Dear CISH Parents
亲爱的CISH家长，
As parents, we want to do everything we can to make sure our children are successful- at home, at school and in life. While back to school is a very busy time for kids, parents and teachers alike, spending some time talking about snacks can potentially make a big difference this school year.
作为家长，无论是在家庭还是在学校我们都希望尽最大努力培养孩子，使之取得成功。孩子们在学校的时候会很忙碌，家长和老师同样也会变得很忙碌，如果这时候可以花些时间在孩子的日常点心上，那么他们的校园生活可能将会变得很不一样。
Nutrition + Academic Performance Linked
营养和学业表现息息相关
A healthy, balanced diet is linked with academic achievement. In fact, the absence of certain food groups or nutrients in a child's diet can negatively impact grades and attendance. Kids who don't eat enough fruits, vegetables and milk and dairy foods tend to get lower grades than students who do meet dietary recommendations. Furthermore, deficits of specific nutrients like vitamins A, B6, B12, C, folate, iron, zinc and calcium are associated with lower grades and higher rates of absenteeism and tardiness among students.
一个健康的、平衡的日常饮食习惯和学业成绩息息相关。事实上，在孩子的日常饮食中，一些食物或者营养的缺失可能会消极地影响成绩和出勤率。当孩子摄入了充足的水果、蔬菜、牛奶和乳制品可能会比摄入不足的孩子取得的成绩更高。与此同时，一些特定营养素（例如维生素A、B6、B12、维生素C、叶酸、铁、锌、钙等）的缺失也会在一定程度上影响学生的成绩、出勤率和生长发育。
Room for Improvement in Kid Snack Choices
孩子零食选择上的改进空间
Many parents are unaware that poor snacking habits could negatively impact their child's academic performance. Research shows that kids get nearly one quarter of their daily calories from snacks-making snacks almost like the fourth meal of the day. The parent support group for CISH is very concerned that our students have healthy snacks.
很多家长可能并没有意识到不好的零食习惯可能会消极地影响孩子的学业表现。研究表明孩子日常所需的1/4能量几乎都是从零食点心中摄取的，CISH家长委员会也非常关心我们的学生食用的零食点心是否健康。
Unfortunately, research also shows that healthy foods are NOT what's commonly on a child's snack tray. Children are far more likely to snack on sweets or crunchy, salty snacks than nutrient rich food group foods. So there's plenty of room for snack improvement to help fuel academic success this school year.
研究也同时表明，孩子的一般零食清单里大多不是健康食品。与营养丰富的食物类食物相比，儿童更喜欢吃甜食或脆脆的咸点心。所以在零食的改善上还有很大的空间，以此来帮助我们的学生取得学业上的成功 。
Lately we have noticed students bringing snacks to CISH that are not healthy. We are going to start giving out snacks from the school but we will make sure the snacks we give out are healthy.
最近我们注意到学生们带到学校的零食不是很健康，我校将计划在保证零食健康的同时向学生免费提供课间点心。
Also if you think your child wants more than the snack we will provide then please send your child with a heathy snack. As a school and as a community we are going to try and teach children, the importance of healthy snacks.
如果您认为您的孩子需要额外的零食点心请确定他带来的是健康的食物。作为一所学校和一个社区我们正在非常努力地教育孩子健康零食的重要性。
This free service of a healthy will begin on Monday April 23rd
我们将从4月23日，下星期一开始为孩子们提供免费的健康课间餐
To best accommodate the current snack times in the classrooms and to make this work with the cafeteria, we have split the grades into two separate snack times.
为了使课间餐时间和课堂时间不发生冲突，我们根据不同的年级分成了2组不同的点心提供时间。
Grade 1-2 snack will be available at 10:00am (Monday – Friday)
Grades 3-5 snack will be available at 3:15pm (Monday – Thursday) and 1:40pm (Friday)
1年级和2年级的点心时间是早上10点（周一至周五）
3年级到5年级的点心时间是下午3:15（周一至周四），周五是下午1:40提供
Students eating the snack provided by the school will need to eat the snack at that time in school. They will not be permitted to take the snack on the bus as there is currently an issue with snacks and garbage causing a mess on the bus.
学校为学生提供的课间餐需要在规定的时间里食用。另外，为了给所有学生提供一个良好的乘车环境，所有学生不许在校车上吃零食。
A cart will be loaded with trays of fruit, one for each class, in the cafeteria. We will be creating a system where the TAs will take turns bringing the cart up and delivering the trays to the classrooms.
我校食堂将会使用小推车装上托盘水果。我们将会建立规范的制度让助教可以轮流去取小推车，并且将水果盘送到教室。
If you want your child to have more than this for a snack, please provide healthy snacks. Please limit the amount of money you give to them to buy treats at our school store. Teach them to make good choices. We are going to have a nutritionist speak to our students regarding this matter in the very near future.
如果您希望您的孩子食用更多的零食，请为他们准备健康的点心。另外，请不要给他们过多的零钱让他们在学校的小卖部自行购买零食。不久后我们将会邀请一名营养师会为我们的学生关于“健康点心”做一次讲座，希望所有家长能和我们一起教会孩子做出正确、健康的选择。
Thanking you
谢谢，
Peggy Gorman-Mitchell
Head of School
Canadian International School of Hefei
校长
合肥加拿大国际学校
