Grafton Grafton Elementary Elementary

Physical Physical EducationEducation

A Lifetime of Physical Fitness A Lifetime of Physical Fitness Success Starts Here!Success Starts Here!

Elementary Physical Education Elementary Physical Education PhilosophyPhilosophy

The purpose of the Grafton elementary physical The purpose of the Grafton elementary physical education program is to help young people education program is to help young people acquire the skills, knowledge, and self-confidence acquire the skills, knowledge, and self-confidence they need to participate in a wide variety of they need to participate in a wide variety of physical activities and sports – while in school and physical activities and sports – while in school and for life. for life. With these qualities we hope to enhance the With these qualities we hope to enhance the social, emotional, and psychological development social, emotional, and psychological development of each student.of each student.Additionally, we look to our parents and partner Additionally, we look to our parents and partner to help promote and develop a healthy lifestyle at to help promote and develop a healthy lifestyle at home.home.

The Goal of Physical EducationThe Goal of Physical Education

Our goal as physical educators is to Our goal as physical educators is to provide a quality provide a quality Physical Physical EducationEducation program that will allow program that will allow every student to be successful and every student to be successful and develop a healthy lifestyle.develop a healthy lifestyle.

Meet the Elementary Physical EducatorsMeet the Elementary Physical EducatorsMr. Jim KehoeMr. Jim Kehoe — — Grafton & Grafton & Woodview Elementary Woodview Elementary SchoolsSchools

Mr. Sam HuberMr. Sam Huber — — Kennedy Kennedy & Woodview Elementary & Woodview Elementary SchoolsSchools

Mrs. Caroline BateMrs. Caroline Bate — — Woodview Elementary Woodview Elementary SchoolSchool

Mrs. Sonja JustesenMrs. Sonja Justesen – – Adaptive P.E. All SchoolsAdaptive P.E. All Schools

Elementary P.E. CurriculumElementary P.E. CurriculumThe The elementary elementary emphasisemphasis will focus on will focus on motor skill development, motor skill development, sport skill development, sport skill development, and movement concepts. and movement concepts. Students will begin to Students will begin to explore the physical explore the physical environment in a environment in a developmentally developmentally appropriate fashion. appropriate fashion. Activities will focus on Activities will focus on movement concepts such movement concepts such as space awareness, as space awareness, traveling patterns, traveling patterns, transferring weight, transferring weight, balancing; as well as balancing; as well as motor/sport specific skills motor/sport specific skills such as kicking, punting, such as kicking, punting, throwing, striking, throwing, striking, volleying, and dribbling.volleying, and dribbling.

Physically Educated Persons:Physically Educated Persons:   Has skills necessary Has skills necessary

to perform a variety to perform a variety of of physicalphysical activities. activities. Is physically fit. Is physically fit. Participates regularly Participates regularly in in physicalphysical activity. activity. Knows the Knows the implications of and implications of and the benefits from the benefits from involvement in involvement in physicalphysical activities. activities. Values Values physicalphysical activity and its activity and its contribution to a contribution to a healthful lifestyle.healthful lifestyle.

School District Of Grafton

Physical Education

  ElementaryElementary Physical Education Physical Education Rules for SuccessRules for Success

Students are expected to:Students are expected to:Participate in all activitiesParticipate in all activitiesRespect all people and use equipment properlyRespect all people and use equipment properlyWear their gym shoes and appropriate attire everydayWear their gym shoes and appropriate attire everydayFollow directions and be an active listenerFollow directions and be an active listenerBe prepared with a positive attitudeBe prepared with a positive attitudeTry their BEST and HAVE FUN!Try their BEST and HAVE FUN!

FITNESSGRAMFITNESSGRAM ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT  FITNESSGRAMFITNESSGRAM is a health related physical is a health related physical

fitness assessment. Each of the test items fitness assessment. Each of the test items was selected to assess important aspects of a was selected to assess important aspects of a student's health related fitness, not skill or student's health related fitness, not skill or agility. Students are compared not to each agility. Students are compared not to each other, but to health fitness standards, other, but to health fitness standards, carefully established for each age and gender, carefully established for each age and gender, that indicate good health. The School District that indicate good health. The School District of Grafton uses the of Grafton uses the FITNESSGRAMFITNESSGRAM assessment assessment to measure our student’s fitness in the to measure our student’s fitness in the following areas:following areas:

Aerobic CapacityAerobic CapacityMuscular StrengthMuscular StrengthMuscular Endurance Muscular Endurance FlexibilityFlexibility

Technology + P.E.Technology + P.E.= Fitness Savvy for Life!= Fitness Savvy for Life!  

*Helping your child improve *Helping your child improve health and fitness with state-of-health and fitness with state-of-the-art technology!the-art technology!

  Integrated Computer Integrated Computer TechnologyTechnology

PedometersPedometers

Digital CamerasDigital Cameras

Mileage ClubMileage ClubDuring the Fall and Spring of the year, During the Fall and Spring of the year, students have the opportunity to participate students have the opportunity to participate in in Mileage ClubMileage Club during their lunch recess during their lunch recess period. period. Students are provided a mileage card to keep Students are provided a mileage card to keep track of their laps as they run/walk around the track of their laps as they run/walk around the track. track. Prizes are awarded when a card is completed.Prizes are awarded when a card is completed.Through Mileage Club, students are able to Through Mileage Club, students are able to participate in an active lifestyle outside of the participate in an active lifestyle outside of the classroom environment…and have fun in the classroom environment…and have fun in the process!!!process!!!

Our Ultimate Goal:Our Ultimate Goal: Our Students Our Students Meeting the Content Standards for Meeting the Content Standards for

Physical EducationPhysical Education

CS #1 - CS #1 - Demonstrates competency in motor skills and Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.physical activities.CS #2 - CS #2 - Demonstrates understanding of movement Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.to the learning and performance of physical activities.CS #3 - CS #3 - Participates regularly in physical activity.Participates regularly in physical activity.CS #4 - CS #4 - Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.level of physical fitness.CS #5 - CS #5 - Exhibits responsible personal and social Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.settings.CS #6 - CS #6 - Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

Physical Education and the Physical Education and the Grafton Learning CommunityGrafton Learning Community

The The GGrafton rafton LLearning earning CCommunityommunityOur Mission:Our Mission: O Our learning ur learning community exists to create community exists to create experiences that maximize the experiences that maximize the individual growth of every student. individual growth of every student. Our Vision:Our Vision: S Shared Commitment hared Commitment and a Standard of Excellence forand a Standard of Excellence forEEvery Studentvery StudentEEvery Day.very Day.

We are looking forward to a great year of We are looking forward to a great year of health, wellness, and fashioning active health, wellness, and fashioning active

lifestyleslifestyles!!!!!!

From our gyms to From our gyms to your home, we your home, we hope to inspire hope to inspire your children to your children to live active live active lifestyles as they lifestyles as they grow and mature grow and mature into adulthood. It into adulthood. It will be a great will be a great year! All the best! year! All the best!

~Mr. Kehoe, Mr. Huber, Mrs. Bate, & Mrs. ~Mr. Kehoe, Mr. Huber, Mrs. Bate, & Mrs. JustesenJustesen