Parents,
We are excited to start the 2015-16 school year with a new look to the Freshman Physical Education curriculum. We hope this change will be more beneficial to your child, letting them gain more knowledge of becoming/being physically fit for life.
In the past, we did not integrate any cognitive work in regards to being physically fit. We simply just did physical activities each day in class. Our change this year is to integrate the cognitive part by introducing and learning about different areas of physical fitness. With this gain in knowledge and understanding of what it takes to become physically fit, we hope your child will be able to live a long and healthy life.
The change: We have divided the freshman class into two classes. A days will be boys only and B days will be girls only. On A days, that group will be in a classroom environment and units pertaining to health and physical fitness will be discussed and learned about (they will not "dress out" for PE). On that same day, the "B" day group will be in the gym working on the physical activity unit (they will dress out for PE). And, so on B days that group will be in the classroom and the A group will go to the gym.
As it looks, your child will be spending two days a week in the classroom working on health/physical fitness units and two days a week they will be in the gym working on a physical activity unit. On Fridays, we have decided to have the whole class meet and participate in an physical activity (game day).
Here are the major units of physical activity that will be taught throughout the year: Flag Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Team Handball, Floor Hockey, Pickleball, Badminton, Soccer, Softball.
Here are the major units for classroom study: PE Sciences, Careers, Body Structure (Muscles and movement), Body Conditioning, Program development--Static/Dynamic Stretching, Weightlifting, General fitness (aerobic/yoga/dance), Nutrition and Supplements, Health/Fitness clubs, and Lifelong activity planning. In addition to the aforementioned, we will also spend time learning about the physical activity units (history of sport, rules, strategies, etc.) as they progress through the year.
We are looking forward to this change and how well it will benefit our students and their gain of knowledge of the importance of being active and fit for life.
If you have any questions/comments, please reply back.
Thanks!
James Stewart
Wally Johnson
We are excited to start the 2015-16 school year with a new look to the Freshman Physical Education curriculum. We hope this change will be more beneficial to your child, letting them gain more knowledge of becoming/being physically fit for life.
In the past, we did not integrate any cognitive work in regards to being physically fit. We simply just did physical activities each day in class. Our change this year is to integrate the cognitive part by introducing and learning about different areas of physical fitness. With this gain in knowledge and understanding of what it takes to become physically fit, we hope your child will be able to live a long and healthy life.
The change: We have divided the freshman class into two classes. A days will be boys only and B days will be girls only. On A days, that group will be in a classroom environment and units pertaining to health and physical fitness will be discussed and learned about (they will not "dress out" for PE). On that same day, the "B" day group will be in the gym working on the physical activity unit (they will dress out for PE). And, so on B days that group will be in the classroom and the A group will go to the gym.
As it looks, your child will be spending two days a week in the classroom working on health/physical fitness units and two days a week they will be in the gym working on a physical activity unit. On Fridays, we have decided to have the whole class meet and participate in an physical activity (game day).
Here are the major units of physical activity that will be taught throughout the year: Flag Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Team Handball, Floor Hockey, Pickleball, Badminton, Soccer, Softball.
Here are the major units for classroom study: PE Sciences, Careers, Body Structure (Muscles and movement), Body Conditioning, Program development--Static/Dynamic Stretching, Weightlifting, General fitness (aerobic/yoga/dance), Nutrition and Supplements, Health/Fitness clubs, and Lifelong activity planning. In addition to the aforementioned, we will also spend time learning about the physical activity units (history of sport, rules, strategies, etc.) as they progress through the year.
We are looking forward to this change and how well it will benefit our students and their gain of knowledge of the importance of being active and fit for life.
If you have any questions/comments, please reply back.
Thanks!
James Stewart
Wally Johnson