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I received the following note from my 2nd graders teacher:
Did you know that:
The brain is 78% water.
Dehydration is common problem that is linked to poor learning.
Learners, in order to do their best, need water.
I would like to help students do their best. Please send a water bottle to school tomorrow with your child. It will be helpful if the bottle has a cap of some kind. I will be encouraging students to drink water throughout the day. Responsible students will keep the bottles at their desk and fill them during the day.
Thank you,
Mrs. X
I think this is great! I sent a sports bottle with my son. Only he is so stubborn, he says he won't use it I think the whole idea is great though!
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My kids take water bottles too. I think it's a great idea.
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That is a good idea! It will also keep them filled up and maybe not craving a"sweet snack" like cookies and such when they get home from school!
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My DD's take one to school too, except they take it beacuse the iron is very strong in the school well water and makes the water taste really icky :hurl:
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Makes sense to me! I have a water bottle with me all the time.
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My DGD's kindergarden teacher last year said that we need water every 45 minutes for our brain to function at its best. I had never heard about it till then. The kids in her room were allowed to have a container with water in it (with a lid) all day the whole school year.
I drink lots of water and I thought it was a wonderful idea.
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My son acts up when thirsty, so we mentioned it to the teacher. Yet, when he takes a bottle in - he always has one - they make him keep it in his backpack. I will bring it up again. I think part of it is that they don't want the kids going to the bathroom all the time. It's very dry here!
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That is a really good idea, I wasw ALWAYS thirsty in school and we always got like two trips to water fountain a day and that is NOT ENOUGH.
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my ds is in kindergarten and it was on our school supply list. all the grades the kids can have them. the teacher sends them home every so often to be cleaned really well or if the kid has been sick they come home every day or to.
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my dd brings a water bottle to school!! they Really reccomend them!! I think its a good idea!! I do feel sluggish if I have not had enough water!! soo im sure teh kids feel the same!!