Chipeta Elementary

ADF Wellness Policy Goal #1: The District will provide a comprehensive learning environment to promote the development and practices of lifelong wellness behaviors for students and staff.

Chipeta has started Staff Sporting Events, one being a Bowling Tournament the Wellness Champion ran when he had the Bowling equipment. They also plan on having a staff Tetherball Tournament right after Spring Break  Lastly, on the Staff front we are starting before school morning walks once weekly until the end of the year. 

They are designing a Health newsletter that will go out to all the kids and parents of Chipeta. The Newsletter will contain information on health efforts here at the school as well as tips and advice on fitness, health, and other news. 

The Wellness Team is creating a student survey with questions surrounding Health and Wellness here at Chipeta. The Team will then compile this data and make goals to better serve the Chipeta students.

Clifton Elementary

ADF Wellness Policy Goal #3: The District will provide daily opportunities for students to engage in physical activity.

At Clifton Elementary, wellness comes in many forms. While students receive time for physical activity and social-emotional support, many students provide a higher level of engagement with opportunities for additional wellness support. In an effort to further meet the needs of our students, and by the gracious donations from our community members, we are happy to implement a bike lab for our learners. In some cases, behaviors arise due to lack of activity. Because of this, we hope to utilize the bike lab for students struggling in the classroom. Additionally, many students have fulfilled their role as learners and we want to provide opportunities for these students to use the bike lab as a reward for their efforts. We are in the early stages of this implementation, but we hope to make this a valuable tool for our Clifton scholars. Students were excited to see our principals, Amy Shepherd-Fowler and Stephanie Williams, riding through the halls promoting this opportunity. 

Fruita Middle School

ADF Wellness Policy Goal #1: The District will provide a comprehensive learning environment to promote the development and practices of lifelong wellness behaviors for students and staff.

ADF Wellness Policy Goal #3: The District will provide daily opportunities for students to engage in physical activity.

Fruita Middle School works on promoting Health and Wellness to its students and staff every year. FMS takes P.R.I.D.E. in promoting Social Emotional and Mental Health through many avenues. For instance, The Positive Cougar Team recognizes staff with “Shout out” Boards and Staff Trivia Boards throughout the year.  Spring of 2022, Fruita Middle School is piloting Wellness Coaching in hopes to support staff on a more personal level. This coaching is geared to help staff members reach personal health goals. 

For the 2021-2022 school year, FMS has used a new Health program that is included in Young Living, an elective class for students. This helps students recognize obstacles that come up in life and consider choices and outcomes for those choices. 

Fruita Middle School has participated in several Bike to Work/School Days during Grand Valley Bike Month, and it gets better every year! The goal is to promote more students and staff on bikes. This year, FMS will participate in several bike events throughout the month of May.  In addition, for the past several years, PE classes have utilized pedometers.  This equipment is used in a unit which promotes movement. Students learn the importance of movement, instead of focusing on mastering a given skill.  

Monument Ridge

ADF Wellness Policy Goal #1: The District will provide a comprehensive learning environment to promote the development and practices of lifelong wellness behaviors for students and staff.

Monument Ridge is focusing on physical and social wellness for our students and staff. Last year, we were able to purchase equipment for several outdoor games. Our staff members participated in an active game afternoon using that equipment, where we learned and played some fun outdoor games to strengthen our community. We are excited to be planning and looking forward to more similar events!

We have also gone on outdoor outings – hikes, walks, scavenger hunts, etc. – to get active and get to know each other better as we continue working on our new school community. 

We are excited about getting active, having fun, and spending time staying healthy with our staff and students!

Pear Park Elementary

ADF Wellness Policy Goal #3: The District will provide daily opportunities for students to engage in physical activity.

Pear Park is excited to be continuing with our Wellness Program.  The Student Wellness Team consists of 5th graders who had to go through an application process to become part of our team.  We meet with them every Friday to discuss ideas and ways to incorporate Wellness into our building.  These students also lead daily exercises for the school over the intercom every morning after the pledge.

Our main focus this year is  working on SEL and creating kindness awareness within our building.  To do this our 5th grade team has developed lessons they will be teaching on Fridays to a grade level a week until school is out in May. Our 5th graders are excited and hoping this lesson will help grow a greater and more kind culture in our building.

Taylor Elementary

ADF Wellness Policy Goal #3: The District will provide daily opportunities for students to engage in physical activity.

At Taylor Elementary we just got new soccer goals!  Students have been using them nonstop during recess.  We even have Taylor students using them for their soccer practices after school hours.

As a wellness team, we are also doing Monday Yoga for staff after school.  After spring break, we will be doing a staff fitness challenge until the end of the school year.