Please give generously to our school community

 COUNTDOWN7Thank you for your enthusiastic response to our annual fundraising campaign. We are well on our way to reaching our fundraising goal but we still need your help. To those of you who have already made a donation, thank you for your generosity! 

If you have not yet contributed to our main fundraiser of the year – we urge you to PLEASE DONATE $50 PER CHILD BY OCTOBER 25th.  You can either:
  • Visit Canada Helps to make an online donation to Runnymede School Council, OR
  • Write a cheque to Runnymede Public School Council (without abbreviations or alterations) and send it back to the school in the donation envelope that has been sent home.

Donations over $25 receive a tax receipt and all funds raised will be used in the current academic year.

Thank you in advance for your support!

International Conference on the Greening of School Grounds visits Runnymede Gardens

Runnymede was one of only three schools in the city to be toured on Sunday by participants of the International Conference on the Greening of School Grounds. Visitors, including educators, landscape architects, and environmentalists from North America, Europe and Japan, were very impressed with Runnymede’s gardens and other creative uses of our yard. Attendees learned about the history, successes, challenges, curriculum connections, and community involvement that made Runnymede’s outdoor program such a success.

Runnymede has much to be proud of!

 

Thank you for another incredible Yard Day

A huge thank you to everyone who braved the rain for Saturday’s Yard Day and Welcome Back BBQ.
The group of approximately 50-60 volunteers accomplished a great deal of important work, including:
  • Critical removal of invasive species throughout the Hillside Garden
  • Significant weeding of the Kinder-Garden and Hillside Garden new planting area
  • Litter patrol and sweeping
  • Trimming to clear the overgrown trails
  • Hula hoop maintenance
Thank you to the Spirit Committee and the volunteers who added FUN to the event with:
  • Apple peeling
  • A great Fall Owl craft
  • Amazing face-painting
  • A delicious and much-needed and appreciated BBQ to end the morning of work (the hot dogs that did not get cooked today will be donated to a charitable food bank/kitchen which is great)
And thanks also to the volunteers who arranged for coffee and who brought baking to fuel the workers.
Our kids are incredibly lucky to have Runnymede’s gardens as part of their school experience, and it wouldn’t be possible without the families who volunteer their time for Yard Day.