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Nutrition services director attends white house conference

DISTRICT 6 NUTRITION SERVICES DIRECTOR Danielle Bock had the opportunity to attend the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health in Washington D.C.

“What an awe-inspiring opportunity,” Bock says. “I was in a room with 500 people who have the authority and capacity to halt the rise in diet-related diseases in this country.”

The goal of the conference was to strategize around ending hunger and increasing healthy eating and physical activity by 2030, so that fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases like diabetes, obesity and hypertension. That starts with feeding children healthy food and teaching them healthy habits.

“Every time a speaker mentioned universal free school meals the crowd would erupt!” Bock adds. “I have never been in a place with a more universally popular idea. The reality is that we can teach our children how the body works and what will help them thrive, then provide it to them free of charge as a part of the school day. This is possible and it makes sense.”

Beam topping ceremonies held at new James Madison School, Martinez

Students at both Madison Elementary School and Martinez Elementary School were able to celebrate the placement of the final steel beam at their new school and addition.

A Beam Topping Ceremony is a tradition among builders, to honor the placement of the final or tallest beam in a building under construction. Also called a “topping out,” a tree is placed on the beam to honor the American Indigenous custom that no building should be higher than the trees.

Students and staff at each of the schools were given the opportunity to sign the beam before it was placed. Now, their signatures will be there for as long as the building is.

Madison Elementary is being rebuilt on the same site as a PK-8 school with the new name, James Madison STEAM Academy.

Martinez Elementary School is getting a classroom addition that will replace the portable classrooms currently on the site. The addition will also include some office space and additional restrooms.

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At Arts and Imagination we believe in a thoughtfull development of art, academics, and peace education.

Arts and Imagination is a fresh approach to early childhood education. We view children as capable, strong, resilient and overflowing with knowledge, curiosity and potential. We value their thought journey and foster learning through our unique program.