Hello Secord Parents! Cross Country season is just around the corner! All students from grades 2 to 7 are welcome.

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**The recent newsletter had a typo saying grades 4-7 are welcome, but it is actually grades 2-7**

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There will be a Cross Country meeting on Monday, September 14th (They will learn the details of where and when the meeting will be on the morning announcements). Any students in grades 2-7 who would like to participate will need to attend the meeting.  Permission forms will go home that day, with practice and meet date information (dates will be updated on this website as well).

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Please sign and return ASAP - first practice is on Wednesday, September 16th at 8am.  We meet at Trout Lake on the north side, just west of the off-leash dog park, in front of the 3-rise wooden bleachers. Only students who have returned their permission forms will be able to attend.

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Lastly, we are looking for more parent volunteers to help with practices and race days! No running knowledge or expertise required, though it does help if you have experience herding cats . This is the last year at Secord for a few of us parent coaches, so we need the next gen of coaches to step up and learn the ropes this year, so Secord can continue its strong tradition in cross country and track & field. If you are keen to help out, come find me - (Anna in the rainbow socks) on Wednesday morning just before practice.

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Laura Secord Cross Country Permission Form Practices, Mini Meets, District Meet & Student Pick-Up Policy

 

Important Dates & Information (keep this information handy):

 

Practice Days

• Every Monday and Wednesday at 8:00 AM at Trout Lake (meet at the east side by dog sniffing park).

• Practices will be cancelled for holidays or in cases of persistent or heavy rain/wind.

• Cancellations will be posted by 7:00 AM on the Laura Secord Parent Facebook group and relayed to the school office.

• Use your discretion: if you feel it’s too wet for your child to attend, that’s perfectly fine.

• If practice proceeds but conditions are muddy or damp, please send your child with extra socks and clothes.

• After practice, students will be walked back to school by staff and parent coaches.

• Practices are led by our amazing Parent Coaches—thank you, volunteers!

 

Mini Meets

• Students will walk to Trout Lake at 3:15 PM. Races begin around 3:45 PM and finish by 4:45 PM.

 

District Meet

• Start time is approximately 12:30 PM, with races concluding around 3:00 PM.

• October 20th

 

Student Pick-Up Policy

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After Meets For all meets—including the District meet—teachers will sign out students at the end of the event. It is the responsibility of parents/guardians and students to ensure they are signed out to avoid confusion or delays, and for student safety. If you are granting permission for your child to leave independently, with friends, with another parent, or to walk back to school with teachers and then leave from there, please include this information in the “Notes” section of the permission form. Without written permission, teachers cannot allow students to leave on their own.

 

Any students not picked up when teachers are ready to leave will be walked back to the school. Parents must make arrangements from there. Teachers cannot remain at Trout Lake waiting for late arrivals, nor can they leave students behind. Students will be taken to the school, where they can call home and wait.

 

Please print this form, and sign by Tuesday, September 9th. Forms need to be dropped off at the office. Please only return the bottom section, and keep the top half for future reference. Thank you for your support and for encouraging your child to participate in cross-country!

 

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