American Heart Month - February! | Royal Live Oaks Academy Charter School

February is American Heart Month and we will be observing this by participating in Jump Rope For Heart. All fundraising materials will be sent home February 10th and the P.E. instructors will be coming around to classrooms with a video and presentation about the program. The fundraiser will be running from February 10th-26th. The students do not have to collect pledges as in past years. They will just be taking donations. There will be prizes awarded to those who collect donations, starting with just the first $5.

Throughout the month, we will put a focus on heart health and the importance of staying active. Encourage your students to ask questions and share stories. They may know someone who has been affected by some heart illness and so can bring a different perspective to their classmates. There are some great resources available online for educators including lesson plans, activities and facts. The address is listed below.

As a kickoff to the fundraiser next week, we will be observing National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 7th. Please encourage your students to wear red on this day as a symbol that they want to remain heart healthy. Maybe even get them excited about it by offering some kind of reward for those that do wear red. Extra recess or a few extra credit points.

Lesson Plans and Materials

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Educator/FortheClassroom/For-the-Classroom_UCM_001115_SubHomePage.jsp

If students wear red tomorrow, they still need to bring $1 and 2 canned goods or $3 if no canned goods.

The Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts & Sciences Charter School is authorized by the South Carolina Department of Education through the The Charter Institute at Erskine. Royal Live Oaks Academy of Arts and Sciences Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, disability, age, religion, immigrant status, or national origin in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts andOther designated youth groups. For questions pertaining to:
1. Precious Barr - Director for Guidance & Careers, Medical Homebound Coordinator, 843-784-2630
2. Joyce Dalton - Director for Title I, III (ESOL), and VI, 843-784-2630
3. Dana Anderson - Operations & Personnel Manager, 843-784-2630
4. Shalonda Toomer - SPED Coordinator, 843-784-2630
5. Amy Kaufman - Elementary Director & RtI Coordinator, 843-784-2630
6. Darus Williams - Director for Middle School & Athletics Director, 843-784-2630
7. Lauren Traynham - Director for High School, 843-784-2630
8. Mary Morse - Registrar & PowerSchool Administrator, 843-784-2630
9. Dr. Karen Wicks - Executive Director/Principal 843-784-2630
10. Brian Morse, Chief Academic Officer, 843-784-2630
11. All of the above persons may be reached by mail at the following address: PO Box 528, Hardeeville, SC 29927