SPRING FOOTPRINTS: HAPPY FEET, HEALTHY FOOD KIDS' CLUB Footprints to health Footprints to health 2005 spring T-shirt design (centerblock of above graphic) is available to other clubs free of charge. Just Email for more information. This spring our school Happy Feet, Healthy Food club will resume with many new children and returning club kids. We will continue our tradition of using folders to supplement the club's activities. In the past we have used the folders to track mileage, record healthy foods eaten, and to describe the change of seasons. This spring the children will create footprint folders to log activities completed at home. Here's how it will work: -The children will keep their folders at school, but they will carry their Happy Feet, Healthy Food texts to and from school each week. -They will journal in their texts with parents. -Next, they will "footprint" their action words, by drawing a footprint around or underlining the key words in each journal entry. -Then at club they will add a footprint to the chart for every "footprint" found in their Happy Feet book. Examples: Andrew writes, " I ran with Dad." He draws a footprint around "ran". At club he adds a footprint to his chart for running with Dad. Jenny writes, "I went to dance class," at home in her book. She underlines went to dance class. At club she adds one footprint to her chart for going to dance class. We will continue studying our text, eating healthy snacks, running laps, playing running games, and taking nature walks. This spring we will add some special days. Here is a tentative schedule (not in order). Week 1 - Opening Day Week 2 - "Ben Comen Day" and run with teacher Lisa Bretz Week 3 - Wear your Favorite T-shirt Day and Draw a "self portrait" after running Week 4 - Run and Read and Draw - Bring a book from home. Week 5 - Run a mile with the Principal and participate in The Kingston Classic Virtual Mile Week 6 - Strawberry Treasure Day - Eat strawberries and sneak preview to Mrs. Goodrow's "The Treasure of Health and Happiness" book to be released spring 2006. Week 7 - Photo Day - Everyone gets their picture taken. Week 8 - Creative Writing Day "School Rule: No walking in the halls, Running only!" Week 9 - Survey Day - Rate the club and Essay Writing "Why I Deserve a Ribbon" Week 10 - CNC Family Fun Run For more information please e-mail goodrow@infionline.net. THE TEXT: HAPPY FEET, HEALTHY FOOD, Your Child's First Journal of Exercise and Healthy Eating LINKS TO CLUB 2005 SPRING WEEK 1 GOAL 10 HEALTHY SNACKS AND JOURNAL AT HOME LINKS TO CLUB 2004 AUTUMN THE AUTUMN CLUB TEE WEEK 1 ADDING COLOR TO THE FALL CLUB WEEK 2 AUTUMN CLUB LESSON AND RUNNING WEEK 3 AUTUMN CLUB LESSON AND RUNNING WEEK 4 AUTUMN CLUB LESSON AND RUNNING WEEK 8 HAPPY FEET FAMILY FUN RUN THE RIBBON SPRING TRACKING MILEAGE AND HEALTHY EATING TEN-WEEK SPRING SCHEDULE AUTUMN AND SPRING TIPS FOR LEADING A SUCCESSFUL CLUB LINKS TO LAST YEAR'S SPRING CLUB First Week at Miles of Math Second Week at Miles of Math Third Week at Miles of Math Fourth Week at Miles of Math Fifth Week at Miles of Math Sixth Week at Miles of Math Seventh Week at Miles of Math Eighth Week at Miles of Math Ninth Week at Miles of Math Tenth Week at Miles of Math goodrow@infionline.net