You know the kids are into all aspects of the Olympics, when you spot a couple of 8yr olds pretending they have a camera and microphone interviewing a sledding team post run! CCRCE PHE Canada | EPS Canada CBC Olympics taphens Spring Street Academy Scott Russell #outdoorPE

Grades P-3 Olympic Moguls - Team Canada qualifiers. Spring Street Academy taphens PHE Canada | EPS Canada CCRCE CBC Olympics #Mogul TakeTheRoofOffWinter Ski Wentworth Beijing 2022

Today P-3 explored the Olympic biathlon. Snowshoes replaced skis, balls replaced rifles. Accuracy was rewarded with a shortcut… missing resulted in a penalty trail. #exhausting PHE Canada | EPS Canada CCRCE taphens Spring Street Academy Biathlon Canada CBC Olympics #GoCanadaGo

Grade 3 indoor #olympic #speedskating fun. Lots of heats, and calories burned! All you need is paper! CCRCE PHE Canada | EPS Canada taphens Charles Hamelin Speed Skating Canada | Patinage de Vitesse Canada CBC Olympics

2011 Canada games…. #NovaScotia - Guess what I found? Cassie Sharpe would this have been the young girl with the arm in a cast? Canada Games | Jeux du Canada Ski Wentworth

Time for some outdoor P/1 ice safety fun! Individual and partner safety strategies! Canadian Red Cross CCRCE taphens PHE Canada | EPS Canada youtu.be/G21WyZrhRKw

One month of collecting containers, then filling them with colored water have resulted in a two day “ICE CASTLE” project. A crash course in structure, mortar, and bricklaying skills! CCRCE taphens PHE Canada | EPS Canada TakeTheRoofOffWinter 1000 Hours Outside TownofAmherstNS

After collectively completing our school ice castle, these little ones worked independently today in small groups. They chose their own ice blocks, mixed snow & water (mortar), and demonstrated great trowel skills! Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union CCRCE PHE Canada | EPS Canada taphens TownofAmherstNS

School theme today “CANADIAN DAY” Practiced drilling skills, tapped a maple tree, up- close and personal with beaver pelts, and received a flag with a maple leaf on it! 🇨🇦 Proud to be CANADIAN CCRCE Spring Street Academy taphens PHE Canada | EPS Canada Take Me Outside TakeTheRoofOffWinter

In this week’s Prospects Perspective, we check-in on #SeaKraken fifth-round #NHLDraft choice Jacob Melanson who is on FIRE scoring in four straight wins! Plus, top draft pick Matthew Beniers helps lead Michigan to a B1G title → bit.ly/Prospects32422

start to when they are ready to move on to their next chapter. What a great group of young men Joel had the honour of playing with. Thank you everyone who mentored, coached and supported our son from grade 3 with Daren White to his final coaches with MSVU 🙏

Beginner Birdwatching. Grades P-3 introduction to binoculars and discovering bird nests and avian activity within sight of our school. PHE Canada | EPS Canada taphens CCRCE Bird Watching Take Me Outside TakeTheRoofOffWinter TownofAmherstNS

After our Egg Hunt we raced to the scene of Humpty Dumpty’s accident. We matched colors, identified top and bottom egg shapes, and used fine motor to do what none of the king’s horses and king’s men could do! PHE Canada | EPS Canada taphens CCRCE Take It Outside 1000 Hours Outside

42 years ago. This unknown young man dipped his prosthetic foot into St.John’s Harbour… Cancer, ….Fundraising, … and the world …. would never be the same. We know him now! Terry Fox Foundation TerryFoxCentre The Terry Fox Foundation - NS #myhero

Ensuring lifetime sports are part of the P.E. learning. Practicing the fishing essentials. CCRCE PHE Canada | EPS Canada TownofAmherstNS taphens #fishnovascotia Take Me Outside

Never thought I’d ever say “The Stanley Cup Playoffs are on … but first we have to watch Mattea!” Go kid go! Mattea Roach Jeopardy! #NovaScotia

This is what the 2022 SSA Running Club looks like. Today 239 students participated in our third training run. The support from our teachers is incredible! Almost 60% of our students are participating! Spring Street Academy CCRCE Doctors Nova Scotia Kerry Copeland PHE Canada | EPS Canada taphens

Congrats to Nova Scotia Physical Education teacher extraordinaire Jimmie White for being recognized “Nationally” Outstanding! Innovative! Insightful! Knowledgeable! Dedicated, Motivational, Caring … and Fun! #thebest @ccrce taphens PHE Canada | EPS Canada

Community Study 101 - After creating a tire playground area named “TIRE TOWN” we (P-3) decided to create a village of dirt “DIRTVILLE” We created power lines, a school, roads, parks, gravel pits, churches, homes and shopping CCRCE PHE Canada | EPS Canada taphens TownofAmherstNS

Yes, the grade P/1’s learn how to throw a frisbee … but not until grade 2/3 do we introduce “FREESTYLING” Today was day one…. these grade 3 girls are catching on well! taphens PHE Canada | EPS Canada CCRCE Spring Street Academy