I have required that, in the least, she must have fruit at home before
eating school breakfast just 30 minutes later.
Not exact matches
The boys actually didn't want to have anything to do with the «fancy butter» and they
just ate the pancakes with their hands - which I thought I'd keep in mind for a quick back to
school breakfast!
So, they ran off to
school with big smiles and I felt good about the balanced
breakfast they
just ate.
«If some of these kids didn't
eat breakfast at
school, they
just wouldn't get
breakfast.»
We also feed kids who are responsible for getting themselves to
school and appreciate a warm meal, as well as kids who
just enjoy
eating breakfast with their friends.
Lack of time to
eat breakfast, lack of awareness of the availability of
breakfast at
school, late bus schedules or parent drop - offs, and stigma are
just a few reasons participation in SBP lags behind that of the NSLP.
These are
just a few examples of how
breakfast - in - the - classroom has been used as a creative tool for administrators and educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardiness and absenteeism, and trips to the
school nurse — and that's on top of improved academic outcomes for students who
eat school breakfast!
Here in Houston we've already implemented the same program district - wide, and for those unfamiliar with it, «in - class
breakfast» means
just that: children receive a free
breakfast (regardless of economic need) and bring it into their classrooms to
eat at their desks as the
school day begins.
Instead of assuming children will
eat breakfast at home, encourage them to
eat together at
school,
just as they do for lunch.
These are
just a few examples of where
breakfast - in - the - classroom has become a tool for administrators and educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardies and absences, and trips to the
school nurse — and that's on top of improved academic outcomes for students who
eat school breakfast!
But numerous obstacles can prevent children from
eating school meals: many students arrive at
school too late to
eat breakfast in the cafeteria, before the
school day begins.; children may feel a stigma that
school meals are
just for «poor kids»; children may need to pay a co-payment for
breakfast and lunch that their families can not afford.
Today, I woke up at 5:30, got everyone
breakfast, took Cooper to
school, ran 3 miles, worked legs, was super productive on the internets, got Callan down for a nap and am
just about to
eat lunch.
However, we are also able to cross-reference that inference with context: how does the student usually respond to lessons, what is going on at home, what are you noticing in the general social dynamics of the classroom, did they get in an argument with their best friend this morning, did they
eat breakfast, did they sleep well, was a new video game released yesterday, is it particularly humid in the building today, what's going on in the general
school culture right now, has this student been taking tests all day, are elements like depression or anxiety potentially relevant, or is it
just an «off day» for a great student?
This population comes to
school thinking that «I'm not here to learn, I'm here to
eat me some
breakfast, get away from the chaos that's at my house, and
just chill out for a couple of hours.»
With adults in a mad scramble to drop kids off at
school or
just get to work,
breakfast is
eaten on the go, if
eaten at all: «Roughly 53 percent of all
breakfasts are now
eaten alone, whether at home, in the car, or at one's desk.»