The Westfield Park Parents & Citizens Association operates a canteen which aims to provide lunches and snacks at moderate prices, and make a small profit which is used by the P & C for the benefit of the students. The policy of the canteen is to supply food necessary for the growth and health of the students, rather than make a high profit. Casual sales at recess and lunchtime include fresh fruit, flavoured milk and fruit drinks. Students are asked to order lunches and tender correct money before school.
Kitchen Garden
Westfield Park was successful in obtaining a Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Grant in 2009. The aim of the Kitchen Garden Program is pleasurable food education for young children. The underlying belief is that by introducing this holistic approach we have a chance to positively influence children’s food choices in ways that have not been tried before.
A Kitchen Garden is created to provide edible, aromatic and beautiful resources for a kitchen. The creation and care of a Kitchen Garden teaches children about the natural world, about its’ beauty and how to care for it, how best to use the resources we have, and an appreciation for how easy it is to bring joy and wellbeing into ones’ life through growing, harvesting, preparing and sharing fresh, seasonal produce.
Crunch & Sip
As part of our Kitchen Garden Program, our school participates in Crunch & Sip. Crunch & Sip is an opportunity to eat fruit (vegetables) and drink water in the classroom. Students ‘re-fuel’ with fruit or vegetables during the morning or afternoon – assisting physical and mental performance and concentration in the classroom.
Each day children should bring fruit (or vegetables) to school to eat in the classroom at a set time and each child should also have a bottle of water in the classroom to drink throughout the day. At Westfield, we wish to encourage all students to bring fresh seasonal fruit and vegetable rather than dried or preserved fruit. We ask that parents assist us with this program by ensuring their children have at least one serving of fresh fruit or vegetables in their lunch every day.
More information can be found at: www.crunchandsip.com.au.