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The FES Physical Education Department strongly believes that
physical education is an essential component in the
total development of all
children. Two certified
physical education teachers
(1.4 positions) expose students to
many types of activities designed to increase each child's
self-esteem, endurance, strength, coordination, and
sportsmanship.
FES participates in the Cooper Institute's FitnessGram
program and tests students in grades 1 - 5 two times each
year.
Testing for the Cooper Institute's FitnessGram is during
September and October for the fall test and in April and May
for the spring test. The items tested are curl-ups, trunk
lift, pull-ups/flexed arm hang, back saver sit and reach,
one mile walk/run and body fat. We strongly encourage you
to allow your child to be active at home. Riding bicycles
(with a helmet), walking, jogging and running are good
outdoor activities that can be enjoyed by the entire
family. Sit-ups and flexibility exercises can be done while
watching television. Be an active family!!
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Welcome Back! We are
starting our year in PE with cooperative
activities.
Partner Shoe Tying '07
These students are working together to tie a
shoe using one hand from each partner.
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Crossing
the Great Divide '07
These students have to move their group
across the gym without losing contact with their
neighbor's foot. Much more difficult than they
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Twisted Sister '07
Students had to hold hands in a line facing
the same direction. The person at the end puts
their hand against the wall. The task is for
everyone in the line to end up with their arms
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Ragin' River '07
Each group of
students was given the same equipment. Their
task was to move their team and their equipment
across the Ragin' River (gym floor) without
touching the "water". Once their team was
across, they had to build a hut and crawl
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Soccer '07
FvHS's girls' assistant soccer coach came
over to help us with soccer skills. 3rd and 5th
grade students also helped Kindergarten and 1st
graders during their recess time. Students
worked on dribbling, passing, receiving and
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Archery 2007
3rd-5th graders had the opportunity to
participate in an archery unit. In this unit,
students learned how to safely hold, load, shoot
and retrieve their arrows. We used a whistle
system to know when to approach the firing line,
when to load and shoot, when to retrieve and
when to stop for an emergency situation.
Kindergarteners, 1st and 2nd graders used the
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Bowling 2007
Students in grades K-5 learn the basic skills of
bowling - the proper hold and delivery. 3rd-5th
graders also learn how to keep score.
Kindergartners and 1st graders were very
fortunate to have 3rd and 5th graders give up
their recess to help. We would also like to
thank Fairview Middle School and Franklin Lanes
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Skating 2007
Students is grades K-5 spend approximately 2.5
weeks skating. During this time we learn how to
get up safely, how to sit, how to fall properly
and hopefully, how to prevent a fall. Students
in grades 3-5 learn how to do crossovers and
skate backwards. Many, many thanks to 3rd and
5th graders that gave up their recess time to
help kindergartners and 1st graders. You may
also catch a glimpse of a few teachers, parents,
Mrs. Tidwell, and Mr. Walker skating. |
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Golf 2008
Aaron
and Justin from
The Little Course at Franklin's Golf House
came to teach our students about the full
swing. They brought oversized clubs, tennis
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Climbing 2008
K-5th graders
spent 2 weeks climbing. They climbed our
traverse rock wall, the cargo net and the
vertical rope. 3rd graders also gave up
their recess time to help kindergarten students. |
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KidsHealth
For current information on your child and
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07/16/2002 - Updated 09:56 PM ET |
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Sedentary kids
called to action in national campaign
By Nanci
Hellmich, USA TODAY
Hey, kids, "verb"
is no longer something you'll hear about just in
English class. Today, the government is launching a
$190 million national campaign to promote physical
activity and other positive activities for 9- to
13-year-olds. It's called "VERB:
It's What You Do."
The message is
simple: Verbs are active and kids should be too, so
pick your favorite verb — run, skip, swim, dance,
play, volunteer, join clubs — and do it.
"Too many of our
children are sitting around, and their inactivity is
leading to serious health problems such as
overweight, obesity and diabetes," says Secretary of
Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson. "Our kids
need to be kids and be active. We need to get our
children away from PlayStation and onto the
playground."
Mike Greenwell of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
which spearheaded the campaign, says organizers
wanted to make it fun for kids. "We learned when we
were planning the campaign that kids can smell a
lesson a mile off. If they think it's a campaign to
tell them what to do and what not to do, they won't
be interested."
The project comes
amid these startling statistics:
- In 1999,
13% of children and adolescents were overweight.
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One-fourth of children in America spend four
hours or more a day watching television, and
only 27% of high school students engage in
moderate physical activity at least 30 minutes a
day on five or more days of the week.
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Three-quarters of overweight and obese 9- to
13-year-olds do not change their habits and
remain overweight and obese in adulthood.
- Type 2
diabetes is on the rise in young people, a trend
unheard of a decade ago.
Although the
campaign officially begins today, short TV
commercials promoting the VERB campaign started to
air in June. The current ads feature action verbs
morphing into a child's form.
Longer ads out
this fall will show real kids doing activities. Also
coming this fall: ads on billboards, the radio and
in print, including magazines such as Teen People
and Sports Illustrated for Kids.
The TV
commercials for kids will air after school, during
prime time and on weekends during children's
programming. Print ads aimed at parents will be
released this fall.
The campaign also
includes stops in at least nine cities on
Nickelodeon's Wild and Crazy Kids Tour. There will
be school-based promotions across the country, with
messages on book jackets, school lunch menus and
Channel One. America Online has developed a Web site
(www.verbnow.com) for the effort. Special
commercials and promotions have been created for
children from various ethnic backgrounds.
"The part that is
most exciting is that we had the resources to
compete with the kind of research that companies do
to promote commercial products like a new toy or new
cereal," Greenwell says.
Lisa Mills of
Frankel, a Chicago marketing group that worked on
the project, says VERB is a brand.
"This is selling
a product, but the product isn't something on the
shelf in the grocery store," Mills says. "The
product is an invitation to kids to be social and
try all kinds of positive activities and decide what
they like."
Margo Wootan of
the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a
Washington, D.C.-based consumer group, says, "We
think this is one of the most innovative and
important programs to reduce childhood obesity." But
she adds, "It's a real shame that the administration
zeroed it out of its 2003 budget. Now it's up to
Congress to restore the funding."
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Shape of
Our Nation's Children
Highlights from Recent Studies
More children
in this country are overweight than ever before, about
double the number who were heavy in the late 1970s. The
latest statistics are part of the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and show:
13% of
children ages 6 to 11 were overweight in 1999, up from 11%
in 1988-1994 and 7% in the late 1970s
14% of
children ages 12 to 19 were overweight in 1999, up from 11%
in 1988-1994 and 5% in the late 1970s
Obesity-related diseases cost the U.S. economy more than
$100 billion every year. 1
Inactivity
and poor diet cause at least 300,000 deaths a year in the
United States. Only tobacco causes more preventable deaths.
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Almost half
of young people aged 12-21 and more than a third of high
school students do not participate in vigorous physical
activity on a regular basis. 1
Seventy-two
percent of 9th graders participate in vigorous physical
activity on a regular basis, compared with only 55% of 12th
graders. 1
Children are
not as active as they should be. Fewer than one in four
children get 20 minutes of vigorous activity every day of
the week. Less than one in four reported getting at least
half an hour of any type of physical activity every single
day. 2
About one in
four children did not play on any sports teams, either at
school or through community programs. 2
Physical
activity peaks in 10th grade, at 11 hours per week as the
median, and then begins a steady decline that is likely to
continue into the adult years. 2
In all grade
levels, girls get significantly less activity than boys, yet
three-quarters of the girls surveyed felt they get enough
exercise. 2
Participation Rates
Participation in Physical Education Class
Nationwide,
56.1% of students were enrolled in a physical education
class. Female students in grade 9 (75.6%) were significantly
more likely than female students in grades 11 and 12 (36.8%
and 29.4%), respectively to be enrolled in a physical
education class, and female students in grade 10 (56.6%)
were significantly more likely than female students in grade
12 (29.4%) to be enrolled in a physical education class. 3
Male students
in grade 9 (82.3%) were significantly more likely than male
students in grades 11 and 12 (44.6% and 43.8%), respectively
to be enrolled in a physical education class. 3
Daily
participation in physical education class
Nationwide,
29.1% of students attended high school physical education
class daily, down from 42% in 1991 3
Among
students enrolled in physical education class, 76.3%
exercised more than 20 minutes during an average physical
education class. Overall, male students (82.1%) were
significantly more likely than female students (69.6%) to
have exercised more than 20 minutes during an average
physical education class. 3
About one in
four children surveyed did not get any physical education in
school. For those who did, 93% said they enjoyed physical
education classes. However, physical education classes
accounted for, at best, less than one and three-quarters
hours of physical activity per week. 2
Participation on a sports team run by school
Nationwide,
55.1% of students had played on sports teams during the 12
months preceding the survey. Overall, male students (61.7%)
were significantly more likely than female students (48.5%)
to have played on sports teams. 3
1 Centers for
Disease Control & Prevention, Guidelines for School and
Community Programs: Promoting Lifelong Physical Activity,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1997.
2
International Life Sciences Institute, Improving Children's
Health through Physical Activity: A New Opportunity, A
Survey of Parents and Children about Physical Activity
Patterns, July 1997.
3 Centers for
Disease Control & Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior
Surveillance, 1999.
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Sure, soccer builds
team spirit and provides a healthy outlet for those
after-school hours. But now doctors are finding that too
much soccer can be a bad thing. Young adolescents, they
say, are developing serious heel injuries, mostly because of
the shoes they wear while they play. John H. Walter, Jr.,
DPM, chairman of podiatric orthopedics and medicine at
Temple University, says heel pain is an all too common
complaint with young athletes, so he conducted a one-year
experiment to find the cause. His conclusion: Cleats force
the foot into a "negative heel position," which creates
pressure that can result in inflammation and pain. Unlike
running shoes, cleats aren't designed to absorb the constant
pounding they receive. This is particularly troublesome for
young players up to age 16, says Walter, as they are still
experiencing growth spurts. Nike, a major manufacturer of
soccer cleats, is conduction a study to determine the
relationship between injuries and soccer shoes. In the
meantime, Walter recommends these tips for young players:
*Insert a heel lift into each shoe to correct heel position.
*Remove cleats as soon as possible after the game or
practice.
*Consider turf shoes instead of cleats.
*Take heel pain seriously. Sit out a game, if necessary.
--Sandi Kahn Shelton,
Working Mother - March 2000
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compiled by
C. Kerst -Davis, a fellow PE teacher from the state.
"Physical
activity is good not only for the heart, but also for the
brain, feeding it glucose and oxygen, and increasing nerve
connections, all of which makes it easier for children of
all ages to learn. Numerous studies show that children who
exercise do better in school." (Newsweek, 2/19/96)
Exercise
triggers the release of BDNF, a neurotropic growth factor
that enhances cognition by boosting the ability of neurons
to communicate with each other. It begins the electrical
impulse. (Jean Blaydes, 9/99)
What makes
us move is also what makes us think (Cerebellum Research)
Bodily
Kinesthetic is one of eight Multiple Intelligences.
(Gardner)
Repetitive
Gross Motor movement balances and produces brain chemicals
that calm behavior and elevates self-esteem and self-worth
and accommodates ADD/ADHD (Jensen).
Heart-Brain
Entrainment - The stronger the heart the stronger the
learning. (Hannaford)
98% of all
learning happens in the body and only 2% in the brain.
(Pert)
Memory is
retrieved better when learned through movement (Jansen)
Motor skills
are fundamental to learning (Jensen)
Stress
reduction - exercise reduces cortisol levels that kill brain
cells.
Lifetime
physical activity grows new brain cells to live longer.
(Gage)
Physical
education provides a safe environment to practice individual
and social life skills in a peer group.
85% of
school age children are natural kinesthetic learners.
Physical
activity forces oxygen and glucose to the brain at greater
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