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Health and Physical Education

December 2021

Health and PhysicalEducationDecember 2021

General Announcements (ALL LEVELS)

December Awareness Dates and Causes

Compassionate Schools

We are so happy to share that our new mindfulness program, Inner Explorer, has been added to your myPascoConnect dashboard! All you need to do is click on the app, and it will automatically sign you in using our district's single sign-on (SSO) capabilities. We encourage you to take some time to browse the resources available to you through the app including teacher guides, related videos and books, and parent letters you can send. Please reach out to Lesley Wilson lrwilson@pasco.k12.fl.us or Susanna Haberle shaberle@pasco.k12.fl.us with any questions.

Standards-Based Recovery

Are you interested in utilizing APEX as a tier 2 resource in your HOPE classroom? Click here for the on demand training courses. Please reach out to Tonia Shook with questions.

Early Release Day Information

Elementary Specific Content

Lightning Made

The Tampa Bay Lightning Equip the Thunder Program is a FREE ball hockey program aimed to get children at local area schools and community centers interested in the game of hockey. This program offers area schools a PE class curriculum and a school activity that is a fast-paced alternative to traditional PE class units.


Visit this link:

https://www.lightningmadehockey.com/schoolprograms

Fun at Bat

Fun At Bat is an entry-level bat and ball program for kids with an emphasis on character development, functional movement, active play, and fun. The initiative stems from meticulous research on introductory youth sport programs and is supported by Major League Baseball, USA Baseball and industry professionals. The Fun At Bat program is FREE for schools and school districts to adopt.



https://usabdevelops.com/USAB/Development_Initiatives/Fun_At_Bat/USAB/Development_Initiatives/FunAtBat.aspx?hkey=d2f28bc9-d815-4d90-9b6b-27fec8cbe64f

Links

Please visit the links below for more information!

Secondary Specific Content

Career Planning Unit in MJ Health Grade 6

Please make sure you are checking the 2021--22 YAG that reflects all the lessons and units included in the course. We have added a short Career Planning Unit to the course this year as a piece of required instruction for all middle school students each year. The modules for Career Planning are built into your student-facing canvas course and they are very straightforward with the curriculum and website (careershines) that will be used for the students. Please let the Health Education team know if you have questions!

Secondary Office Hours

Here you will find the office hours schedule for this fall semester. Office hours are an opportunity to connect with OLL Supervisors, Senior Specialists and Program Coordinators regarding your curriculum questions. We look forward to seeing you.

Links

Please visit the links below for more information!

12 Day of Tech-mas- Coming Soon!


Join us for the 12 Days of Tech-mas starting on Thursday, December 2nd. We will be featuring tips and tricks on how to navigate your Windows device. We will also have a drawing that you can enter at the end of each skit or screencast. Just fill out the form to be entered. We will have $25 gift cards to Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, and Dunkin’. If you watch all 12 videos you will be entered in a grand prize to win $100 Visa card!




To view these, please log into myPascoConnect each day. You will see an announcement and instructions on what to do. Please check out this flyer for more information. We hope that these bring you joy and some tips for your new device!

State Mandates

This year there have been a lot of state mandates, please familiarize yourself with the following mandates regarding sexual health education and human growth and development.


http://pasco.k12.fl.us/oll/page/healthsel