St. Peter's SPROUTS

Click the link on the right to download a complete listing of SPROUTS meetings.

"GROW" ST. PETER'S ORGANIC GARDEN!

  It is Summer Growing Time in our school garden, and the vegetables are plentiful! We have Zephyr Squash, a variety of Tomatoes, Basil, Dill, and Fennel ready to harvest. In a few weeks, Cucumbers, a variety of Eggplant, Corn, Broccoli, Blueberries, Blackberries, and more Tomatoes will be ready to enjoy too!
  We would love for our St. Peter's families to enjoy these delicious healthy fruits and vegetables that were grown right in our very own organic school garden. Please email me if you would like to come and pick with your child. Scout and I would love to show the students how to carefully harvest without harming the "mother plant". Your child can also write an entry in our garden journal telling us about how they prepared and enjoyed the vegetables that they picked and took home to share with their families!

Randi Schlosser:  rschlosser@stpeters.org

* Pictures Took June 8, 2011: More to Come Soon!

    “GO HEALTHY, GO GREEN” AT ST. PETER’S SCHOOL---

As part of St. Peter’s School’s re-accreditation with SAIS/SACS (Southern Association of Independent Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), the school’s latest initiative is a
“Go Healthy, Go Green” commitment that encompasses all aspects of the school, including:

·         A full-time physical education and wellness program with new faculty member Blaes Schmissrauter.  A softball coach (and former St. Peter’s student), she focuses on movement concepts and specialized locomotor skills while emphasizing sportsmanship and healthy living.

·         A lunch program provided by Greenlife Grocery / Whole Foods.   This optional program provides a daily hot meal, three alternate meal choices and organic milk to students and faculty.  These meals incorporate healthy, fresh food and make use of organic and local food products wherever possible.  New earth friendly trays, reusable drink ware and water dispensers also assist the school’s efforts in reducing waste.

·         Creation of a student organization, the St. Peter’s Sprouts.  This health and wellness-minded group of students helped create a program for weekly campus-wide recycling and holds monthly meetings to take field trips and host visitors on related topics.

·         The planting of the school’s first-ever organic garden.  With the help of our SPROUTS club and school families, the garden’s yield will provide food to be incorporated into school lunches as well as provide fresh produce to be distributed via St. Peter’s Church food pantry.  This space will also serve as an “edible classroom” for students and teachers to integrate lessons in math, science and social development for all ages. 

·         Partner in The First Lady’s “Let’s Move” bold campaign to eradicate childhood obesity within a generation.  St. Peter’s is one of 35 organizations from around the nation collaborating on the development of the “Let’s Move” toolkit for faith-based and community organizations.

·         Encouraging students, parents and faculty to incorporate healthy, low sugar food items in snacks and lunches sent from home as well as birthday and classroom parties. 

·         School-wide participation in the Blue Cross Blue Shield “Walking Works” program, which includes physical activity in EVERY teacher and student’s day.  Many students also participate in classroom-based activities and exercises, such as Brain Dance and Neuronet.