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Specialist: Ms. Linda Flood
Assistant: Ms. Judy Gordon
Our mission in elementary health fitness is to provide students
with the essential knowledge and skills of movement, health, and
beginning wellness concepts so that students are equipped to make optimal
and informed decisions concerning their health and physical well being
now and in the future.
Our mission follows the Surgeon General's position on the
importance of regular physical activity: "Given the numerous
benefits of physical activity, the hazards of being inactive are clear.
Physical inactivity is a serious, nationwide problem. Its scope poses a
public health challenge for reducing the national burden of unnecessary
illness and premature death."
Nottingham
uses SBISD's health fitness Frameworks - a program that charts a course
of physical activity and skill development for all students. This
education is designed to carry over to a life-long appreciation for
physical activity as well as academically motivate each student.
In class, students learn about movement concepts (spatial
awareness, effort, relationships), skill themes (traveling, chasing/fleeing
/ dodging, jumping / landing, balancing, transferring weight / rolling,
kicking, throwing / catching, volleying / dribbling, and striking with
racquets / paddles), games and dance, along with wellness concepts such
as fitness, nutrition, safety, building positive self esteem and social
skills.
Educational research has consistently shown that when a teacher
spends class time managing discipline problems, less teaching and,
therefore, less student learning occurs. Disruptive behavior is a primary
reason for poor student achievement. To accomplish a positive learning
climate, classroom rules and consequences are:
Rules
1. Attentive Listening
2. Mutual Respect
3. Appreciations /No Put Downs
4. Do your personal best
5. Wear tennis shoes to class
Consequences
1. Private warning
2. Time to Think - one minute walk
3. Time to Think some more - two minute walk and
complete a Health Fitness Responsibility Sheet that will be signed by the
student and parent/guardian
We believe that health fitness is closely connected to and supports
all other disciplines and is an integral component of the school
curriculum by providing opportunities to develop the whole child.
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