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Get Fit!

Due to the congestion at our school gate and the concern to get children fit as a school our goal is to reduce the amount of cars bringing children to school.

The majority of children going to our school live in a 2 km radius so it’s all achievable. Therefore we are promoting walking, biking and scootering to school. Children are rewarded by being part of

1. Walking School Buses
2. Walking or biking with a parent .
3. The senior children with parental approval are biking and walking in buddies or independently( on the footpath).
4. Rewards: Each individual can collect from Room 11 a ticket that their peer or parents sign. Each completed ticket earns a sticker on their Earth Care Tree in their class.

No Pollution!

Walking School Buses
We have four Walking School Buses

• Te Wharau
• Tauhinu Tigers
• Issy Lizzy-Isobel Road
• Faith Grove Crocodiles

If you are interested in joining one of these WSB’s please contact the school office or Andrea Donovan, Lead Teacher.

Each child has a Walking School Bus leaf which earns their class a sticker on their Earth Care Tree in their class.

Have Fun!
The Travel Wise Team of school pupils  have been hard at work trying to convince the school to walk and bike to school. They have been:

Making up plays,
Handing out The Golden Boot to the class with the most walkers or bikers  for the week,
Handing out prizes on our Feet First Week.

Get to know the kids on your block!
On World Environment Day 2008  we gave each class an Earth Care Tree which they are aiming to fill with 100 stickers by

1. Travelling on the Walking School Bus
2. Walking or biking with a parent
3. Year 5 and 6 can bike or walk with a buddy or independently.

Each child has a Walking School Bus leaf or Walking Foot or Bike ticket to be signed by parents and returned to their class to gain a sticker on their Earth Care Tree.

Read the list in your class for other environmental ways to get a sticker.

 Each completed tree will buy a real tree to plant in our environment.