaching staff will Curriculum Outcomes used to help support the Health to incorporate/focus on the Health outcomes Curriculum and related June 2014 connected to nutrition throughout the outcomes at each grade level. year.

Nutrition information will be Monthly  Newsletter inserts from Public Health will Home and Community provided to our home and be included in our monthly Haig Education/Awareness school community members on Sept. 2013 Highlites. They will also be posted to our a regular basis. to Haig School website. June 2014  Pack-a-Parent Lunches (nutrition clips and easy to make recipes)

School event meals will include at least three of the Sept. 2013  Haig School SCC Hot Lunch Committee School Events four food groups outlined in to will follow the Healthy Eating Guidelines Canada’s Food Guide. June 2014 when planning these events. Consideration will be given to nutritional food values as  Haig School Staff will follow the Healthy outlined in Nourishing Minds - Eating Guidelines when we bring in food Healthy Eating Guidelines for staff functions, meals and/or meetings. (Foods to choose most often; Foods to choose sometimes)