Healthy Living
The BFF Program
This year, the PTA launched a new program focused on healthy living – The BFF Campaign for Healthy Living. What does that mean? We want to provide the Glebe kids and their families with knowledge about food in order for them to make healthful choices in order to succeed at school. On the fitness side, we also want to encourage the kids to keep moving to keep physically fit. The natural result of these is the development of a healthy lifestyle. We want Glebe students to become their body’s BFF - Best Friend Forever!
Walk, Ride and Roll to Glebe!
As part of this program, Glebers will commit to getting to school by walking, riding their bikes, riding their scooters, etc. on designated days - EVERY TUESDAY ..... read more
Want to be involved in the BFF Program? Contact Kristin Bruce (mandkbruce11@verizon.net) or Jennifer Shoji (jennifershoji99@gmail.com).
Healthy Eating
Healthy Activity
So, Walk, Ride or Roll Tuesdays aren’t enough for you? You think you can do more, better, maybe even faster? Well then, LET’S GO!
The Glebe Elementary BFF program proudly introduces
The “Glebe Movers”
WHAT IS IT?
Glebe Movers will be a weekly Glebe running/walking group during Wednesday recess and Fridays after school for interested Glebers. Glebe Movers can walk/run/move however they like around the soccer field with their friends and challenge themselves by developing their endurance or distance or speed. The object is to have fun and MOVE!
Ask yourself…. Day 1 – how far can you go?
So, let’s see what we can do from there!
•Our goal is to encourage you and your friends to cumulatively complete either a marathon distance (26.2 miles) or half marathon distance (13.1 miles) by June. (To complete the full marathon, you must average 1.25 miles per week between mid-January and June. Whew! )
•Parent Volunteers will be present to record your progress, and you get tokens to mark the completion of your 1, 5, 10, 13.1, 15, 20, 25 and 26.2 miles!
•In June, we will celebrate all the participants at a tailgate.
•Students who successfully complete either the half marathon or marathon distances will be entered into a drawing for respective prizes.
•PRIZE DRAWINGS:
oHalf marathon Prize – Apple Shuffle
oMarathon Prize – Kindle
WHEN IS IT?
During Wednesdays Recess and/or Fridays afterschool until 4:15, beginning January 18, 2012. (Participation is at the willingness of the Gleber and never mandatory.)
WHO IS IT?
All interested Glebe Students who want to be part of getting/staying fit or moving their walking/running to the next level!
WHERE IS IT?
Glebe Soccer field
HOW IS IT?
Any way you and your friends can get it done – walk it, run it, dance it, skip it, sing it…. JUST DO IT!
THE NOT SO SMALL PRINT
•Parents must be present for after-school participants. The Parent volunteers are present to record Glebe Movers’ results, but do not assume responsibility for the participants. PARTICIPANTS DO NOT HAVE TO STAY AFTER SCHOOL TO PARTICIPATE.
•Parent volunteers do not remove recess participants from the customary responsibility/discretion of the participants’ teachers or other recess supervisors.
Glebe Movers!