September 2024

It's nearly Fall, y'all, which means Walktober is coming! If you have not already, we invite you to complete the 24-25 Staff Wellness Interest & Wellbeing Survey. Your anonymous feedback helps shape our wellness programs to better support your health and well-being. Please submit your responses by Sunday, September 1, 2024. After completing the survey, click the link that will be provided to enter a fun wellness prize drawing!

• Las Clases comienzan el Lunes 9 de Septiembre, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., via Zoom or
• Tuesdays, starting Sept. 10, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., via Zoom or
• Wednesday, starting Sept. 18, 12 - 1 p.m., via Zoom or
• Tuesdays, starting Oct. 8, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., via Zoom

Virtual Classes, Every Thursdays in September, 4:30 - 5:30 PM

Check out the flyer here - Register by clicking here.

Boost your well-being with our convenient online class series designed to help you thrive. Join us for one or all four sessions and empower yourself with the tools to live a healthy, vibrant life. If you can't make the class, make sure to register to receive a recording!

• Sept. 5th = Taking Care of YourSELF: Discover four transformative SELF-care strategies to elevate your health and well-being. Learn easy-to-implement techniques that will have a lasting impact on your life.

• Sept. 12th = Healthy Sleep: Unlock the secrets to better rest with simple yet powerful tools that will enhance your ability to relax, recharge, and sleep soundly.

• Sept. 19th = Plant-Based Meal Planning: Dive into the world of plant-based nutrition and learn how to create healthy and delicious plates using plant-based proteins to meet all your dietary needs.

• Sept. 26th = Fitness Your Way: Explore creative and fun ways to integrate movement into your daily routine, making fitness a joyful and sustainable part of your life.

Creativity has proven to help with stress reduction, enhance cognitive abilities, and allow for self-expression and emotional release! Staff Wellness, CIA, and our Art teachers have joined together to offer some creative, fun, and connecting classes for our DCSD employees.

Register today for September’s class: Creating Cyanotype Wearable Art: September 17, 2024, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at LHS. Click here to register for this free class. Class is limited to 30 spots.

It is that time of year to get out and get moving. Join a team or complete it on your own, it’s all about making movement a priority. Registration will open on September 15th at 11 pm, so start getting your team together today. The first 5 teams to register will win wellness prizes! Each week we will give away fun prizes! Also, the school in each feeder area with the most participants will win a fruit basket for your staff AND of course, bragging rights! Bookmark this Walktober registration link to register.

Time to dust off your favorite pink attire! DCSD is wearing pink to raise awareness and show support for those who have been affected by all cancers, including breast cancer. Early detection saves lives, find out what screenings you should get today by clicking HERE. We encourage you to:

• Join in by wearing pink on Friday, October 4th

• Make sure you are up to date on your cancer screenings.

• For you or any ladies in your life, find more information about breast cancer screenings by clicking here.

• Send a note of encouragement to those that you know have been affected by cancer.

Snap a picture of your team decked out in pink and send it to holly.giron@dcsdk12.org to post on the staff wellness website.

Join any of our “DCSD Wellness Teams” for the Susan G. Komen 2K Walk on October 12, 2024, at no cost to you! This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues while supporting a powerful cause. The walk is inclusive and accessible, welcoming people of all ages and abilities, including breast cancer survivors and those currently undergoing treatment.

You can donate to the cause, but it is not mandatory—showing up and walking the 2K with us makes a difference. Find out more and register here.

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You have made it to the end of the newsletter! Now it’s time for the monthly giveaway! Click here to enter the SEPTEMBER Staff Wellness giveaway drawing.