Allendale is a Crunch & Sip School. Students in Pre Primary to Year 6 are strongly encouraged to bring a healthy fruit or vegetable snack and a drink bottle of water into class to crunch and sip during the morning instructional session (a time period between 9:00am and 11:00am will be allocated by the classroom teacher).
Students are encouraged to bring healthy recess and lunch foods. Fresh fruit, vegetables and sandwiches are ideal in a labelled lunch box or cooler bag with an icy block. No cool drinks are permitted as per the school canteen’s traffic light healthy food system.
Kindergarten combines both Crunch & Sip with a bring and share recess. This can be a whole piece of fruit / vegetables / packet of rice crackers / cheese crackers / cheese. Students place their bring and share food in the fruit basket on arrival to class and the staff prepare the food for all students to share at recess time. Popcorn is also provided.
