Pleasantville Physical Education Department

CATCH Corner

rpoore — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:46:16 +0000

During this school year Pleasantville will be implementing a new program called CATCH. CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) is a TEA approved Coordinated School Health Program designed to promote physical activity, healthy food choices, and prevent tobacco use in elementary school aged children. By teaching children that eating healthy and being physically active every day can be FUN, the CATCH Program has proved that establishing healthy habits in childhood can promote behavior change that carry into adulthood. We are looking forward to the benefits this program will provide for your student and our school.

As We Begin a New Year

rpoore — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:27:38 +0000

As we begin a new year here at Pleasantville Elementary School the Physical Education department would like to take a moment to say “Welcome Back.” We hope that you had a healthy, active and exciting summer. Mr. Vignola and Mr. Poore are back and excited for the start of the new year.

As a quick reminder we wanted to reiterate that it is important for our students to be prepared for P.E. (Physical Education). This means sneakers when possible. Students may not have open toed shoes or shoes with a heel. Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Grades and the Holidays

jvignola — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:20:46 +0000

As you know the second marking period has come to a close and the holiday season is upon us. We know it is a very busy time of year for everyone, but the P. E. Deparment is never to busy to speak with a parent or guardian regarding their child. Please, if you have any questions why your student received the grade they did, or just want to talk about your child’s progress, do not hesitate to call or e-mail us. With that said we would like to wish all of our students and parents a very safe, happy and healthy holiday.

Sincerely,

Pleasantville P.E. Department

email us at:

jvignola@colonial.k12.de.us

rpoore@colonial.k12.de.us

October Fitness Testing

jvignola — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:13:53 +0000

To All 4th Grade Parents,

During the month of October the Phys. Ed. department will be administering the state required fitness-gram test to all 4Th grade students. This test is basically a pre-test to measure students flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and cardio-respiratory endurance. The tests are as follows:

15 Meter Pacer Test (Its bascically a shuttle run)
Push-up Test
Curl-up Test (crunches)
Sit and Reach Test (Hamstring flexibility)
Trunk Lift (Back strength and flexibility)

In April the students will be retested to assess if our Physical education program is helping your student to improve his/her overall level of fitness. Being that we only see your student twice a week for 45 minutes it is imperative that they stay active at home. Some helpful tips to help your student be the best that they can be are as follows:

While watching TV challenge your student to do 5 push-ups or crunches at each commercial.
Go for a walk or run with your student.
Encourage your student to play outside instead of sitting inside playing video games.

Your student’s overall health is in our best interests. We encourage and applaud your efforts in helping us to achieve our goal.

Thank you for all of your help and support!!

Sincerely,

Pleasantville P.E. Department

Welcome Back!!!

jvignola — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:01:49 +0000

The Pleasantville P.E. Department would like to take this opportunity to welcome back parents and students. We are eagerly waiting your return, and can’t wait to get the students active in our P.E. program. Parents please have your child wear sneakers on the days in which they have P.E. for special. If you look click on the P.E. Schedule page you can locate your child’s P.E. schedule for the upcoming school year. Thank you for your support and have a wonderful school year.

School’s Out For Summer!!

jvignola — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:18:11 +0000

The Pleasantville P.E department would like to wish all parents and students a safe, fantastic, and healthy summer vacation. Although the summer months are pretty hot and sticky, there is no reason to park yourself in the air conditioning all the time. As long as you stay hydrated and take breaks you should be fine outdoors. Stay active and we will see you in August.

May is Special

rpoore — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:41:08 +0000

Not only does the month of May contain my birthday, but it is also special because it is National Physical Fitness and Sport month.

May 2008– “Healthy, physically active kids learn better!” That is the key message the pysical education department of Pleasantville wants to express in honor of May: National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. However, to achieve that goal the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) urges parents, schools and communities to work together to help children become more physically active by creating “physical activity friendly” environments.

You can help, by offering your child opportunities outside of the school day to be active. When it is nice out encourage your child to go outside and play, go to the park with your child on the weekends, or sign your child up for little leauges. Little things like monitoring how much television your child watches, or video games they play. It is unrealistic to think that all of our students will have the opportunity to exercise every day, but we need to be encouraging to get as much exercise as possible.

Happy Physical Fitness and Sport Month to you all.

February is HEART month

rpoore — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:21:39 +0000

February is HEART month, so all of us should be a bit more concious about heart health this month, especially because cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are our nation’s No. 1 killer.

Try to get some extra exercise this month. According to the latest joint American Heart Association/American College of Sports Medicine guidelines on physical activity, all healthy adults ages 18-65 should be getting at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity five days of the week. Even smaller amounts of exercise can be helpful for your heart especially if you are not very active now. Becoming more active can also help encourage your student be become healthier.

Diet also plays an important role in your health and the health of your heart. It is important to educate yourself on issues of diet and healthy food choices.

The American Heart Association is a great resource for heart information www.americanheart.org

Winter and Spring Leauges

rpoore — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:13:52 +0000

I know it seems early, but talk to your child to see if he/she might be interested in playing in an organized sports leauge this winter or spring. Registration for a sports team could be a great holiday present. For many sports sign-ups are coming up quick. Check out the Youth Sports Ogranization page on this website to find out more information.

You Can Help

rpoore — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:31:50 +0000

You can help your child’s overall fitness by providing opportunities for activity. Take your child to the park, for a walk, or just outside to “play.” Pleasantville students should be able to teach you and others different activities that will help to increase their overall fitness level. Just 30 minutes a day of play can go a long way to increase your child’s overall quality of life.