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Tips to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight

In the United States, the number of children with obesity has continued to rise over the past two decades. Obesity in childhood poses immediate and future health risks.

Parents, guardians, and teachers can help children maintain a healthy weight by helping them develop healthy eating habits and limiting calorie-rich temptations. You also want to help children be physically active, have reduced screen time, and get adequate sleep.

Over the next five weeks, we will provide information from the CDC focusing on helping children maintain a healthy weight. This week we begin with developing healthy eating habits.

To help children develop healthy eating habits:

• Provide plenty of vegetables, fruits, and whole-grain products.
• Include low-fat or non-fat milk or dairy products, including cheese and yogurt.
• Choose lean meats, poultry, fish, lentils, and beans for protein.
• Encourage your family to drink lots of water.
• Limit sugary drinks.
• Limit consumption of sugar and saturated fat.

Remember that small changes every day can lead to success!

For more information about nutrition, visit Choose My Plate for children and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans [PDF-30.6MB].

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Date & Time

Weekly on Mondays

5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Event Description

Free and open to the public, these weekly drop-in sessions are intended to support anyone interested in developing and sustaining a regular mindfulness meditation practice. This opportunity is for the anyone including the curious, former students, and seasoned practitioners. Inspired by the essential principles of MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction), each session includes guided mindfulness meditation practice and discussion on practice related themes.

Register here!

Date & Time

Days vary - Register below

Event Description

With a success rate of 93 per cent, we have already supported thousands of people with mental health issues, to stay in or return to work through this service.

Funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, this service helps people who are struggling at work or off sick due to mental health conditions. It's confidential, provides nine months work-focused support tailored to the individual’s needs, at no cost to you.

We'll provide an overview of the service, including:

• Facts and statistics around mental health

• Aims of the service

• Details of the eligibility criteria and referral process

• The support and interventions available.

What’s included?

• Access to the live webinar and Q&A session

• A link to download the recording and slides

• Further advice and support as required.

We are hosting this free webinar as part of our commitment to supporting mental wellbeing in the workplace.

Register here!

Each January, we join as a community to recognize National Mentoring Month and work to cultivate a culture of belonging to show each and every student that they are not alone. This month, we celebrate the power of empathy, equity, and supportive and meaningful mentor relationships.

If you think that someone is carrying a weapon, drugs, or alcohol on school property, or if you believe that you have been the target of violence or threat of violence, or have witnessed violent or threatening conduct by another person, please call or text the tip line at 770-822-6513. You do not have to give your name.

Other Important Telephone Numbers for Reporting:

• Violence/Threats/Crime— First, call the Local School Principal, then call Safety and Security at 770-513-6715
• Student Discipline— First, call the Local School Principal, then call the Office of Student Discipline at 770-513-6607
• Racial Discrimination/Sexual Harassment— First, call the Local School Principal, then call the local Title IX Coordinator at 678-301-6811

GCPS staff will continue to be vigilant regarding our security protocols while ensuring that each and every child experiences a safe and supportive learning environment in all of our schools, as this is our top priority.

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Our Blueprint for the Future: Building the Bridge from Empathy to Excellence defines our strategic priorities in four areas: empathy, equity, effectiveness, and excellence. To sustain the legacy of the past, GCPS developed this plan that defines the transformational work of the next five years, incorporating feedback from the GCPS community.

GCPS is made up of teachers and staff passionate about supporting students in their journey through elementary, middle, and high school. If you are interested in joining a regionally and nationally recognized team dedicated to helping students find their own passions, you’ve come to the right place! Apply today!

At McClure Health Science HS, we strive for our students to have quality learning experiences to build their promising future.

Regular attendance in school develops good habits that will carry over later in life. Good attendance, including being on time to each class, correlates very strongly with improved grades in school.

Our school is committed to continuous communication with our families to support the whole learner.

Please contact your child's teacher, counselor, the parent center coordinator, or administrator for any support you may need. Below you will find school personnel contact information.

Parent Center Coordinator

Mirielle Nurinda - (770) 806-7911 / Mirielle.Nurinda@gcpsk12.org

Front Office

Carla Moreno - (770) 806-7900 / Carla.Moreno@gcpsk12.org

Counselors

9-11 A-K: Marcellus Howell - (770) 806-7915 / Marcellus.Howell@gcpsk12.org

9-11 L-Z: Jordyn Tinsley - (770) 806-7916 / Jordyn.L.Tinsley@gcpsk12.org

12th: Sylvia Rowe - (770) 806-7857 / Sylvia.Rowe@gcpsk12.org

Counseling Clerk

Lizette Mayo - (770) 806-7917 / Lizette.Mayo@gcpsk12.org

Administrators

9-11 A-K: Jessie Zaretsky - (770) 806-7821 / Jessie.Zaretsky@gcpsk12.org

9-11 L-Z: Dr. Tom Myers - (770) 806-7902 / Tom.Myers@gcpsk12.org

12th: Dr. Jimmie McKinley - (770) 806-7909 / Jimmie.McKinley@gcpsk12.org

Social Worker

Brittany McGrady - (770) 806-7954 / Brittany.McGrady@gcpsk12.org

Principal's Office

Administrative Assistant

Maria Salazar - (770) 806-7905 / Maria.L.Salazar@gcpsk12.org

Principal

Nicole Mosley - (770) 806-7901 / Nicole.Mosley@gcpsk12.org

Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/Page/2322
Location: 3921 Club Drive, Duluth, GA, USA
Phone: 770-806-7900