Academics

Physical Education

Physical Education is a learning laboratory in which children are involved in the important task of learning to move and learning through movement. The primary objective of the physical education program is not fun, although fun is a worthy by-product of good physical education, just as it is a desired by-product of all good education. The term “education” means to lead forth. Physical education is that aspect of the educational process in which there is both education of the physical and education through the physical.

Physical Education Program

*Neuromuscular Skill

*Fitness

*Perceptual-Motor

*Self-Concept

*Academic Understanding

* Leisure-Time

Activities & Projects:

Kindergarten through Eighth grade--

Olympics--activities in appropriate years
Survivor--use reading, logical reasoning, math, and team skills in this popular unit
Bowling--math concepts used in scorekeeping
Jump-A-Thon--in which the school has raised over $15,000 for the American Heart Association since 1994
Log it program--walking program in which students log walking miles on a website; included is a kids' quiz site with Physical Education/Health questions updated daily
Presidential Physical Fitness Testing

Additional projects include:

Grades 3 - 4 - 5: health packets
                          dances for Spring Concert.

Grade 6: design a physical education logo to be put on a t-shirt     (in coordination with computer class)
                 special project packet

Grade 7 - 8:
       special project packet
         design a new physical education game

Class Times
Grades K - 6 meet twice weekly
Grades 7 & 8 meet once weekly