Dunlace Cross-Country Running Team
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Dunlace Cross Country Running team is back again this year! The main goal of this team is to provide students with a positive experience in the sport, a chance to develop their endurance and running skills, and most importantly, the opportunity to have fun with their friends.
What is Cross-Country?
Cross country running is a sport in which you run over natural terrain such as a field. When our practices begin, we will focus on getting kids constantly moving by encouraging them to walk or jog without stopping. As they get more comfortable, they will be encouraged to jog the required distance for their grade. The distance that each grade will run depends on the grade of your child. The Grades 1-2 will run 1 km, Grade 3 will run 1.5 km and the grades 4-5 will run 2 kms.
Who Can Join?
This is a team that any student in Grade 1-5 can participate in. It would be amazing to get as many Dunlace students as possible participating.
When are Practices?
- The practices will take place on the Dunlace soccer field from 8:15-9:00 am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
- OUR FIRST PRACTICE WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH.
- Cross country runs approximately until Thanksgiving.
- If it is raining the morning of a practice, we will not be running!
What to Wear?
- For practices, please ensure that your child wears comfortable athletic gear (e.g., running shoes, socks, shorts/athletic pants, t-shirt).
- A sweatshirt, light jacket, warm hat and gloves should be considered as the weather gets cooler.
- Also, extra socks and shoes are highly recommended due to the morning dew on the grass.
How to Join
- If your child is interested in participating, you MUST complete the “Interschool Athletics Tryout and Participation Form” to participate during practices.
- This form is located in the TDSB EMA (Excursion Management Application).
- Here is the link for parents: https://parent.ema.tdsb.on.ca/.
- Instructions on how to use EMA can be found at the bottom of the Dunlace Public School website home page (https://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/dunlace). Under the “Excursion Management Application” heading, click on the Athletics Tryout and Participation Form Steps for Parents/Guardian link.
Cross Country Meet
The TDESAA North Cross-Country Running Meet for grades 2-5 for Dunlace Public School will take place at the beginning of October. We don’t take our grade 1 students to the meet, but we do give them an introduction to the sport through our morning practices. As soon as the date and location are determined you will receive notification for your child through the TDSB EMA.
If you have any questions, please let us know. We look forward to a fun and active Cross-Country Running season!
Mr. Richmond (stephen.richmond@tdsb.on.ca), Mr. Yerzy (sean.yerzy@tdsb.on.ca) and Ms. Chiu (sarah.chiu@tdsb.on.ca )