From the School Nurse

Crunch Bites is a podcast to support parents and provides practical ideas around boosting children’s nutrition in an easily accessible, grab-and-go format.

Season one will cover a range of topics from fussy eating and the importance of eating vegetables, to how parents can support their children to build positive relationships with their bodies and food.

Join Mikala and Nicole as they help you find ways to build healthy habits, tackle common concerns, or answer questions about children’s food and nutrition.

Check out Crunch Bites on all major podcast streaming services.

Tiny Tots First Aid

Parenting Connection are offering a First Aid Course for parents and carers of infants and toddlers on Thursday 6 June.  For more information, see the attached flyer. 

Better Health Program

Registrations are open for the Better Health Program running throughout the term.  Better Health Program is supported by the Child and Adolescent Health Service and funded by the Department of Health. It is a free healthy lifestyle program for families of children aged 6-12 years who are above a healthy weight. 

• Online places available as soon as you register! Start when you are ready to make healthy changes as a family!
• Online (available now!)
• https://betterhealthprogram.org/wa or 1300 822 953  
• FREE  

Bakers Hill Junior Golf

School Dental Therapy Centre

This year Auskick will be kicking off from Friday 3 May to 21 June for 8 consecutive sessions. Our Friday afternoon sessions will run from 4:30pm - 5:30pm at the Pool end of Jubilee Oval at the Northam Recreation Centre.

We are looking for a new Auskick coordinator, if you are interested in this role, please contact us asap. The role comes with one season of mentoring by previous coordinator.

Auskick is for boys and girls from 5 to 8 years. It helps build ball skills, hand and eye coordination and teamwork, giving kids a basic understanding of team sports preparing them for later in life.

It is a requirement that you register online and to secure your place, Kids sport vouchers are available at https://kidsport.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/kidsport/apply-for-kidsport-1/. We strongly suggest that your register early so that your child receives their Auskick pack before commencement of program. Cost is $75 per player.

To register visit https://www.playhq.com/afl/register/608b64. should you have any issues please contact aflauskick@afl.com.au or contact the temporary coordinator.

Please keep in mind that this program is only possible with parent support and each family will be required to assist at least once over the course of the 8 weeks. If you can consistently assist by running groups, please contact Angela at northamjuniorfootball@gmail.com and I will make sure that you have all the required information. For up-to-date information, please like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077340198010