What does SNAG stand for and what is its function?

SNAG stands for School Nutrition Action Group. It is essentially a working party, formed to help review the schools food culture and develop and implement an action plan to improve it. 

Check out what our SNAG team have been doing

A Thank you

We received a lovely card from Blackwell Primary for hosting a FFL picnic!

FFL video

Wow! It was amazing to be in the FFL video celebrating all they have achieved in Derbyshire!

Check out the video below. 

Getting out and about

Our Local Community means a lot to us, the Little Explorers have been carrying on our clean up campaign and litter picking around the village. 

Farmers Market

Well done girls for taking part in the Farmer's Market hosted by Alfreton Park. Mrs Tucker sung your praises when you returned to school for showing a lovely example of our school. You made £14.50 that will go back into growing and cooking at school.

Farmer's Market

Some of our SNAG team are heading over to Alfreton Park School this morning to take part in their Farmer's Market!

What we did at Alfreton Park School

"When we visited Alfreton Park School it looked huge, everyone there was really nice and welcoming. When we first arrived, we sat of the sofa and watched some BBC news and then we got to meet a really nice lady called Katie. To begin, Katie gave us a tour of the school, it went from Nursery all the way up to Secondary. We then went and visited the Food for Life area of the school and met 2 of the children that go there. We got to sow some seeds here and the school have us some peas to take back, this was really kind! After this Cherry Tree class made us some toast, it was yummy. The children in Cherry tree class where really nice as well. Finally, we got to see the Headteachers dog who was so cute.  We really like Alfreton Park because they have lots to do, including, gardening, animals, a trampoline, a big break time park, it was so cool and huge!

Thank you, Alfreton Park." 

By Ella and Kacey.

Making links with schools

Our SNAG team had a great time at Alfreton Park School, thank you for having us! 

SNAG have been working on a 'help save the bees' campaign alongside Seedball. 

Help save the bees

Fun facts about bees:

• If the Queen bee has no more eggs, the other bees will hoard around her until she overheats and dies.
• The type of flowers bees takes their nectar from determines the honeys flavour.
•   The honeybee is the only bee that produces food eaten by man.
• A honeybee can fly for up to six miles, and as fast as 15 miles per hour. It would have to fly around 90000 miles three times around the globe to make one pound of honey.

How you can help:

You can help by planting wildflowers or herbs e.g., lavender.

You can help by giving sugar water to a bee if it looks unwell.

You can use clover in your seed mix because they like the nectar.

Do not cut dandelions, bees love dandelions.

Avoid purchasing plants that have been treated with synthetic pesticides.

Purchase locally grown honey.

Like people, bees need a home. It doesn’t need to be huge, window planters and plant pots are fine.

SEEDBALL:

https://seedball.co.uk/

To promote saving the bees all children have been gifted a wildflower oddball from seedball (link above). We encourage you to plant it in your garden/in a pot.

 This scheme is part of our food for life work. We are now one mark away from achieving our silver award. If you chose to plant your oddball, please send us lots of pictures at [email protected]

Thank you for helping save the bees!

Poster made by Archie, Michaella and Kacey