Programs / Activities

Here is a list of some wonderful things that have happened at Applewood!

• Read about the Province Honouring Applewood Teacher Bryce Honsinger
• Spelling Bees - 2007/08
• After School Clubs:  Creative Writing/Drama & Math/Science
• Robotics - our grade 5 and 6 students represented Applewood at the DSBN Lego Robotics Finals
• Junior Choir
• Staff vs Student Doctor Dodge Ball Game
• One World Youth Project
• 'Sleeping Children Around the World' representative visit
• Tobacco awareness session
• Spelling Champs
• Math Champs
• Spoken Word Festival/Model United Nations
• Grade 3-6 Gambling Awareness Session
• Living with disabilities session
• Junior Book Club
• Niagara Instrumental Music presentation for grades 3-6
• Applewood is eco friendly! 
• Read about our "Most outstanding" energy conserving school award.
• Applewood School cares. Click here to read more!

Some of the academic initiatives ongoing at the school are:

• All Star Volunteer Reading Program
• Literacy/Math Buddies
• Christmas Arts Presentation
• Historica (Junior Grades)

Some of the extracurricular activities have included:

• Beauty and the Beast Trip
• Brock Swims
• Skating at Merritton Arena
• Kendo
• Primary and Junior Chess
• Primary and Junior Intramurals
• Candy Cane Volleyball Tournament
• Tournament of Hearts and Minds
• Family Science Night
• Wizard of Oz Trip
• Oliver Twist Trip
• Grade 3 Pioneer Village Trip
• Medieval Times trip for grade 4's

Our students participate in various fundraising activities for outside agencies such as:

• UNICEF
• Heart and Stroke Foundation
• Community Care
• Women's Place
• The grades 1, 2 & 3 classes organized a pizza day to raise money to purchase fruit trees through World Vision, for communities in need
• Donations as needed throughout the year for various causes (i.e. Tsunami relief, Roehampton Fire relief)
• Staff donate to World Vision Canada
• Gr 5/6 students are paired with a class in Kosovo