Christian Island kids walk for Terry Fox

By Sharon Weatherall

BEAUSOLEIL FN –Christian Island Elementary School goes all out every year for Terry Fox. The entire 90-student school population participates in the annual fund-raiser for cancer research.

“Last year we raised about $500 and hope to do around the same this year,” says teacher Trudy King, who coordinates the annual project.”We think it’s important that everyone gets involved so students know what cancer is and what Terry Fox did to make people more aware. I have lost a brother and other family members to cancer so it means a lot for me to organize the event each year.”

In the weeks prior to the event, King’s Grade 4-5 students prepared a large banner which the entire school signed and walked behind during the event, held September 26.

The day’s program began with an assembly, where the entire  school watched a video about Terry Fox that was created by Billy Monague and his teacher Ms. Williams. The video stressed the importance of staying active and healthy.

“We had fun making the video,” said Billy, “it’s about two minutes long and shows kids around the school doing physical activities.”

Mrs. Sunday’s Grade 2-3 students leds the school in an active rendition of the “Chicken Dance”, part of the class’s physical education, drama and music program combined.  The dance was followed by Grade 8 students doing a warm-up exercise period before everyone headed out to take part in the walk.

After the event, everyone went back to the school where Grade 8 girls had four stations set up including face painting, a BBQ with hot dog, fruit and beverages.

“It was an all-morning event that everyone looks forward to,”said Trudy King.