Dear Families,
The month of February is American
Heart Awareness Month because heart disease is the leading cause of death among
men and women in the United States.
Heart disease can often be prevented by eating right and exercising. In an effort to fight against heart disease and
promote healthy living Meadowlark will be starting up the 2024 Milers Club. It is important for kids to try
and get 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity(MVPA) a day. Reaching
that 60 minutes a day is getting increasingly harder due to the increase of
time spent in front of a screen!
The mission of the
Meadowlark Milers Club is not only to provide students with an
opportunity to get their 60 minutes of MVPA, it also helps students to be ready
for learning in the classroom, build self-esteem, and feel a sense of
connection within our school. Students will try to reach their grade level goals during the season. The miles that will count towards this goal are the
miles that they earn during Milers
Club, PE, Recess, Local Runs that you have completed during the 23-24 school year, Meadowlark Virtual Run Opportunities, and
the end of the year Family
Fun Run. Students will
run/walk outside when the weather permits, and if the weather is bad we will
run/walk inside the school. Students
will earn mileage tokens when they reach their short-term goals, and if they
reach their final goal for the season they will receive a medal at the end of
the year!
Milers Club will be on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings from 8:00 until school starts beginning on Tuesday, February 27th. Drop off is on the East side gym door where the Car Loop is. The gym door will not open until 8:00 am. The last morning Milers Club will be Thursday, May 2nd. We will have an after school Family Fun Run on Friday, May 3rd (tentative)
It is free to
join Milers Club, however, we will be selling Milers
t-shirts for $16 each. If you would like to purchase one for your student or other family members please make
checks payable to Alicia Moss or Venmo @mossalicia. These shirts will have the
same logo as last year, but a different color of shirt. If you are
interested in signing up please complete the form below for each student. If you have any questions please email Mrs.
Crusinberry at crusinbt@usd385.org.
We are looking forward to a fun season!!!
