School Information Package What Is the Milk Sport Fair?
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May 6-8, 2015 Mariners Centre Yarmouth, Nova Scotia School Information Package What is the Milk Sport Fair? The event will The Milk Sport Fair is a fully-interactive take place May sporting event and an excellent opportunity A more active Nova Scotia 6th to 8th at The for your students to get active and learn The rationale for participation in sport and physical Mariners Centre. about the many sport options available in activity is extensive. Well-structured sport programs Nova Scotia. Since 2002, more than 58,000 students from across the provide children with higher levels of fitness, better province have participated in the Milk Sport Fair program. health, social involvement, and the satisfaction derived from developing skills in individual and group activities. Sport Nova Scotia is pleased to announce that the Milk Sport Fair The Milk Sport Fair endeavours to accomplish the will be visiting Yarmouth! following: Activities for Grades 3 to 8 • create excitement about what sport in Nova Scotia has to offer our youth; A fully interactive experience • promote health, physical activity and sport to Representatives from provincial sport organizations (PSOs) will encourage Nova Scotia’s youth; your students to give their sport a try. Whether it’s driving a golf ball, • increase the number of Nova Scotians who taking a slap shot, shooting a basket, spiking a set, swinging a bat, doing a commit to physical activity for life; and karate kick, or even paddling a kayak, we are confident your students will enjoy actively participating in the numerous exhibits. • decrease the costs of health care by increasing the physical activity levels of Nova Scotians. Learn what sport has to offer Experience sport demonstrations, exhibitions, inspirational presentations, or information sessions. The Milk Sport Fair is entertaining and fun for everyone. Options for everyone Registration Participate in up to 30 sports. To register your class please click below! Be inspired www.sportnovascotia.ca Meet some of Nova Scotia’s top athletes and coaches, learn their training techniques, get an autograph, and see them in action. Cost is $3 per student, payable in cheque or cash upon arrival at the registration table. Please make cheques payable to Sport Nova Wednesday Thursday Friday Scotia. Receipts will be provided. 7 6 9am-3pm 8 9am-3pm 5pm - 8pm 9am-1pm May 2015 May 1 Contact: Lindsay MacAskill | 902-425-5450 ext 362 | [email protected] Title Sponsor Dairy Farmers of Canada Dairy Farmers of Canada is a not- Doctors Nova Scotia – Co-presenting Sponsor for-profit corporation established An Official Presenting Partner of Sport Nova Scotia, Doctors and funded by dairy producers. In Nova Scotia is the professional association representing all the Maritime Provinces, they represent more than 1,000 medical doctors in the province and is a division of the Canadian dairy producers. Their mission is to promote fluid milk Medical Association (CMA). The mission of Doctors Nova and milk products by communicating the nutritional value Scotia is “to maintain the integrity and honour of the medical of milk to health professionals and consumers through profession, to represent all members equitably, and to promote educational programs and marketing activities. high quality health care and disease prevention in Nova Scotia.” Hosts Sport Nova Scotia Sport Nova Scotia is a not-for-profit federation of around 55 provincial sport governing bodies representing over 162,000 sport participants in Nova Scotia. Sport Nova Scotia is in the business of developing and promoting an athlete-centered amateur sport system while serving provincial sport governing bodies and other sport-related organizations. Nova Scotia Health & Wellness – Co-presenting Sponsor An Official Funding Partner of Sport Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Health & Wellness mandate is to provide policies, programs and services that maintain, enhance and create quality sport, recreation and fitness opportunities which improve health and contribute to the social and economic well-being of all Nova Scotians. 2 Contact: Lindsay MacAskill | 902-425-5450 ext 362 | [email protected] Teaching Children about Nutrition Sneak in Nutrition Tidbits Whenever You Can! Another A Gift that Lasts a Lifetime way to teach children about nutrition is to incorporate nutrition messages throughout your daily curriculum We teach children to count, read and write. We teach teachings. For example, use healthy foods from Canada’s them how to play the flute and how to throw a ball. We Food Guide to depict items that are to be counted, added, also need to teach them how to eat healthfully. After all, subtracted, multiplied or divided (to teach them about math). the eating habits they acquire during their childhood will Ask students to research where their favourite food comes stay with them for life. So what can teachers do to help from (to teach them about geography) and to point out 5 instill healthy eating habits in their students? Here are three interesting facts about it. Even better, ask them to write an simple teaching strategies teachers can employ to help essay about a food that they have never heard of (to teach encourage their students to go for healthier food choices: them about language, geography, science and more). Make Learning about Nutrition Fun! Make it so they are Be a Role Model! You as a teacher are an important role learning through activities. Here are a few teaching ideas model to your students. If you want your students to have that can help you teach children about food and nutrition: healthy eating habits, it is crucial that you show them how it’s - Invite children to create a healthy restaurant menu done. If you consume healthy snacks in front of them, they’ll by clipping food images from weekly flyers; want to eat healthy snacks just like you. If you drink milk at meals, they’ll get into the habit of drinking milk at meals too. - Have children set-up a mini-supermarket in the And if you take time to eat (as we all should), they’ll take corner of your classroom by having them bring time to eat too. Allowing children sufficient time to have their empty and clean food containers from home; meals is very important. When children have lunch in a rush, - Using food labels or clippings from weekly flyers, they are more likely to not eat enough, and this can result have children create a life-size version of Canada’s in them not having enough energy to last throughout the Food Guide; afternoon. Want to learn more about nutrition and what you can do to - Designate a weekly or monthly “taste-testing day” help encourage your students to eat healthfully? Visit the Milk where students can introduce a new food to their booth at the Milk Sport Fair or visit Teachnutrition.org and learn classmates. Smoothies are a great way to introduce all about resources and programs that are available to you. children to a variety of yogurts, fruits and even vegetables. From the Team of Registered Dietitians at Dairy Farmers of Canada. 3 Past exhibitors 101.3 The Bounce Equestrian Ringette 101.5 The Hawk Esteem Team Rope Skipping 94.9 The Cape Farmers Dairy Rowing Acadia University Field Hockey Rugby Alpine Ski Fencing Skating Arm Wrestling Football Ski Ben Eoin Athletics Golf Ski Martock Atlantic Motorsport Karters Assoc. Gymnastics Skillz Systems Badminton HBC Run for Canada Snowboarding Baseball Heart and Stroke Foundation Soccer Basketball Hockey Softball Biathlon Judo Special Olympics Bicycling KidSport Speed Skating Bikercise Karate Sport Nova Scotia Boxing Lacrosse Subway Burton Snowboards Lifesaving Society Squash Canada Games Lifetouch Sports StFX University Canadian Olympic Committee Maritime Heart Center Swimming Canadian Tire Jump Start Charities Municipality of Argyle Synchronized Swimming Cape Breton University Municipality of Yarmouth Tae Kwon Do Change Skating to Figure Skating Newbridge Academy Tennis Cricket Nova Scotia Health & Wellness The Chronicle Herald Cross Country Ski Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame Tobacco-Free Sport & Recreation Curling On Tree Triathlon Dairy Farmers of Canada Orienteering Volleyball Doctors Nova Scotia Parasports Water Polo Duke of Edinburgh Award RBC Olympian Program Wrestling Easter Seals Recreation Nova Scotia Yachting YMCA "The kids are getting exposed to a lot of different sports and activities that they may not have seen before. This gives them an open mind to try a bunch of different sports and find one they enjoy. One more kid involved in sport the better.” James Baker, parent chaperone Mount Edward Elementary School 4 Contact: Lindsay MacAskill | 902-425-5450 ext 362 | [email protected] Shatford Memorial Elementary Glace Bay Elementary South Woodside Elementary Greenfield Elementary St. Agnes Junior High Eskasoni High School Past participants St. Joseph’s A. MacKay Florence Elementary Tantallon Elementary Harbourside Elementary Annapolis Valley Valley Elementary School Tantallon Junior High School John Bernard Croak Annapolis East Elementary Wallace Consolidated Temperance Street School Jubilee Elementary Walter Duggan Bridgetown Regonal Elementary Waverly Memorial Malcolm Munroe Memorial Jr. High Wentworth Consolidated Westmount Elementary Middle River Elementary Brooklyn Elementary West Colchester Consolidated Mt. Carmel Elementary Cambridge & District Elementary West End Memorial Central Kings Rural High School West Highlands School South Shore Rankin Memorial Central Consolidated School West Pictou Consolidated B.E.S. Riverside Elementary Champlain Elementary Willow Street School Bayview Community School Robin Foote Elementary Clark Rutherford Memorial School Bluenose Academy Saint Anne Elementary Dwight Ross Elementary Halifax Regional Bridgewater Elementary Seton Elementary Ecole Burton Ettinger School Admiral Westphal Elementary School Bridgewater JS High Sherwood Park Education Centre Fairview Junior High Astral Drive Elementary Centre Scolaire de la Rive-Sud Shipyard Elementary Hants North Rural High School Bedford Junior High Chester Area Middle School Southside Learning Center Hantsport School Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Dr. Wickwire St. Agnes Elementary Indian Brook Bell Park Academic Centre Gold River Western Shore Elementary St.