Our Terry Fox Walk will take place on Thursday September 27, 2018 in the afternoon. We appreciate our community’s generous support of this event. A hard copy of the information letter will be coming home with students this week, but we have also included a copy here for your reference: Terry Fox parent letter 2018. In addition to the walk, classes will also be learning about Terry Fox throughout the month.
Here is a to wonderful event both at school and in our local community.
Mr. Collins
We are please to share the following from our Healthy Schools Committee in our board:
Walking or Cycling to School
As we start the 2018-2019 school year, we would like to remind and encourage families to consider walking or cycling with children to and from school. There are many benefits to walking and cycling to school. It:
For those who can’t walk or cycle to school every day, choosing active travel once, twice or a few days a week can still provide benefits. You can also consider parking a block away from the school and walking the rest of the way. Include active travel as part of your daily routine!
Posted in community event, healthy living
York Region has shared the following information for our community
Win a prize by taking our spring Active Play survey!
Kids and active play
How does the change in seasons affect how kids play? Do you live in York Region and have a child age 5 to 12 years of age? Or do you work at an elementary school in York Region? Tell us how children play in warmer weather by completing this brief survey and you could win a prize.
Thank you to everyone who already filled out our winter active play survey! With over 700 responses, the survey taught us a lot about how kids play in the winter. For example, the weather kept many children indoors, both at home and at school.
Whether its winter, spring, or any other time of year, children need several hours of active play each day.
Outdoor active play can include such things as:
How can parents encourage active play?
How can schools encourage active play?
For more information on physical activity and active play, visit:
Posted in healthy living, Outdoor Learning
