Open Gym

Starting on Thursday and  Friday, January 11^th and 12^th we are pleased to offer an open gym in the morning time for students at Colonel J Fred Scott Elementary school.  Grade 1-3 students are invited to use the gym every Thursday morning from 7:45-8:15 am until the end of the year.  Grade 4-6 students are invited to use the gym on Friday mornings from 7:45-8:15 am.  The students will be able to use the gym and the equipment in a safe, active environment while being supervised by a staff member.  The students will be able to enter the gym through the east gym doors at 7:45am.  At 8:15 am students will be expected to go outside to their classroom doors and wait for the bell to start the day.  

Terry Fox Run Update

Terry Fox Run 2017

Our school’s Terry Fox Run was held on Friday, September 29^th at 10:30 am.   It was a beautiful sunny day for everyone to be out running and raising money for cancer research.  Our students did an amazing job this year and raised a total of $568.00.  Cut-out paper twoonies are on display around the gym to help students visualize how much money we raised. Thanks to everyone who helped make it a success.

Sports Club

Starting on Monday, September 18^th we began to offer a sports club during the lunch hours for grade 5/6 students. Students who wish to participate will be able to take part in this club every Monday at lunchtime until the month of June, 2018.  The sports club will take place in the gym and we will be playing different sports that the students have played during their Physical Education classes.   Participation in extracurricular activities requires both commitment and modeling of appropriate behaviour.  It is an expectation that students remember to stay at school on the day they play and demonstrate sportsmanship and positive interactions.  

Terry Fox Run 2017

Terry Fox Run 2017

Our school Terry Fox Run will be held on Friday, September 29^th at 10:30 am.  There will not be an assembly before hand.  Students at CJFS will be learning about Terry Fox and his legacy in each of their classrooms.   We will also be working on our running stamina in our Physical Education classes. We are trying to do a “Twoonie for Terry” this year.  If every student and teacher at CJFS brings in $2 for cancer research our school will reach our target of  $1000. All students who participate will be entered into a raffle for a Terry Fox T-shirt.

Diversity Cup Soccer Tournament

We have entered the grade six students (one boys team and one girls team) in a weekend soccer tournament called the Youth Diversity Cup.  This tournament takes place on June 10^th and 11^th at Forest Lawn Athletic Park.  The Youth Diversity Cup is a two day soccer tournament that celebrates diversity through sport! Youth from culturally diverse backgrounds come together to have fun, play soccer, and learn about team building & sportsmanship. 

Jump Rope Jumpathon

Jump Rope For Heart Jumpathon

On Friday May 5^th from 10:30-11:00 the students from Colonel J Fred Scott Elementary School are invited to go outside to join us in our jumpathon.  The jumpathon is our schools final celebration of our fundraising efforts and awareness for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.  Research has shown that physical health and mental health are intertwined.  By having the students outside skipping for a half an hour they will not only be improving their physical health, but also their mental health.

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.”

-John F. Kennedy

Soccer

In the month of April the students at CJFS have been working on a soccer unit in gym.  Students have used their knowledge of spatial awareness and developed the ability to control an object with their feet rather than hands and make strategic and effective decisions when in a mini game situation. They have been required to implement their team work skills and maintained a positive attitude within themselves and amongst their classmates.