Month: April 2021

Parents and guardians:

A letter was sent home today informing you of a bike safety program, LEARN2RIDE, all Grade 6/7’s are invited to participate in.

Please read this notice carefully and return it to us by the end of the week: Friday, April 30th.

Students who have bikes and helmets are asked to please bring them to school May 10th, as the host organization, HUB only has a few extra bikes for us to borrow. If your child does not have a bike or helmet, please let us know. We’ve taken a survey already and feel like we will be able to participate in this program given the number of students with bikes. If you have an extra bike or helmet, please let us know!

Here is the notice in case your child has lost it. HUB Learn2Ride_2021

I look forward to hearing from all you by the end of the week. Thank you so much for your cooperation!

This week has been EARTH WEEK at Maywood.

On Monday, Div. 1 introduced the Walk or Bike to School Maywood Challenge. Each class has been invited to compete for the most “human-powered” trips to school. All week, students are trying to decrease GREENHOUSE GASES by avoiding car trips to school and opting to walk, ride, scoot or board to school. This coming month, Div. 1 will be learning more about CLIMATE CHANGE, how it works and what we can do to curb our emissions.

Tuesday, Ms. Tadd led our Leadership students to through a community clean-up. Many of our students participated!

Thursday (today), is EARTH DAY! Let’s celebrate our love of the Earth and all its bounty. Here are some things you can do to celebrate Earth Day outdoors:

• Plant a pollinator garden outside
• Clean up a local trail or park
• Go on a nature walk with loved ones
• Learn something new about an animal you’re curious about
• Find a sit-spot, enjoy a moment of quiet and make a list of your favourite things in nature.

Friday we’ll be collecting all classroom tallies and will announce the winner of the Maywood challenge. Good work this week, Division 1!!

Also, watch FREE digital release of THE READICALS this Earth Day, April 22, 2021 at http://www.beyondboarding.org/radicals

Hey friends,

Don’t forget tomorrow we head to Central Park for Forest Friday!

As always, dress for the weather – we go RAIN OR SHINE. Tomorrow will be “shine”, so please remember to dress in layers, bring a water bottle, and hat/sunscreen if you’re sensitive to the sun.

But most importantly, bring your good attitude and sense of adventure!