Maths project on tuck shop
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Our tuckshop is open on Thursday and Friday of every week to provide for first break only. It operates under the Healthy Choices Food and Drink Supply Strategy Guidelines for all schools.
Families are encouraged to order using the Flexi Schools Online Ordering system or the bag and basket system each morning. All students must also order any snacks, drinks and ice blocks through this system as there is no opportunity for purchasing with cash over the counter at break times.
Volunteers are needed to continue to provide this service to our students and any amount of time is greatly appreciated. Please contact us for further information. The tuckshop really does really run on the strength of its volunteers, so if you're available and would like to have fun meeting other parents in the school community please come along. No experience is required, and the school and P&C greatly value your support.
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As part of the UK government's recent promotion of healthy eating as part of healthy lifestyle, the role of tuck shops in schools has come under increasing scrutiny. As such, national,[6] regional[7] and local[8] government has been strongly promoting the idea of "healthy" tuck shops. There has also been charity and voluntary sector involvement.[9] To some, this means providing healthier types of the same goods (for example using brown bread instead of white, selling milk and fruit juice instead of fizzy drinks and rice cakes and crackers instead of crisps).[10] This model has become popular with the authorities in many schools in the UK. Some groups have advocated going even further and creating a "fruit tuck shop".[11][12] These have been less successful, primarily due to a perceived drop in revenue and the generally tight state of funding in the UK education system at present, although the funding situation may change in the future. Such projects may well not be popular with their customers (i.e. the schoolchildren themselves) who do not like the food on offer and prefer to buy tastier food from local stores, despite attempts by the teachers to prevent this, and the school's food supply operation may risk becoming unviable as a result.[13]
In Queensland, Australia, the State Government introduced in 2007 a basic "traffic-light system" across all school canteens, public and private. Green-category foods (such as fruit, vegetables, water, grains and nuts, etc.) are unrestricted. Yellow foods (some sweets, fruit juice) are meant to be consumed only about 3–4 times per month. Red foods (lollies, processed meals, soft drinks) are limited to only twice per semester (20 weeks).[citation needed]