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Basic Fruit Break

1. Decide to set up a basic fruit break  

2. Generate a whole school food policy  

3. Set Objectives  

4. Issues to Address

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Send a letter home to parents explaining the fruit break 

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Provide parents with the RedBranch fruit break parent factsheet

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Promote interest amongst students (contact RedBranch for help with classroom activities etc.)

5. Monitor progress

6. Remind Parents if necessary

You can also read about organising a school-run fruit break.

Remember that you can download the following RedBranch fruit break resources:

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School fruit break document (pdf format, 1.07 MB)  Containing all our fruit break information in a printer friendly format, including guidelines on setting up a fruit break in your school            

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Fruit break handout for parents (pdf format, 309 KB) A photocopiable document explaining the fruit break for parents

These documents need to be viewed in Adobe Reader. This is available free, and you can download a copy by clicking the graphic below.

 

 

 

 

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Last modified: June 09, 2010

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