8/29/11 to 10/4/11, Inclusive

H i Good Sports! We've gotten off to a pretty good start for this school year. We are all part of a great team working together for super healthy goals. Our theme through-out the year is always fitness and fun! Our first fitness test has been moving along. Kindergarten does a dash, while 1st through 6th grade does the "shuttle run." I see some future track stars!! Adaptations are always made as needed through-out any and all of our activities that we do for any student needing them. So far , we have worked on many physical skills at our skills stations for self-improvement, fun and great exercise. Our locomotor lane is the area to practice and improve our locomotor skills which transfer to many sports and games. Reinforcing and keeping up practice of these basic skills improves coordination and timing and provides great exercise! We've participated in a variety of fun tag games, some rhythmical activities, parachute activities and have currently enjoyed some awesome Flag Tag games. We have been working on our football throwing skills (our younger students throwing at our X targets on the wall and our older students throwing accurately to their receiver in our file relay skill station. The word "accurate" was our most recent vocabulary word. Some of our other vocabulary words were: physical fitness, safety, responsibility, leadership, good sports, rules, illustrations, cooperation and teamwork. Our youngest students listened to a story about Billy Bully and some listened to a story called Get up and Go, both stories helping to teach concepts kids need to know. By the way, my personal acronym for the word "GYM" is Get Yourself Moving!! We've completed some worksheets when we needed to hold P.E. classes in the student's classrooms if the gym was used for special reasons. We will always support and promote positive interactions and learning about real-life skills as well as physical skill variety and fun activities. Remember to exercise and work-out at home and in after school activities. My schedule will only allow an occasional Walking Club. I'll do my best. Please participate with me in our Fitness Friday Fun! See you soon in P.E. class with sneakers and smiles! Get ready for more action! P.S. Go Spartans! and Go Phillies!!! Keep exercising! Sincerely, Miss Brill

12/1/10 to 12/23/10, Inclusive

We have been finishing up our jumping test for leg strength and now are working on upper body strength. Our K-2 students will be performing the "Seal Crawl," while our 3-6 grade students will be performing the "Isometric Push-up." I've asked the students to practice push-ups to prepare and of course, adaptations will be made as needed. We've had flexible gym classes as needed for gym usage and other necessary and fun activities enjoyed by all: music rehearsals and programs at H.S. fund-raiser pick-up, Holiday parties and so on. We will always promote physical activity with fun wherever our classes are held and via a variety of exercise and activity vehicles in which to provide positive interactions and hopefully, for students to show their excitement and interest in P.E. Class and exercise! ( My goal forever!!). We'll always cover our basic foundational skills and games of tradition, while very often addding a fun twist with some "variations on a theme" with some crazy game ideas. The plan behind this is to capture an interest in physical activity and for all students to feel engaged and important in the process and enjoy it as well! There IS something for every student to feel good at and we'll find it ! We have been working on good throwing form, blocking and team cooperation skills , a variety of physical skills practice, Wintertime favorites, and physical fitness activities in P.E. Class as well as on Fitness Friday, where all students and everyone work-out while I instruct and hopefully motivate all to participate over the loud speaker with fun music. I've asked our students to exercise over the Holiday break with friends and family and tell me when we return to school how they "worked-out" over the Holiday Vacation. Dear P.E. Students and their families; I wish you a very Healthy and Happy New Year, 2011!! All my best to you! Sincerely, Miss Brill