Term 1 Newsletter 2017

Resources Available

Upcoming Events

Case Study

Q&A

Professional Development

UpComing Events

From Term 1 2017, all NSW primary and secondary schools will be invited to start working towards benchmarks for healthy school canteens in consultation with their school communities. The new food and drink criteria, as part of the strategy, introduces ‘everyday’ and ‘occasional’ food and drinks and uses the Health Star Rating to select healthier choices.

For more information and to register, please click the following link:https://healthy-kids.com.au/school-canteens/healthy-kids-events/info/

March Information session (Liverpool): The NEW NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy

Registration for Fruit & Veg month 2017 is now open!

School Gardens Workshop

Registration for Fruit & Veg Month 2017 is now open!

Fruit & Veg Month is a health promotion program for NSW primary schools that puts a positive focus on fruit and vegetables. The program is supported by NSW Health and registration is free. Fruit & Veg Month 2017 will be held during the last 4 weeks of term 3, from 28 August to 22 September.

Fruit & Veg Month provides free classroom and whole of school resources that promotes kids eating more fruit and vegetables. Classroom activities, including interactive whiteboard materials, are designed to meet curriculum outcomes.

For more details on the program, and to register, take a look at the Fruit & Veg Month webpage: http://www.fruitandvegmonth.com.au.

Professional Development

Register for our upcoming PDHPE Network for Term 1! With a different workshop each term and BOSTES Accreditation, PDHPE Networks can assist you with practical ideas to use in the classroom and provide great networking opportunities. To find out more, contact your Health Promotion Officer today.

Case Study

Cabramatta west PS

Kangaloon PS

Blairmount PS

Holy Saviour School

Green Valley Islamic College

Check out these photos from our favourite case studies of 2016!These schools have some great ideas to encourage healthy lifestyles. Over the year we showcased healthy canteens, veggie gardens, classroom incentives, Crunch&Sip® launches, community gardens and a health and safety day. Click on each photo to view the full case study.

Q&A

Question:

Answer:

Our school has been implementing Crunch&Sip® for a few years and we are looking for new ideas to relaunch the program. How should we do this?

There are new resources to help you and your school relaunch Crunch&Sip®. There are new lesson plans, parent information fact sheets, posters and other classroom activities. Visit http://www.crunchandsip.com.au/ for more information. Your Live Life Well @ School Health Promotion Officer can assist you and your school and provide more ideas and resources like our NEW vegetable costumes.

REsources Available

The new year is the perfect time to ensure that you are teaching your students about healthy eating, screen time and physical activity. Live Life Well @ School has a great range of free resources to help you with this.

Jack’s FUNtastic Day

Food & Me ACT Modules

Sample PDHPE Scope and Sequences

Jack’s FUNtastic Day is a storybook about a boy named Jack who leaves his screen behind for a day to embark on a fun, active adventure. This Early Stage 1 storybook comes with a supporting educator resource and activity cards.

Ready-to-deliver lesson plans and presentations for all stages to assist with teaching students about healthy eating. Teaching modules include teacher notes, a PowerPoint presentation, learning activities and food preparation activity.

Sample scope and sequences to assist with developing a whole-school PDHPE scope and sequence.

Please contact us on LiveLifeWell@sswahs.nsw.gov.au or contact your Health Promotion Officer for more information.

Health Calendar 2017

Month What’s On Key Message Resources To UseFebruary • Heart Research

Month • National Wear

Red Day - 3rd Feb

• Australian Healthy Weight Week 13th-19th Feb

Get active everyday

Choose healthier snacks

M&M Factsheet: Get Active EverydayM&M Manual - page 132www.redfeb.com.au

M&M Factsheet: Select Healthier SnacksM&M Manual - page 61www.healthyweightweek.com.auHealthy Eating Experience manual from page 57

March • Clean Up Australia - 5th March

• World Salt Awareness Week

• Close the Gap Day - 16th March

• St Patrick’s Day - 17th March

• Ride2School Day - 17th March

• Harmony Day - 21st March

• World Water Day - 22nd March

Get active everyday

http://www.cleanupaustrali-aday.org.au/http://www.worldactiononsalt.com/Traditional Indigenous gameshttp://www.ausport.gov.au/participating/indigenous/re-sources/games_and_activities/full_resourcehttp://closingthegap.dpmc.gov.au/http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/http://www.harmony.gov.au/

April • National Youth Week - 31st March - 9th April

• Easter - 14th - 17th April

• ANZAC Day - 25th April

Turn off the television and computer and get active

M&M factsheet: Reduce TV timeM&M manual page 123http://www.youthweek.nsw.gov.au/

Feb - April 2017

Go4Fun Program

Go4Fun is a FREE program for children aged 7-13 who are above a healthy weight. With qualified exercise and nutrition leaders and locations across South West Syndey, Go4Fun helps the whole family to change their habits into healthy ones and gets kids active with loads of fun games and activities. For more information on this great program, or to order flyers for your school contact your Live Life Well @ School Health Promotion Officer today.