Cross Country Running at HPE

We are excited to announce that Cross Country Running has started up at HPE. Our cross country running team consists of any student wanting to join in grades 1 to 5. We have two races planned and in order to attend the races, student must attend practices.

Our first race is the Little Mountain Stomp in Salmon Arm on Wednesday, April 30. The race will start at 11:00 am and students will be back to school in time for regular dismissal. Please keep in mind that Wednesday, April 30 is also the day of our Informal Learning Updates where most classrooms will be hosting Student Led Conferences from 2:30 – 4:30 pm. Our second race is at AES on Wednesday, May 7th in the afternoon. Permission forms and additional information about each race will be forthcoming, closer to each event.

Cross Country Running practices occur during eating time and students eat during their play time. Please ensure students have proper running shoes, a hearty lunch and water bottle. Practices for students will occur off school grounds for students in grades 3, 4 and 5. There are a number of routes well within the limits of the “blanket walking parent permission form” signed at the start of the school year. Students in grades 1 and 2 will be practicing on school grounds at least to start. When running off school grounds, supervision will be provided at various points along the run to keep students encouraged and safe while on their run. A big thank you to Mr. Benge for coordinating and coaching Cross Country Running again this year. We are very grateful our students have this opportunity. Here is the tentative practice schedule (this schedule may change depending on number of participants):