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Alimacani Fitness Goals
Use the table below as a guideline
to help your students achieve their
personal goals for the Fitness
Testing later in the year. Keep in
mind that some of our students will
not be able to perform to this level
and their personal goals should be
tweaked to something more
appropriate for them. The numbers
below reflect where the students
should be by the end of the month.
Thus, you should use this as a
‘pacing guide’.
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Grade
Level |
Track Jogging |
Pull-Ups |
|
Distance (Laps) |
Time (Min:Sec) |
Full (Reps) |
Arm Hang* (Seconds) |
|
K |
2 |
6:30 |
2 |
4 |
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1 |
4 |
14:00 |
2 |
5 |
|
2 |
4 |
13:30 |
2(Girls)/3(Boys) |
6 |
|
3 |
4 |
13:00 |
2(Girls)/3(Boys) |
10 |
|
4 |
4 |
12:00 |
2(Girls)/4(Boys) |
11 |
|
5 |
4 |
11:00 |
3(Girls)/5(Boys) |
12 |
*
During Fitness Testing the Flexed
Arm Hang is an alternative for those
who are not able to perform full
pull-ups. Students are encouraged to
do regular pull-ups instead of the
arm hang. However, some students are
just not able to do it any other
way.
Physical Education
This month we are focusing
on Striking with Golf Clubs
(long implements).
Students will learn how to strike
equipment from the ground and off
tees. We will learn about
putting, chipping, and pitching.
If you
are interested in having your child
take private tennis lessons after
school contact Brecht Catalan at
241-4625. Lessons will be
conducted on Wednesday and/or
Thursday for the next 3 weeks.
Don't
forget about the recycling bin
behind the school! Cans and
newspapers can be deposited to raise
money for the P.E. Program.
Thank you all! |
Is it Physical Education
or Physical Activity?
With heightened
attention on childhood obesity prevention efforts, there seems to be
some confusion between the terms “physical education” and “physical
activity.” Often the words are used interchangeably but they differ
in important ways. Understanding the difference between the two is
critical to understanding why both contribute to the development of
healthy, active children. I believe every child at our school
deserves both a quality physical education and physical activity
program.
Our school’s physical education program
offers the best opportunity to provide physical activity to all
children and to teach them the skills and knowledge needed to
establish and sustain an active lifestyle. Physical education
teachers assess student knowledge, motor and social skills, and
provide instruction in a safe, supportive environment. The National
Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) recommends that
schools provide 150 minutes of instructional physical education for
elementary school children, and 225 minutes for middle and high
school students per week for the entire school year. Based on
sequence of learning, physical education should not be compared to
or confused with other physical activity experiences such as recess,
intramurals, or recreational endeavors.
A quality physical
education program provides learning opportunities, appropriate
instruction, meaningful and challenging content for all
children, and should include:
Opportunity
to
Learn:
- Instructional periods totaling 150 minutes per
week (elementary) and 225 minutes per week (middle and high
school). Our school district can currently fund 30 minutes per
week in elementary schools.
- Quality physical education teachers providing
a developmentally appropriate program.
- Teacher/student ratio in physical education no
greater than 1:25 (elementary) and 1:30 (middle/high) for optimal
instruction (similar to other classroom settings).
- Adequate equipment and facilities for all
students to be active at the same time.
Appropriate Instruction:
- Full inclusion for all students.
- Maximum participation and ample practice
opportunities for class activities.
- Well-designed lessons that facilitate student
learning.
- Out of school assignments that support
learning and practice of learned skills.
- Appropriate discipline and class management
(physical activity should never be used as a punishment).
- Use of regular assessment to monitor and
reinforce student learning.
Meaningful Content:
- Instruction in a variety of motor skills that
are designed to enhance the physical, mental and social/emotional
development of every child.
- Fitness education and assessment to help
children understand, improve and/or maintain their physical
well-being.
- Development of cognitive concepts about motor
skill and fitness.
- Opportunities to improve emerging social and
cooperative skills through physical activity and gain a
multi-cultural perspective.
- Promotion of recommended amounts of physical
activity now and throughout life.
Physical activity is bodily
movement of any type and may include recreational, fitness, and
sport activities such as jumping rope, playing soccer, lifting
weights, as well as daily activities such as walking to the store,
taking the stairs or raking the leaves. Similar health benefits to
those received during a physical education class are possible during
physical activity bouts when the participant is active at an
intensity that increases heart rate and produces heavier than normal
breathing. NASPE recommends school-aged children accumulate at least
60 minutes and up to several hours of physical activity per day
while avoiding prolonged periods of inactivity.
Opportunities to
accumulate physical activity during the school day include time
spent in physical education class, classroom-based movement, recess,
walking or biking to school, and recreational sport and play that
occurs before, during, and after school. Parents and grandparents
are urged to get active with their children. The benefits of regular
physical activity include:
- Reduces the risk for overweight, diabetes and
other chronic diseases.
- Assists in improved academic
performance.
- Helps children feel better about
themselves.
- Reduces the risks for depression and the
effects of stress.
- Helps children prepare to be productive,
healthy members of society.
- Improves overall quality of life.
This school year I would like to encourage everyone to visit
your child’s physical education class, the cornerstone of an active
lifestyle for all students. You will see children participating in
developmentally appropriate activities that help increase their
physical competence, self-esteem, and enjoyment of physical activity
no matter what their physical abilities may be. I want every child
to embrace physical activity!
Finally, please remember the aluminum can and newspaper
recycling bins are located behind the school (near the car loading
area). This is one of our main sources of income for the physical
education program. Please make a deposit anytime you are able
to!
P.E.
News: Part Three of Is it
Physical Education or Physical Activity?
Physical activity
is bodily movement of any type and may include recreational,
fitness, and sport activities such as jumping rope, playing soccer,
lifting weights, as well as daily activities such as walking to the
store, taking the stairs or raking the leaves. Similar health benefits to
those received during a physical education class are possible during
physical activity bouts when the participant is active at an
intensity that increases heart rate and produces heavier than normal
breathing. NASPE
recommends school aged children accumulate at least 60 minutes and
up to several hours of physical activity per day while avoiding
prolonged periods of inactivity. Opportunities to accumulate
physical activity during the school day include times spent in
physical education class, classroom-based movement, recess, walking
or biking to school, and recreational sport and play that occurs
before, during, and after school. Parents and grandparents are
urged to get active with their children. The benefits of regular
physical activity include:
- Reduces the risk for overweight, diabetes and
other chronic diseases.
- Assists in improved academic
performance.
- Helps children feel better about
themselves.
- Reduces the risks for depression and the
effects of stress.
- Helps children prepare to be productive,
healthy members of society.
- Improves overall quality of life.
This school year I would like to encourage everyone to visit
your child’s physical education class, the cornerstone of an active
lifestyle for all students.
O will see children participating in developmental
appropriate activities that help increase their physical competence,
self-esteem, and enjoyment of physical activity no matter what their
physical abilities may be.
I want every child to embrace physical activity!
Finally, please remember the aluminum can and newspaper
recycling bins are located behind the school (near the car loading
area). This is one of
our main sources of income for the physical education program. Please make a deposit
anytime you are able to! Thank you,
Edgar Pabon, Physical Education Instructor.
Youth Sports
Jax Beach Little League,
information 247-3576
Atlantic Beach Little League
....247-4242
Beaches Area Pop Warner Football
...285-3090
Youth In Line Hockey Leagues
...247-1633
Beaches First Coast Soccer
Association...241-0390
Junior Tennis Program,
Huguenot...247-6221
Swimming Lessons,
BAC...246-3006
PV/PV Athletic Association
...273-0737
Physical Fitness Testing
Projected dates for tests
First
Grade
Second
Grade
Third
Grade
Fourth
Grade
Fifth
Grade
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