The month of October was very busy for us. We learned how to stay safe in all different types of situations.  The kindergartners learned what an emergency is and how to call for help.  The first and second graders learned how to react to an emergency.  The second graders were also taught when to perform CPR and  how to perform CPR correctly.  A huge thank you to Mandi Willis and several paramedics from  Levy County who volunteered their time to come teach the second graders.  I'm so proud of all the knowledge about being safe that our students were exposed to during the month of October (road safety, bike safety, pedestrian safety, school and home safety, fire safety, and CPR).  We also played games that were related to being safe.  

We just finished our unit on "Movement."  The students had so much fun playing games and just being active.  We learned about personal space, general space, boundaries, surroundings and obstacles all through active movement.  It is still very warm outside, so please dress your child appropriately on PE days.  I also recommend bringing a water bottle to PE.

Welcome Back!!  I hope you had an exciting summer!  I'm looking forward to another great year in PE.  Your teacher will be giving you a schedule for special area, so you will know what day you have PE on.  Please try to remember to wear your PE shoes and bring a water bottle.  I have some new games and activities for you to try!!  I can't wait to see you!!

I would like to thank Rex's mom, a student in first grade, for donating brand new basketballs to our PE class!!  A great big thank you to the FHSAA and Rex's mom for providing  the basketballs.  We greatly appreciate it!!

"Swish!!!"

Learning how to strike an object with body parts or using an implement, is what the students are working on!  It is so much fun to strike objects using rackets, paddles, bats or body parts, such as hands and feet.

Hunters and Birdies is a great way to practice striking using rackets.

"Fly Birdie Fly!"  Students must run as fast as they can without being hit by a birdie from the hunter.  

Using batting tees to practice striking.

Our "Jumping and Moving" unit ended with our annual "Jump Rope for Heart" event.  The students participated in five stations.  Each station had an activity that included the skills of jumping and moving.  The event raised over $4,500 for the American Heart Association.  Great job to all the students who participated in the event!!  Keep jumping and moving!!  I love healthy hearts!!

Congratulations to our "Jump Rope for Heart" top money raisers:
Morgan West 2nd Grade, Morgan Owen Kindergarten, Bristol Gladwell Pre-Kindergarten and Noah Barreira 1st Grade (not pictured).  Morgan Owen raised the greatest amount of money for our school!

Rolling and jumping through hula hoops!

Jumping rope and singing jump rope rhymes.

Swinging and jumping over ball sticks is a big hit with kids!

Jumping rope and smiling!  The perfect combination!

We started the new year with lots of cooperative activities.  The students rotated through many stations as they worked on teamwork and resolving conflicts as a squad.  I'm very proud of how the students are learning to work together as a team!

It's always fun to shoot baskets with friends.

It is exciting to watch the students create new ways to play old games.

Ball Sticks are so much better when friends get together.

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