Dear Parent/Guardian,

This week at Scoil San Eoin your child/children will be participating in the Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme, which aims to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables.

Previously we have participated in a 8 days/16 days Food Dudes intervention under which pupils received daily deliveries of fruit and vegetables and were rewarded with stickers and small rewards for participation. At the end of the intervention, pupils were encouraged to bring in and eat fruit and vegetables from home as part of their daily diet.

We are very pleased to inform you that your child/children will have the opportunity to participate in the next phase of the programme this week. Under this phase, we will receive 5 days of fruit and vegetables – a “Food Dudes Week” – to help maintain the healthy eating ethos in the school.

Pupils in Junior Infants and pupils new to the school this academic year, will be provided with a reusable Food Dudes Lunchbox, to help encourage this healthy behaviour.

To support the school based activities that will be running alongside Food Dudes, your child will be given a Passport to Healthy Eating. This passport contains a number of fun activities and is designed to be completed with you at home during the course of the Food Dudes week.

The completion of the passport by you and your child will further enhance the healthy eating ethos in school and at home.

Parent’s may wish to adjust the amount of food in your child’s lunchbox next week, to accommodate these additional foods.

We are looking forward to a great week ahead!