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Heart Obstacle Course

Today we started the "how the heart works" obstacle course.  The students are loving it and getting their hearts pumping!  Check back later for a video!

February is Heart month!!

This month we will be learning about how the heart works and how to keep your heart healthy.  Student we be learning how blood pumps through the heart and to the rest of the body, by running an obstacle course where the student will pretend to be the blood cells!  It is going to be a fun month!  Pictures and videos will be post throughout the month!

Happy Heart Month!!

100th Day of School

On the 100th day of school we did 100 exercises to celebrate!  It was a lot of fun and the students seem to enjoy it!  Here's a quick video!

AIM 4 PIE

Academics in Motion: Physical Intensity Everyday

Aim 4 Pie accommodates most learning styles by a unique blending of intense physical movement, academic tasks, and teamwork. The game consist of 228 individually lettered balls that are used by students to perform academic task (spelling words) combined with movements (skipping, galloping,etc) and sport skills (throwing to a target).

Field Day

 Where the Wild Things Are Field Day Wild Rumpus 2014!!

 First grade field day is May 20th and Second grade field day is May 21st!

Our field day is based on the book "Where the Wild Things Are"!  We have many fun activities and games for the students on this day.  We will have two inflatable water slides and two inflatable obstacle course for inside the gym.  We will also have many other games set up for the students to compete and have a fun time doing.  This is one of my most favorite days of the year, the students and the teachers really seem to have a great time.

A few things students need on field day:

• students need to bring an extra set of clothes, some of our games involve water.
• students need to wear sunblock
• students need to bring a towel
• students need to wear tennis shoes while playing the games

 We are very excited and ready for this field day!

Let the Wild Rumpus begin!!

2nd Grade Spring Fitness Testing

We have finished spring fitness testing. The fitness test is made up of four components to test the fitness level of each student.  The four components are:

• Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER)
• The objective of the PACER is to run as long as possible back and forth across a 20 meter space at a specified pace that gets faster after each minute.
• Partial Curl Ups
• To measure abdominal strength and endurance
• 90° Push Ups
• To measure upper body strength and endurance by the maxim number of push ups completed correctly.
• V-sit and Reach
• To determine lower back and hamstring flexibility

The student score will fall into one of three health zones:

• Needs Improvement Zone (N)
• Students scoring in this zone fall below the fitness level established as a healthy level of fitness. A score in this zone indicates students could be at risk for potential health-related problems. With appropriate physical activity, students can achieve a higher level of fitness considered appropriate for good health. 
• Healthy Fitness Zone (H)
• Students scoring in this zone fall in an area determined suitable for good health and fitness. Students should be encouraged to continue to be physically active in order to maintain or improve current level of fitness. 
• High Fitness Zone (HFZ)
• Students scoring in this zone demonstrate an excellent level of health-related fitness. Students should be encouraged to continue to be physically active in order to maintain a high level of fitness. 

Your child will receive a paper with his/her fall and spring scores within the next couple of weeks.  Everyone did a great job this year!

Exercise Stations

We had a great week working in our exercise stations this week. We had 12 different exercise stations....curl ups, line jumps, planks, bean bag toss, jump ropes, jog in place, hula hoops, jumping jacks, v-sit, squats, hip hops, and burpees.  The students did a great job performing these stations to the best of their ability.  Great job this week!!  Next week we will be doing some health activities with the iPads!!

Fitness Testing in 2nd Grade

This week we began fitness testing. The fitness test is made up of four components to test the fitness level of each student.  The four components are:

• Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER)
• The objective of the PACER is to run as long as possible back and forth across a 20 meter space at a specified pace that gets faster after each minute.
• Partial Curl Ups
• To measure abdominal strength and endurance
• 90° Push Ups
• To measure upper body strength and endurance by the maxim number of push ups completed correctly.
• V-sit and Reach
• To determine lower back and hamstring flexibility

The student score will fall into one of three health zones:

• Needs Improvement Zone (N)
• Students scoring in this zone fall below the fitness level established as a healthy level of fitness. A score in this zone indicates students could be at risk for potential health-related problems. With appropriate physical activity, students can achieve a higher level of fitness considered appropriate for good health. 
• Healthy Fitness Zone (H)
• Students scoring in this zone fall in an area determined suitable for good health and fitness. Students should be encouraged to continue to be physically active in order to maintain or improve current level of fitness. 
• High Fitness Zone (HFZ
• Students scoring in this zone demonstrate an excellent level of health-related fitness. Students should be encouraged to continue to be physically active in order to maintain a high level of fitness. 

We will be fitness testing for the next few weeks in 2nd grade.  We encourage all of our students to do the test to the best of their ability.  Also students need to wear comfortable clothes and tennis shoes.

Ipads and Health

This week we started incorporating health lessons into our Physical Education classes. Once a month we will be doing a health lesson using the ipads.  The student seem to really enjoy using the ipads to watch a short video on the Food Pyramid. (The video is at the bottom of this page)

Fitness Testing

In a couple of weeks all 2nd graders will begin the fitness test.  The test included are the PACER test, Curl up, Push ups, and v-sit.  We have been practicing some of these during P.E., but students should also practice at home to help increase their strength and flexibility!

Biker Day at APS!!! 

Running Club Letter

Running club letters will go home tomorrow (Tuesday Sept. 10), if your child wants to join the club.  This is optional so only the students interested will get a letter.  We encourage all students to join but this is not a mandatory activity! 

Running Club

We will start practicing for the running club next week. Running club is optional, students who choose to join the running club will run on Wednesdays and optional Fridays. Students in the 1st grade will run 10 miles before the end of the year and 2nd grade students will be doing 20 miles before the end of the year.  All students in the running club are required to run 3 laps in 8 minutes on running day, once they have completed either 10 or 20 miles they will receive a T-shirt. This is a commitment for the year after Sept 16 students are not permitted to quit without a doctors excuse. We encourage all students to participate in the running club this year!!!