Wednesday 4 September 2013

Cross Country Volunteers Needed (Student permissions slips also now available)



We need a volunteer parent to supervise the safety of runners at the CISVA meet Oct 2nd.  Please contact Mr. Klaponski.

Here is some information about our upcoming cross-country meets:
Monday, Sept. 23rd                (We will leave the school at 11:30am)                     
Time: 12:30-2:30pm
Our first meet (open to Gr.1-7 –the only meet offered to our Grade 1s) is the Star of the Sea Cross-Country meet.  It will be held at Crescent Park in South Surrey.  Take 24th Ave to 132nd St. Turn right.  Crescent Park is on the left about 800m.  Take the second entrance please. 
This is a fun meet and the boys and girls will run with their age groups. 
Grades 1-3  1 km                    Grades 4-5   1.1 km                Grades 6-7   1.4 km

 Wednesday, Oct. 2nd                         (We will leave the school at 9:00am)                     
Time: 10:45-2pm
The CISVA Cross-Country meet (Gr. 2-7) is at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. This is a rain or shine event so dress your child appropriately. This meet has a competitive and non-competitive portion. All students will participate in 1 run.  The 4 students with the fastest times from each age group will compete in the competitive run (with the option of the Fun Run, if they have enough energy to do so).  All other runners will take part in the fun run. Cross Country Coaches will decide the 4 runners that will participate in the competitive race.  The distances run will be the same regardless which race your child is in.  The meet will begin at 10:45am and the races will continue in this order:
Gr.2 Girls beginning at 10:45am and continuing boys and girls every 15 minutes. 
Intermediate and Primary “Fun Runs” will occur after the Grade 3s.
Grades 2 & 3     1.2 km                Grades 4 & 5     1.8 km                  Grades 6 & 7     2.4 km