2014 press clippings - compiled pdf - 29 may - 7 june

St Ignatius School News SuccessDuring the week our children have been

very busy participating in a range of bothclass based and non-class based activities.On Wednesday many students (and staff)wore their pyjamas to school to help raiseawareness of Asthma. Thursday sawstudents and staff enjoying an excellentmorning tea in support of cancer research.Friday began with many students and staffwalking to school as part of the Walk toSchool day to promote both safety and healthaspects. Also on Friday a group of studentsparticipated in the Diocesan cross countryin Parkes, where a number of personal besttimes were achieved. Congratulations toeveryone involved in the smooth running ofthese events, thank you.

There are also a number of activitiesinvolving our students during this week,including the Public Speaking programbeing hosted by the Bourke CWA and ourHouse day being held today, well done to allstudents who participated in these activities.

CLASSROOM NEWSKinder - This week in Kinder we looked at

where the water comes from when we turnon our taps. We used photos of the localriver and reservoirs to create a flow chart ofthis process. In English we are learning thepoem 'I love to jump to mud'. The childrenare enjoying reciting this poem and learningmore about rhyming words. Thanks, MissGilmore.

1/2A - Last week we went on an excursion.We went to Tiffen's Butchery and saw howsausages were made, and the Butcher cutup a whole sheep with a band saw. Then wewent to Landmark, we saw how high theforklift went. It was fun when we went on theexcursion. Science was fun last week becausewe made mixtures. Mixtures are gooey andyucky. We also wrote about it and made ourown mixtures using water, cocoa powder, ricebubbles and dishwashing detergent. FromCharlotte, Ben and Lucas. Congratulationsto Shakira for student of the week. Thankyou, Mrs Attard.

1/2S - On Friday students went on anexcursion to Tiffen's Quality Meats and toLandmark as part of our HSIE unit 'Peopleat work'. Mr Tiffen showed the students howsausages and mock chicken legs are made,

-watfehedJiow^Jamb is cut up using a bandsaw and we walked through the cold roomwhere a collection of meat is stored. Thisweek in Religion students started a newunit 'Mary is the mother of Jesus'. Studentscompared Mary to their own mother andshared with the class what makes their mumso special. Year 1 students learned aboutpositional language, such as beside, next to,

into, on, right and left. Miss Stacey created ainto, on, right and left. Miss Stacey created adisplay of toys and the students had to writewhat they saw using positional language.In science both 1/2 classes started learningabout mixtures. As a whole class, we lookedat where we use mixtures, how we use themand where they are stored. Congratulationsto Sam Cronin for student of the week.Thank you, Miss Stacey.

3/4C - Week 4 was very busy with lotsof extra-curricular, extra fun activities!Wednesday had us feeling very cosy andwarm as we showed up in our pyjamas toraise money and awareness for the AsthmaFoundation. Thursday had us gobblingyummy treats as we raised money for theCancer foundation with our Biggest MorningTea. Friday, was Walk Safely to School Day,

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Western Herald, Bourke NSW29 May 2014

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which meant as a school community, wewalked to school from various meeting points.A huge thanks to all those who participatedin these events, making our week reallyenjoyable. In the classroom this week wehave started a writing unit on narrative andin maths we have finished up with our uniton Volume and Capacity. Looking forwardto an exciting Week 5! Thanks, Miss KaraCusack.

3/4S - This week has flown by once moreand I can't believe we are beginning Week 5already!! Students have started our unit onNarratives and over the next four weeks willwork towards planning, composing, editingand publishing our own narrative. We willalso be starting our new unit on fractionsand decimals this week. It's great to look atstudent's pre-tests and their summative teststo see the improvements they are makingeach fortnight. This week has also been busywith everyone participating in PJ day andthe Biggest Morning Tea and finishing theweek with Walk-To-School Day. Each studentin 3/4S has been working hard and applyingthemselves with diligence to their schoolwork. I am very proud of the way the classhave been conducting themselves and I hopetheir effort and behaviour keep up. Thankyou everyone for another beautiful week.Thanks, Miss Smith.

5/6B and 5/6W - I would just like to beginby commending all students for theirwonderful efforts during Mass and all therelevant preparations. This was a fantasticweek in 5/6W, with students displaying agreat commitment to their learning andtaking ownership for the choices they make.We finished our CAPA dance unit and have awonderful video to show. The students wereprivileged enough to use the green screenTWICE this week - once for CAPA and oncefor pyjama day! Pyjama day was fun andspecial day spent with 5/6B. I cannot expressenough how proud we are of the students,that when we come together as a stage theyare so enthusiastic and patient when workingtogether. This week we also spent more timeon google apps - using it in health, maths andscience. Next week we will also be creating agoogle app to share our autobiographies withour peers. Thank you, Miss Webster and MissBentley.

Students of the Week: K - Ella Rosser; 1/2A- Shakira Greenaway-Mitchell; 1/2S - SamCronin; 3/4C - Clare Stevenson; 3/4S - AmberJackson; 5/6B - Maddilyn Hembrow; 5/6W -Maria Stevenson; Mrs G - Isaac Ford; MrsK - Brianna Roberts; Assistant Principal'sAward - John Moore; Principal's Award -Paul Dowling.

Reading Awards: 1/2A - Jack Davis; 1/2S -Abbie Green.

Sam Cronin and Cooper Sheridan enjoyinga rest after completing the Diocesan CrossCountry course in Parkes

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Lucy Bowden and Jack Combe enjoy the Biggest Morning Tea on Thursday morning

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WYREEMSTATE SCHOOL

Little Acts Of TidinessFriday last week saw Wyreema School students do their bit

to clean up Wyreema. Lower pod students tackled the schoolgrounds, the middle pod scoured the streets surrounding theschool while the upper pod cleaned up the skate park and ObstPark. The students were all eager participants and wereamazed at the amount of rubbish they collected.

Well done students!Walk Safely To School

Friday morning saw most students take part in national WalkSafely to School Day. Meeting at the tennis courts and Hall, thestudents had a tonne of fun walking to school with theirfriends. The children then enjoyed a "top up brekkie" whenthey arrived at school. With a range of cereals, yoghurt, fruitand juices to choose from, it certainly was a great way to startthe day. A big thank you to Beth Wiggins for organising andfacilitating the walk and breakfast.

Disco PlanningThe Student Council is busy planning the first school disco

for 2014. The students have been allocated special jobs toencourage them to take responsibility and hone theirorganisational skills. They have been enjoying making postersand decorations for the event, planned for Friday, June 13.

[ABOVE: Luiza and Paige walking to school safely.

ABOVE: Nick shows how much rubbish the upper podfound at Obst Park Wyreema.BELOW: Naplan students concentrating hard.

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On Our Selection News, Clifton QLD29 May 2014


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Kids step up forhealthy futuresBy JONAT 'WARE

PRIMARY school-aged chil-dren from Noosaville StateSchool took steps towards ahealthier future on Friday 23May by taking part in the Na-tional Walk Safely to SchoolDay.

The Walk Safely to SchoolDay initiative aims to raiseawareness for the health, roadsafety, transport and environ-mental benefits of walking.

The annual event, now in its15th year, encourages primaryschool-aged children to walkto and from school - not just onFriday but every day.

Parents Astrid King andLeanne Castro said they try tokeep their kids active all yearround.

"If the weather's OK, we tryand walk to school every day,"Ms Castro said.

"It's great exercise and youcan avoid the traffic."

Ms Castro said it was oftendifficult to pry kids away fromthe many distractions includingthe internet, iPads and televi-sion.

"I don't allow any use ofiPads or other internet accessduring the week - unless as aspecial treat," she said.

Hundreds of students andparents took part in the walkacross Noosa and the SunshineCoast to encourage active andhealthy kids.

Students from Noosavilie State School put one foot in front ofthe other as part of walk to school day on Friday.

1"We walk to school every day,"- from left: parent Astrid King, Grade 2 student Ziggy King, Prepstudent Ava Castro, parent Leanne Castro and Grade 2 student Kai Castro.

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Noosa Today, Noosa29 May 2014, by Jonat 'Ware

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SCHOOLNEWSGUNNEDAH

SOUTHGunnedah Eisteddfod.

Students have been show-casing their talent during the local Eisteddfod after hours and hours of rehears-als. The children have been very excited to be perform-ing their various group and individual items.

School photos. School photos are scheduled for week eight of this term beginning Monday, June 16. Class timetables will be available soon. Students are asked to be in full winter uniform.

Winter Ball. The Winter Ball is on again this year. The date chosen is Friday, August 1 at the Gunnedah Town Hall. Tables of 10, bookings can be made at the school office, don’t forget to pre-purchase drink tickets at the same time.

Trivia Night. The P&C trivia night which was held on Saturday, May 17 was a huge success. More than 130 people tested their general knowledge and participated in humorous activities. The school thanks ex-teachers from the school, Mr and Mrs Chapman, who trav-elled from Port Macquarie to run this event.

Canteen volunteers. The school is once again short of helpers in the school can-teen. If anyone would like to volunteer in the canteen, please contact Sharon on 6742 1899.

CARINYAPrep. Prep have been

looking at the unit, “I am Special”, which has given the class the opportunity to think about the things they enjoy, are skilled in or the individual gifts they dis-play. In Mathematics, pupils have been concentrating on

pattern making with two dimensional shapes (rectan-gles), beads and plastic fruit.

They are making patterns with two repeating parts at this stage and identifying mistakes in patterns as they “read” the pattern. The Prep class are continuing to enjoy computer lessons with Years 5 and 6 on Wednesdays.

Kindergarten. The class have begun reading a series of books about a very naughty cat called Greedy Cat. Pupils also worked on a class sequel called Selfish Dog. Storywriting lessons are emphasising the crea-tion of longer sentences and making spelling words using phonemic charts. In Mathematics, Kindergarten are using addition boards to make addition algorithms with concrete materials such as counters before recording in the Maths work sample books. In Core Studies the class have been enjoying learning more about the seasons.

Years 1-2. The class spent time working on their eisteddfod pieces which they thoroughly enjoyed. They took part in an instru-mental section, choir, enter-tainment and choral speech. In Core Studies, the class have continued to look at birds. Some pupils brought in some lovely feathers and a birds nest as news.

Years 3-4. In Mathemat-ics, the class have been stud-ying fractions and decimals, looking at what equivalent fractions are and how they can use their mathematical knowledge to create or vali-date their equivalence. In English, pupils have been identifying similes and then working on incorporat-ing them into their writing.

Spelling words have been

related to the core studies topic of bridges and struc-tures that the class have begun studying in Core Studies.

Years 5-6. In English, Years 5-6 have started to look at the text, The Rescue of Knuckles and tried to pre-dict what will happen to the husky dog, Knuckles. In spelling, the class continue to create entertaining and sometimes humorous sen-tences using their spelling words. After looking at the meaning of the word, pupils then work on making up their own sentences, helping to consolidate the meaning in their minds. In Maths, the class have been looking at area. In Core Studies, pupils have been finalising the unit on “Journeys” and have begun looking at Antarc-tica. The class will increase their understanding of the uniqueness of one of the dri-est continents in the world which will include looking at the different animal life that inhabit the area.

GUNNEDAH PUBLIC

Zone Cross Country. The school congratulates all competitors at the Zone Cross Country in Mullaley last Friday. Blake Whitfield and Takita Shoobert will be moving on to the Region finals in Coolah. Thanks to Miss Baker, Mrs Robinson and Janelle Smith for help-ing out with supervision.

Chess. On Wednesday the school’s chess team trav-els to Werris Creek Public School for a round of com-petition chess.

Science and Engineering Challenge. On Tuesday, a team of future scientists and engineers will be competing in the Science and Engineer-

ing Challenge organised by Rotary and the University of Newcastle. These days are extremely well organised and beneficial to students who are already interested in these types of activities and it may also spark some interest in students who are making up their minds about what they want to do when they leave school.

Merit awards. KW: Ally Stead and Cody Hicks. 1W: Emily Davis and Jayden Adams. 1/2B: Isaac Griffen and Chloe Ellery. 3/4H: Jaala Priddle and Rheyce Adams. 3-6F: Tara O’Dell and Noah Taylor. 5/6J: Ash-lee McCutcheon and Tyson Bower.

Eisteddfod perform-ances. Last Thursday, 3/4H and some girls from 5/6J competed in the Musical Entertainment section of the Gunnedah Eisteddfod. The 5/6 girls did a wonderful job on “Flip Flop Fly” and were awarded second place out of seven competitors. The 3/4H students performed the “Whale Song” admira-bly and received a highly commended from the adju-dicator. The school thanks Jamie Brown and Julia Ren-nick for their assistance. On Friday, the Stage 1 classes performed an energetic ren-dition of “Fabuloso” which delighted the audience and the adjudicator. These items will be performed for the school at an assembly this Friday.

CURLEWIS PUBLIC

Eisteddfod. The school congratulates the Perform-ance Band for winning sec-ond place at the Gunnedah Eisteddfod for “Instrumen-tal, Concert of Brass Band-

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Namoi Valley Independent, Gunnedah NSW29 May 2014

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Primary” last Thursday. The band played “Supercalifra-gilisticexpialidocious”. K-6 students performed beauti-fully in their Choral Speak-ing section yesterday and took out first place. The school thanks Miss Mac for coaching the children and congratulations the stu-dents on a job well done.

Walk Safely to School Day. Curlewis Public pupils participated in the Walk Safely to School Day last Friday. Students have been given extra time to complete their colouring competi-tions and the winners will be announced this week.

10/10 Club for Spell-ing. Tristen Harris, Sybella Thomson, Paige Grew, Talara Harris and Rosa-Lei Dowd-Ashford.

GUNNEDAH HIGH

Workshops. Youth Life Wise Workshops were held on Tuesday, May 27 for Years 7 and 8 and Wednes-day, May 28 for Years 9 and 10. The workshops were focused on healthy lifestyles, and delivered by specialist organisations.

Time 4 Kids. School Cap-tain, Josh Day, and Canteen Manager, Gai Bowen, were arrested last week by PCYC Police Officer, Kate Fletcher. The arrest was for a great cause, raising money for the PCYC’s Time 4 Kids.

Cross Country results. 12 years: Jasmine Carter, Nick Robinson-White. 13 years: Piper Rankmore, Austin Greig. 14 years: Courtney Grosser, Rowan Keeler. 15 years: Bianca Day, Fletcher Morley. 16 years: Lindsay Dillon, Kasper Jaeger. 17 years plus: Reanna Hil, Kih McDonald.

GS KIDDEisteddfod. GS Kidd

school entered four sec-tions of the musical enter-tainment section last Thurs-day. They received a first for ‘Roar’, second for ‘Shine Your Light’, third for ‘Sunshine’ and highly commended for ‘Zip-a-dee-do-dah’. The fol-lowing students entered the vocal duet section on Thurs-day afternoon, congratula-tions to Clare and Heath (2nd), Shayne and Sam (1st).

Hugh entered the speech and drama section on Mon-day with his poem ‘Brown Bear’ and received a tro-phy for his performance. A special mention to Shayne, who won the Moira Piggot Primary Vocalist Award last Saturday!

P&C Annual General Meeting. This meeting was held last Monday where all office bearer positions were declared vacant. The following positions were

nominated and accepted, Vanessa Knight – President, Tony Blake – Vice-President, Rosemary Constable – Sec-retary, Ellen Riley/Michelle Collins – Treasurer. The school thanks outgoing Vice-President Rebecca Dri-dan for her time and skills.

‘Bowlarama’. Lara Jean Association Inc. would like to invite any children with special needs and their fam-ilies to attend ‘Bowlarama’, to be held at Tamworth Tenpin Bowl at Anne Street, Tamworth on Sunday, June 8. This is a free day’s outing for children which has been generously sponsored by businesses and individu-als in the local commu-nity. Please contact Sharne Turpin if interested.

Reconciliation Day. Jack Conlan engaged all students in art workshops to cele-brate Reconciliation Day on May 27. The students had a great time with Jack and pro-duced some great art work during the day.

GS Kidd School’s Hugh Albert entered the speech and drama section on Monday with his poem ‘Brown Bear’ and received a trophy for his performance.

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GUNNEDAH South School Year 4 pupils Holly Eveleigh, left, Chloe Newman and Brooke Rennick performed “Monster Mash” at the Gunnedah Eisteddfod and placed third.

CURLEWIS Public star of the week 3-6, Logan West.CURLEWIS Public star of the week K-2, Justin Kelly.

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Walk for safetyWoodridge NorthState School students

took part in the Walk Safely to School Day last week after a briefing by the RACQ. RACQ’s education officers delivered presentations to each class from Prep to Year 7, aiming to arm the students with road safety messages that reduced their risk around the road. “Through our Streets Ahead program we’re preparing the students, at a young age when they’re most at risk, for the dangers they face on the road,” a spokesman said.

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Albert & Logan News, Brisbane29 May 2014

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Students stepup for healthKULUIN State School hasonce again taken thoseimportant steps towards ahealthier childhood.Students, teachers,Neighbourhood Watch andKuluin State School Adopt aCop participated in theNational Walk Safely toSchool Day.The Kuluin School saidprincipal Alison Welch said:“The last two year’s walkshave been a huge success,with many of our students,staff and parents walking toschool as part of National

Walk Safely to School Day.“It is important for ourstudents to see adults aspositive role models and tosee us involved in regularphysical activity,” Ms Welchsaid.Kuluin State School Adopta Cop officer, Constable ZoeBrady said the objective ofthe day was to encourageeach Australian child toachieve at least 60 minutesof exercise a day to helpprevent obesity and otherhealth problems.She said the event

promotes a greater use ofpublic transport, cleaner air,improved diets and roadsafety to primary schoolchildren throughoutAustralia.“It was great to walk thechildren to school andencourage physicalactivity,” Const Brady said.“I also see the benefitsthat by walking we will helpreduce traffic congestionaround our school.”National Walk Safely toSchool Day was held onFriday, May 23.

WALK TALL: Kuluin State School studentsparticipated in National Walk Safely to School Day.PHOTO: KRISTY MUIR

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Maroochy Weekly, Maroochydore QLD29 May 2014

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W A L K T O S C H O O L W I T H S T. M A R Y ’ S P - 8 S C H O O L

On Friday, 23rd May, St. Mary’s School students met at the John James Oval to celebrate ‘NationalWalk To School Safely Day’.

The annual event aims to promote a healthier, more active lifestyleby including a walk at the beginning and end of each day to achieve atleast sixty minutes of daily exercise to help prevent obesity and otherhealth problems. The event also promotes reduced car-dependency,greater use of public transport, cleaner air, improved diets, and roadsafety to primary school children throughout Australia.

St. Mary’s participates by hosting a major event at the John JamesOval. The students meet at the ovals at 8:30am to participate in a vari-ety of games on a rotational system. The Year 7s and 8s run the gameswith the teachers close by to supervise and help out. Some of the activ-ities offered were races, octopus, netball skills, ball tag, and footy skills.

The students enjoyed their time on the oval together before theywalked back to school. Classes organised themselves into smallgroups observing proper road safety, keeping to the paths, stopping atproper crossings, looking both ways before crossing, and holdinghands as they crossed the road.

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Robinvale Sentinel, Robinvale VIC29 May 2014


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Walk this way forhealth and safetyST GEORGE schoolstudents have a few extrasafety tips up their sleevesthis week following NationalWalk Safely to School Day.134 students from StGeorge State PrimarySchool participated in theday with numbers up from92 participants last year.Walk Safely to School Daypromotes the healthbenefits of walking andassists students in

developing the vital roadsafety skills they need asthey become maturepedestrians.Students who took partwent into a draw to win $10vouchers to the St GeorgeNewsagency won by LaraWalmsley and Cohen Davis.Students from St Patrick’sPrimary School also tookpart in the event whichcommenced from twostarting points in St George.

FRESH AIR: St George State Primary School students take partin National Walk Safely to School Day. PHOTO: DAVID BARWELL

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Balonne Beacon, St George QLD29 May 2014


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THANKS MUM: Jacqui McErvale walks with her children Tia, 11, and Georgia, 9.PHOTO: JOHN MCCUTCHEON

School walk funTHE pitter patter of littlefeet sounded from SunshineCoast footpaths as childrenlegged it to class as part ofNational Walk to SchoolSafely Day on Friday, May23.The annual communityinitiative aims to raiseawareness of children’shealth and road safety, aswell as the transport andenvironmental benefits thatregular walking to and fromschool can have.Some Sunshine Coastschools have alreadyembraced the benefits ofwalking to school on a

regular basis. BuderimMountain State School hasled the charge, introducingits Walk to SchoolWednesdays’ program sixyears ago.The weekly pilgrimage tothe Main St school hasencouraged socialinteraction, healthy habitsand a relationship betweenbusinesses, police,community groups and theschool.But one of the biggerbonuses of the program is180 kids walking to school,meaning a decrease intraffic travelling to and fromthe gates each week.“It’s a real social thing at

our school and it gets moreand more popular everyyear,” school principal RayPearce said.“The Buderim Lions,Buderim SAFE and policehelp walk the childrenfrom three points to theschool.”Local businesses donateincentives to children, withprizes for every 10 walks.Following Buderim’slead, Sienna CatholicCollege, Chancellor StateCollege and now MatthewFlinders Anglican Collegehave started their ownwalk to school initiativeswith the assistance of theBuderim Lions.

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Buderim Chronicle, Buderim QLD29 May 2014, by Megan Mackander


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Friends walk togetherdespite the downpour■ Lisa Morrison

A heavy downpour last Fridaydid not deter two teenagersfrom their daily walk toschool.

Every weekday morning,Narrogin Senior High Schoolstudent Astine Van Wyk, 14,passes by the house of herfriend Sophie Trefort, 13, andthey continue to school on foottogether.

The girls said they enjoyedwalking, rain or shine.

“It is not very far to walk be-cause school is only a fewstreets away from where welive,” Astine said.

Sophie said she enjoyed a

dose of fresh air in the morn-ing before her studies start.

“I just like to walk,” she said.

“I don’t mind a bit of rain.”Astine and Sophie were

aware they were unintention-ally taking part in NationalWalk Safely to School Day, anannual campaign which en-courages walking to school in-stead of being driven.

The event aims to combatAustralia’s childhood obesityrate, with currently one in fourchildren overweight or obeseand that figure expected to re-ach one in three by 2020, ac-cording to the PedestrianCouncil of WA.

Narrogin Senior High School Year 9 students Astine Van Wyk andSophie Trefort enjoy walking to school. Picture: Lisa Morrison

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Narrogin Observer, Narrogin WA29 May 2014, by Lisa Morrison

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In our schools Compiled by: TESSA HA

A lovely walkHAMILTON North Primary School studentswalked to school on Friday as part of the 15th

annual national Walk Safely to School Day.It is a community event seeking to promote

road safety, health, public transport and theenvironment.The event encourages and informs parents,

carers, teachers and children of the significantphysical, mental and social health benefits whichcan be achieved through regular walking.Pedestrian Council of Australia chairman and

chief executive, Harold Scruby said that unlessteachers, parents, carers and the communitygenerally got behind this event and its objectives,the outlook for Australia's children was not good."The childhood obesity epidemic has reached

such critical levels in Australia that one in fourchildren are now overweight or obese," MrScruby said.

"Children require at least 60 minutes per day ofphysical activity - and regular walking is the bestexercise for all of us."

• :HAMILTON North Primary School students are encouraged to lead a more active lifestyle while participating in thenational Walk Safely to School Day. Photo: ABBY HAMILTON. i40523ahoo2

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Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton VIC29 May 2014

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Plea to help cut the fatTHE chairman and CEO of the Pedestrian Council of Austra-lia Harold Scruby said unless the Noosa community gets be-hind the Walk to School initiative the health outlook for localchildren is not good.

"The childhood obesity epidemic has reached such criti-cal levels in Australia, that one in four children are now over-weight or obese," he said.

"Unless there are significant changes to physical activityand diet, this is expected to reach one in three by 2020.

"Children require at least 60 minutes per day of physicalactivity - and regular walking is the best exercise for all of us."

Children are encouraged to lead a more active lifestyleby including a walk at the beginning, during and end of eachday.

The event also promotes improved diets, positive en-vironmental action, better use of public transport with re-duced car-dependency and important road safety messagessuch as "children aged 10 years or under must always holdan adult's hand when crossing the road," Mr Scruby said.

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Noosa Today, Noosa29 May 2014


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BEROWRA

Students board walking bus to step up healthy outlook

CHILDREN from Berowra Christian Community School took the “walking bus” to school on Friday. It was all part of Walk Safely to School Day, a nationalinitiative to promote road safety, health, public transport and the environment. Principal Steven Dodd led the “walking bus” as it made its way alongBerowra Waters Rd to the schoolyard. He said the school had taken part in the initiative for the past four years. “Having healthy bodies is really import-ant and it’s important for adults to be involved in children’s exercise, and especially just incidental exercise,” Mr Dodd said. Mt Colah Public School andSt Bernard’s Catholic School at Berowra were among the other local schools that participated in the activity.

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Hornsby Advocate, Sydney29 May 2014

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ON FRIDAY, Junee PublicSchool’s “walking buses”made their way onto thefootpath for “Walk Safely toSchool Day”.

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KEEPING HEALTHY:(Below) Enjoying ahealthy breakfast onWalk Safely to SchoolDay is Emerson Gill,Charlie Gill, PhoebeBeattie, Natasha andMathilda Gill.

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Southern Cross, Junee, NSW29 May 2014

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WALKING ON THEBUS: (Left) JuneePublic School’s“walking bus”meanders down LorneStreet on the way tothe school gate forWalk Safely To SchoolDay on Friday.

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Southern Cross, Junee, NSW29 May 2014

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Walk to schoolDARKAN Primary School took part in theMay 23 Walk Safely to School Day.

The national event encourages children towalk and commute safely to school.

The Darkan walkers gathered at the SkatePark before 8.30am. Buses also dropped chil-dren off there instead of school.

Then with lots of teacher and parent sup-port they walked up to school.

The walk had an extra flair from the fact itwas also crazy hair day and free dress, so itwas a colourful bunch walking the 500 metresup to school.

The aim of Walk Safely to School Day is toreinforce safe pedestrian behaviour and pro-mote the health benefits of walking.

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Wagin Argus, Wagin WA29 May 2014

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Safety in numbersPrimary school pupils pounded the pavement to mark national ‘‘Walk Safely to School Day’’ recently.Mortdale Public School has taken part in this annual day since it started. The community event promotesroad safety among children, parents and carers, and encourages children to maintain physical activity froman early age. Picture: John Veage

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St George & Sutherland Shire Leader, Sydney29 May 2014

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Taking a stepinto the pastfor a fit futureBy LUKE CASSON

BEFORE the four-wheel-drive drop-off, there were bikes and dreamywalks along suburban Hunter foot-paths. But those days have long gone.

Walk Safely to School Day, estab-lished in 1999, was celebrated againlast Friday when primary schoolchildren from all over Australiawere encouraged to take part bywalking safely to school.

The initiative, which seeks topromote road safety, health and theenvironment, has gradually expan-ded to the point where 91 per cent ofall NSW schools participate.

The Heart Foundation of Austra-lia has for many years pointed to theworrying trend towards obesity inyoung children. Many popular activ-ities undertaken by school childreninvolve very little physical activity,and a greater number of childrenare being driven to school instead ofwalking with friends or family.

Maitland mother of two BarbaraWells, whose children participatedin the initiative, said: “I know it’s notalways practical to walk to school,but over the years I have encouragedthe kids to ride or walk and it hasbeen great for them.”

A free Walk Safely to School app isavailable, allowing parents, childrenor carers to track their kilometres toand from school, time spent walkingand their average walking speed.

Perhaps more kids will enjoywalking in the days ahead.

STROLL: Local children enjoyingWalk Safely to School Day.

Picture: Emily Mors

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Newcastle Herald, Newcastle NSW29 May 2014, by Luke Casson

General News, page 33 - 110.00 cm²Regional - circulation 33,190 (MTWTFS-)

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People are our priority!

Lessons


Walk Safely to School Day


WALKING to school, forsome an everydayoccurrence , requiresvigilance and commonsense.There was a happy buzz

as Gayndah’s primaryschool children, parents and


teachers gathered inJaycees Park for the annualWalk Safely to School Day.Made a festive event with

stickers and balloons, themarch down Capper Straised awareness aboutwhat it takes to be a safe



SAFETY FIRST: Gayndah State School and St Joseph'sPrimary School children enjoy the early morning walk.

along the wayprovides learning and leadership opportunities

pedestrian – stopping ateach road to look right andleft, being aware of cars andother walkers.“It’s important that youteach our younger studentsabout how to walk to schoolsafely following all the road

rules,” Gayndah StateSchool principal KenNichols said.“We all have a socialconscience and we’re tryingto develop in the students asense of responsibility.”St Joseph’s Primary

School principal Ben Grayagreed, and said it was anopportunity for olderstudents to show leadership.“Parents are mindful ofthe safety of their children,and it’s an education for thestudents as well,” he said.

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Central & North Burnett Times, Kingaroy QLD29 May 2014


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Central & North Burnett Times, Kingaroy QLD29 May 2014


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Students skip bus tolearn lessons of roadST JOSEPH’S Primary School students puttheir best foot forward last week when they par-ticipated in National Walk Safely to School Day.

Teachers met students at three locations lastFriday – the High School ovals car park,Graham Park and Parkview basketball courts –before setting off for school.

Parents and siblings also took part on the day,with the school’s P&F providing a healthybreakfast.

Money raised on the day will go towards theschool’s sponsor child – Laurence – who lives inTanzania.

National Walk Safely to School Day is an

annual event in which all primary school stu-dents are encouraged to walk and commutesafely to school.

The aim of the event is to encourage parentsand carers to walk to school with primaryschool age children and reinforce safe pedestri-an behaviour, to promote the health benefits ofwalking and help create regular habits at anearly age, ensuring children up to 10 years oldhold an adult’s hand when crossing the road andhelping children develop the vital road-crossingskills they will need as they become maturepedestrians.

It also aims to have environmental benefits.

STJOSEPH’SPrimarySchoolstudents(from left)GeorgiaMallamace,SarahPuntorerioand AshleyMorriss enjoybreakfastafterparticipatingin NationalWalk Safelyto SchoolDay.

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Irrigator, Leeton NSW30 May 2014

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Students walk the safe walkOver 80 Bomaderry PublicSchool students joinedNational Walk Safely toSchool Day recently.

Keen school teachers helpedto organise pit stops alongCambewarra Road and sur-rounding streets where stu-

dents congregated andwalked to school together.

Walk Safely to School Day isan annual event whichencourages primary schoolstudents to walk and com-mute safely to school.

It’s a community event

aimed at promoting road safe-ty, health, the use of publictransport and environmentalawareness.

To get involved in the nextNational Walk Safely toSchool Day event visitwww.walk.com.au

Bomaderry Public School students and teachers enjoy beautiful weather as they safely walk to school together.

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Shoalhaven & Nowra News Chronicle, Nowra NSW30 May 2014


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500 children walksafely to school

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ALMOST 500 PeregianSprings State Schoolstudents took part in lastweek’s Walk Safely toSchool Day.The children, 478 of them,walked from two locationsto the school on Friday.Sunshine Coast Councilstaff greeted the students asthey walked through theschool gate with aTravelsmart bag of goodies.Pedestrian Council ofAustralia chairman andchief executive officerHarold Scruby said WalkSafely to School Dayencouraged children to leada more active lifestyle.“The childhood obesityepidemic has reached suchcritical levels in Australiathat one in four children arenow overweight or obese,”

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he said.“Children need at least anhour per day of physicalactivity and regular walkingis the best exercise for all ofus.”

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THANKS: Liberty Wallacecollects her sample bagfrom Colleen Penny.

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THAT WAS FUN: Peregian Springs State School studentscelebrate Walk to School Day. PHOTOS: CONTRIBUTED

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Coolum and North Shore News, Coolum30 May 2014


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Students take a walk to school for their health

BURDEKIN school students from across the region strapped on their joggers last Friday and made some important steps towards a healthier future, by participating in National Walk Safely to School Day.

Walk Safely to School Dayis an annual, national event where all Primary School children are encouraged to walk and commute to school safely.

Burdekin Christian CollegeHealth and PE teacher, Chris Knight said approximately 140 children from the College and 10 parents had participated in the event last Friday.

“It’s very important for thechildren to learn about the road rules and their safety,” he said.

“Walking is also a good opportunity for them to get out there and get some exercise.

“We walked from SantosDeli, down Macmillian Street to Chippendale Street and then to the College.

“The kids and parents

really seemed to enjoy it,” he said.

The annual event, now inits 15th year, seeks to promote road safety, health, public transport, the environment and the benefits that regular walking (especially to and from school) can provide for the long term health of children not just on Friday, May 23, but every day.

Ayr State School studentsalso participated in the walk, with 62 students, plus staff and parents turning out for the walk from Anzac Park to the school.

Ayr State School Principal,y p ,Bryan Dudley said the childhood obesity epidemic has reached such critical levels in Australia, that one in four children are now overweight or obese.

“Unless there are significant changes to physical activity and diet, this is expected to reach one in three by 2020,” he said.

“Children are encouragedto lead a more active lifestyle by including a walk at the

beginning, during and end of each day.

“The event also promotesimproved diets, positive environmental action, and important road safety messages such as ‘children aged 10 years or under must always hold the hand of an adult’s hand when crossing the road’,” he said.

While walking their children to school, parents should also be aware of how heavy their children’s backpacks are, as heavy backpacks can cause children all sorts of postural problems.

The Chiropractors’ Association of Australia is calling for local schools and regional school networks to develop protocols for weight limits of school bags.

Some of the problems caused by bad posture, such as wearing heavy backpacks at an early age include reduced mobility, possible degeneration of bones and joints, increased vulnerability to injuries and unhealthy pressures on a child’s nervous system.

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The Advocate, Ayr QLD30 May 2014

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Burdekin Christian College students walk to school.

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The Advocate, Ayr QLD30 May 2014

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Reading books forknowledge and funSTUDENTS at NoosavilleState School have usedEducation Week toshowcase their keenness tolearn new things and helpothers at school.Part of the school ethos isto “care for others” and“care for learning” and thisstarted with a group of Year7 students who planned,organized and implementeda series of storytellingsessions for the Prep andYear 1 students.Each lunchtime the Year7s read a range of texts togroups of littlies using someof the skills they learnedduring literacy lessons atschool. Noosaville School isusing 2014 as a major focusfor reading and readingcomprehension. Upperschool students have beenlearning about qualityreading strategies and theywere able to use these tomake the lunchtimesessions very enjoyable.“It was fantastic to see somany involved in this greatlunchtime activity andeveryone seemed to reallyenjoy the sessions,” schoolresource centre managerSharyn Russell said.“The smile on everyone’sfaces as they left the library

on those days waspriceless.”Following on from thesesessions, the school’sliteracy coach, Sue Silburn,ran a parent workshop onReading Strategies. Morethan 25 interested parentsattended the hour-long

workshop, which showcasedsome of the strategiesteachers at Noosaville usedto improve the students’reading skills.During Education Week,the school also opened itsdoors to the community,with activities for the whole

school community toparticipate in and enjoy.Highlights included thePancake Brekky, hosted byschool chaplain MichelleGamiero to raise awarenessof the work of chaplaincy inschools, as well as WalkSafely to School Day as partof Travelsmart Week and anAustralia’s Biggest MorningTea for cancer hosted by theschool’s P&C. At themorning tea, the P&C wasalso thanked for its valuablecontribution in helping theschool deliver qualityeducational outcomes andmembers were presentedwith special certificates ofacknowledgement.The school’s resourcecentre also hosted a Read tothe Roof afternoon wherestudents and their parentswere encouraged to comealong and read enoughbooks to make a pile thatcould reach the roof. Boththe students and theparents thoroughly enjoyedthe chance to spend sometime among the resourcesin the library.What a great week ofcommunity engagementand student learning atNoosaville State Schoolduring Education Week.

PAGE TURNERS: The littlies have been enjoying reading witholder students. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

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Noosa News, Noosa QLD30 May 2014


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LANE COVE NORTH

Police join students on walking busesLAST Friday’s WalkSafely to School Day

featured special guests North Shore LAC police and three walking buses atMowbray Public School.

About 300 students tookpart in the safety cam-paign, according to princi-pal Anna Blakeney.

“We’ve been involved formany, many years but this

year was particularly strong,” she said. “It’s alsothe culmination of a wholelot of school programs in-cluding learning about the environment.”

A walking bus heading to Mowbray Public School on Walk Safely to School Day.

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North Shore Times, Sydney30 May 2014

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Students walk the way to better healthMORE than 150 students,staff and parents from theDominic College schoolcommunity embarked ontheir National Walk Safelyto School Day journey onFriday 23 May.

The annual event,which is now in its1 5th year, aims to raiseawareness of the health,road safety, transport andenvironmental benefits thatregular walking, particularly

to and from school, canprovide for the long termhealth of children.

In the lead up tothe event, DominicCollege had spent timeeducating its studentsabout the importanceof keeping healthy andactive, specifically whenconsidering transport habits.

Walk organiser andDominic College kinder toyear six sports coordinator

Cameron Golding said hewas impressed with theturn out on the day.

"It was fantastic to seeso many members of ourcommunity take part in ourWalk Safely to School Day,"he said.

"Although walking allthe way to school is notalways realistic for manystudents it is important forfamilies to add walks intotheir daily routine and we

hope that this take homemessage is well consideredby our families."

National Walk Safelyto School Day encouragesprimary school agedchildren to walk to andfrom school, not just onFriday 23 May, but everyday.

Chairman and chiefexecutive officer of thePedestrian Council ofAustralia Harold ScrubyAustralia Harold Scruby

said unless teachers,parents, carers and thecommunity generally gotbehind this event and itsobjectives, the outlook forAustralia's children was notgood.

"The childhood obesityepidemic has reached suchcritical levels in Australia,that one in four childrenare now overweight orobese," he said.

"Unless there are

significant changes tophysical activity and diet,this is expected to reachone in three by 2020.

"Children require atleast 60 minutes per dayof physical activity - andregular walking is the bestexercise for all of us."

Children areencouraged to lead a moreactive lifestyle by includinga walk at the beginning,during and end of each

day.National Walk Safely

to School Day alsopromotes improved diets,positive environmentalaction, better use of publictransport with reduced car-dependency and importantroad safety messages.

One of these messagesis that children aged 10years or younger mustalways hold an adults handwhen crossing the road.

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Glenorchy Gazette, Glenorchy01 Jun 2014

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Dominic College students, teachers and parents battle the elements to participate in National Walk Safely to School Day.

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Glenorchy Gazette, Glenorchy01 Jun 2014

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School keeps an eye on healthA HEALTHY start to the day is in focus at Springvale Rise Primary School.

As part of Walk Safely to School Day, students and par-ents took a stroll to school and around the oval on Tuesday 27 May.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) they’ll do it all again, includ-

ing a healthy breakfast for the whole school following the walk, with muesli and fresh fruit salad and yogurt on the menu.

The event was also an op-portunity for parents and teachers to speak to children about road safety, and for fam-ilies to get to know each other.

Joy, top, and Nadeel tuck into breakfast following a walk around the oval. 120841 Picture: ROB CAREW

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Greater Dandenong Weekly, Melbourne02 Jun 2014

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STRATHFIELD

Youngsters step aboard Walking BusSTRATHFIELD Council hastaken the idea of the recentWalk Safely to School Daymany steps further.

The campaign is designedto promote a healthy and ac-tive lifestyle for primaryschool children by encour-aging kids and parents toleave the car at home.

As part of Walk Safely toSchool Day, StrathfieldMayor Daniel Bott joinedstudents from HomebushWest Public School whowalk to school every daywith the school’s WalkingBus program.

The Walking Bus programis funded by StrathfieldCouncil and was launchedthis year.

Homebush West PublicSchool students can join oneof two “buses” to walk toschool, starting at MelvilleReserve at 8.35am or AustinPark 8.30am.

Cr Bott said it was a greatchance to promote healthy,social exercise for childrenand their families, while re-ducing traffic aroundschools and reinforcing safepedestrian behaviour.

“Programs like Walk Safe-ly to School and the WalkingBus have fantastic benefits… These programs are asimple way for children toget exercise, which is vital totheir growth and develop-ment,” he said.

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Inner West Courier, Sydney03 Jun 2014

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Crazy socks part of a serious message for students about having healthy lifestylesLUCY KINBACHERTXT4U REPORTER BIKES, scooters and skate-boards filled the St Brigid’sschoolyard on May 23 forWalk Safely to School Day,which encourages students toembrace healthy lifestyles.

The Nerang-based primaryschool took part in the nation-al event for the first time andprovided designated parkingareas around the school to en-courage parents to “park andstride”.

In conjunction with WalkSafely to School Day, studentswere encouraged to wear crazy

socks for the day. Grade 7teacher Jamie Weinert said theevent had been well-receivedby students and their families.

“We have got a good groupof people who regularly walkor ride or scoot to school so weare trying to promote thesestrong areas … and encourageparents and children to changethe way they move,” he said.

The school has weekly walkand wheely days to encouragestudents to get active andholds a family breakfast eachterm with healthy foods to pro-mote a healthy lifestyle.

“It’s just important forcreating community aware-ness within St Brigid’s and lo-

cally around Nerang,” he said. It also helped to free up the

drop-off and pick-up zonesaround the school.

Student Maddison Preece,who rides to school on a reg-ular basis, said she was makingthe most of being so close toschool before moving to highschool next year.

“In high school, I probablywon’t be able to get to do it …so I am getting it all in before Igo,” she said.

Maddison said she orga-nised the crazy sock day as afun way to raise awareness.

“I just thought it was a goodidea if we could involve some-thing fun into it,” she said.

Sporting stripes, bold patterns and cartoon characters, school students take delight in wearing crazy socks in support of Walk Safely to School Day.

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Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast QLD03 Jun 2014, by Lucy Kinbacher

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St Brigid’s Catholic Primary School students Jonty Davis, 13, Maddison Preece, 12, Chloe Fitzgibbon, 12, and Kaylah Bonilla, 12, wear crazy-coloured socks for Walk Safely to School Day.

Pictures: SCOTT FLETCHER

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Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast QLD03 Jun 2014, by Lucy Kinbacher

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Students encouraged to walkMany Tatura and district

school children, parents andfriends took the opportunity towalk to school on Friday, May23, as part of Walk Safely toSchool Day.

WSTSD is an annual, nat-ional event when all primaryschool children are encour-aged to walk and commutesafely to school.

The community event seeksto promote road safety, health,public transport and theenvironment, encouragingparents and carers to walk toschool with primary schoolage children and reinforce safepedestrian behaviour, promotethe health benefits of walkingand help create regular walk-ing habits at an early age.

It also aims to ensure thatchildren up to 10 years oldhold an adult’s hand whencrossing the road, help chil-dren develop the vital road-crossing skills they will need asthey become maturepedestrians and reduce the cardependency habits that arebeing created at an early ageand which will be difficult tochange as children becomeadults.

The event was supported bythe Federal Government, allstate and territory govern-ments and local government.

Enjoying a walk: Sacred Heart School principal Trish Miller, Carsley Kelly (partially hidden), SethHutchison, Jack Wild, Melanie Doyle, member for Northern Victoria Kaye Darveniza and Xavier Hutchison.

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Tatura Guardian, Tatura VIC03 Jun 2014

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HIGGINS

WALK IN UNISON: Solway Primary School students Sarah and Lexi were joined byHiggins federal Liberal MP Kelly O’Dwyer for the annual Walk Safely to School day on May 23. Ms O’Dwyer walked alongside the students to help mark the event, which seeks to promote road safety, health, public transport and the environment. It is also a day toraise awareness about safe pedestrian behaviour — especially for children under the age of 10 — and reduce car dependency. The event is supported by local, state and federal governments.

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Stonnington Leader, Melbourne03 Jun 2014


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Walk safely to schoolday at Franklin

Franklin students and parents walking around the oval.

FRANKLIN Public School studentsparticipated in the national eventWalk Safely to School day. The P&Corganised and held a wonderfulbreakfast of cheese, bacon andpineapple rolls as the students ar-rived at school before beginning thewalk-a-thon.

This event was a great success withmany students, parents and commu-nity members showing support. Thestudents completed many laps of theoval, with many eager to continueduring lunch time.

Organisers thanked everyone whosupported the promotion by walkingor commuting safely to school. Manythanks also went to the P&C mem-bers, including 'master chefs' GlennTurner and Andrew Symons who ar-rived early to cook the bacon andpineapple for the breakfast rolls.

Mortimer ShieldStudents from 5/6 competed in the

Mortimer Shield rugby league and Oztag gala day.

The girls showed some amazingskill throughout the day beatingTumut Public and St Mary's. They

then had a final round play-off withthe in-form Gundagai team. Bothsides showed great pace out wide andcommitment in defence. Unfortu-nately Franklin were edged out in theend. Player of the day went to GraceKing.

The boys went into the MortimerShield knowing they had some veryfierce opposition especially from theGundagai Public team whom theyoften do battle with on weekends.Franklin were fortunate enough topip the Gundagai team in the firstround 10-6.

They then went on to defeat TumutPublic, before drawing with St Pat's ofGundagai 6-6. As Franklin scored thefirst try we were awarded winners onthe day and will progress through tothe next round to be held in Wagga.Congratulations to Josh Kell who wasawarded players player in the final.

School captains Josh Kell andBrooklyn Randall travelled to Batlowto attend a mayoral reception for HerExcellency, Professor, The Hon-ourable Marie Bashir, Governor ofNSW last week.

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Tumut & Adelong Times, Tumut NSW03 Jun 2014


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WOODVALE

PROGRAM ENCOURAGES NUTRITIONAL KNOW-HOWWOODVALE Primary School stu-dents let their feet do the talkingwhen they took part in NationalWalk Safely to School Day lastmonth.

“Our school wants to activelyparticipate in the Walk Safely toSchool Day because we believe it isvital for children to learn basic safepedestrian rules from an earlyage,” principal Neil McCallumsaid.

Mr McCallum said getting chil-

dren walking from a young age wasan “investment for life”.

“Evidence shows that childrenwho are physically active on theway to school burn off some of theirexcess energy, and are more able tosettle down and focus well inlessons. Walking helps children de-velop their motor skills, increasetheir coping skills, self-esteem andsocial skills,” he said.

The school has participated inthe event for seven years.

Ashton Tyler, Matilda Jones and Tilly Gawley taking part in WalkSafely to School Day. d420214

Taking steps towards better health

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Joondalup Times, Perth03 Jun 2014


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COMO

Near you

Kids encouraged to be healthy, active

Near you

COMO Primary school studentswere recently treated to fruit,

mini-muffins and healthy drinksafter they walked to school.

May 23 was National WalkSafely to School Day and theschool’s P and C hosted a healthybreakfast in recognition of their ef-forts.

This year, the Walk Safely toSchool Day App was available todownload and allowed students,parents and carers to track their kilo-metres to and from school, timespent walking and their averagewalking speed.

The aim of the day was to encour-age children to lead a healthier,more active lifestyle by including awalk at the beginning and end ofeach day to achieve at least 60 min-utes of daily exercise to help preventobesity and other health problems.

Near youNear youNear you

Students Sarah Cosgriff, Penny Abbott and Alyssa Schurmann enjoytheir healthy breakfast. Picture: Elle Borgward d420268

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Southern Gazette, Perth03 Jun 2014


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Steps towards greater physical activityTHERE was a sea of green on the grounds ofPickering Brook Primary School as studentsand teachers took part in National Walk Safelyto School Day.

Dressed proudly in their school uniforms,everyone made the effort to keep safe to and fromschool as part of the event, which is now in its15th year.

It is aimed at raising awareness of the health,road safety, transport and environmental bene-fits that regular walking can provide.

Pedestrian Council of Australia chairman

and chief executive Harold Scruby said that un-less teachers, parents, carers and the communi-ty got behind such initiatives, the outlook forAustralia’s children was not good.

“The childhood obesity epidemic has reachedsuch critical levels in Australia that one in fourchildren are now overweight or obese,” he said.

“Unless there are significant changes tophysical activity and diet, this is expected toreach 1 in 3 by 2020.”

He said children required at least 60 minutesper day of physical activity.

Year 1-2 students with teachers Eilis Slaney and Michelle Burrows. Picture: Bruce Hunt d419926

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Kalamunda Reporter, Perth03 Jun 2014


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Walking safely to schoolON MAY 23, the children at St Edward’sPrimary School opted for the pavementin celebration of Walk Safely to Schoolday, instead of travelling in the car or thebus.

It was wonderful to see parents, andeven pets, accompany their child/children to school, with some evendressing up promoting pedestrian safety.

The festivities continued throughoutthe day with the students participating

in a number of activities and discussionsin class focusing on pedestrian, bike androad safety, the environmental impactsdriving makes and the health benefits ofwalking to school.

Congratulations to Abbey McGrath,who participated in a gymnastics carni-val in Inverell last weekend.

She earned herself first in bars, first invault, first on floor and fourth on beam.Well done, Abbey!

– St Edward’s Primary School

Abigail, Sara and Janita Skennar walkedsafely to school with their dog Tedi.

Olivia and Ethan Earl.

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Northern Daily Leader, Tamworth NSW04 Jun 2014


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Second place for performance band

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CONGRATULATIONS toour performance bandwhich competed at theGunnedah Eisteddfod inthe Stage Band 18 Yearsand Under sectionrecently.

They gained a verycreditable second place.

Well done to everyonewho participated in theCurlewis cross-country.

Thank you to the par-ents who came to cheerthe students on andassisted on the course.

Goran House was the2014 winner of the Gold-en Shoe of Glory – theschool’s cross-countryperpetual house trophy.

Children who gainedplaces represented ourschool at the zone cross-country at Mullaley Pub-lic School.

Friday, May 23, wasWalk Safely to School Day.

All children wereencouraged to walk andcommute safely to

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school on this day as wellas wear a sticker to pro-mote this communityevent, which encom-passes road safety, healthand the environment. Ifyou drive your children toschool, you could haveparked the car a distanceaway from school andwalked the rest of the way.

K/1/2 have been doingdescriptive writing aboutducks. Two examples are:“Ducks have feathers ontheir bodies. They aregreat swimmers.” – byChase (Year 2), and“Ducklings have develop-ing wings and light yellowfeathers. They havewebbed feet to help themswim in water. They havelittle black eyes.” – bySybella (Year 1). MrsMcCormack brought in

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her ducklings for the chil-dren to study and observe.

– Curlewis PublicSchool

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Ten-year-old competitors at the Curlewis cross-country, from left, Zack Eames, Jake Kingdom, JacobWest and Ebony Thomson.

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Enjoying the Curlewis Public cross-country werekindergarten students, from left, Shane Bree, NateHarris and Amelia-Lou Harris.

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Curlewis Public Star ofthe week 3/4/5/6 wasCorban Johnston.

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Star of the week K/1/2was Talara Harris.

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Northern Daily Leader, Tamworth NSW04 Jun 2014


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Children got messageby walking to schoolMANY Macarthur schools made the important steps towards ahealthier future by participating in Walk Safely to School Daylast week.

At Wilton Public School, teachers led the walk throughBingara Gorge estate, picking up students along the way, withmany parents and siblings joining in.

National Walk Safely to School Day is an initiative to raiseawareness of the health, road safety, transport and environ-mental benefits which regular walking can provide for the long-term health of children.

With support from Lend Lease, the kids were also treated toa healthy breakfast at school prepared by teachers andparent volunteers.

‘‘Students thoroughly enjoyed walking to school with theirfriends and teachers and eating a healthy breakfast together,’’teacher Lea Tidyman said.

‘‘It reinforces the message that children need regular physicalactivity and a healthy diet.”

— Scott Dougherty

All about well-being: A long line of pupils from Wilton Public School take part in Walk Safely toSchool Day. Picture: Caren Smith

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Wollondilly Advertiser, Sydney04 Jun 2014


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Students walk the talkBy BRIDGET SCOTT

A BIT of wind and rain didn’t stop Nar Nar Goon Primary School students from putting their best foot forward last Friday.

Students from Prep to Grade 6, some accompanied by parents and friends, took part in National Walk to School Day on Friday 23 May.

The national event promotes the importance of primary school-aged children working plenty of physical activity into their day.

It also encourages children to build regular walking to and from school into their daily routine.

Student Representative Council co-ordinator and classroom teacher from

the school Keira Haigh said she was happy with the number of students that took part and hoped for it to be larger next year.

“I’m looking forward to next year, and making it bigger with a few more on board,” she said.

“Most of the students walked to school, some parents took part, too.”

Ms Haigh said this was an impor-tant initiative for the school.

“It’s a sense of community,” she said.

“Get all the parents involved in keeping kids active - I think we all know we don’t get enough exercise these days.”

A spokesperson from the Cardinia

Shire Council said all schools were encouraged to take part and actively make their way to school.

“Students who are unable to ac-tively make their way to school can instead run or walk laps of the oval or basketball court, to ensure everyone can participate,” the spokesperson said.

Students who took part at Nar Nar Goon Primary were also entered into a raffle to win a bike, and this was drawn on Friday afternoon.

Mason was the lucky winner of this and had a new scooter to ride home on Friday afteroon.

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Mason won a raffle at Nar Nar Goon Primary School last week, which scored him a scooter. 120985

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Pakenham Gazette, Melbourne04 Jun 2014, by Bridget Scott

General News, page 17 - 721.00 cm²Suburban - circulation 6,780 (--W----)

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John Dessent walked to Nar Nar Goon Primary School with his daughter Tiah. 120816

Brad and Friday the dog took a walk last week. 120816

Sarah got into the spirit of National Walk Safely to School Day on Friday. 120816 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS

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Cardinia Shire mayor Graeme Moore was there last Friday, walkingalongside Liam, Tyler and Jack. 120816

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Mansfield Shire’s walk to school mapFRIDAY, May 23 was National

Walk Safely to School Day and tocelebrate Mansfi eld Shire launcheda ‘Walk to School Map’ which wasdeveloped through funding from VicHealth.

The map illustrates six safe walk-ing routes within Mansfi eld to helpguide students to school safely.

These routes make use of any available manned school crossings,as well as avoiding major intersec-tions where possible.

Parents driving students to school from outside of town can use dropoff areas that are marked on the mapas an alternative to parking outsideschools.

The students can meet up with and walk to school with students alongthe safe designated path.

Mansfi eld Shire council mayor Ray Robinson said “the children who walk to school will build healthy hab-its and relationships for life”.

“Walking to school in Mansfi eldwill contribute to the 60 minutes ofexercise recommended for childrenper day and go a long way to alleviat-ing the traffi c congestion around theprimary schools,” he said.

“We ask families to support thisinitiative by encouraging their chil-dren to walk to school and promotethe importance of physical exerciseto children.

“Have a chat with other parents- why not establish a time for yourchildren to meet their friends at thedesignated area.”

Please note parents and guard-ians must decide if their child is oldenough to walk independently or need to be in the company of an adult or older siblings.

For more information on this healthy initiative, or for some ad-ditional maps, contact Dan Purcellon 57758555.

FOLLOWINGTHE WAY: JettKipping alongwith little sisterSummer and dadTony join withJessica Andrewsand Will Friday tofollow the newlydistributed walkto school mapfinding their bestroute to and fromschool.

WAY TO GO: Awalk to schoolmap developed byMansfield ShireCouncil will assistthe town’s young y gpeople to buildhealthy habits.

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Mansfield Courier, Mansfield VIC04 Jun 2014


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