OLW in midst of ‘Mission’ month

October is Mission Month at Our Lady of the Way and we, as Christians, are asked to share and pray for the needy.
They’re enrolling in the Holy Childhood Association at Mass on Oct. 15, which provides help for children threatened by chronic shortages of food, health care, and religious and general education.
It also provides long-term protection against future crises by supporting thousands of children in kindergarten, schools, orphanages, refugees, and homes for the disabled.
In other news, it’s a well-known fact that Canada’s youth are not active enough for healthy growth and development. Health professionals are concerned, and think it’s important to educate youth about physical activity and their health—and to encourage them to do more.
Additional evidence suggests a lack of physical activity can be a major contributor to weight gain and obesity. From 1981-1996, for instance, the prevalence of obesity tripled in both boys and girls.
Today, most youth have learned about Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating, understand that smoking is bad for their health, and take an active interest in the environment.
Helping children build physical activity into their daily routine helps to create a pattern that may very well stay with them for the rest of their lives.
With this in mind, students at OLW participated in their own Terry Fox Run back on Sept. 15, in which they raised $138.
In addition, OLW held a walk-a-thon on Oct. 1, in which all students participated in the five-km event. They also took part in the recent cross-country run at Crossroads School in Devlin, as well as local junior and intermediate soccer tournaments.
And students currently are practising for future volleyball tournaments at both junior and intermediate levels. As you can see, physical activity is an important part of our everyday routine at OLW.
Meanwhile, the Reading Buddy program has begun at OLW, which meets every Wednesday from 11:30-11:45 a.m. They would love to have you read to them.
And if you have any books to donate, they would be greatly appreciated.
The student council at OLW for the 2003-04 school year includes Matthew Anderson/Alyshia Langlais (president), Tim Sharp (vice-president), Theo Heyens (treasurer), and Kaylie Lundgren (secretary).
The class reps are Byron Sharp (Grade 8), Kevin Tesarsky (Grade 7), Tommy Anderson (Grade 6), and Cody Heyens (Grade 5).
School council members include Wade Desserre (chair), Theresa Sharp (co-chair), Wanda Heyens (treasurer), Gabrielle Langlais (secretary), and Ron Fryer (principal).
Rounding out the council are Janette Gavel, Dorothy Sharp, Nicole Wood, Tammy Armstrong, Sarah Hunter, and Fr. James Panikulam.
OLW also is participating in the elementary school milk program. Students purchasing these products or bringing milk from home will have their names entered and be eligible to win prizes donated by Dairy Farmers of Ontario.
Draws will be held weekly.