Location: Moody Park Arena
701 8th Ave., New Westminster, B.C.
Dates:
Grades 3,4 & 5: Thursday, October 26, 2023 & Thursday, January 18, 2024
Grade 6 & 7: Thursday, November 16, 2023 & Friday, February 2, 2024
Times:
1:00 p.m. (leave school) 2:30 p.m. (leave arena)
The purpose of this letter is to inform you about the skating activity that is taking place on:
Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 1:00 p.m. (leave school) 2:30 p.m. (leave arena)
and, to seek your support and written permission for your child to participate.
These regular skating sessions are a part of our school Physical Education curriculum. It is important that your child skate. If your child is not attending, we need a note of explanation excusing your child from any physical exercise.
While school staff will take reasonable steps to prevent injuries to students, some degree of risk is inherent in the nature of activities and may occur without fault on the part of the student, school, its employees or agents, or the facility where the activity is taking place. By allowing your child to participate in this activity, you agree that the activity described above is suitable for your child and that there is a risk of injury associated with this activity.
Inherent Risks of Skating:
- Injuries related to slips, trips and falls
- Injuries related to collisions with movable objects (e.g. other skaters) or fixed objects (e.g. boards)
- Injuries related to the physical demands of the activity and /or lack of activity skills
- Cold injuries due to insufficient clothing
- Other risks normally associated with participation in the activity and environment
Mandatory Items – Students will not be allowed on the ice if they do not have:
- Helmet - Moody Park Ice Rink does not have enough helmets for all of our students. Therefore, if your child has an ice hockey helmet or a bike helmet, please have him/her bring it on the days when we have ice skating.
- Gloves
Strongly Recommended Items
- Jacket, clothing items appropriate for ice skating