Wakarusa Elementary
Physical Education
Welcome to our web page!!! I hope you
find this page helpful in finding out what we are doing in P.E. and
for learning more about living well!
We started out this year by learning how to use pedometers!
If you want to find out more about them, click
here!
We have been playing some field games this fall.
If you would like to do a quiz on Team Handball
in a Jeopardy format, click
here!
"Get Moving" starts the beginning of November! Get Moving is an optional
program for all students
1st grade through 6th, in the Lawrence School District. The goals
of "Get Moving" are
1. To encourage students to participate in physical activity in addition
to their school Physical Education classes.
2. To encourage families to exercise together regularly.
If you would like more information
on this program or have misplaced the "Dear Parent" information sheet,
click here
If there are questions that you have about "Get
Moving" that were not answered there you may find the answer here!
The main thing is that you exercise every day! Regular Physical Exercise:
*Improves strength and endurance
*Helps build healthy bones and muscles
*Helps control weight
*Reduces anxiety, stress, and symptoms of depression
*Increases self-esteem
*Plus, it is fun!!!
"If you don't take
care of your body, where else will you live?" A Native American
philosophy
Eating well is part of living well! Proper
nutrition not only helps your body look better, it helps your body work better!
Sometimes it is good to write down what you eat each day. Then
you can see whether you are missing any important parts of the food pyrmid.
If you would like to do a Scavanger Hunt to learn more about the food
pyrmid and to help you with eating more of the right foods then click here!
The most recent copy
of the Wakarusa P.E. News can be found by clicking Here!
This is where you will find the most up to date
info. on what we are doing in P.E.