Healthy Living - Fruit Smoothies...

On Monday pupils participated in a 'Smoothie Making' day - to promote healthy living and eating.

This is our focus this term as we prepare our submission to the Make IT Healthy 2012 competition.

We hired the bicycle from Elmbridge Borough Council and set it up in the school grounds.


Garsons of Esher supplied us with the fruit - juicy strawberries, blueberries and bananas - and throughout the day pupils worked in small groups to prepare their own recipes for healthy drinks.

No sugar - just a drizzle of honey for those with a sweet tooth!

Pupils piled their fruit high in the blender and then pedalled in turn to transform their mix into a frothy smooth and delicious drink. It was wonderful to see how much everyone enjoyed their Smoothies.

The aim of the day was also to raise funds for the Red House charity - the Woodlarks Campsite in Surrey.  Drinks were sold at 50 pence each and a substantial amount of money was raised during the day with pupils and staff alike queueing to make their donation and choose their fruit.

Although Monday started out  grey and misty within a couple of hours the sun had broken through the clouds and we were treated to blue skies throughout the afternoon.

Pupils in 4a filmed and photographed the event and are now working to edit their footage using the iMac in the ICT suite.  

A resounding success and a huge thank you to everyone , especially Elmbridge Borough Council and Garsons of Esher for their support of this event. You can view footage of the day here - on Vimeo