Health Promotion

Central Coast Local Health District NSW

Teachers & Educators

Central Coast Munch & Move newsletters

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Our Central Coast Munch & Move newsletters are loaded with valuable healthy development information and resources for educators in early childhood education and care services.

To find out more about the Munch & Move program, which promotes a fun and play-based approach to supporting healthy eating and physical activity habits in young children, click here.

Current Central Coast Munch & Move newsletter

Check out the latest edition of the Central Coast Munch & Move newsletter, which includes upcoming professional development, new resources and programs.

Term 3 2020

Previous editions

Read our previous Central Coast Munch & Move newsletters for loads more useful material for your early childhood service.

Term 1 2020

Term 4 2019

Term 3 2019

Term 2  2019

Good Bite fact sheets

You might also be interested in our Good Bite fact sheets from the Central Coast Public Health and Community Nutrition team. They contain recipes and advice for parents and carers of children ages 0–5 years old. There’s also a dedicated version for childcare staff as well. Download the latest editions below.

Good Bite at home

May 2020

February 2020

November 2019

September 2019

Good Bite for childcare staff

May 2020

February 2020

November 2019

September 2019

 

Related links

Munch & Move main

Munch & Move workshops

 

How green is your canteen?

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The Central Coast Environmental Education Network is challenging schools to reduce single use plastic and champion plastic free canteens. Schools that can demonstrate change can win a $50 voucher and will be presented with a plaque for their canteen to show they are the winning school for the term.

Schools can choose what steps they can take, from replacing plastic cutlery with re-usable (or compostable) cutlery, phasing out plastic straws, talking to their suppliers about reducing unnecessary plastic packaging or other alternative plastic reduction actions.

New schools can get involved by completing the online Green Canteen survey (on Rumbalara EEC’s website) and will receive a gift of wooden cutlery or paper straws.
Schools that have already been involved can choose a new action and tell us what you have changed by sending us a photo of the change along with a photo of your actions poster. Please send us an email to inform us of your schools involvement.

Email to [email protected]

How to be involved

1. All schools will receive a “How Green is your Canteen?” poster. Hang your poster near your canteen to show your support.
2. New schools that take the challenge should fill in the survey on the Rumbalara website and will receive free sustainable cutlery or straws.
https://rumbalara-e.schools.nsw.gov.au/green-canteens.html
3. Make some sustainable changes to your canteen and school and tick off the changes on the “Steps to A Green Canteen’ poster.
4. By the end of Term 3 tell us what you have changed by sending us a photo of the change along with a photo of your actions poster and email to
[email protected]
5. A panel will review each schools submission and advise the winner.

Green Canteen project is supported by Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Kariong Eco Garden, Community Environment Network, Central Coast Council, Australian Take3 and Cleanaway.

PDHPE Workshops

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Central Coast Health Promotion would like to invite you to a special PDHPE Network workshop.

The workshop will be held at Niagara Park Public School on Thursday 27th of February starting at 4:00pm.

At this terms workshop Sport NSW Disability Inclusion Manager Murray Elbourn will be presenting their Disability Inclusion Program.

The intent of the program is to educate those who are teaching or coaching participants with a range of disabilities and those who have not had the training to understand the more in depth aspects of the disability spectrum or how to adapt rules and equipment for Physical Activity and therefore may lack confidence in adapting their teaching practices.

Registration opens at 3:30pm for a 4:00pm start, a light afternoon tea will be provided.

This workshop will be perfect for teachers who are looking to learn new skills or expand their existing knowledge base.

Through this terms workshop you will:

  • Improved education in working with inclusion programs for physical, sensory and intellectual participants.
  • Education around rule adaptions and equipment to provide a better sporting experience.
  • Learn how to significantly improved sporting experiences for the participants as their needs are catered for and their enjoyment of the sport increases.
  • Higher participation numbers of participants with a disability in main stream sporting opportunities.
  • Improved health and wellbeing from participation

Infographics

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We have a library of infographics available for download to use in newsletters or social media. Topics include healthy eating, being active, choosing water and screen time. A small selection of infographics are included below.  To download just click on the image and then right click and choose ‘save as’.

If you would like to request other infographics please ring our team on 4320 9700 and ask for Jane, Justine, Chad or Jeff who will tailor a set for your needs or complete form below.

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Munch & Move Workshops

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Munch & Move offers training and resources to educators working in NSW early childhood education and care services. The training aims to assist educators to implement a fun, play-based approach to supporting healthy eating and physical activity habits in young children.

If you have a question or would like information on the next workshop contact Jeff on 4320 9765 or send in form below.