OMIS PE: Eagles On The Move…

…TO ALL OF OUR OAK MOUNTAIN FAMILIES AND ESPECIALLY THE MOST AWESOME KIDS ON THE ENTIRE PLANET!!  WE WISH YOU SAFE TRAVELS AND HAPPY FAMILY TIME!

WE ARE BEGINNING OUR JUGGLING AND SPEEDSTACK UNITS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES THIS WEEK.  BOTH OF THESE UNITS PROVIDE NOT ONLY A PHYSICAL CHALLENGE BUT A MENTAL ONE AS WELL.  STUDENTS WILL BE UTILIZING BOTH SIDES OF THEIR BRAIN AT THE SAME TIME.  STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT ACTIVITIES LIKE CUP STACKING AND JUGGLING CAN ENCOURAGE BRAIN GROWTH.

FRIDAY IS THE DAY…IF YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE YOUR PE TEACHER GET A PIE (OR PIES) IN THE FACE…THIS IS IT…1:15 ON THE FIELD WE WILL CELEBRATE AN AWESOME COIN DRIVE WITH PIES, SLIME AND PIGS…YOU HAVE TO BE THERE!

TODAY WE COMPLETED OUR FALL FITNESS TESTING.  WE HAVE ENCOURAGED ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO USE THEIR SCORES ON EACH OF THE TEST ITEMS AS MOTIVATION TO BE MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE BETWEEN NOW AND THE SPRING TESTING.  WE ASK THEM TO DO THEIR BEST ON EACH ITEM AND LOOK AT THAT AS A STARTING POINT TO MOVE FORWARD AND IMPROVE IN EACH AREA.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH OUR FALL FITNESS TEST.  THE TEST IS MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS:

CURL-UPS MEASURING ABDOMINAL STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE
PUSH-UPS MEASURING UPPER BODY STRENGTH
V-SIT MEASURING FLEXIBILITY
PACER MEASURING AEROBIC CAPACITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE

OUR GOAL FOR THIS TEST IS TO TEACH STUDENTS THAT DOING FITNESS ACTIVITIES THE PROPER WAY IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN CARRY INTO ADULTHOOD.  ALTHOUGH WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THEIR BEST, OR AIM IS TO GO BEYOND JUST TRYING TO “GET A BETTER SCORE” THAN OTHERS, INSTEAD FOCUSING ON IMPROVING THE WAY YOU ARE EXERCISING.

WE ALWAYS LIKE TO KICK OUR YEAR OFF WITH A FOCUS ON TEAM BUILDING AND THE SKILLS THAT GO ALONG WITH WORKING TOGETHER WITH OTHERS.   THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF SMALL AND LARGE GROUP ACTIVITIES, WE FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING SKILLS:

COMMUNICATION
COMMITMENT
COOPERATION
CONTRIBUTION
TRUST

WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE OLD FRIENDS AND MEET OUR NEW 4TH GRADERS!

WE WANT TO WISH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AN AMAZING AND SAFE SUMMER VACATION.  AS ALWAYS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF OUR RISING 5TH GRADE EAGLES BACK.  WE ALSO CAN’T WAIT TO MEET ALL OF OUR INCOMING 4TH GRADERS.  GO EAGLES AND DON’T FORGET THE SUNSCREEN!