catch family fun event a great way to increase family awareness of catch!
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CATCH Family Fun Event
A great way to increase family awareness of CATCH!
Coordinated School Health & CATCH
Coordinated SchoolHealth
A process which brings a school community together to teach children to be healthy for a lifetime.
Coordinated Approach to Child Health
(CATCH) A program that promotes
physical activity and healthy food choices.
A coordinated & do-able program that is implemented campus-wide!
A CATCH Family Event is a free, fun and healthy family celebration designed to reinforce healthy eating and physical activity behaviors among students and ALL family members!
What is a Family Event?
• Step 1: Make a Plan• Step 2: Build Excitement• Step 3: Recruit Faculty & Staff• Step 4: Make it Happen
Steps to a successful Family Event
Establish Planning Committee Collaborate with key people/leaders on campus
(i.e. PTA, Nurse, Afterschool Coordinator, etc.) CATCH Team?
Select a Date and Time: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Evening (i.e. 6:00-8:00)
Create a Theme (i.e. CATCH a Scottie Night)
Determine Available Space: Gym, Cafeteria, Hallways, Weight room,
Track/Field Zones: Information, Nutrition, School, Physical
Activity
Step 1: Make a Plan
The players to consider:
Administration School clubs/organizations Food Service – free samples Community Vendors
YMCA Hospital Local Sports Clubs & Teams Grocery Stores Local Health Stores (e.g. My Fit Foods) Health Care providers (e.g. dentists, optometrists,
chiropractors, masseuse, etc.) Health Insurance
Step 1: Make a Plan
Recruiting and promotionPromote to parents via:
Newsletter or flyer Progress Report – Save the Date Students phone calls School marque
Promote campus-wide via: Daily Announcements Scrolling Video Announcements Posters Classroom Instruction
Step 2: Build Excitement!
CATCH Family NIGHT
Tuesday, November 156 – 8 p.m.
CATCH Family Night celebrates
healthy food choices and supports increased
physical activity for the whole family!
Who can come?
You can bring your entire family.
There will be activities even for your younger brothers and
sisters.
What will you do? You will explore 4 zones.
(with required stops on your CATCH card)
School Zoneextra-curricular activities and
other school groups at CD Fulkes
Examples: PTA, Library (book fair), College and Careers,
Gateway to Technology
Food Zone healthy food samples in the cafeteria
*food services*4H
*Aspire, *HEB Chef
You also get a free tote bag with a healthy snack
inside!
Information Zone all health vendors in the gym
Examples: orthodontists, chiropractors, Austin Sports Arena,
YMCA, Kids Korner, Wii DDR, Yoga, Zumba, Seton Hospital, Bucks Bikes
Students who have a bike helmet can bring it and Bucks Bikes will
fit their helmet properly to their head.
SOME STUDENTS
MAY RECEIVEA FREE
HELMET!
Activity Zone - (outside) Texas Parks and Wildlife Fishing
Lesson Rock Climbing Wall Quantum Leap Sports
Football and Soccer Obstacles Volleyball
Obstacle Jump House Inflatable Twister
This year all mandatory stops in the School Zone, Food Zone and Information Zone must be punched on your card to
receive a wrist band to go to the outdoor activities.
Prizes to be raffled off for students who complete the card
and return it!
Prizes include:Mountain bike, 2 ipods,
skateboards, basketballs, footballs, baseball tickets, other
sporting equipment.
November 15
6 – 8 p.m.
Promote as FREE and FUN!!Purchase prizes and highlight
them in all promotionsPrizes should promote physical
activity and healthy eating: Bike, jump ropes, soccer ball
Step 2: Build Excitement!
This is key to a successful event! Ask faculty and staff to sign up for
shifts/stations Administrator could require all
faculty and staff to participate Ask faculty and staff to promote in
their classroom, gym, hallway, cafeteria and office!!!
Step 3: Recruit Faculty and Staff
Step 4: Make it Happen
Sign-in AreaVendor/Activity CardFlow of the eventEncourage family participationHave faculty/staff rotate stationsAnnounce the prize recipients
Promotion
Healthy Food
Activity Stations
Information Booths
Vendors
Student Groups
Prizes
• Plan, Plan, Plan!• Collaboration is KEY!• Delegate Roles & Responsibilities• Promote, Promote, Promote!• Document Attendance• Staff Participation and Assistance is a
MUST!
Lessons Learned