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News: Alice in Dairyland!
Milwaukee Blitz Summary
Dates: March 2-9, 2009 – 6 days
Schools Contacted/Invited: 118
Schools Participating: 54 or 46%
Number of Classes reached: 110
Number of Students Reached: 2933
Media: 2 TV live interviews TMJ4 Live at 12:30 and Fox 6 Wake Up
No print media participated
Persons assisting: Jane Losee, Laura Wilford, Angie Edge, Angie Zimmerman (MMC Student) working with MPS, Ashley Huibregste "AKA Alice in Dairyland", and Mary Andrae
Top 10 Favorite Things Learned/Remembered from the Program:
90% of our milk is made into cheese
There are 600 types of cheese
We have more cows than students in school
The heaviest hog is Big Bill
It takes 7 seconds to harvest a cherry tree
The longest carrot is history is 19 feet 2 inches long
The color of a eggs are determined by the color of the chicken's feathers
Mozzarella Cheese is the same cheese as string cheese
A cow can make 720 hamburgers
Chocolate milk is the new sports drink
Follow Up Surveys Sent: 46 Awaiting results
And here’s Alice’s blog on her travels to MPS:
My Last Day in Milwaukee
Mar. 09, 2009
Today ended my tour of Milwaukee Public Schools and the end of my third Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board School (WMMB) Blitz!
I started my day at Lloyd Street Global Education School. There are four classes of fourth graders so I did two presentations so students could be more involved. The first group had few questions for me but really wanted to answer the clues. Try these clues:
Wisconsin’s German immigrants brought seeds of this plant and began planting them in our state’s gardens years ago.
This vegetable can be eaten fresh in coleslaw, cooked in soup, or fermented as a topping for brats.
You will be a-head in your healthy eating habits by including this nutrient-rich vegetable in your diet.
This food includes a good dose of phytochemicals, a group of nutrients needed to protect the body against cancer.
I bet you know that I am talking about cabbage! Wisconsin ranks first in the nation in growing cabbage for sauerkraut and eighth in the nation for growing cabbage for fresh market. Americans eat about 387 million pounds of sauerkraut each year – usually on top of brats and hot dogs. Cabbage are made of 90% water even though it is very crunchy to bite into!
The second group of students had many questions about the job of Alice in Dairyland and dairy farming. It is amazing that students want to know how to milk a cow and how cows have babies! I enjoy the questions and try to answer as honestly as I can!
My afternoon included presentations at Siefert Elementary School and Starms Discovery Learning Center. At Siefert School, I presented to two classes of students in the gymnasium. An interesting fact about the school – the gymnasium is on the fourth floor of the building! Lots of stairs! Starms School had me present to three classes of students. It went great, and the class asked many questions about other Wisconsin crops like broccoli and lettuce. It is a good thing I had vegetable training this fall!
After a stop at the WMMB Brookfield Office, I made my way back to the office to spend a few days near Madison with events!
News: Sign Up For Free Nutrition Sessions!
In collaboration with the MPS Wellness and Prevention Office, the UW- Extension Nutrition Education Program will provide 640 hours of nutrition education at MPS schools between October 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. More Info / Sign-up form download pdf file or MPS Sign-up form.
News: Celebrate National Nutrition Month: Focus on Food/Energy Balance!
Find activity ideas, March coloring page, staff wellness ideas, March fitness calendars for Elementary and Secondary in English and Spanish and much, much more! Visit http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?template=teacher_toolbox_mar08.html
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