Wellness Policy
Sand Creek High School Wellness
Below is a snapshot of how Sand Creek High School ensures school wellness. The slideshow following it provides images of our students and faculty united in action.
Each year in April, we host the Sand Creek Zone's Health and Wellness Expo! The expo gets bigger and better every year! There will be FREE exercise classes, and FREE raffle tickets at the door for plenty of FREE door prizes! We usually have over 40 vendors with tables set up in the main gym, all giving away a prize and YOU can win just by attending! With your attendance to this event, you will also be helping a club or sport raise $500!
Each club and sport (per request) will receive tickets with their sport/club on it. If you present your ticket at the door, they will receive a point. The club and sport with the most people in attendance will win $500 from the Zone! They are also giving away $500 to the top two celementary classrooms with the most people in attendance, and then of course, $500 to the club and $500 to the sport with the most people in attendance from Sand Creek.
This is a great event and is helping your students! If no one gives you a ticket before the event, there will be blank ones available where you can write in your favorite club or sport so that they still get credit!
If you are a business that can be classified as Health or Wellness, please reach out to Lauren Stuart at lstuart@d49.org to host a table for our next Expo!
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Wellness Club
Terminate the Test Week
Stretch for Success Sand Creek High School Breakfast
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Polar Plunge
Staff Wellness Parfait Day
Spread the Word… To End the Word
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Wellness Policy Overview
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.
Healthy Snack Ideas Under 100 Calories |
Non-Food Celebration Ideas |
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Cascadian Farm Kid-Sized Oatmeal Raisin Bar |
Smencils (smell good pencils) |
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Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain Goldfish 100 Calorie Pack |
Glow Sticks |
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Angie’s Boom Chicka Pop Sea Salt Popcorn |
Stickers |
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6” Banana decorated with Sharpie and/or stickers |
Books |
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Stretch Island Fruit Leather |
Chapstick |
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Applesauce on the Go |
Post-its in fun shapes |
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Fruit cups in 100% juice |
Playdough |
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Brothers All Natural Fruit Crisps |
Stress balls |
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Minute Maid Kids + Minis 100% Juice Box |
Seeds for planting |
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Trader Joe’s Apple + Banana Fruit Bar |
Lead a Dance Break |
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.
Hunger Free Hotline
Call the hotline at 855-855-4626, statewide, toll-free. Help is just a phone call away for families, seniors, and other individuals who are in need of food assistance anywhere in Colorado. Hunger Free Colorado (HFC) Hotline is a statewide, bilingual toll-free number that connects Coloradans to needed food and nutrition resources. It is a free “one-stop” resource that offers geographically-based referrals to both public and private food assistance programs across the state.