PERTH primary schools are offering their students a free carton of milk once a week in term three thanks to a partnership with a leading dairy.
Brownes Milk Mornings offers free 225ml cartons of Hi-Lo milk to registered schools.
Brownes Marketing Director Natalie Sarich-Dayton said some parents and grandparents of today’s school children had fond memories of similar initiatives when they were young.
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READ NOW“An enduring memory for many children of the 1950 and 60s was enjoying their glass milk bottle each morning,” Ms Sarich-Dayton said.
“These days we use cartons instead of bottles but the nutritional benefits of milk remain the same.
“It provides a nutritious start to the day and is especially important in the healthy development and growth of young children.
“The feedback we’ve had from schools taking part in the trial has been really positive.”
Highgate Primary School Principal Stephen Ivey said the program had been incredibly well received by students and parents alike.
“On the day the milk is delivered, they gather in the school hall and we have dedicated milk monitors who hand out cartons to their classmates just like in the old days,” Mr Ivey said.
“Milk Mornings is a fantastic initiative, which we can also use as a platform for teaching our students more about milk and nutrition in general in the classroom.”
Participating Schools
North:
Alinjarra Primary School
Springfield Primary School
West Morley Primary School
North Perth Primary School
Swan View Primary School
Highgate Primary School
Sutherland Dianella Primary School
Padbury Primary School
Mary’s Mount Primary School
Our Lady of Mercy Primary School
Kalamunda Primary School
Helena Valley Primary School
Whitford Catholic Primary School
Mullaloo Beach Primary School
St Michael’s School Bassendean
Midvale Primary School
Middle Swan Primary School
Wembley Downs Primary School
Holy Rosary Primary School
Hampton Park Primary School
St Andrew’s Grammar
Wembley Primary School
Duncraig Primary School
Kapinara Primary School
Arbor Grove Primary School
Mercy College Primary School
Lansdale Primary School
Edgewater Primary School
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
St Jude’s Catholic Primary School
WoodlupinePrimary School
Swan Valley Anglican School
Our Lady’s Assumption College
Churchlands Primary School
Karrinyup Primary School
South:
Brentwood Primary School
Carlisle Primary School
Rockingham Primary School
Swanbourne Primary School
Charthouse Primary School
Calista Primary School
Armadale Primary School
Gosnells Primary School
Winterfold Primary School
North Mandurah Primary School
Riverside Primary School
Makybe Rise Primary School
Pinjarra Primary School
Cooloongup Primary School
Port Kennedy Primary School
Baldivis Primary School
St Jeromes Primary School
Rockingham Lakes Primary School
Falcon Primary School
Manning Primary School
Palmyra Primary School
Success Primary School
Bicton Primary School
St Munchin’s Primary School
Forest Crescent Primary School
Byford Primary School
West Leeming Primary School
Austin Cove Baptist College
Wirrabirra Primary School