On Friday 24th of May is Walk Safely to School Day. We would encourage Year 5/6 students to walk part /or all of the way to school or to ride their bike to school on this day.
QUICK FACTS ABOUT NATIONAL WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL DAY
• Is an annual event held in Primary Schools around Australia and is on Friday May 24th.
• Asks parents and carers to walk their primary school aged children all or part of the way to school. Those who can’t walk the whole way are asked to combine a walk with public transport or to park the car a good distance away from the school and walk the rest of the way.
• Encourages regular physical activity because active kids are healthy kids!
• Helps to reduce hazardous traffic congestion in and around schools, creating pedestrian-safe areas for children entering or leaving school.
• Is a way parents, teachers, carers and students can help ease global warming and climate change, as they reduce car-dependency.
• Teaches children healthy lifestyle habits from a young age as they learn that walking is the best form of exercise. It’s easy, free and almost anyone can do it at anytime. And these habits tend to last a lifetime.
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