Healthy Cleveland
Safety Patrol
The Safety Patrol Program provides an important leadership opportunity for students in Grades 5 to 7. The patrollers are in charge of our pedestrian crosswalk in front of Cleveland Elementary both before and after school. We are fortunate so many Cleveland 
students take pride in patrolling and helping keep others safe!
For more information, contact safetypatrol@clevelandpac.com or visit the BCAA School Safety Patrol site.
Fruit and Vegetable Program
Cleveland proudly participates in the BC school Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program.
If you have any questions or would like to help with this program, please contact: fruitandveggieprogram@clevelandpac.com
If you do NOT want your child to participate in this program or if you need to alert us about certain food allergies, please fill out and drop this form into the CPAC mailbox in the office:
Emergency Preparedness
CPAC and the school have worked very hard to be equipped in the event of an emergency. The Emergency Preparedness Committee ensures classroom supplies and the Emergency Bin the Lowers are well stocked. As well, the Committee continues to monitor these necessities and keep up to date on Emergency Preparedness information.
Important links for Cleveland families:
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Parent Workshop | Technology & Mental Health
Free Parent workshop prior to Grade 6/7 Social Media Education Sessions
As the first generation of kids to grow up with smart phones and social media, our kids have been the guinea pigs for a neurological experiment. And even though the science is new, we see proof of it everyday in an emerging group of youth. What exactly is the effect of phones on developing brains? How can we best prepare and respond?
- When: Dec. 7th from 6:30 – 8:30
- Where: Cleveland Library
Grade 7 apple fundraiser
The Grade 7 Class of 2023 is happy to announce its first fundraiser. Apples – sweet and delicious – who doesn’t love apples?
These Honeycrisp and Ambrosia apples are HIGHER QUALITY at a LOWER PRICE than you are used to at the grocery store. Order yours today for pick up in November. Please support our Grade 7 students’ last year at Cleveland and make this a fruitful year!
Kilometre Club 2022 – It’s Back!
A Cleveland Elementary favourite! All kids invited to run, walk or roll around the Lowers! Parents welcome to join in for the fun and cheer on the kids. Kids will collect Popsicle sticks for every lap they complete which will be tracked and recorded for a chance to win participation prizes!
WHEN: Every Tuesday and Thursdays in May
TIME: 8:10am – 8:40am
LOCATION: Cleveland’s Lower Field
NO SIGN UP, JUST SHOW UP! RAIN OR SHINE. ALL GRADES
With each kilometre, we’ll track Cleveland’s progress across the country.
How It Works:
- Students will run or walk laps (1 lap= 0.33 km) and will be given a popsicle sticks (by a parent volunteer) for each lap covered.
- Once the 15-20 minutes is completed, the kids take their sticks to parent volunteers to tally the laps covered.
- The parent volunteers will mark down number of sticks for each grade.
Earth Month 2022 – Thank you!
Earth Day Challenge
Earth Day Challenge!
Thank you for sending us your Earth Day Challenge Pictures.
Did you know that, Wednesday April 22, is Earth Day? CPAC usually helps Cleveland Elementary celebrate Earth Day by hosting a morning street party. This year, we present to you some ideas and challenges that each student or family can do during this self-isolation period.
PLEASE send us pictures of your child doing these challenges to earthday2020@clevelandpac.com by Friday April 24!
CHALLENGE 1: EARTH DAY PLEDGE.
Get inspired by watching this video: Celebrate Earth Day!
Create your own Earth Pledge and send us a picture of you holding your written pledge! Tell your family all about it! How will you go about keeping this pledge? Your pledge could look something like this:
This Earth Day, I will …………………………………………….
This Earth Day, I will not……………………………………….
CHALLENGE 2: FREE THE TREES!
Watch Free the Trees video, and learn how you can ‘free the trees’ from invasive species in your local ravine, park, or even backyard!
Please email earthday2020@clevelandpac.com pictures of your child(ren) Freeing the Trees!
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KM Club 2019
Kilometre Club (KM Club) is Back!
Who’s ready to run?
Time: 8:15am – 8:40am
When: Every Tuesday and Thursday, May 7 to May 23
Location: Cleveland’s Lower Field
NO SIGN UP, JUST SHOW UP! RAIN OR SHINE. ALL GRADES.
With each kilometre, we’ll track Cleveland’s progress across the country.
Go Team Cleveland!
Who’s up for the challenge? You are!
Be fit! Stay healthy! Get involved! Win prizes!
Earn medals, and ribbons and glory!
Need Volunteers: at 8:10 am at the “Lowers”.
- Set Up and Clean Up – To set up lower running track with cones, chairs for volunteers, etc., and to put away cones and other equipment after kids have headed up to school.
- One Volunteer for Each Grade – To track and record the # popsicles each child has collected at the end of each run.
- Three volunteers – To hand out popsicle sticks to students for each lap.
How KM Club Works:
- Students will run or walk laps (1 lap= 0.33 km) and will be given a popsicle sticks (by a parent volunteer) for each lap covered.
- Once the 15-20 minutes is completed, the kids take their sticks to parent volunteers to tally the laps covered.
- The parent volunteers will mark down number of sticks for each grade.
Bike Week 2019
Cleveland Bike Week
April 29- May 3, 2019
Participate!
All students, parents and staff members are encouraged to ride their bikes to school during our 9th annual Cleveland Bike Week. When you ride to school, you’ll be met on the lower field by our Bike Week Volunteers who will assist you in parking your bike by your class division sign in a secured area for the day. Please note that the bike parking area will only be supervised until 3:15 pm each day. If you plan to leave your bike past 3:15, please bring a lock and secure it to the fence. Please label your bike with your name and phone number.
Ballots will be available on the lower field for those people who ride their bikes to school. This year, Cleveland will be sponsoring two bike related charities:
B
ikes for Tykes, a local charity and Bikes for Humanity, a global charity. Ballots will be drawn each day and the winners get to choose which charity they would like to support by donating their CPAC token. CPAC has set aside $500 in its Bike Week budget in order for students to make a difference in the lives of others. Parents who wish to make additional donations to our chosen charities can do so via the Munch-a-Lunch website. Read more about the Charities we are supporting.
Each morning, we will have Grade 7 Bike Week Crew members and handy parents on site to help you with small, unexpected mechanical issues.
Flash-Tune @ Obsession Bikes:
Saturday, April 27 – 10:00am – 2:00pm
We highly recommend getting your child’s bike professionally serviced in the weeks prior to Bike Week. Obsession Bikes will be hosting a Cleveland Bike Week “Flash-Tune” event at their 1st and Lonsdale location on Saturday, April 27 from 10:00 – 2:00. Bikes will be “flash-tuned” by donation (recommended donation of $20 per bike) with all donations going to Bikes for Tykes local charity. A few parent volunteers are needed to help out at Obsession. Please sign up through the Fresh Schools calendar.
We recommend entering the lower field each morning from Mt. Crown, Loraine or Kendal. If you must drive your car that day, please park at Eldon Park and take the Hillcrest pathway to the field. If you are feeling full of energy and want to make the most of the week, park at Edgemont Village or a friend’s house and ride from there. In case of poor weather, ride anyway! Please note that there will be parking restrictions on Loraine, Ruby and Mt. Crown that week. Come early so you have time to fill out a ballot, park your bike and enjoy the community atmosphere.
Learn
Every student from Grades K – 7 will have the opportunity to gain valuable cycling experience and knowledge from our friends at Escape Adventures. During class time, students will learn road safety, helmet fitting, bike handling and much more. In order to participate, students will be required to bring their bikes to school (training wheels OK, scooters NOT OK). Helmets are required for all students. The attached waiver must be signed and returned to your child’s classroom by Monday, April 15. If you would like your child to participate but he/she does not have a bicycle, please complete the waiver form anyway: the volunteers will try to arrange a loaner bike for your child for his/her session. This event will run rain or shine. The session times are as follows:
Tues., April 30: Students in Div. F01 &F03, F06 & F07, F09 & F08, E08 & E09 (grade 1 only)
Wed., May 1: Students in Div. F02 & E02, E04 &F04, E06 & E07, F11 &F10
Thurs., May 2: Students in Div. E03 & E01, E05 & F05
Volunteer
Thank you to all the volunteers who will ensure the success of our 9th Annual Cleveland Bike Week. We couldn’t do it without you. If you are available to help out with “bike parking” in the morning, “bike security” for an hour or two on one of the days, or “session helpers” during the in-class sessions, please sign up on our Bike Week Volunteer Sign-Up Poll.
Thank you for your support! It takes a lot of people to ensure the success of an event this size!
Thank you also to all the community businesses that promote cycling and active living and generously support our event. Special thanks to two sponsors who have enthusiastically agreed to support our Cleveland Bike Week for the ninth consecutive year:
Obsession Bikes – Thank you to James for coming out each year and helping us to ensure that our bikes are “ready to roll.” We also thank James for his continuing support of our community through his “Bikes for Tykes” annual campaign. Each fall, Obsession Bikes collects donated bikes, tunes and overhauls the bikes and then makes them available for youth in our community through the North Shore Christmas Bureau. Thank you, Obsession Bikes!
Escape Adventures – Thank you to Tammy and her crew for providing us with the leaders and equipment to run our skills and safety sessions. Escape Adventures has been a great supporter of Cleveland Bike week, and of biking on the North Shore (including their awesome summer camps.) Thank you for making biking so much fun!
Celebrate
Kids shirts are $12 and adult shirts are $15- this is almost at cost, with about a dollar from each shirt going to our two charities Bicycles for Humanity and Bikes for Tykes.
As in past years, Cleveland Bike Week T-shirts will again be available for purchase through Munch-a-Lunch. This year’s Bike Week logo, created by Cleveland parent Alexa McClaren will be featured on heather red and heather blue and sizes and colours to try are available near the office. Deadline Extended: Purchase by April 10. T-shirts will be distributed the week prior to Bike Week.Each afternoon during Bike Week, our announcements will include bike safety tips as well as the names of the students chosen to make CPAC’s charitable donations for that day. On the first day of Bike Week, all students will attend an assembly featuring an awesome team of professional female mountain bikers who will be sharing a presentation with the students about their recent mountain bike adventure in Nepal, as well as a slide show of all the Bike Week poster contest entries as well as presentations by representatives from Bikes for Tykes and Bikes for Humanity. There will also be a “Celebration Assembly” in the large gym on Friday afternoon showcasing photos from the week.
We hope that you and your family will participate in our Bike Week activities!
Sincerely,
The Cleveland Bike Week Committee
Contact Mme Cusanelli at the school if you have any questions.
Thank-you Cleveland for a Great Earth Month!
Kilometre Club is Back!
WHEN: Every Tuesday and Thursdays May 15th to May 31st
TIME: 8:15am – 8:40am
LOCATION: Cleveland’s Lower Field
NO SIGN UP, JUST SHOW UP! RAIN OR SHINE. ALL GRADES
With each kilometre, we’ll track Cleveland’s progress across the country.
Parents, Sign up to volunteer: Sign up sheet
Need Volunteers: at 8:10 am at the “Lowers”.
Tracking: With each kilometre, we’ll track Cleveland’s progress across the country.
Need Parent Volunteers:
- One Volunteer for Each Grade – To track the kilometres covered by the students and awarding prizes, ribbons and medals based on their participation and the distance they have covered.
- Three volunteers – To hand out popsicle sticks to students for each lap.
How Tracking Works:
- Students will run or walk laps (1 lap= 0.33 km) and will be given a popsicle sticks (by a parent volunteer) for each lap covered.
- Once the 15-20 minutes is completed, the kids take their sticks to parent volunteers to tally the laps covered.
- The parent volunteers will mark down number of sticks for each grade.
Healthy Cleveland Volunteers Needed!
Help us support our school’s outdoor & environmental activities. We’re looking for a variety of volunteers with the following skills/interests:
- Landscape design to develop ideas and a plan for our beloved courtyard
- Carpentry/woodworking to help build new outdoor learning spaces
- Willingness to lead our school’s “Planet Protector” club, to support kid-driven ideas over occasional lunch hours
- Help develop our “Earth Month” activities (April), including perhaps a 2nd annual Planet Protectors Day
- Help lead kids on our annual invasive plant pull aka, “Free the Trees” (March)
If any of these rewarding roles entice you, please contact healthy@clevelandpac.com.