If you would like your child to have outdoor time mid morning(snack recess) instead of indoor quiet time and then snack time, please join us by adding your name to our petition to save snack recess in 5th grade!
FACTS:
9:45am-10:20am(recess and snack) same time is allotted for students in 5th grade but they are held indoors.
"Just like a plant needs, sunlight, water and soil to grow, children need support, free time and academics/classroom. Taking away snack recess is like putting a pair of sunglasses on a plant or only watering it half as much."~ Collin Hanney
Gifted children need to move ahead academically but also need time to develop socially, emotionally and physically.
The traditional movement away from outdoor recess at 5th grade is not always applicable to twice gifted children and may predictably have a challenging efffect on individuals who have attention and sensory needs/challenges.
Sincerely,Denise Luke and Collin Hanney
