Washoe Country School District

May 22, 2012

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Walking and Biking to School Safely

Why Walk and Bike to School?

  • Fight Childhood Obesity
  • Decrease Vehicle Emissions
  • Reduce Traffic Congestion
  • Promote Healthy Living
  • Encourage Community Harmony

May is Bike Month

There a variety of fun activities that teachers and schools during Bike to School Week. Here are a few additional resources for children and bicycle safety.

  • Here is an additional handout on riding safely on the road. This is specifically geared to children. Here is another handout on how to get to school safely.
  • Here is a fun coloring activity that provides bike rules for kids.
  • Here is a fun word recognition activity for younger children.
  • Here is a handout titled Bicyclists Make Smart Choices and it provides pictures with their rules to help children.
  • Here is a drawing and worksheet for children on the dangers of bike riding and how to avoid them.

May 9th is the National Bike to School Day.  Bike to Work, School, and Fun Week will be celebrated May 14-20th.  

          Kids

Biking to school is a great way to introduce your child to the joys of bicycling in a safe environment.  Biking is a fun and independent way to explore your neighborhood. Whether you allow your child to bike alone, in a bike train, with friends or with you- we have provided several ideas and guidelines.

To register your child for Bike to School Week, click here. All students who register will be registered for gift certificates to a local bike shop of their choice. You may also want to contact your child’s school to see if they have anything scheduled for B2S week.

What counts as participating?

  • Riding your bicycle to school and back.
  • Riding your bike one way and going the other way by some other mode of transportation.
  • Riding your bicycle to school part way by combining biking with mass transit, driving or any other mode of getting around

             Parents

There are two ways you can participate:
1.    Register as an individual on the website and ride! You will be entered in a drawing with all other student registrants for a gift certificate at a local bike shop.
2.    Become the champion and start a Bike to School program at your school. A school program ideally will include education about safety before the week and encouragement to students and staff to ride during the week.

The Truckee Meadows Bicycle Alliance is here to help! Please contact MJ Cloud (775)762-7991 Mcloud@washoeschools.net for ideas, information, demonstrations, and supplies.  Safe Routes To School proudly supports Truckee Meadows Bike Alliance.

If your school is already having an event, please click here to register your school.

Make A Difference

You can help reduce vehicle traffic, fight childhood obesity, and promote healthy community harmony!

Volunteer to walk children to and from school.       More..

 

Officer MJ Cloud, WCSD-PD
Coordinator, Safe Routes to School
mcloud@washoe.k12.nv.us
425 E. Ninth St. P.O. Box 30425
Reno, NV 89520-3425
(775) 333-3782 desk
(775) 762-7991 cell

 

 Walking School Bus Image thanks to Green Communities Canada's Active & Safe Routes to School program.