Please join us for our first whole-school community event on Friday Sept 19!

We are excited to introduce our 2025-2026 staff to our community followed by our annual Terry Fox Run. The event will take place as follows:

• - 9:30am – 10:00am (approx.): Welcome Assembly and Terry Fox Sharing
• - 10:00am – 10:20am: Gr K -2 run around the school field
• - 10:00am – 10:30am: Gr 3-9 run to Stanley Park (see map)

Parents are welcome to join us for the assembly and for the run! You can either station yourselves along the pathway or our school field to cheer on our runners OR, run/walk alongside.

For the safety and security of our students, several school staff members will position themselves along the pathway ahead of

students starting their runs.

At 10:30, grades 3-9 students will meet their homeroom teachers at our fire drill muster point in the school field and we will return to our regular schedule. Please note that K-2 will only run in the school field and will return to classes at 10:20am.

Rideau Park School is excited to participate in the 45 year anniversary of the Terry Fox School Run, celebrating Terry’s unwavering determination when running his iconic Marathon of Hope in 1980. We are aiming to capture Terry’s spirit, heart, and persistence to keep going. Students in Kindergarten to Grade 9 will be running with their classmates to support this important cause on September 19.  We hope you will join us in supporting the Terry Fox Foundation and cancer research by donating to our Terry Fox School Run fundraising page that will be live shortly, with September 30 the last day to make a donation to our school's campaign.

Last year, we smashed our fundraising goal! This year's fundraising goal is:

 Our goal is $1,600

 Terry Fox started a marathon against cancer. Together we can end it.