Wellness Policy

RES Success Story for 2023-2024

During the 2023-2024 school year, our wellness committee was able to continue to support the implementation of thirty-eight calm centers in classrooms school-wide. The feedback from staff said that these centers provided students with a place to safely and positively regulate their emotions within the classroom environment. Our wellness team set a goal that by the end of  May 2024, we will have implemented emotional regulation centers (calm corners) for student emotional well being in 80% of classrooms. These centers will provide students the opportunity  to regulate and manage their feelings in a healthy and safe way in their classrooms. This initiative will support students’ emotional well being. These centers will provide students with a space to regulate emotions and use healthy coping skills. This resource will be available to all students as a school-wide emotional support system.

Additionally, as we continue to work on wellness, our wellness committee focused on continuing to support the Remington staff zen/recharge room. With wellness funds we were able to update this space. This space provides staff with an opportunity to focus on self-care and use healthy coping strategies to help reduce stress. Our staff zen/recharge room provides a quiet, calm, restful atmosphere to provide a chance to “reset.”

District 49's wellness policy and supporting guidelines focus on improving the health of students. Anyone interested in serving on the districtwide wellness advisory council should email wellness@d49.org for additional information.

A sample of the Curriculum Food Request Form is available here. 

Nutrition for classroom parties, celebrations, rewards & fundraisers:

• All food items must be store-bought with the nutrition information showing that the product is 100 calories or less, 0 grams of trans fat.
• No candy or sodas are allowed.
• Birthday celebrations with treats must follow the  Wellness Policy Guidelines.
• Fresh fruits and vegetables are excluded from calorie and sugar limits.
• Food prepared in a private home may not be served at school to students because knowledge of ingredients, sanitation, preparation, and temperature of food in storage or transit is not available, nor can quality and sanitation standards be controlled.
  
• Fundraiser guidelines may also be found in the Wellness Policy Guidelines.
  

Our commitment to physical activity:

• Physical education is provided in elementary, middle, and high school.
• Strenuous physical activity is not used (e.g. running laps, pushups) as punishment.
• Generally, students should not be required to “sit out” any part of recess as punishment unless there is a safety concern.
• Elementary school students will have a minimum of 30-minutes daily of physical activity. Recess for 1⁄2 day Kindergarten will be determined at those individual buildings. 
  • Physical activity can include recess, physical education classes, fitness breaks, active classroom activities, exercise programs, or active field trips.