Our school has 144 students and the building is 92 years old. Many of the families are farmers and the community is very close knit.
During our Wellness evening, the Healthy Schools Student Club set up a smoothie bar. They learned about proper hygiene while preparing food for others. They also tried out a few different fruit smoothie recipes and served them to their friends and families. It was a great success!
In the month of March, the Healthy School Student club and staff promoted Healthy eating. We were fortunate to have the Public Health Dietitian run a workshop for staff about the new Canada’s Food Guide and how they can support students through lessons. At the end of March we held the Great Big Crunch event. Each class read multiple books on healthy eating and the benefit of apples. Posters were made and announcements were done by the HSSC leading up to the event. The entire school was given an apple, they congregated on the playground and they all took a bite at the same time. A video was taken which was posted on twitter.
Student Ambassadors from the Healthy Schools Student Club were trained by the Public Health Nutritionist on a presentation about Fruits and Veggies. The students then went to every class in the school to teach the students about healthy and nutritious food and snack ideas.
The school participated in the York region Healthy Lunch Challenge last month. The students learned about different healthy foods and snacks they could pack in their lunches. They tracked their progress over the week and shared their snacks on a large mural in the school.
In previous years we have held a Magazine fundraising campaign. This year we participated in the Fresh From the Farm fundraising program.
