So fun to celebrate Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day last week! 16 SPPS schools participated. Pictured here: Chelsea Heights Elementary, E-Stem Middle School, Nokomis South Montessori, Mississippi Creative Arts, and Hidden River Middle School. #biketoschoolday
Congrats Highwood Hills Elementary on their new fleet of Strider Bikes! Thanks to All Kids Bike, Indian Motorcycle Dealership, and PLUM Catalyst, kindergarteners will learn how to bike in PE class. They’ll be zooming around in no time! #SPPSSafeRoutes kstp.com/kstp-news/local-new…
Temps hovered near zero for #WinterWalktoSchoolDay on Feb. 1, but that didn’t stop St. Anthony Park Elementary from celebrating! A bus stop and walk event with a walk through beautiful Langford Park was a great way to get an active start to the day. #SPPSWalks #SPPSSafeRoutes
SPPS Staff Virtual Meditation starts next Tuesday and you can still register. Go to forms.gle/oVYhgki2isYZJRT87 to get started. See you at 7am on 10/25!
Walking school busses are a great option to support kids in walking to school. Get inspired by this great story about them from Charlottesville, VA, and share in the kids' delight as they discover things like spiderwebs on their walk! #SPPSSafeRoutes npr.org/2022/09/08/112169048…
Happy first week of school, SPPS families! It's a great week to try walking or biking to school. In case you need some inspiration - read about this recent SPPS grad is touring the world by bike! myvillager.com/2022/08/31/ce…
SPPS blender bikes were busy blending up smoothies at EXPO last week, as students wrapped up Naturethon 2022. As popular as ever, the blender bike is a great way to get some physical activity and enjoy a healthy treat. Think about pedal power for your next school celebration!
SPPS Staff, Collective Care and Wellness Series is sponsoring an end of the year event that is hound to be good. Paws for Learning and MoveMindfully are teaming up to offer a restorative energy practice session today and tomorrow. Join some 4-legged friends to end the year well!
👀 20 is Plenty signs are back just in time for summer break! More info on where to find them below!
FREE "20 is Plenty" Slower is Safer yard signs are back!
Share the lower speed limits on @CityofSaintPaul streets. Residents can pick up a few signs at all @stpaullibrary (except Central Library) or at 899 Dale Street (M-F 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.)
Learn more at stpaul.gov/speedlimits
Lots of opportunity for physical activity at the John A. Johnson-Bruce Vento merging schools event last week. Children's book, "Layla's Happiness," was available, thanks to SPPL, in Story Walk form and the smoothie blender bike proved it's still a perennial favorite. #SPPSMoves
This is the kind of day where you need some replenishment. Make time for yourself and join us at 4:30 today for SPPS staff virtual yoga. All are welcome. If you haven't registered before, sign up at forms.gle/rZ895UqtVP9Mm1KMA
Mindlessly Snacking (Again)? Try These Simple Mindful Eating Exercises health.clevelandclinic.org/m… via @clevelandclinic
Schools across SPPS are getting outside and getting physical. Way to be active, Frost Lake! #SPPSMoves
43 @SPPS_News @FrostLakeSpps students took part in a Fun Run at Minnehaha Falls. A bus was full with 65 family members and runners and 5 families followed in cars to support their runner. It was a great time! Thanks to everyone who helped make it a success for the students.
Week 4 Bike Month challenge: Find a new-to-you bike trail! Visit St. Paul has some great ideas here: visitsaintpaul.com/things-to… #SPPSSafeRoutes #SPPSRolls
Time to be grateful for these busy workers. They may be mini in size but their importance extends far beyond honey. Get buzzing and support bees by planting pollinator gardens. #SPPSGrowsGardens
Last week staff from SPPS, @stpaulpublicw, @MnDOT, and @altafieldnotes installed temporary bumpouts at Bruce Vento Elementary, testing out a treatment to make it safer for walking and biking to school. Permanent improvements are coming in 2023! #SPPSSafeRoutes #SPPSWalks&Rolls
It's Week 3 of the Bike Month challenge. This week, try out bike commuting on Friday, May 20th, for Bike to Work Day! Get some helpful info tips at twincitiesbiking.org/commuti….
Week 2 Bike Month challenge: Join the SPPS staff Slow Ride! We’re taking a slow, easy 10-mile ride along the beautiful Mississippi. More info at spps.org/site/default.aspx?P….
