TUSD Family Wellness
Resource Fair on
Saturday, April 29th!
Did you know that 40% of the food we buy in the United States is wasted?
That’s like buying a whole pizza and throwing almost half away! When we throw away
food, we are also throwing away the resources that were used to make or grow it.
Some of these resources are water and land. All this trash also takes up huge
amounts of space in our landfills. The good news is there are things you can do to
help. Some ways you can help reduce the food waste at home are…
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REDUCE. Just take the food that you know you’re going to eat. If you know you’re
not going to eat all the food that is cooked or bought, don’t put it on your plate. If
you’re still hungry after your first serving, you can always get more later.
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REUSE. Eat leftovers. Instead of throwing away food you don’t eat, save it for the
next day. Then you get to enjoy your favorite dishes two days in a row!
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RECYCLE. Make sure you’re putting your recyclable items like water bottles,
cans, paper and cardboard in the recycling containers and not in the trash so they
can be reused and made into new things!
EXERCISE CHALLENGE!!
April showers bring May flowers, but
that doesn’t mean you can’t still be active even when you’re stuck inside. Kids
need at least an hour a day of exercise
to help their bodies grow big and
strong! Sometimes that can be hard to
do when the weather is bad or no one
is able to watch you play outside. Here
are some fun things you can do to get
some exercise while at home!
The Torrance Unified School District Family Welcome &
Enrollment Center, in collaboration with the
district’s Wellness Policy Committee, will be hosting a
Family Wellness Resource Fair to promote a healthy
Torrance community. The theme of the event is Planting the
Seeds of Wellness by providing activities, resources and
information for families and students to promote individual
and community wellness such as health, exercise, nutrition,
environmental issues, social & emotional health, etc.
The fair is scheduled for Saturday, April 29, 2017, from
9:00am to 1:00pm in the front of the
TUSD Family Welcome & Enrollment Center.
We hope to see you there!
Balloon Ball
Freeze Dance
Indoor Basketball
Blow up a balloon and try to keep
it off the ground for as long as
possible by hitting it up. This one
can be played by yourself or with
others!
Play music and show off those
dance moves. When the music
stops everyone stops. Hold your
poses for 10 seconds and then
start the music back up.
Use any bucket or basket and a
rolled up towel or T-shirt. Toss
the towel in the basket, every
time you make a shot take a giant
step back and try again.
Hallway Bowling
Bubble Jumping Jacks
Balance Beam
Fill empty water bottles half way
with water and set them up like
bowling pins in your hallway. Use
any ball you have to roll and
knock them down.
Have someone blow bubbles at
you while you do jumping jacks.
See how many bubbles you can
pop in your hands and feet!
Put a piece of masking tape on the
floor in your living room or hallway.
Pretend you’re a gymnast and try to
walk on it in a straight line. Challenge
yourself by trying to walk backwards!