News From The Nest - May 15 to 19, 2023
Spotlight on The Mouat Breakfast Club
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We are proud to announce that we have just wrapped up week eight of serving breakfast every morning to our Mouat school community. Any student can walk into our building between 730 and 800 AM and grab a breakfast to go. There are a wide variety of options throughout the week including French toast, yogourt granola fruit parfaits, cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches and even ham and cheese croissants. Surely there is something for everyone! Breakfast Club has ten staff members who volunteer their time one morning a week to greet students while doling out nutritious treats to start off the day. A huge THANK YOU to those volunteers who include: Ms. Coleman, Mr. McCall, Mme Sauve, Mr. Perry, Ms. Nyberg, Ms. Sharma, Ms. Britton, Mr. Drummond, and Ms. McAleese! Breakfast Club is also supported by Student Leadership which has 2-3 students a day who help with breakfast preparation. Statistics tell us that the child poverty rate is 12%. This, in addition to poor mental health and time management, also contributes to many of our students not having breakfast. The Breakfast Club was formed out of a dream to not only target students who come to school hungry but also to build community between students and staff. Woke up late? Didn’t plan a breakfast? Feel like second breakfast? We’ve got you covered here at the WJ Mouat Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club is open to anyone from the WJM community who steps through our doors. Please email Ms. McAleese at lindsay.mcaleese@abbyschools.ca if you would like to make a monetary donation to the program. |