P.E. & Health Program Evaluation

• Primary: Ashley Anderson
• Elementary: Elizabeth Craig
• Middle School: Chris Gares, Regan Crow, Damon Wren
• High School: Shannon Jeffrey, Trent Tracy, Terri VanDeZande

We are striving to work on locomotor, gross motor, and fine motor skills as well as social and emotional learning. It is important for students to develop all locomotor skills but especially skipping as it is tied to reading. We work on skipping daily.

Crystal Branch retired at the end of the 19-20 school year. Ashley Anderson (former middle school coach) transferred to this open position during the 20-21 school year.

The more P.E. they get, the better. Right now they will see me once every four days with the potential to have me twice a week. We are on an A,B,C, D rotation for 45 minutes besides Wednesday’s. If we go to a five day rotation it will limit their PE time to once per week or not having PE at all on shortened weeks.

During the month of October we raised money while also learning about ways to make our hearts healthy for Kids Heart Challenge. The elementary and primary schools have raised $133,115 in the duration of raising money for the American Heart Association.

Physical Education lesson focus for grades 3-5:

-Cooperative Games

-Catching and Throwing

-Jump Rope Skills with the Kids Heart Challenge in October

-Team Sports

-Hand and Foot Dribbling (Basketball and Soccer)

-Striking with implements (Floor Polo, Wiffleball, Badminton, Pickleball, Floorball)

-Rhythm and Dance

-Intro to Gymnastics (basic rolls and balances)

-Social and Emotional Learning

-Physical Fitness Testing

• It is wonderful to have a full-sized gym. The Elementary Gym is used quite frequently by students of all age levels.

• Applied for a grant from the American Heart Association titled “Eagles Hydrating Our Healthy Hearts.” We received a grant in the amount of $2,035 for a water bottle filling station. It is located by the 5th grade bathrooms, so it is close to the gym.

• We are on an A-B-C-D rotation now, seeing students for 50 minute class periods.

• Larger Budget as PE equipment is expensive and we are always adding students as our school district grows.

• From what I understand, big changes are going to take place next year as 5th grade transitions out of the Elementary and moving to the Middle School. What information can be shared about this transition?

In October we participated in the Kids Heart Challenge. Students learned the ways to keep their hearts healthy, and we raised money for the American Heart Association. The lifetime amount our primary and elementary schools have raised for the American Heart Association is $133,115!!!

• Focus on social development through sportsmanship, cooperative games, positive communication, conflict resolution.

• PE focus on skill development, basic knowledge of rules and skills for soccer, football, volleyball, badminton, pickleball, basketball, kickball, fitness testing, and a variety of other games.

• Health focus on GLE’s and Priority Standards

• 8th grade Priority Standards (Success Criteria is still being completed)

• 7th Grade Priority Standards (Success Criteria is still being completed)

• 6th Grade Priority Standards (Success Criteria is still being completed)

• We collect data on each quarter on students for physical fitness testing (push-ups, sit-ups, 1600m run, shuttle run and the sit and reach). You will find an example of that data below.

SLO DATA Push-Up Progression (7th Grade) SP21

• Each grade of health and physical education as a whole has had new priority standards written. The standards are being used this year but will be used in conjunction with grading with our change to standards based grading.

• We have lost our office and storage area for the year which has made things very hectic and at times difficult. We have to store all of our equipment in our Health rooms and carry back and forth per Unit. Health Room Picture

• Wren/Crow have no personal plan period space to work since construction began.

• We did just receive a projector and massive screen for the gym! This will really enhance instruction and transparency with our students, as well as facilitate the needs of our Middle School sport programs.

• As the fifth grade moves over to the middle school, it will more than likely result in the need for another physical education teacher in the building if we are to offer the same PE/Health schedule to the fifth grade.

• We would choose for kids to have PE scheduled for everyday, rather than every other day. We have seen student-performance go down and the health of our students decline. (6th Grade Health is taught at SBMS, but a state requirement).

• Cooperative Games

• Fitness Testing

• 8th Grade Health PSA - Students created public service announcements for communicable diseases to inform others about the dangers of their disease.

Career Paths: Health Services & Human Services

Health (9th grade, required). This is a discussion-based class. Students are given many opportunities to apply their understanding of health knowledge. Students learn how to take responsibility for their own health has positive effects for themselves and those around them. Units include communication skills, relationships, substance abuse, communicable diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. The beginning of the life cycle and abstinence are covered. (0.5 credit)

Girls’ Team Sports (10th-12th grade). This class is designed for female students interested in competitive team sports. This course will include daily skill instructions and implementation of those skills into a competitive game setting. It is strongly recommended that students enjoy competitive sports. (1 credit)

Boys’ Team Sports (10th-12th grade). This class is designed for male students interested in competitive team sports. This course will include daily skill instructions and implementation of those skills into a competitive game setting. It is strongly recommended that students enjoy competitive sports. (1 credit)

General PE (9th-12th grade). This class is designed for students interested in playing team sports in a less competitive way. This course will include daily instructions and implementation of those skills into a game setting that is less competitive. (1 credit)

Weight Training (9th-12th grade). This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop fitness through weight training, plyometrics, core strengthening, speed, agility, and flexibility training. Students will be educated in proper lifting techniques, safety factors, and muscle development. This class will include performance testing as well as lifting assessments and improvement is expected. (1 credit)

Aerobics (9th-12th grade). This class is designed to create opportunities for wellness and fitness for individuals who do not enjoy the sports setting. A variety of exercises will be performed including yoga, kickboxing, zumba, and brisk walking. (1 credit)

• Top 10 Max Out Round 1
• Top 10 Round 1 Testing

2 new double sided racks, tv screens, plate weight and dumbbells in the weight room.

New equipment for General PE that will teach those students activities/games that fits the curriculum.

All students must take 1.0 credits of PE and .5 credit of Health to meet graduation requirements. The PE credit can be composed of any of the following: Weight Training, General PE, Girls Team Sports, Boys Team Sports, or Aerobics. The Health classes are offered during a student's freshman year.

All 3 PE teachers are teaching at least a semester of Health and Weight Training.

Co-teaching weight training classes (we have equipment to accommodate more students but it is not safe to have one teacher with more than 30 students)

Add another PE teacher in the next few years

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Elementary:

• In November, we will participate in the “Stack Up.” We are registered to try to help set a WSSA World Record for the “Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations.” Cup stacking helps students use both sides of their bodies and brains to develop important athletic and lifelong skills. On the more technical side, cup stacking helps students develop bilateral proficiency- equal performance on both sides of the body.

Middle School:

• We are anxiously awaiting the completion of our new coaches office and storage for our equipment (we have been and will be without storage and coaches offices for the whole year). While the date of completion continues to move, we are hopeful to have access to that area before next school year.

• There will also be a new multi-purpose room that should have exercise equipment in it. We hope to have multiple weight racks and Coach Gares hopes to use those to transition his Personal Fitness class into an intro to weight lifting class.