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Redwood School

mindy.wigzell@foodstuffs.co.nz (Mindy Wigzell) — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 19:57:57 GMT

Redwood School students share their Food for Thought learnings

Four students from Tawa's (Wellington) Redwood School share their key learnings after participating in the Food for Thought programme with our Heart Foundation Partners.

Tu Meke Redwood School!!

Arapohue School

mindy.wigzell@foodstuffs.co.nz (Mindy Wigzell) — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 20:07:10 GMT

October 2019 Food for Thought with Arapohue School.

Pictured here is the senior classroom outside of Four Square, Dargaville.

“A big thank you to the store staff, teachers, parents and grandparents who supported our session. What a fantastic school and community. I very much enjoyed my time with you.”

Abi Alger, Nutrition Advisor, Heart Foundation, Northland Branch.

Holy Cross School (Henderson)

mindy.wigzell@foodstuffs.co.nz (Mindy Wigzell) — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:45:56 GMT

Last week the senior classes from Holy Cross School were busy learning which foods are best for keeping their bodies healthy.

Pictured below we can see room 18 comparing breakfast cereal labels and also ranking fizzy drinks from the lowest to the highest sugar content.

The questions came thick and fast from each of the four classes - it’s so rewarding to engage with such awesome learners.

Ka pai!

Westburn School

mindy.wigzell@foodstuffs.co.nz (Mindy Wigzell) — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 21:33:23 GMT

A few weeks ago, five classes from Westburn primary school participated in Food for Thought. The students explored the aisles of their local New World in Ilam. They showed great enthusiasm and did an excellent job at being food detectives.

It was also great to see the support of 28 parent helpers who came along to the supermarket visit and assisted the classes in their investigative work.

Well done Westburn students, parents and teachers – a great job completed by everyone!

Stirling School

mindy.wigzell@foodstuffs.co.nz (Mindy Wigzell) — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 04:01:44 GMT

Last week the students from Stirling school traveled to Balclutha New World for their final session of Food for Thought.

Owners Julie and Craig invited the students inside to investigate their supermarket aisles.

The students worked efficiently and made great comparisons between different food products.

We hope that the students of Stirling school continue to use the skills learnt in Food for Thought when making everyday food choices.

Henderson Primary School

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 03:48:41 GMT

MasterChef Challenge 2019!

The kids at Henderson Primary School had a challenge to make a healthy sandwich, wrap or salad, and a smoothie for their classroom.

The competition criteria included appearance, taste, texture, culture, teamwork and using healthy ingredients. They drew on new skills taught by Lesley Carter, Nutrition Advisor from the Heart Foundation, who was also one of the competition judges.

Each of the three year 5-6 classes were given a $60 food voucher to spend at Pak ‘n’ Save on their healthy shared meal and all teams were supported and mentored by parents and adult helpers.

As part of their inquiry topic, the students in Team Karearea decided to have a MasterChef Challenge on the last day of term.

Congratulations to Room 10, year 5-6 MasterChef Winners – Winning café-style Salad and mango smoothie!

Hikurangi Primary School

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Pictured below is Northland Nutrition Advisor Abi Alger with Matua James Duke’s senior boys class at Hikurangi Primary School in Term 2.

Abi says that she thoroughly enjoyed her time in this classroom because the boys were engaged in the learning, interactive and respectful.

A credit to their teacher and parents/care-givers too! “Ka mau te wehi!”.

Omanu Primary

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Omanu School rounded off Term Two with an information packed couple of weeks of Food for Thought resulting in some great positive learnings from everyone involved. And some great feedback from the teachers.

Also a massive Thank You to Mount Maunganui New World for their ongoing support of local schools.

Teacher feedback;

The Food for Thought Programme is excellent, our children learnt so much.

Relevant and appropriate real life skills and knowledge with the kids engaged throughout the lessons and interested in the content.

Enthusiastic delivery and really engaging. Nice, clear introduction of knowledge/concepts, with the lessons

having a great impact and providing a lot to think about beyond the classroom.

The Teacher Manual is an excellent resource and the Supermarket Experience is great real life learning.

STEAM

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:58:02 GMT

12-14th June, Term 2, 2019

Cool visit to deliver the Food for Thought program to STEAM students in sunny Nelson.

We had a bit of a different in class learning space with the sessions held in the meeting room at Pak N Save Richmond ( they loved the wheelie chairs).

Great food discussions were had and the everyday food picnic you all made looks delicious,

Ka pai!

Strathmore School

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:47:27 GMT

Last week three classes from Strathmore School in Tokoroa participated in the Food For Thought programme facilitated by Heart Foundation’s Waikato Nutrition Advisor Kathleen Paris.

In the first classroom session, students learnt about the four food groups and healthy foods to put in their lunchbox. Students worked diligently on a worksheet putting a list of foods into their corresponding food group.

Students applied their knowledge from the second classroom session on label reading at New World Tokoroa. These photos show students practising their label reading skills on real food labels to help them to identify healthier options and putting fruit and veges into their correct colour group.

The students from Strathmore School enjoyed the supermarket visit and were rapt with their free lunchboxes.

St. Mary's Primary (Rotorua)

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT

The room 1 kids of St Mary’s Primary in Rotorua had great fun today creating a healthy lunch.

Using tortillas as our base, we created a range of healthy treats including Mexican scrolls, rhubarb and berry burritos, and salad wraps.

Everyone tried every dish and loved every bit of it!

Addington Primary School

mindy.wigzell@foodstuffs.co.nz (Mindy Wigzell) — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 01:56:44 GMT

Brittany visited Addington Primary last week

This week the students of Addington Primary had the supermarket brought to their school for their last session of Food for Thought. The students enjoyed being food detectives and making sense of the nutrition labels found on various food packages. We hope that they continue to share what they have learnt with friends and family.

Kai Pai Addington Primary!

Brittany

Opotiki Primary School

mindy.wigzell@foodstuffs.co.nz (Mindy Wigzell) — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Three classes participated in sessions run by Nutrition advisors from our Heart Foundation partner

Three classes from Opotiki Primary School completed the Foodstuff’s food for thought programme run by the Heart Foundation’s Nutrition advisors, Jane Johnsson and Sharon Pihema. The kids in this picture had a brainstorming session about the different food groups while eating their healthy morning tea of fruit and milk!

We had a great turn out of whanau to support the supermarket activity, so hopefully lots of positive change to dietary intakes in Opotiki.

Pyes Pa School

mindy.wigzell@foodstuffs.co.nz (Mindy Wigzell) — Fri, 17 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT

As part of Term Two’s Health Inquiry classes from Pyes Pa School took part in Food for Thought with classroom sessions and a visit to Tauriko Pak ‘n Save. And feedback from the teachers showed it tied in perfectly with the focus of the term.

Room 11 – The kids really enjoyed the programme, the hands on tasks really suited their learning style and this is evident in the knowledge they have retained. Even though we did Food for Thought a few weeks ago, the conversations between students in my class, discussing the sugar content in food, comparing their lunch box snacks and having conversations about what has more benefits is still happening on a daily basis!

It aligned well with our overall Health Inquiry this term, leading to some students looking more in depth into nutrition.

After the Food for the Thought sessions the class have planned a meal and created recipes which we are going to use for our shared lunch.

Thanks for sparking an interest in my kids!

Room 9 – Just like the other classes, we too have done a similar follow through after the Food for Thought sessions, we have designed healthy food options and presented them to the class, selecting ones to use for the shared lunch. It has all tied in nicely with the Health Inquiry and our Writing Programme. I think it was a fantastic programme and even I find myself reading labels better.

I think planning to teach this alongside a Health Inquiry made it complete the puzzle and I feel the students have benefited hugely from the information they have been provided. You keep them focused during sessions and took the time to listen to (soooooo many) questions from my class. Thank you for work, look forward to working with you again in the future hopefully.

Student Reflection – Food for Thought

Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT

With Health being Term Two’s focus Bellevue School incorporated Food for Thought with its coverage of healthy eating and label reading into the terms schedule of daily fitness, school cross country and Bike Wise Week to give the students a wide variety of knowledge and reasons to think about incorporating a healthy lifestyle.

What are some of the things learnt from Food for Thought?

How to read food labels and to look at the per 100g column
5+ a day fruit and vegetables
1 handful = 1 serving of fruit and vegetables
Crackers are not always healthy

What are some of the changes you are going to make;

Going to try and stay more healthy
Eat 5+ a day fruit and vegetables
Have more salads and protein foods
Have yoghurt and fruit with my cereal
Eat more fruit
Choose better cereal options

Te Ao Mārama School

Fri, 10 May 2019 02:04:58 GMT

This week our Kahū students took part in the ‘Food for Thought’ programme, with a focus on making healthier food and lifestyle choices. ��

They learned about reading food labels, and also visited New World Rototuna as part of their study. # visioninaction

Maoribank School

mindy.wigzell@foodstuffs.co.nz (Mindy Wigzell) — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Upper Hutt’s Maoribank School students were grateful for their free lunchboxes as part of the Food for Thought programme.

The classroom sessions engaged the students in fun and practical learning, exploring the four food groups and learning to read product nutritional labels. It was all put into practice when they planned for, then purchased, a wide range of fresh fruit to create their own fruit kebabs for lunch.

Banks Ave School

mindy.wigzell@foodstuffs.co.nz (Mindy Wigzell) — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 01:17:04 GMT

FFT visit 20th – 29th August, 2018

Kia ora,

What a great couple of weeks with team Miro from Banks Avenue School Christchurch. They had a great trip to New World Stanmore to investigate nutrition labels and as a bonus from Justin and Jocelyn ( store owner/operators) they gave them an awesome vitamin treat! (Apples).

Many thanks

Jessica