The St Joseph’s School have started up a breakfast club, where every morning before school students can come in a have a healthy meal.
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The program started at St Joseph’s because some children are eating breakfast very early in the morning before travelling to school and they are becoming hungry again before their 10am crunch and sip break.
The Red Cross state that children who have eaten breakfast can concentrate better and have longer attention spans, which helps them to learn and study better.
Not only this, but breakfast can help improve behaviour and mood as children can concentrate without being tired or hungry.
The club has been seeing an average of 30 to 35 children through the doors, with the first week being very busy.
Classroom teacher Casey Chard said it is important for children to be eating breakfast.
“Some children are just coming and having breakfast conversation while the others are having breakfast,” she said.
There are currently three student volunteers, Laura Hayes, Taya Speedy and Mollie Cave.
The girls have given up their own time to help out with the very busy production table.
Volunteer Mollie Cave said she thinks breakfast gives everyone a lot more energy.
“It’s the most important meal of the day,” she said.
There is a volunteer program in the works for once the program becomes more established.
Breakfast club runs every day from 8.40am until 9am where St Joseph’s children of any age can sit down and eat toast, fruit and cereal all before heading into the first class time of the day.