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Re: required pe
Posted by ?????????????????? on 8/26/08
On 8/23/08, skylark2868 wrote:
> On 8/23/08, Tired Teacher wrote:
>> We have p.e. 45 minutes a day 4 days a week.
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>> It seems that if our state wanted children to be healthier,
>> they wouldn't sell them chips along with their lunches.
>> Yes, sometimes they are baked, but if a child eats all of
>> his hot lunch AND the chips, think of all the calories they
>> are taking in..... My school is also going to start selling
>> ice cream, too. Hello obesity - we're here to stay!
>>
>> Seems like there should be some balance between the food
>> program and exercise program with the schools...
>>
>> At any given time at our school, there are at least 75 kids
>> in p.e. in one gym. I know that 75 kids can't possibly be
>> getting the required time.
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> At my school, the cafeteria has also begun to sell ice cream -
> those cute Blue Bell things, which are made with full cream ice
> cream. Not to mention all the sprinkles, coatings, etc.
> Nothing against ice cream, but why don't they sell sherbet or
> frozen yogurt?
Ice creams have to meet the state healthy standard guidelines of
less than 200 calories per item to be allowed to be sold. There is
a whole section of the MDE website that explains all of it.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- required pe, 8/01/08, by ??.
- Re: required pe, 8/23/08, by Tired Teacher.
- Re: required pe, 8/23/08, by skylark2868.
- Re: required pe, 8/26/08, by ??????????????????.
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