VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Students at St. Catherine School worked their magic this past week in creating a GIANT FRUIT SALAD to celebrate fruits and veggies. Each student was invited to bring either a piece of fresh fruit or a can of fruit to school. ON THE MOVE staff and school volunteers cut up the fruit and filled an entire wheelbarrow, which was wheeled from room to room.
Each of the students was served some of the Giant Fruit Salad while the 6th grade students wore costumes and told fruit and veggies jokes and encouraged the students to give each other a ‘high five’ to emphasize that we need to eat at least 5 fruits or veggies every day.
“The Giant Fruit Salad is a fun-yummy way to share healthier snack choices,” states Dawn Ihry, lead teacher at St. Catherine School, “It has become a “rite of passage” for the 6th graders to wear the costumes and tell the jokes to each class. Our thanks to On the Move for this annual event!”
The ON THE MOVE Partnership has sponsored the Giant Fruit Salad for over 20 years. The mission of the ON THE MOVE partnership is healthy children and adults in Barnes County with a focus on nutrition and physical activity. St. Catherine School is an ON THE MOVE Partner.
