The next meeting of the Health and Wellness Committee is tomorrow morning, Tuesday, December 2nd, 7:15 am in the Guidance Office (3rd Floor of the Upper School).
Minutes for our last meeting on Nov 4th:
Co-Chairs: We elected two parent co-chairs: Katie Fitch and Ann Williams, Susan Trotz and Mike Bertoni will be the staff co-chairs.
Water: Jeff Lane and Mike DiLorenzo said that they put in a proposal to have drinking fountains in the school. Looking to be accepted this year and work start the year after. We still do not have a good plan to access the existing bottled water.
Environmental Walk Through: Al Vega reported on the last walk through about cleanliness, dryness, cockroaches… We mentioned that radiator covers in PACE still need to be installed. Our mice population is erased. We did have cockroaches that seem to be eradicated. We have a pending list of repairs that maintenance is working on.
Our main agenda item is to discuss the infusion of mindfulness into the school climate. Please bring material and ideas about how to incorporate mindfulness into our school climate. We will have a brainstorming session.
Each meeting is a working session. More people, more issues get discussed with action plans.
Other pending agenda items for January are:
- Better food in the cafeteria
- Recess and Lunch climate and atmosphere
- Starting a Gay/Straight alliance for middle schoolers
- Alternatives to candy/sweets as rewards
- Food Allergies issues
We welcome all to attend.
For more information, please contact Katie Fitch or Ann Greaney Williams.
