The Great Big Crunch is a special

day of good food education,

ending with a massive,

synchronized bite into a crunchy

apple to celebrate. In 2014,

we're crunching on Thursday,

March 6 at 2:30pm E.S.T. Visit

http://www.foodshare.net/great-

big-crunch for more information.

The Great Big Crunch

“More than 1.37 million Canadians

have heart disease. It is also one of

the leading causes of death in

Canada, claiming more than

49,000 lives per year.” However,

there are several contributing

factors that can be controlled

including lack of exercise, an

unhealthy diet and stress.

Health Canada. (2013). Heart Disease-

Heart Health. Retrieved from

http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/

health-sante/disease-maladie/heart-

disease-eng.php .

Winter Walk Day is taking place on

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 right across

Canada. It is a great time to remind school

communities that walking is a physical activity

that can take place during all four seasons of

the year. Not only does this form of

transportation engage students in physical

activity, it is also an opportunity for them to

socialize with friends and increase awareness

of daily and seasonal changes in their

community. Curricular connections can be

made to Health and Physical Education

Overall Expectation A1 as once students are

in class, they can explore factors that

contribute to their enjoyment and

participation in physical activities. (The

Ontario Curriculum, Health and Physical

Education (revised), Grades 1-8, 2010). Visit

the Active and Safe Routes to School website

(click here) for Tips for Dressing for Winter

Walking, posters and a flyer to advertise this

fun event.

February’s Character Trait is

Fairness

Achieve your accomplishments

by trying your best and abiding

by the rules. Feel good about

what you can do!

HPE App of the Month

Bring Back Play

TDSB Fit for Life Program

Monthly Newsletter

February 2014

The Health and Physical Education Department would like to wish all staff, students and communities a Happy Family Day. Click

HERE to view Tips for getting active as a family. Turn this page over to view ParticipACTION’s Winter Play Calendar.

Wheelchair Basketball Canada is

launching an official Schools

Program in collaboration with the

Ontario Wheelchair Sports

Association (OWSA) in January 2014

that will be offered to 80-100

Ontario-based elementary, middle

and high schools at no cost.

The Schools Program is a legacy

initiative of the 2014WWWBC

designed to educate teachers and

students about the sport of

wheelchair basketball and

encourage youth, with or without a

disability, to be physically active.

A demonstration team will visit

participating schools leading up to

the 2014WWWBC to teach students

about wheelchair basketball and

invite students and teachers to give

it a try.

Schools will also be encouraged to

attend the 2014WWWBC event

from June 20th - 28th.

To register or obtain additional

information, please contact schoolsprogram@wheelchairbasket

ball.ca or click HERE.

TDSB Healthy Schools 5K Run/Walk

QDPE Award Deadline:

March 3rd, 2014

The deadline for PHE Canada’s

Quality (Daily) Physical Education

Award is fast approaching. All

successful TDSB schools are

eligible to have the HPE

Department subsidize the cost of

the hybrid package. Visit

www.phecanada.ca to apply.

Click HERE for subsidy information.

On Saturday May 24th, 2014 the Health and

Physical Education Department will be hosting

a celebration of healthy active living for all

TDSB schools and their community members.

Downsview Park will be the site for the TDSB

Healthy Schools 5K Run/Walk. Elementary

schools will participate in their run at 10:00am

and Secondary schools will have their run at

11:00am.

The day will include a full program of activities

and performances and is sure to be a great

culmination to a year of healthy active living

across our Board.

Schools are encouraged to start planning for

the day. The HPE Department will be hosting

Professional Learning Opportunities for staff to

help make this event a success with details to

follow.

Winter Walk Day February 5, 2014

February is National Heart Month

Bring Back Play is a web app

created by ParticipACTION. It

has a wide selection of games

that are focused on letting kids

be kids and having fun.

Favourites like Marco Polo,

Soccer Baseball and Sardines

are featured. Games can be

categorized by the age of

children, the space available,

and what equipment you have.

Bring Back Play is available here.

BRING BACK PLaY

Snow Target

Ice Cube Scavenger

HuntSnow Basket Long Jump Follow Yeti Snow Tug

of WarTobogganing Tic Tac Toe

in the Snow

Bundle Up and Hula

Hoop

SnowballRoll

Winter Bird Scavenger

Hunt

Capture the Flag

Seal Races Broomball Mush DogSled Race

Snow Football

Big Bear’s Den

Crocodile Race

Winter Obstacle

Race

Donkey Dodgeball

Fox and Goose

Snow Graffiti

Snow Target

Tic Tac Toe

Bundle Up and Hula

Hoop

Snow Football

Mush DogSled Race

Snow Graffiti

Snow Toss Snow Maze Snoccer Winter Olympics

Winter Hopscotch

Snow Tag

Congratulations!

Download your Winter Play Certifi cate

Can you play for 30 days? Here’s a fun list of winter activities for you to try. For instructions on how to play, click on the activity or check out BringBackPlay.mobi

Pitch Perfect Snow Bowl

Hunt