Boxwood Public School - Annual Events

Annual Events

• Annual Bridge Construction Design Challenge It is part of the activities to celebrate the National Engineering Week. The challenge was to design the strongest bridge using the least amount of materials, Lego or K'Nex. Boxwood’s boys came in fifth out of 20 in the Lego competition. Boxwood’s girls came in tenth out of 20 in the K’Nex competition.

• Area East basketball tournament – Boxwood’s Broncos reached the semi-finals before losing to Legacy Public School.

• Arts Carousel Open House – This annual event usually held in Late April to Early May. It provides an opportunity for students to showcase their visual, dramatic, and musical talents at an evening assembly.

• Cardboard Boat Races - The Annual Cardboard boat race is hosted by Skills Canada. The latest one was held on January 25, 2011 at Black River Public School. Boxwood's two teams was composed of eight students, with six girls and two boys. One boat has a basketball theme, calling themselves the "Boxwood Basketball Broncos". The other has a Hawaii theme, calling themselves the "Kokonuts". The "Kokonuts" team ended up winning the weight challenge for building a boat that held the most weight.

• Celebration of Winter or Winter Activities Day - Students participate in activities such as skiing, skating, snowboarding, tobogganing, bowling.

• Spring Celebration or Spring Activities Day - Due to the success of the Winter Activities Day, the school planned a Spring Activity Day, on April 2011, the activity day offered many activities, such as a babysitting course, cooking, rock climbing, horseback riding, skating, bowling and gymnastics, .

• Flag football house league - Participated by the Intermediate boys and girls. Compete in May and June. With the playoffs beginning in early June.

• Gauss Math Competition – Students from grades 6, 7 and 8 participate in the Gauss Math Competition commissioned by the University of Waterloo. In 2009, four Boxwood students were placed in the top 25 percentile. In 2011, seventeen Boxwood students were placed in the top 20 percentile.

• Grade 8 Ottawa Trip

• Heart & Stroke Jump Rope for Heart - To support the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

• Holiday Concert

• House League - Students are divided into different teams and are scheduled to play during certain recesses. Intermediate students can play floor hockey. Junior students can play indoor soccer. Each student who participates in house league earns points for their spirit houses each time they attend a game.

• Junior and Intermediate Area Track & Field

• Legacy 5K Walk/Run – Boxwood Broncos raised over $700 for the Markham Stouffville Hospital in the Legacy 5K Run in May 2009.

• Legacy Run - To support the Markham Stouffville Hospital.

• Markham Fair

• Mathletics – Mathletics is a competition sponsored by the York Region District School Board and the Professional Engineers Ontario. It is opened to all York Region students. Participants have to answer scientific and engineering problems using mathematics. The last competition took place on November 12, 2009.

• Primary Play Day

• Regional Track & Field

• Remembrance Day Assembly - Students performed singings, read poems, or art plays related to Remembrance Day in the assemblies.

• South Asian Month - Takes place in May every year. It is to celebrate South Asian Heritage. Activities such as sang songs from various South Asian cultures, set up display showcase in the school library, students learn Bollywood jazz and Tamil dancing. There is a South Asian Assembly in mid-June when students can show off their dancing and singing skills.

• Special Needs Track and Field Meet

• Terry Fox Run/Walk - No matter walk or run, Boxwood students and staff support the Terry Fox Run, or walk, every fall. Since the school established in 2000, Boxwood has contributed over $27,000 for cancer research. The school raised $1,700 in 2009 alone. The school raised $820 during their most recent Terry Fox Run in October 2010.

• Volunteer Breakfast – Usually hold in the month before the school year finish. It is for the school staff to show their appreciation towards the volunteers who contribute to the school.