Conversation with Teachers

Raphael (Canteen Teacher - In - Charge)

Organization of Canteen

• Vendors function independently
• Not used to collaboration

Operation of Canteen Committee

• Decide on choice of food to be sold at stall
• Normally, it is the vendor who initiate the things they want to sell; while the school takes a passive role in accepting/rejecting the choice of food
• Discussion on selling more veggies/fruits
• To reach the HPB standard

Comments from teacher IC

• Price and business is important
• Collaboration for set lunches (fruits + main dish) seems improbable in the long run as pricing, consignments will become an issue
• Most students do not like fruits and veggies; past attempts to include a wider variety of fruits is not working as vendors have trouble selling off all the fruits they imported; this makes it less cost-effective for them

Recommendations

• It is not feasible for set lunches to be implemented due to the inherent structure of the canteen
• However, the school can take a more proactive role in initiating type of food allowed to be sold: More veggies etc in existing dishes
• With regards to fruits, teachers can conduct a mini-survey in each class to get a general feel of what fruits students would like to have (Raphael felt that this is possible to be implemented) --> Have a one day special fruits promotion

Gary Lim (PE HOD and Health Coordinator)

Exercising Machines

• Placed there two years ago
• Students were informed that they can use the machines through PE lessons; but they were not taught to use them
• Machines will not be repaired or replaced as they are not malfunctioning
• Rollers etc. are functioning properly; the cycling machines are the only ones with the problem, but they are not spoilt, just not "functioning properly" as the amount of pressure in the rides cannot be adjusted
• The initial objective is to have students use them during recess
• According to Gary, there is always a common group of students around the machines
• Cycling machines seems to be most popular among the kids (first one to be slightly not functioning)

Better incorporation into the curriculum

• Asked Gary about the feasibility of teaching students to use the machines better during PE; and incorporate it as part of lesson plan
• He thinks that this is a feasible way of better educate students in the use of machines

Thatz it for now.