Fit Together in Action June News
Fit Together Partner Highlights- Vogel- Wetmore School Garden
Students at Vogel-Wetmore School planted their school garden for the second time this spring. Courtney Quigley one of the school’s first grade teachers and Fit Together partners, reported that a year ago, they planted vegetables in three raised beds and plants for pollinators in two raised beds. Families volunteered to care for the garden over the summer, and students returned in the fall to find bright zinnias and delicious vegetables waiting for them. One first-grade student exclaimed, “I planted this basil from a tiny seed when I was in Kindergarten, and now it grew up, just like me!”
The school was awarded a Fit Together mini grant last fall allowing them to purchase two more raised beds, so they could grow pumpkins and zucchini. They also purchased tomato cages, trellises, child-friendly tools, and other supplies with the grant. Ms. Quigley also added “the students love working outside with the plants, and they are learning valuable lessons about the life cycle of plants, where their food comes from, and how to work together to accomplish a big project. Vogel-Wetmore School is a great place to grow!”
For more information about 5210, please contact Jessica Stewart, Fit Together 5210 Youth and Families Coordinator at (860)806-1825 or jstewart@how2fitkids.org.
June is Great Outdoors Month!
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Men’s Health Month
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CHOP CHOP- Granola Popsicles
With the summer sun blazing throughout most of the U.S., there is no time like the present to turn our attention to bringing fun, healthful education to our children, and their families.
ChopChop, The Fun Cooking Magazine for Families is fueled by their mission to teach kids and families how to cook, and eat real, nourishing food, focusing on affordable home cooking using inexpensive ingredients, and teachable/transferrable skills.
ChopChop is published in both English and Spanish, is ad-free and filled with delicious recipes, essential how-tos, STEM activities, fun food facts, interactive games, and gorgeous photographs of diverse kids making and eating good food. Every child will see themselves in our pages and be inspired to achieve and families will develop a more positive relationship with food!