Hello Ross Road families,
Just a reminder that the Terry Fox run will be held on Thursday, September 27th at 1:0opm.
Loonies and toonies are being collected by your child(ren)’s home room teacher(s) all this week!
Student Activities
Bike to School Week: October 1 – 5, 2012
Hello Ross Road families,
Mark your calendars for Bike to School week!
Bike to School (or scooter or walk!) each day (Oct 1-5) and be counted in your class; the class with the most participants at the end of the week will win a Flying Wedge lunch!
- Enter you name into a daily draw for anyone that rides (or gets to school without their car)
- Live too far away??? – drive part way and then ride
- Don’t own a bike??? – scooter, skateboard, walk and be included in your class count
- Check out the schedule below for complete list of Ride to School activities or click here to download schedule in Word format
MONDAY, OCT 1
- Ride Your Bike (daily prizes)
- Ryan Leech – Trials of Life Presentation
9-10am (intermediate students only)
Ryan Leech is a professional trials bike rider; he does some amazing balance tricks on his bike and he speaks to students about decisions, success, obstacles, criticism, beliefs and potentials. Check him out: http://www.trialsoflife.com/media/videos.php
TUESDAY, OCT 2
- Ride Your Bike (daily prizes)
WEDNESDAY, OCT 3
- Ride Your Bike (daily prizes)
- Lynn Valley Bikes – Tire Changing Skills
11-12am (Grade 7’s)
Lynn Valley Bikes owner Rick Loader will teach 30 of our Grade 7 students how to change a bike tire and how to perform a safety check on their bike when they are out on the trail
THURSDAY, OCT 4
- Ride Your Bike (daily prizes)
- Escape Adventures – All classes will participate in stations throughout the day
Escape Adventures will rotate students through two stations; one for helmet fit and road safety; the other is an obstacle course
Don’t own a bike?? – bring your helmet and walk your way through the various stations
FRIDAY, OCT 5
- Ride Your Bike (daily prizes)
***Volunteers needed for Thursday’s Escape Adventures event.*** Please email Tammy Stothers ( liv2play@telus.net ) if you can lend a hand for the day or part of a day. All you need to do is help direct students!
Quebec Exchange Community Service Project
Click image to view more photos!
On Wednesday, April 18th the Grade 7 Quebec Exchange Students, sponsored by YMCA / Heritage Canada, volunteered their time doing a Community Service Project for the Woodland Walk and Edible Garden.
It was a very busy day with 65 students working 4 hours which works out to 260 man hours of digging, painting and laughter.
What a Feat! Amongst all of the workers we had a visit from Glen Kakoske from Jim Pattison Toyota North Shore and the Toyota Evergreen Foundation who generously presented a grant to the Environment Club in the amount of $2,880. The Grant monies will go towards all materials needed to complete the Woodland Walk and Garden development. Mike McGraw, a School Liaison Trustee was also in attendance for the hanging of the Edible Garden sign and to observe our progress. Click here to view photos of the event.
The enhancement of the Woodland Walk area will inevitably attract the attention of the students and encourage them to explore and observe the nature around them.
Thank you to all the Grade 7’s who worked so very hard to make their school a better place.
– Gillian Gorton
Earlier finish for Km Club
Km Club 2012 – Click image to view more photos!
Dear Km Club Parents and Runners:
The Km Club will finish a bit earlier this year due to the May 1st withdrawal of extra curricular activities.
Monday April 30th will be the last running day for this season. If your child has been running regularly we will add twice their last distance run for the two lost days. As such, ribbons and medals will not be affected.
We were delighted to see so many of you out there this year and look forward to another Km Club in 2013.
— Km Club Organizing Committee
April is Art Month at Ross Road
APRIL IS ART MONTH at Ross Road and this means that the lobby is showcasing many of our students’ creative endeavours!
Come by and take a look before the end of the month, or check out the images below! You will no doubt be impressed by the range and quality of student work. Also on display is some wonderful artwork by several Ross Road teachers!
Click on any photo to view the images in slideshow mode.
In Stitches Knitting & Crochet Club – last meeting Friday, April 20th
This Friday is the LAST time In Stitches will be meeting this school year! Please remember to bring your projects and the needles that were borrowed from the club with you this week.
Susan Ritchie will also be joining us this week to receive all of the wonderful projects that were created for First Steps Canada. Parents are also welcome to attend to meet Susan. Susan will be in the library from 12:20 – 12:50.
Thanks so much for all of your support!
Annette Arndt
How’d They Do That?
You may have noticed a large structure missing from the primary playground after Spring Break. Well – it’s true – the wooden playground is gone. A large metal chainsaw was used to cut the steel poles and a tiny little bobcat demolished the rest. [Scroll down for photos]
After careful examination of the wood, we discovered that there was too much rot and depreciation to salvage any pieces for future projects in the Environment Club. However, new wood was ordered and with the great skill and expertise of Jim Gorton, the new planter boxes have been installed for the ever growing Edible Garden.
Many thanks to the Environment Club, Laurie Ainsworth, Michele Fogal, and Lene Burgmann for their digging efforts, and of course, special mention to Jim Gorton for executing the project so quickly. On April 18th the Grade 7 Quebec Exchange Students will continue the removal of the bark mulch and lay the soil for planting.
As this is a work in progress over the next few weeks, we would ask that you please stay clear of the planter until all work is completed. Do however, feel free to sneak a peak and feel the excitement growing!
Many thanks, Gillian Gorton
“In Stitches” Knitting/Crochet Club update
Just a reminder to In Stitches Club members to bring their knitting/crochet projects to this Friday’s meeting (12:20pm in the school library).
Please note, there are 3 more meetings left in this session:
- Friday March 30
- Friday April 13
- Friday April 20 (last session)
If you do not wish to continue, please return your needles tomorrow at lunch in the library. These needles have been lent to the school for the club and we would like to return them. Thanks for trying, hopefully we’ll see you in the next session!
Thanks again,
Annette Arndt
Click here for more info about the club, and a link to a useful document containing instructions and links to video tutorials.
Km Club starts tomorrow! Volunteers needed!
KM Club 2011
The Km Club will start tomorrow, Wednesday March 28th, rain or shine, at 8:05am. All students, parents and siblings are invited to come and participate in this event. It is a great opportunity to increase your fitness level, challenge yourself to reach a certain Km goal, and to ensure your child is getting some DPA (daily physical activity).
We will be running every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for 20 minutes from 8:05 (warm up for 5 minutes) to 8:35 on the field. Runners will receive popsicle sticks for each lap. The number of sticks collected will in turn be recorded on class lists at the end of the run (3 popsicle sticks represents 1 km). Students, and siblings will be encouraged by getting ribbons for distances attained. There will be 15 running days – Km Club 2012 ends Monday, May 7th.
Please consider volunteering (handing out popsicle sticks during the run, or tallying the distances at 8:30am) — your involvement is key to running this club! Just show up on whichever morning(s) you are able and let Keith or Angela know – they or another parent will show you how you can help out! It’s fun and easy!
We look forward to seeing many of you out there, rain or shine :)
—Your Km Club organizing committee,
Angela Tancon, Keith Nicol and Lynda Faivre-Duboz
Click here to see a slideshow of photos from KM Club 2011.
“In Stitches” Knitting Club update
Just a reminder to In Stitches Club members to bring their knitting to Friday’s meeting (12:20pm in the school library).
If you do not wish to continue, please return your needles tomorrow at lunch in the library. These needles have been lent to the school for the club and we would like to return them. Thanks for trying, hopefully we’ll see you in the next session!
–Annette Arndt
Click here for more info about the club, and a link to a useful document containing instructions and links to video tutorials.
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