The Best Parts of My Week - 10/18-10/22

Hi Everyone,
This was a jam-packed week! There were many great events of the week!

.....Tuesday was Fire Safety Day. During this day the gymnasium is used for one of the Fire Safety Stations so I make plans to be outside when the weather permits. I made an announcement that all PE classes would be held outside. After the announcements, one of my second graders walked by the gymnasium and said "Sorry you lost your house today!" He was very sincere and I was impressed that he had the empathy to recognize that the gymnasium could be my "house" and that being out of it might be something to be sad about!

.....I mentioned last week that my students are participating in a unit on cooperative education and that some classes are struggling with some of the lessons. I was thrilled at the messages that my students shared this week after completing the cooperative activities. Students in grades K-5 shared how others helped them and that it felt good to help and be helped!

.....I had the opportunity to attend and participate in a Care to Share event at Manhattanville College sponsored by the Southeastern Zone of NYS AHPERD. I shared some pedometer activities and explained my PE Packs to GO program to the graduate students in PE. This was a great opportunity for me to share some of what I do to enthusiastic students, but I also learned some new activities from some of my colleagues in the SEZ! This was certainly an opportunity to continue as a lifetime learner!

.....I created and sent home my monthly newsletter this week - The Fizz-Ed Times. I couldn't believe the number of Fitness Fanatics we had this month!We had a record 36 Fitness Fanatics! Fitness Fanatics have completed and turned in our monthly Fitness Calendar.

.....We held our first assembly for Healthy Highway this week. Our school is participating as a pilot school for the Healthy Highway program created by Wendy Cooper. The assembly was terrific! Students quickly learned hand signals for the Green, Red, and Yellow traffic light signs and some of our teachers and I taught our school the "Healthy Highway Dance"! The next morning after the assembly I held up the red side of our traffic light sign and my fifth graders spontaneously showed me the hand signals to go with the red light which means "Stop and think about it". I guess we are on the "Road to Success"!