Bennett Ranch Elementary loves to ensure that we are doing our best to encourage our students and staff to be healthy. For the 2023-2024 school year we have implemented many things into our Health and Wellness program. This Fall we welcomed Landsharks Running Club into our school. The students had a great time going to practices, building camaraderie, and feeling the sense of accomplishment at the competitions. A second round of Landsharks has continued this Spring and we hope to continue it in the 2024-2025 school year. If you have a child that loves to run or just simply has lots of energy, Landsharks may be a great fit for them!

We also know that with living in Colorado comes unpredictable weather and freezing temperatures which causes us to stay inside for recess. To help keep our minds engaged, we have purchased and put together Indoor Recess Carts. These carts contain a variety of age-appropriate games and activities for students to choose from when they cannot go outside. We have found they have been helpful in building concepts like taking turns and working together. Grades 3-5 are thoroughly engaged in the games, while grades K-2 love something simple like coloring.

To help encourage our staff to stay healthy, we started with ensuring they were able to stay hydrated. Getting the daily amount of water as a teacher can be difficult some days. Therefore, we provided each staff member with a water bottle with motivational statements that helped encourage them to drink more water. We also know the winter months can be hard to get exercise, so staff had the opportunity to participate in the Falcon Zones Biggest Loser Competition. We were able to provide incentives to those winners that competed throughout the zone.

Our Health and Wellness committee has many things yet to accomplish, and we look forward to implementing them in the 2024-2025 school year.

At BRES, we have worked hard to make sure our traffic pattern is safe for both students, parents, and staff.  Here is a brief movie that explains how drop-off and traffic patterns work at our school. Here are the slides to view the traffic patterns.