Healthy Kids Running Series (HKRS) is back again this spring to get our community up and active after a long cold winter! HKRS is a national non-profit youth running program designed to engage kids ages 2-14 (8th grade) to build confidence, get active, and teach the importance of a healthy lifestyle as they continue to grow.
HKRS runs every Sunday at Faurot Park, starting April 12th and ending on May 19th (skipping Mother's Day this year). The kids start with pre-race stretching @ 2:55pm, and then races begin at 3pm starting with the 2-3 year old pre-K race, and moving up each division until we end with the 1 mile run for 4th-8th grade.
Week to week kids earn points for awards and medals on race day 5, where we celebrate their amazing achievements! Each week is an hour of exercise, music, snacks, raffle giveaways, theme weeks, and so much more! We are so grateful to all of our community partners that support this program so we can provide so much fun for these kids!
New this season: We will have Buddy day, where any full season registered child, may bring a friend on the first race day (April 12th), to try the series for free! More information on this can be found on our Facebook page: Healthy Kids Running Series - Lima, OH.
Megan Joseph
HKRS Area Coordinator
msjoseph14@gmail.com
Monday: Cat in the Hat Day- wear your favorite hat to school
Tuesday: Fox in Socks Day- wear your craziest socks to school
Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday-Dress Wacky or Like your favorite Dr. seuss character (They can sure look Wacky!)
Thursday: Oh, the Places You’ll Go Day- dress in the career that you want to be someday
Friday: Green Eggs and Ham Day- wear green to school
Elmwood has some quack-tastic news from the science lab! 🐣
After 28 days of patient waiting, monitoring humidity levels, and obsessive egg-turning, our new classmates have finally arrived.
There is nothing quite like the "miracle of life" to bring a science lesson to life. 🧬 But this project taught us so much more than just life cycles—it was a lesson in patience, responsibility, and the delicate balance of nature!
www.bluesombrero.com/shawneeyouthbaseball. If you have any questions, please feel free to email shawneeyouthbaseball@gmail.com.
You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTZKJW3Z.
Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!
Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Wednesday, February 25. Orders after Picture Day must be placed online only on mylifetouch.com.
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Michelle King, Parent Mentor
Parent Mentor Program
Allen County Educational Service Center
1920 Slabtown Rd.
Lima, OH 45801
419-222-1836 Ext. 114 OR (419) 777-1923
Office Hours: Will Vary
We’re proud of our students who rise to the challenge each month and model what it means to live out our PBIS expectations.
The Light Bulb Lab at The HUB at 219 Central District will be hosting STEM activities for our Lima Area students. These activities will be based on the Career Pathways. They will be held on the second Saturday of each month.
February's Labs will feature the Health Sciences with a special focus on heart health for Valentine's Day!
There is no charge for participation!
Hope to see lots of your children at The Light Bulb Lab on Sat, February 14.
From Barb Duval- Allen County ESC
Please use the following link to start the online enrollment process today!
https://www.limashawnee.com/o/shawnee-local/page/student-registration-forms
Schedule reminder: No school for students, Tuesday, January 20th.
Schedule reminder: No School December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026.
Elmwood Families : join us in celebrating the holidays with the following theme dress up days!
Monday - Pajama Day
Tuesday - Reindeer Day
Wednesday -Santa and Elves Day (1st grade Holiday Concert)
Thursday- Grinch Day
Friday- Holiday Party Day!
Volunteers can signup here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0844AEA82BA31-60219982-breakfast?useFullSite=true#/
Congratulations to Elmwood's Indians of the Month for November! These students serve as positive role models for their classmates and help create a caring and respectful school community. For November our focus word was “Advocate.” Teachers were looking for students who advocated for themselves and their class. creating a positive environment in all of Elmwood.
We’re proud of our students who rise to the challenge each month and model what it means to live out our PBIS expectations.
