Fruit 'n' Veg Week 2010
Important Information for your 2010 Planning:
Week 7 – 10, Term 3
Fruit ‘n’ Veg Month is coming! Mark your diaries for September 2010!
In 2010 the mega successful Sydney Markets Canteen Campaign joins Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week to hold Fruit ‘n’ Veg Month!
Save the date now from 30th August to 24th September 2010. Your classroom fruit ‘n’ veg event can be celebrated during any week over the month of September and for more than 1 week if desired! The Canteen Campaign runs for the entire 4 weeks.
Fruit ‘n’ Veg Month is a fantastic chance to tie classroom and whole of school activities with the canteen promotion. Help create a stir both in and out of the classroom and get kids and their families excited about fruit ‘n’ veg.
What others have said:
“The students… loved cooking and learning about fruit/vegetables and their importance as part of a healthy lifestyle”
(Iona Public School)
“The Canteen Campaign is fantastic. Children were buying more fruit and vegies every day - they didn't want the stickers in the end.” (Broulee Public School)
How To Get Involved:
• Schedule Fruit ‘n’ Veg Month in your 2010 calendar during the development days.
• Let all of your teachers and canteen staff know the dates of the promotion NOW.
• Watch out for Registration Forms in Week 1 Term 2 2010.
For more information, please contact your Fruit ‘n’ Veg Month Co-ordinator at Healthy Kids Association on: Ph: (02) 9876 1300 or 1300 724 850 (outside Sydney)
E: info@healthy-kids.com.au
For Canteen Campaign specific queries, please contact Sydney Markets on:
Ph: (02) 9325 6295 or (02) 9325 6830 E: Fiona.sharpe@sydneymarkets.com.au or
melissa.kolc@sydneymarkets.com.au
Fruit ‘n’ Veg Month is brought to you by Sydney Markets, Healthy Kids Association and Cancer Council in 2010.
In 2009 Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week was bigger and better than ever!
Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week was celebrated 7th – 11th September 2009 (Term 3 Week 7)
Healthy Kids SCA and Cancer Council NSW again worked together to bring you the tools to made Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week 2009 an event to remember. Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week was celebrated in week 7 of term 3 and was a roaring success with schools across NSW taking the opportunity to teach and learn about fruit and vegetables in the classroom, sell fruit and vegetables from the canteen or from stalls, and to create exciting taste sensations at home.
Environmental concerns were the flavour of the week in some schools. Newbridge Heights Public School placed an emphasis on composting, and Cringila Public School held a No-Waste Wednesday, where students were encouraged to only bring foods without packaging and snack on fruit and vegetables.
Canteens also got creative in celebration of the event with snacks such as apple slinkies, salsa dippers and gifts with purchase. Shelley from Wollondilly Public School Canteen made a fruit and veg zoo complete with fruit and veg animals and rangers.
In the class room students were encouraged to learn about fruit and vegetables through colouring in, the decoration of chatterboxes and by using flash cards which were all provided in the official Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week Kits. Many exciting and creative entries have also been received for the lunch box and postage stamp competitions.
Some schools took the event to the next level, making Fruit ‘n’ Veg week their own. The Meadow’s Public School held their own Fruit ‘n’ Veg Olympics allowing the children to actively get involved in group activities and learn about fruit and veg through touch, smell and taste. Check out their You Tube video below.
“On the whole, it appears that Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week 2009 was an overwhelming success”, said Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week Co-ordinator, Lyndal Wellard. “It’s inspiring to see how creative schools have been in celebrating the event”, she said.
Healthy Kids SCA is interested in hearing any feedback you may have about Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week 2009. Call 9876 1300 or 1300 724 850 (outside Sydney Metro) or email info@healthy-kids.com.au with your feedback and suggestions for 2010.
Download the 2009 Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week Resource Kit
Curriculum and Whole-of-School Ideas Booklet
Canteen Ideas Booklet
Chatterbox
Flashcards
Please email us for Black Line Master worksheets listed in the Booklet
Click here to view the 2008 Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week booklet
Please note: Hard copy Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week Packs are only available to NSW primary and central schools. You can download the electronic pack from the link above.
For more information, please contact the Fruit ‘n’ Veg Week Co-ordinator info@healthy-kids.com.au
