STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
HEALTH & WELLNESS
INFO FOR PREVENTING HEAD LICE
Head lice spread from head-to-head (hair-to-hair) contact with someone who actively has head lice. Head lice can also spread from sharing personal items that come in contact with a person's head.
Head lice are common among school-aged children, but anyone can get head lice. Lice are more likely to spread at home, daycare, or at a friend's house than at school.
Over-the-counter, natural home remedies and prescription medications are used to treat head lice. Combing hair to remove nits is also an important way to get rid of lice.
To prevent getting head lice, avoid head-to-head contact with someone who has lice; do not share hats, scarves, coats or other personal items. Also, do not lie down on beds, pillows, carpets, or stuffed animals that have recently been in contact with someone who has lice.
Wellness Policy
Nutrition and Physical Education
Guidelines for Reimbursable Meals
Foods and beverages provided through federally reimbursable school meal programs shall meet or exceed federal regulations. To maximize the school’s ability to provide nutritious meals and snacks, Larchmont Charter School shall participate in available federal school nutrition programs including the National School Lunch Program. The school shall promote participation in this program among students, and make applications as accessible as possible.
School will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals. Shall comply with federal and state requirements for verification of qualification for free and reduced-price meals.
Qualifications of School Food Service Staff
Nutrition Education and Promotion
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is offered at each grade level as part of a sequential, comprehensive, standardsbased program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health
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emphasizes caloric balance between food intake and energy expenditure (physical activity/exercise)
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links with school meal programs, other school foods, and nutrition-related community services
Physical activities may include but are not limited to the following:
All students will receive physical education as designated in Education Codes 51210, 51222, 51223.
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All physical education will be overseen by a qualified teacher.
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Temporary exemptions from physical education should be limited to students whose medical conditions do not allow for inclusion in the general, modified, or adapted physical education program, per Education Code 51241. Physical education and assessment will be designed to promote motor skills and physical fitness, and to help students understand, improve, and/or maintain their physical well-being.
Larchmont Charter School will review curriculum to ensure continuity and consistency of instruction across all content areas in which fitness, health and wellness are taught. The relevant California Content standards for Physical Education, Health and Science will be identified and brought to Curriculum Council for consideration as part of an effort to ensure students receive current and research-based information.
Decades of research illustrate the benefits of inquiry-based and cooperative learning to help students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in a rapidly changing world. (Barron and Darling-Hammond, 2008). Further, project-based learning has been demonstrated to be superior for supporting long-term retention, skill development and satisfaction among students and teachers, as measured by standardized exams (Strobel, J. & van Barnesveld, A., 2009). Larchmont’s interpretation of the theory of constructivism into opportunities for meaningful, engaged learning translates into increased mental and physical engagement in learning for students from TK-12.
The school will support parents' efforts to provide a healthy diet and daily physical activity for their children. School should encourage parents to pack healthy lunches and snacks and to refrain from including beverages and foods that do not meet the above nutrition standards for individual foods and beverages. The school will provide parents a list of foods that meet the school's snack standards and ideas for healthy celebrations/parties, rewards, and fundraising activities. In addition, the school will provide opportunities for parents to share their healthy food practices with others in the school community.