September 2012 - Winchester Public Schools

Winchester Wire
A Periodic Electronic Publication for & by the Staff of Winchester Public Schools
Volume 4 Issue 1
Superintendent’s Message
September 2012
WELCOME BACK!
On August 28th we opened our doors to over four thousand students and hundreds of staff members returning for 2012-2013 school year - and what a
great day it was! As I visited each of the schools on our first morning, I was filled with gratitude and pride at the sight of our teachers and students already busy at work on the first
day of class - a sense of purpose and seriousness about our task of teaching and learning.
I’m pleased to report that as a result of the dedicated efforts of many WPS professionals preparing our personnel, curriculum, and facilities - we are off to a great start of the school
year.
As I mentioned in my convocation address, I hope that over the summer you had the opportunity to spend time on the important three R’s - rest, relaxation, and reflection, and return
to us revitalized and rededicated to our mission of Learning for All, Whatever It Takes! I’m
fully aware that a lot of staff did not have that luxury, instead, focusing on a different set of
R’s - repair, restore, and regenerate! My sincere thanks goes out to all the staff members
who dedicated their summer preparing us for this school year, including support personnel
working on the facilities, administrators developing personnel and procedures for school operations, and educators preparing curriculum and resources to provide the best opportunity
for student success. It takes a team, and what a team we have!
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Interventions Matter!!
V. Douglas Joyner, Ed. D
On The Wire
Have you ever struggled to learn something new? Whether a particular
skill or piece of information in a specific content area, we all experience
challenges at some point. Can you recall the frustration, and in some
cases, feelings of inadequacy as a result? More often than not we
overcome these stumbling blocks because a teacher, a parent, or significant adult identified our needs and intervened to help. Successful
learners become successful because someone believed in their ability
to learn and then explicitly guided them to understanding.
Supt’s Message
1 & 10
Teaching &
Learning
1 & 11
School News
New Staff
8
Excellence in
9
Service Awards
Stewart Bell Award
Essential to achieving ever increasing academic performance are answers to the questions, what do we want our students to learn and how
do we know they know it? Learning for All, requires relentless commitment to answering the question, what do we do when they don’t learn?
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2-7
Tech Tip
Personnel &
9
12
13 - 17
Finance
United Way
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John Handley High School New Administrative Team
Rick Lilly, Jerry Putt, Dr. Jesse Dingle, Ms. Anne Canada, Bo Bundrick
It is with great pleasure I introduce the new administrative team at John Handley High School. I have
spent the last 5 weeks getting to know each of them very well. They all believe in the potential of
young people to do great things and their actions have been reflective of these beliefs. They have eagerly embraced the challenges of being new to Handley and being new to each other. As a team we
have embraced “Learning for All, Whatever it Takes” and plan to work very hard to ensure ALL students at John Handley High School have the time and opportunity to become career and college ready.
The new administrative team:
Dr. Jesse Dingle is the new Principal at Handley. Dr. Dingle comes to Winchester from North Carolina. He served as the principal of Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Dingle
was born in South Carolina but spent the better part of the last 20 years in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel
Hill area. He attended Appalachian State on an athletic scholarship where he earned his undergraduate degree. He went to the University of North Carolina where he earned his graduate degree and then
to North Carolina State to complete his doctoral program. When asked why he wanted to work at
Handley he responded, “It’s all about the Pride.”
Ms. Anne Canada, Assistant Principal, comes to Winchester via Texas. She served as an assistant
principal in Texas at all levels before making her way back closer to home. Anne is originally from
Warren County and attended Warren County High School. Her family moved to Radford where she
finished high school and then attended Virginia Tech. She completed her graduate work at the University of Virginia. Ms. Canada loves Texas High School football and is looking forward to Saturday afternoons at the bowl.
Mr. Bo Bundrick, Assistant Principal. Mr. Bundrick is currently a resident of Winchester and served
as the Athletic Director at Washington High School before joining the Handley team. Previous to his
role at Washington High School, Bo was a Physical Education teacher at Millbrook where he was the
head baseball coach. He is originally from South Carolina where he played and coached baseball, He
also served as an administrator in South Carolina.
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Mr. Rick Lilly is the new Director of Student Activities. He comes to Winchester via Charlottesville. He
grew up in Charlottesville, attended Charlottesville High School and eventually graduated from the University of Virginia where he ran Track. He then returned to Charlottesville High School as a Social Studies
teacher, coach, and eventually the Athletic Director. He was the Athletic Director at Charlottesville High
School for 5 years before arriving at Handley. When asked why he wanted to work at Handley High
School he responded, “It is the best high school in America.”
I encourage everyone to stop by and meet these outstanding new administrators. I am very proud to be a
member of this administrative team and look forward to working with every one of them.
It is with much anticipation and excitement we at John Handley High School start this school year. We had
a fantastic opening for the entire staff and we are anticipating an even better opening for the students. The
efforts of the staff at Handley to do “Whatever it Takes” to help students become career and college ready
will be unmatched by any school in the commonwealth.
Have a great start to a great year!
Jerry Putt, Assistant Principal
Stephanie Downey Named Principal at
Frederick Douglass Elementary School
Stephanie Downey was named Principal of Frederick Douglass Elementary
School for the 2012-2013 school year. Mrs. Downey has been an educator for
over 23 years. She has been with WPS for 6 years as an Elementary Lead
teacher and Administrative Assistant at Frederick Douglass. She holds a B.A.
in Elementary Education from Bridgewater College and M.S. Degree in Education: School Administration and Supervision from The Johns Hopkins University.
Mrs. Downey comments that “with an outstanding group of teachers and a solid
Stephanie Downey
foundation of academic success put in place by Dr. Nancy Lee, there is much
to look forward to at FDES! We will continue to focus on creating a positive community of learners where students embrace challenges and experience personal growth everyday. With our expanding school population,
we benefit from an environment rich in diversity. We value our many differences and find it is so exciting to
learn about the many cultures represented in our school.”
“My vision for Frederick Douglass Elementary School is that we would work daily to provide a positive, nurturing environment for our students, staff and families, promoting a love of life long learning and achievement. If
every child who enters our building experiences success on a daily basis, feels cared for each day, and looks
forward to returning the following morning, than we’ve done a great job!”
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Mrs. Joan Hovatter Named Principal at Garland Quarles Elementary
Mrs. Joan Hovatter was appointed Principal of Garland
Quarles Elementary School last March for the 2012-2013
school year.
Mrs. Hovatter holds a B.S. Degree in Education from
James Madison University, M.S. Degree in Education from
Shenandoah
University,
and
an
Administration/
Supervision, K-12 license from the University of Virginia.
She comes to WPS with 27 years of experience as a
teacher and school administrator with Shenandoah County
and Page County Public Schools. She was most recently
the Principal of Page County Middle School.
Mrs. Hovatter commented, “I have such a passion for literacy, and understand how critically important it is in the early education of a child as the gateway to all learning.”
Mrs. Hovatter and her husband are parents of four children.
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SCHOOL NEWS -
Quarles Elementary School
New Beginnings!
Twas’ the time before school
When all through the system,
Teachers and administrators were busy
Workin’ and a listenin’.
The rooms – some were ready
And others were on their way,
The whole staff worked hard
To be ready for the big first day.
So what are some things
That have happened so far,
That Quarles has done
To be a star?
We have some new faces
At Quarles, our school.
Mrs. Hovatter, is our new principal!
And the Chameleon…he’s way cool!
We’ll have some new rules…
Chameleons will SOAR!
We’ll work, learn, and play,
And read BOOKS GALORE!!!
The mighty custodians,
Miss Candy and Mr. Jason,
Worked extra hard cleaning
And the furniture movin’
was AMAZIN!
Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Seal
Many projects did they do,
For the changes that were happenin’
And so that Quarles would run smooth.
Mrs. Smith, our librarian
Had monumental chores,
Of creating a new computer area
And cataloging books a’ more.
The kindergarteners came
With great anticipation,
To Kindergarten Camp to learn
With joy and great elation!
The teachers popped out
And the teachers popped in,
To work on readying rooms
Before the meetings did begin.
The scheduling, oh my!
Mr. Livesay worked on hard and long,
To place each and every person
So that learning would be strong.
We have some brand new teachers
And a teacher has returned,
But we’re the best for Quarles kids,
Because we have learned!
Teaching our kids takes a lot of work
We must have dedication,
To each and every one who helps,
You have our utmost appreciation.
So here’s to a new year
To a new and great beginning!
Let the good news keep a coming
On the web page you’ll be seeing!
~ Ellen M. Martin
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SCHOOL NEWS -
John Kerr Elementary School
27th Annual Governor’s Conference on Education
Sam Vance and Michelle Myers present… John Kerr’s “Bazinga Day”
The Virginia School Boards Association held
their Annual Governor’s Conference on Education in Richmond, Virginia on July 31, 2012.
This conference helped to focus the energy of
leaders in Virginia on critical issues for implementing and continuing effective, high quality
education for all. The event was designed to
provide three hours of mini-workshops, presenting a plethora of creative ideas, successful
practices, and a showcase of strategies which
continue to push Virginia forward.
In addition to the mini-workshops, presenters
and participants were welcomed by Governor
Bob McDonnell. Other greetings were given by
Dr. Patricia Wright, State Superintendent, Dr.
Steven Staples, VASS Executive Director, and
Laura Fornash, VA Secretary of Education.
It was an honor to have Winchester Public
Schools represented by John Kerr’s Samantha
Vance, 2nd Grade Teacher, and Michelle Myers, Lead Teacher. They presented Bazinga
Day to emphasize community and school relations, as well as curriculum, instruction, and
technology. Support was shown by Superintendent, Dr. Rick Leonard, and School Board
Members, Mrs. Cynthia Ford, Mrs. Allyson
Pate, and Mr. Melvin Thomas, who also participated in the event. This opportunity allowed
them to connect with other school divisions to
spark new ideas and share how Shenandoah
University’s Partnership with Community Day
was celebrated.
The John Kerr staff and SU volunteers facilitated grade level stations, promoted scientific
investigation, and used the Scientific Method.
Various topics for the fun-filled BAZINGAFIED
learning experience were featured in the April
2012 Winchester Wire and in the conference
handout.
Shenandoah University developed an initiative
this year, hoping to make it an annual occurrence - Partnership with Community Day in which SU students were given opportunities
throughout the community to volunteer in lieu
of classes for one day. The goal was exposure and/or encouragement of lifelong community volunteerism.
John Kerr teachers and staff chose to participate as a volunteer site and selected scientific
investigation as the focus. The team selected
science as a meaningful community experience due to the number of hands it takes to
provide an enriching scientific encounter with
students learning at various levels and participating in multi-step processes. In addition,
teachers began to implement new state science standards this year, including a greater
concentration on scientific inquiry.
This event fostered a positive collaboration
with the local university, involving the tennis
and lacrosse teams as well as other university
staff.
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John Kerr Elementary School
John Kerr—”Bazinga Day”
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JKES staff were fortunate to dedicate a full morning to scientific investigation, and to have the
support and enthusiasm to make the day a huge success!
As school improvement initiatives required more time and intensity for reading and mathematics instruction, it became challenging to allot a substantial amount of time for science instruction. Knowing that the nature of science is a blend of logic and imagination that children not
only enjoy, but need as a prerequisite skill, teachers were determined to find creative ways to
celebrate science. So...batta-boom, batta-BAZINGA...thus the official day was created!
Michelle Myers
LIVE UNITED
Give Advocate
Volunteer … make a difference!
The WPS United Way Pacesetter Campaign is underway! Pledge forms were placed in your
mailbox earlier so please return them to your building rep as soon as possible. The WPS campaign officially ends September 10th, though contributions will be accepted through the end of
the year. Don’t forget you can take advantage of payroll deductions for an easy, seamless way
to make your donation.
Building Reps.
JHHS
-
Teresa Alger
DCLC
- Kay Orye
DMMS
-
Kelly Altepeter
CAO
- Bonnie Stickley
FDES
-
Candy Strosnider
JKES
-
Cindy Banks
QES
-
Eddie Simmons
VACDES
-
Becky Bush
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WPS WELCOMES NEW LICENSED STAFF
On Monday, August 27, 2012 the WPS faculty and staff gathered in the Handley High School
Patsy Cline Theatre for the opening convocation. Forty-three new licensed staff members were
introduced and welcomed to the WPS family. We take great pride in our school system and are
pleased to have these professionals join us.
DMMS:
Jeffrey Newton, Catherine Whitacre, Peter Uhlir, Gregory Abell, Kelly Lewis,
Ashley Phillips, Barbara Stamberg, Mariah Gundersen, David Aintablian, Kathryn
Gemmer, Carol Fisher
FDES:
Maria Estevan, Connie Griffin, Ch’Loris Clemons, Ashley Sborz, Jessica
Mossholder, Joy Dunn
JHHS:
Jesse Dingle, Anne Canada, James (Bo) Bundrick, Rick Lilly, David Glasscock,
Robert Boulais, Kristinna Lucas, Mark Dickerson, Adam Howells, Andrew Dudley,
Shane Barfield, Bryon Clemsen, Erin Closter, Stacey Catrow, Rhonda Campbell
JKES:
Tress Kimble, Kelly Carey, Heather Lark-Rickard, Natasha Whetsell
QES:
Joan Hovatter, Kathryn Carper
VACDES:
Anakristen Jones, Christopher Meisinger, Melanie Beaudin, Shelly Herrell, Amy
Kretchman
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THE STEWART BELL AWARD
Each year the Stewart Bell Award is presented to
a qualified professional in the Winchester Public
Schools who consistently demonstrates excellence in the field of public education. Stewart
Bell, Jr., established the endowment in 1985 to
honor his father, Stewart Bell, Sr., and the commitment to students and learning exhibited by
high competent and professional educators. Mr.
Bell, Sr., was a long-time member of the Winchester School Board. The first award was given
in 1997. Nominations are accepted from students, parents, educators, and community members to assist in the identification of the person
most deserving of this special honor. Mr. Eric
Miller was presented the 2011-2012 Stewart Bell
award. Mr. Miller is a History/Social Studies
teacher at Daniel Morgan Middle School.
Pat Smith
Mr. Eric Miller
Excellence in Service Awards
The Excellence in Service Awards were presented by Dr. Leonard, Superintendent, at the Convocation on August 27, 2012. This is the 3rd year of
the service award established to recognize employees who hold support or
non-certified positions. The recipient demonstrates selfless service, inspiring associates to devote their time, attention, and talents so others may
succeed.
The award is presented annually to honor an individual who exhibits one
or more of the following traits: goes beyond the requirements of his/her job to improve the climate, culture and environment of the school and/or school division; effectively communicates
with students, staff, and parents in a positive, helpful and friendly manner; recognized by others
to be outstanding in his/her area of expertise; consistently contributes
to the success and growth of colleagues and/or students; and exhibits
an excellent work ethic and is a role model to others. Nominations
were accepted by the Superintendent and reviewed by a selection committee.
Pat Smith, Senior Accountant at the Central Office, and Mary Kern,
Custodian at Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart Elementary, were this
years recipients.
Mary Kern
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Superintendent’s Message
(continued from page 1)
In the spirit of my Irish heritage, I leave you with a quote from the Irish writer and poet, Oscar Wilde,
“Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.” I believe that this playful message
has relevance to our culture here at WPS. Here’s the reality - our most experienced professionals,
whether teachers, administrators, or support personnel - are the same people who probably made
the most mistakes in their career. We like to promote a culture of smart risk-taking - when we determine either by a formal decision-making process, or sometimes, just by intuition based upon prior
experience, that the potential rewards of doing something innovative, untried, and untested, exceed
the costs of doing nothing - we take the plunge! Don’t be paralyzed into inaction by the fear of failure - accept the potential for mistakes as the price of admission to a career of life-long learning.
Now, there is one caveat, and it’s a big one - we don’t like to make the same mistakes over and
over. We learn by our failures by admission, reflection, and commitment to doing a better job - a
smarter job - the next time. This is what drives us forward as professionals.
To our returning faculty and staff - I welcome you back, and look forward to another year working
with you again on our shared mission of Learning for All, Whatever It Takes! To our new staff
members, I know that I am joined by everyone on our WPS team in giving you a warm and sincere
welcome to this innovative, creative, and highly-performing organization. Have a great year, and
remember - Dare To Be Great!
An Old Irish Blessing
May love and laugher light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May God and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!
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Interventions Matter ! !
This is the true measure of our understanding of effective schools research and devotion to the belief that it is our responsibility to
provide students chances to learn even when
they make mistakes. We must hold them accountable to a high standard, but also invest
time teaching them why that standard is important and how and why they should strive
for it.
By all accounts our staff intervenes early and
often both during the day and after school
hours to help struggling learners. Did you
know WPS offers systemic, intentional, integrated, and targeted programs of service to
improve the achievement of students PK-12?
These programs include: preschool programs, primary grade reading instruction, limited English proficient curricula and instruction, remediation programs, special education services, student support services, response to intervention and instruction, transition programs, career services, alternative
education, and virtual on-line experiences to
name just a few.
WPS is currently the recipient of multiple 21st
Century Community Learning Center grants
designed to bring together innovative educational approaches and a variety of community
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service providers to meet needs of at-risk
students and provide extensive support to
their parents and families. Many of you have
worked to provide opportunities for academic
enrichment including tutorial and other additional services to help students meet standards in core academic subjects. After school
and weekend programs also offer families of
these students opportunities for literacy and
related educational development. In a time
of tightening budgets and ever increasing
measures of accountability these resources
provide the opportunity to expand innovative
and creative approaches to ensure learning
for all.
Please accept this open invitation to continually look for imaginative and inspired ways to
help our students. This is the hallmark of our
school division and its heritage of commitment to excellence. As we begin the 20122013 school year full of energy and excitement these efforts remind us that additional
support offered with a smile, a word of encouragement, and an act of teaching are often the crucial difference for many of our students - interventions matter!
V. Douglas Joyner, Ed. D.
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Tech Tips
Steve Muller, Director of Technology
Changing Your Line Spacing (To Single Space)
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3. Then click on Word 2003. This will
change the default styles for that
document to the ones where Normal
paragraphs have single spacing with no
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5. Now, when you review your
Paragraph dialog box, you’ll see this:
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Personnel and Finance
Donna Eagle & Linda Meadows
New VRS Deduction on Your Paycheck!
The Virginia General Assembly passed a law effective July 2, 2012, requiring school division employees participating in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) to pay a member contribution of up
to 5%. The law also required school divisions to grant an offsetting pay increase of the same
amount the employee has to pay to the VRS. The Winchester School Board voted to have employees pay the full 5% VRS member contribution and also authorized a 7.75% increase to cover
the 5% VRS member contribution that participating employees now have to pay. 5.75% of the
pay increase is to offset the VRS member contribution which is not subject to State and Federal
Income taxes but is subject to FICA. The remaining 2% was a general pay increase.
For our 10 month employees, you will see this new deduction on your September paycheck. The
deduction appears as VRS 5% on your pay stub and will be equal to 5% of your VRS qualifying
pay.
If you have any questions, please contact Dian O’Rourke at the CAO at 667-4258 ext. 14126.
Are you Vested in the Virginia Retirement System?
Significant Virginia Retirement System (VRS) changes were passed this year in the General
Assembly. These changes are for Plan 1 Non-Vested members (as of January 1, 2013). In
order to be vested and be unaffected by these changes, you must have at least 5 years of service by January 1, 2013.
If you were hired in a VRS covered position between December 1, 2007 thru June 20, 2010,
chances are that you are a Non-Vested Plan 1 Participant and will be affected by these changes. These changes are not favorable and will adversely affect your retirement.
Non-Vested Plan 1 employees who have prior service eligible for purchase that would bring
you to vested status before January 1, 2013 should arrange to purchase their service as soon
as possible. If you are vested before January 1, 2013, these changes will not affect you.
Examples of the types of prior service that can be purchased include:

Leave of Absence for military service

VRS Refunded Service
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Birth or adoption leave
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Prior military service
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Educational Leave of Absence
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Non covered service with a VRS participating
employer (part-time, wage, sub teaching)
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Public Service
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Federal Service in other Gov’t agencies
If you have questions about the purchase
of prior service, please contact Dian
O’Rourke at 667-4258 ext. 14126.
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Forms, Forms and more Forms
Looking for a form? Look first at our website. Most forms can be found online. Go to
www.wps.k12.va.us. Select the gray tab on the left titled “For Teachers and Staff.” Then select
“Forms for Staff Members” or just click this link:
http://www.wps.k12.va.us/tchrstaf/forms.html
Here you will find the new Employee Time Sheet System. All time sheets and Request for
Leaves need to be completed using this new system. If you need assistance, contact your
school secretary.
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Employee Assistance Program
Our local Choice Anthem health plans offer all employees and their dependents enrolled in our
health plans an employee assistance program (EAP). Included are up to four sessions per issue at no charge for such services as mental health, alcohol or drug abuse assessment, child
or elder care, grief counseling and legal or financial services. In general, care must be authorized in advance.
Below is the contact information for each of the plans. There is also fantastic information on
the website http://www.achievesolutions.net/tic
Key Advantage 500 PPO Plan
ValueOptions, Inc. Behavioral Health and Employee Assistance Program
1-866-725-0602
TLC High Deductible Health Plan
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
1-800-346-5484
Lighten Up! - Eating Well is Easy
Forget about why you feel it is hard to eat well and make it easy on yourself. Use
these tips to get you over the obstacles to a healthy meal:
I don’t have time:

If you grab ready to eat portions at the grocery store, grab ones without sauce and ones
that are baked or broiled.

Take a few minutes each week to write out a meal plan so you don’t have to do it each
day.

Cook three or four meals when you have extra time in the kitchen - then freeze and
save.

Consider using a crock pot for full meals that can cook while you do other things.

Frozen vegetables are quick to cook and low in sodium.
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Lighten Up!
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It’s too expensive:

Eating at home or taking meals to work is cheaper per meal (and healthier) than eating out.

Use a grocery list to avoid impulse buys and use coupons (but only for things you need).

Consider store brand products and compare “per ounce” stickers to save per serving.

Buying in bulk can often be cheaper - separate goods into single servings and store extras.

Save money (and calories) by serving meals on small plates. You could easily get an extra
meal or two from each thing you cook.
I don’t know how:

When learning to cook, start with simple recipes. Try harder ones as you get comfortable.

Recruit help in the kitchen from other friends or family members.

Consult some picture cookbooks, take a cooking class, or search online for videos with tips.
It’s not fun:

Make it fun to cook by inviting others to help.

Enjoy your meal - sit down at the table to eat and talk, rather than just eat in front of the
TV.

Pick foods you enjoy - if they are high in fat or sugar, try to find healthy substitute ingredients.

When cooking for groups, pick recipes you can modify to make fun for all (i.e., tacos, pizza,
salad) where each person can add their own ingredients.
To receive an incentive of a flexible cutting board, please complete and return to Dian O’Rourke at the CAO by
June 25, 2013.
For more information, please visit the CommonHealth website at: www.commonhealth.virginia.gov/tlc
------------------------------------------------------------Name:____________________________________________________________
Group Name:
_________________________________________________________________
Location: _________________________________________________________
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Grab and Go! - No muss, No Fuss Snacks

Fruit and yogurt parfait
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Carrots with 1/4 cup hummus
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1 serving wheat thins with 1 string cheese
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1 granola bar and 1 cup coffee with skim milk

1 fat-free plain yogurt with 1 tablespoon honey
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3 tablespoons each raisins and dry-roasted pistachios

1 Clementine and 1 ounce (about 22) roasted almonds

1 ounce each dark chocolate chunks and pretzel nuggets
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1 slice low-fat cheddar cheese, 6 Wheat Thins, and 1 pear
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Celery sticks with 2 tablespoons reduced-fat peanut butter
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1 tablespoon peanut butter with 1 sliced Granny Smith apple
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Celery sticks with 2 tablespoons low-fat blue cheese dressing
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Half of a whole wheat bagel with 1 tablespoon cream cheese
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2 Fig Newton cookies and 1 cup skim milk or plain light soy milk
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1/2 cup low-fat chocolate ice cream (such as Edy’s Slow Churned)
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1 low-fat chocolate pudding with 1/3 cup thawed frozen raspberries
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A handful of grapes, 1 slice Swiss cheese, and a dozen roasted almonds
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15 baked tortilla chips (about 1 ounce) with 1/4 cup fresh or pre-made salsa
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1 rice cake with 1/2 sliced banana and 1 tablespoon reduced-fat peanut butter
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1/2 cup frozen yogurt with 1/4 cup sliced strawberries and 1 tbs. chocolate sauce
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