School May Be Out, but Healthy Meals are Still In

Jasper School District Provides Free Lunches to Children all Summer Long

Jasper School May 18, 2021 - The Jasper School District Food Service Department is excited to announce details for their 2021 Summer Feeding Program.  Every summer, the food service department provides breakfast and lunch to children under 18 at no charge. 

The program begins again this summer and provides nutritious meals to children who may not otherwise have access to healthy food when school is out.  Food Service serves thousands of meals each summer at locations throughout the United States 

Many children under 18 rely on free lunches and breakfasts. But when the last bell of the school year rings, those children are at risk of going hungry"

Locations

 Jasper School, May 31- July 31st at the Jasper lunchroom for hot meals for anyone under eighteen

Jasper Campus home delivery of weekly meals breakfast, lunch, juice, and Milk

Kingston Campus will be a designated pickup May 31st- July 31st at the Kingston lunchroom to be announced Oark Campus will be home delivery also so be announced

Children under 18 will receive five days of breakfast, lunch, juice, and milk delivered to their homes.  

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was created to ensure that children in low-income areas could continue to receive nutritious meals during long school vacations when they do not have access to school lunch or breakfast. It provides nutritious and free meals to children 18 and younger during the summer months.

Sign up at Jasper School District Nutrition Services, https://forms.gle/Kp2BMNzgnUoUJF1t6           

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Arkansas School Garden Grant Program, Arkansas Taste Test Grant Program Recipients Announced

Little Rock, AR - The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce that a total of 88 grants have been approved for funding of $37,500 through the Arkansas School Garden Grant Program and the Arkansas Taste Test Grant Program.
"School gardens and taste tests have proven to be valuable tools in teaching children about agriculture, nutrition, and a variety of skills. The lessons learned through these programs can have a lasting impact on children, their families, and entire communities," said Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward.
The Arkansas School Garden Grant Program was established to help schools start or expand gardens on school grounds. The Department will award $500 grants to the schools to purchase soil, specialty crop seeds and plants, and gardening equipment

Click here to see News Release

STARLITE Weekly FunFIT Challenge - Week 29

This has been an exciting year, we hope you have enjoyed it as much as we have. We appreciate all of your hard work and participation this year, especially with the training.

We are looking forward to more exciting things in the new school year!

Below you will find the links to week 29's physical activity and nutrition videos. The link to the challenge form is also attached.

The videos will be uploaded to our social media sites and website. Please share the links with your Kindergarten - 8th-grade teachers.

As this is our final week, we would like to request to you all (and the teachers) please send us videos and or photos of students completing the challenges. We would love to see the participation of students. 

If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.  Please let me know if you have trouble with the links!

Physical activity:

https://idhi.uams.edu/programs/public-schools-program/weekly-fitness-with-coach-nene/

Nutrition:

https://idhi.uams.edu/programs/public-schools-program/weekly-nutrition-with-mrs-reilly/

Challenge Form:

https://forms.monday.com/forms/4c1adf2c70fca1c70b18e919f0ed20ff?r=use1

Website:

https://idhi.uams.edu/programs/public-schools-program/

Facebook and  Instagram:

@pspuamsidhi

Welcome to Jasper School District's Gifted & Talented Program

  Accommodating Diverse Learning Styles

 What your students will be working on this year...  click here

Cafeteria News!

 The Jasper Campus is so excited to announce that with help from our Agricultural teacher Mr. Dorrell and his students we will be growing some foods that will be used in the salad bar at the Jasper Campus.  All our beef (hamburger meat) will be from local producers at each campus.

 Breakfast and lunch will be free this year again to all students.  Please fill out the meal applications on this website, http://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=1527700677242   or from the handouts at each office.   Remote meals will be available also and that application can be found at the same website.

We desperately need these turned in from each family, one application per family is sufficient.   Thank you for all your assistance.

Good Eats.

 JHS Business Teacher Featured in YouTube Video

Mrs. Alice Cooper's students participated in the 2021 Virtual CTE Day at the Capitol by submitting their JHS CTE video showcasing their programs of study and certifications in Microsoft Office Specialist 2019, Wise, Work Ethic Proficiency, and their Electronic Career Portfolio.  Special thanks to Colin Thomas for videoing!

Check out the article on page 14 of the TestOut Certification Magazine<http://certmag.com/digital/January2021/index.html> recognizing one of our Business Teachers in Arkansas.  Ms. Cooper is an incredible example of the quality instruction and education that Business teachers, in our state, provide on a daily basis.  Congratulations to Ms. Cooper on all of her accomplishments.  I know that each and every business teacher would agree that we are blessed to have her as one of our teachers in this great state. 

Jasper High School received the Award for Social Media posting from American Red Cross

The Jasper School District's School-Based Health Center (SBHC) is located at 609 West Clark Street on the Jasper Campus.  The SBHC offers medical and dental services to all students, faculty, staff, and the entire community. The SBHC provides school-based mental health services to students.

We are proud to offer quality healthcare services that are easily accessible to the student body through our SBHC.  We want to ensure that our students are healthy so they can get the most out of their educational experience.  We expect that kids will miss less school because they can be seen early, treated quickly, and seen right here on campus.  We are also committed to partnering with parents to ensure that all kids receive preventative care as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Doctors are in the clinic on the following days:

Medical Services - Monday and Tuesday 9:00 a.m-2:30  p.m.