Which districts/schools are having outdoor lunch?

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Anonymous wrote:CIS is providing outdoor lunch. Any other APS elementary school?

Key is too. Love it!

Wow. This feels a bit like gloating. I hope you want this for ALL APS kids and not just your own. There’s work still to be done here, even by parents who have kids at CIS and Key, to insure universal outdoor lunch across APS.

I think this reply is odd, but I would love to help. As for Claremont they have outdoor lunch because they have a principal who is very committed to it. While I agree a universal policy is needed ( and I will help to the extent possible) everyone should be putting pressure on your school principals to take action they have an ability to move quickly whereas a universal APS policy will take more time.

Has your PTA taken a stance? What did your principal say when you asked?

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How would you help?
Can you quit your job to become a full time outdoor lunch volunteer? How about your spouse, him/her too? Your parents, your inlaws? Can you fly in extended family from other parts of the country?
Please put together a little team of 12-20 of your friends and family that can fully and exclusively dedicate this year to being volunteer outdoor lunch volunteers--at your own expense, of course.

Didn't realize the only way to help was to run everything myself not work to petition APS to provide more resources and support for outdoor lunch.

But sure I can volunteer to monitor outdoor lunch. I dont have any extended family..

Yes, if you want something you should be prepared to work for it--not just "petition."

But you'll volunteer very day? For several hours (entire lunch session for all classes, not just your own kids?)

Do you have a spouse/partner? No family--you and your child's other parents are both orphaned only children of only children (no cousins?) Friends? Neighbors? How much do you think you (personally) would have to pay them to get them to quit their job for a year and volunteer?

Not the previous poster, but I’m volunteering every day during lunch time. It isn’t “several hours” at our school. It’s 10:45-1:15. Also not sure what’s causing the disbelief of not having local family? Our closest family member is in Florida and the farthest in Dubai.

[Anonymous]

I think the point is that it takes a village to work for safe, outdoor lunch for ALL APS kids. That means advocating to the county even if your kid is lucky enough to attend a school that is doing outdoor lunch. Please, continue to fight for the health and safety of all kids. Does that mean volunteering at school? Maybe. But please don't give up on our kids.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CIS is providing outdoor lunch. Any other APS elementary school?

Key is too. Love it!

Wow. This feels a bit like gloating. I hope you want this for ALL APS kids and not just your own. There’s work still to be done here, even by parents who have kids at CIS and Key, to insure universal outdoor lunch across APS.

I think this reply is odd, but I would love to help. As for Claremont they have outdoor lunch because they have a principal who is very committed to it. While I agree a universal policy is needed ( and I will help to the extent possible) everyone should be putting pressure on your school principals to take action they have an ability to move quickly whereas a universal APS policy will take more time.

Has your PTA taken a stance? What did your principal say when you asked?

You’re

How would you help?
Can you quit your job to become a full time outdoor lunch volunteer? How about your spouse, him/her too? Your parents, your inlaws? Can you fly in extended family from other parts of the country?
Please put together a little team of 12-20 of your friends and family that can fully and exclusively dedicate this year to being volunteer outdoor lunch volunteers--at your own expense, of course.

Didn't realize the only way to help was to run everything myself not work to petition APS to provide more resources and support for outdoor lunch.

But sure I can volunteer to monitor outdoor lunch. I dont have any extended family..

Yes, if you want something you should be prepared to work for it--not just "petition."

But you'll volunteer very day? For several hours (entire lunch session for all classes, not just your own kids?)

Do you have a spouse/partner? No family--you and your child's other parents are both orphaned only children of only children (no cousins?) Friends? Neighbors? How much do you think you (personally) would have to pay them to get them to quit their job for a year and volunteer?

Not the previous poster, but I’m volunteering every day during lunch time. It isn’t “several hours” at our school. It’s 10:45-1:15. Also not sure what’s causing the disbelief of not having local family? Our closest family member is in Florida and the farthest in Dubai.

10:45-1:15 is 2.5 hours...so yes, several hours.
I never said I didn't believe she didn't have "local family." She said she had NO family. Possible, but highly unusual.

There are planes and roads that go to and from Florida (and other places) so you could bring in your family if you wanted to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CIS is providing outdoor lunch. Any other APS elementary school?

Key is too. Love it!

Wow. This feels a bit like gloating. I hope you want this for ALL APS kids and not just your own. There’s work still to be done here, even by parents who have kids at CIS and Key, to insure universal outdoor lunch across APS.

I think this reply is odd, but I would love to help. As for Claremont they have outdoor lunch because they have a principal who is very committed to it. While I agree a universal policy is needed ( and I will help to the extent possible) everyone should be putting pressure on your school principals to take action they have an ability to move quickly whereas a universal APS policy will take more time.

Has your PTA taken a stance? What did your principal say when you asked?

You’re

How would you help?
Can you quit your job to become a full time outdoor lunch volunteer? How about your spouse, him/her too? Your parents, your inlaws? Can you fly in extended family from other parts of the country?
Please put together a little team of 12-20 of your friends and family that can fully and exclusively dedicate this year to being volunteer outdoor lunch volunteers--at your own expense, of course.

Didn't realize the only way to help was to run everything myself not work to petition APS to provide more resources and support for outdoor lunch.

But sure I can volunteer to monitor outdoor lunch. I dont have any extended family..

Yes, if you want something you should be prepared to work for it--not just "petition."

But you'll volunteer very day? For several hours (entire lunch session for all classes, not just your own kids?)

Do you have a spouse/partner? No family--you and your child's other parents are both orphaned only children of only children (no cousins?) Friends? Neighbors? How much do you think you (personally) would have to pay them to get them to quit their job for a year and volunteer?

Not the previous poster, but I’m volunteering every day during lunch time. It isn’t “several hours” at our school. It’s 10:45-1:15. Also not sure what’s causing the disbelief of not having local family? Our closest family member is in Florida and the farthest in Dubai.

10:45-1:15 is 2.5 hours...so yes, several hours.
I never said I didn't believe she didn't have "local family." She said she had NO family. Possible, but highly unusual.

There are planes and roads that go to and from Florida (and other places) so you could bring in your family if you wanted to.

lol. Why tf would my family members from Florida drive up to Virginia to volunteer as a lunch monitor?? I'm kind of confused at the point you're trying to make now. Is it that if people can't solve a problem in a way that you think is best, than all other attempts to solve the problem are pointless?

[Anonymous]

Dr. Duran asked all MS and ES principals to update their websites and send out a school talk with outdoor lunch plans by Wednesday. APS is working with the county to purchase equipment for outdoor lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Duran asked all MS and ES principals to update their websites and send out a school talk with outdoor lunch plans by Wednesday. APS is working with the county to purchase equipment for outdoor lunch.

Is this a publicly available document?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dr. Duran asked all MS and ES principals to update their websites and send out a school talk with outdoor lunch plans by Wednesday. APS is working with the county to purchase equipment for outdoor lunch.

Is this a publicly available document?

Do you mean where I got this info from? It was announced in tonight's CCPTA mtg.