National School Breakfast Week [Add your district’s info here]

2019 Promotion Goals Increase participation and visibility for our school breakfast program Educate parents and students about the importance of school breakfast as it relates to academic success Get students excited about making healthy choices at breakfast with a fun theme March 4-8, 2019 National School Breakfast Week

Emphasize the Learning Connection School breakfast helps kids perform their best at school – it’s proven! Use this to your advantage when communicating with administrators and parents during NSBW March 4-8, 2019 National School Breakfast Week

School Breakfast: Fast Facts Students who participate in school breakfast show improved attendance, behavior, and standardized achievement test scores as well as decreased tardiness. Source: Food Research & Action Council Students who eat breakfast have better attention and memory. Source: The National Dairy Council March 4-8, 2019 Students who eat school breakfast attend on average 1.5 more days of school per year and score 17.5% higher on standardized math tests. Source: Share Our Strength National School Breakfast Week Low-income children who receive school breakfast do better on a variety of indicators than low-income peers who go without breakfast. Source: The Sodexo Foundation

Communicate Nutrition Standards NSBW is the perfect time to promote healthy menu options at breakfast Keep parents informed of the fresh fruits and veggies, whole grains, and low-fat dairy offerings March 4-8, 2019 National School Breakfast Week

Communicate Nutrition Standards Send the NSBW infographic home Update menus Attend a PTA meeting Remind busy parents their child has healthy breakfast options at school! March 4-8, 2019 National School Breakfast Week

Get Social! Use social media to spread the word to parents, students, and administrators! Ask your school district’s communications office about policies and where to send your posts Remember to have parents fill out a media release if you’re publishing photos of kids Use hashtags: #NSBW19, #schoolbreakfast, #StartYourEngines, #fuelforschool March 4-8, 2019 National School Breakfast Week

Get Social! Make posting quick and easy using SNA’s NSBW social media graphics Tag SNA in your posts! March 4-8, 2019 National School Breakfast Week Facebook.com/SchoolNutritionAssociation @SchoolLunch @Schoolnutritionassoc

Ideas & Tips March 4-8, 2019 Use SNA’s coloring pages and activity sheets to engage students and display their artwork in the cafeteria! National School Breakfast Week Outfit your “pit crew” with Start Your Engines SNA Emporium gear and transform your cafeteria into a racing-themed pit stop!

Ideas & Tips Hand out brainteasers, riddles, and activity sheets to students during breakfast to wake up their brains for the day. Organize a raffle in the cafeteria for students that eat breakfast each day with a great racing prize like a bike! Poll the students on their favorite breakfast foods and School Breakfast Racer during #NSBW19. Conduct an NSBW taste test. March 4-8, 2019 National School Breakfast Week Ask students to translate school breakfast-themed emoji sentences, and to create their own! Use them on signs, and online to engage your audience.

#NSBW19 Resource Checklist Visit www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw to access all the free SNA resources: 16 page toolkit of ideas and tips Downloadable artwork and logos Coloring pages and activity sheets Infographic for parents Social media tips and graphics Customizable press release, proclamation, template invite letter, and more! March 4-8, 2019 National School Breakfast Week

March 4-8, 2019 Thank You! National School Breakfast Week