WHPE Update February 2020

"Better Together"

Greetings,

I hope all is well. Are you experiencing the dog days of February or cruising right along with your school year? I can honestly say I feel a little of both. I love that the days are getting longer and our temperatures have been mild. This year, I purposefully scheduled some of my favorite units to teach - bowling, self defense, angleball and tchoukball- in February. Do you have any strategies to share about how you navigate the ebbs and flow of the school year? Perhaps you would consider doing a presentation at our WHPE convention about that or something else you are passionate about. Proposal are due March 15. Click on the following link to submit your proposal.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOiGZHRyFo7Izeho-rcsQ2V0BG28lGhgf_uZboOW1kvey6hQ/viewform

Have you visited the WHPE facebook page lately? Since the beginning of the year, our Board of Director members have been sharing great posts to try to reach out to you and provide valuable resources. Read through the posts or better yet, add to your ideas and questions. We are Better Together.

As many of you know, we are in the process of replacing our CEO, Keith Bakken, who will soon be retiring. We will be conducting interviews this Friday, February 21, and hope to make an announcement soon!

If we can help you out in any way, please don't hesitate to contact me. We are BETTER TOGETHER!

Warm Regards,

Maureen Vorwald, WHPE President

CONGRATULATIONS ALLISHA BLANCHETTE

Allisha Blanchette (DC Everest HS) has been named the Midwest Health Teacher of the Year!! Congratulations and good luck at SHAPE this year!!

Taking Care of Yourself - Making Time for Sleep

Staying mentally, physically, and emotionally healthy can be difficult as we all try to balance our personal and professional lives. Getting enough sleep is crucial to our well-being. A new study shows that sleep physically washes away toxins, including those that may lead to Alzheimer's.

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/new-study-sleep-is-literally-a-deep-clean-for-your-brain.html?cid=sf01001

STEP IT UP WISCONSIN

Are you wondering what a January/February/March event could look like in your gymnasium? Check out this event where kids participate in an obstacle challenge by choice.

https://youtu.be/P26dmFstZC8

Students are free to engage at any of the amazing challenges. Please note that some of the obstacles use American Ninja warrior equipment, other obstacles use the equipment you already have. Think out of the box, provide excitement and a challenge for your event.

Game ON - Step It Up help you give back to your community and engage your students at a high level. Thank you to Summit View for helping us identify what an event can look like.

If you need more information please contact us.

HEALTH MOVES MINDS

There is still time to implement a Health.Moves.Minds event this spring!! What a great benefit to your students and your program.

If you're thinking that you don't have the time to plan your health. moves. minds.™ event or it is too late, then you need to download our 1-page checklist! It provides an easy how-to guide to incorporate SEL into your classes and raise funds for your school!

https://www.shapeamerica.org/uploads/healthmovesminds/resources/getting-started/5-Week-Flyer.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3W269DNJzGZxz1SLtV7WnyWyo-SwEYA1EjgtxNknxijU8qPKycJb3bqLc

Wanted: Host for a Regional Workshop

WHPE is looking for a school to host an area/regional workshop this spring. It would be a one-day professional development workshop. If you are interested, please contact Maureen Vorwald. vorwald@platteville.k12.wi.us

Believe in You - video series now available

"Believe in You® is an episodic series designed to educate students and staff about the incredible power of believing in yourself, despite the challenges and trials that life may present. Hosted by Kevin Atlas,and starring personalities from around the country who have overcome personal challenges to accomplish the extraordinary.

Videos can be viewed in class as a group, or on any mobile device. Each of the 9 episodes per season lasts for eight to eleven minutes, and is accompanied by lesson plans and activity guides to take the conversation further and spark critical thinking."

https://www.varsitybrands.com/believe-in-you-video-series-one

How to make your own GIF

Want to learn how to make your own animated GIFs. A GIF, or Graphic Interchange Format, is an image file type that can contain multiple images. Read Tony Vincent's article:

https://districtadministration.com/learning-on-a-loop-make-it-memorable-with-animated-gifs/