Kinard Middle School Kinard Middle School Wellness TeamWellness Team

““Mustangs in Motion”Mustangs in Motion”

2008-09 Wellness Team2008-09 Wellness Team

• Kathy Ryan – Co-Leader• Jeanne Morgan – Co-Leader• Jacob Benson – Teacher• Lindsay Matkin – Teacher• Lori Limon – Teacher• Julie Morain – Parent• Jackie Hunt – Parent• Melanie Manning – Parent• Jessica Hinterberg - CanDo

School Health Index SurveySchool Health Index Survey

• Module 1 – School Health and Safety Policies and Environment – 77%

• Module 2 – Health Education – 62%• Module 3 – Physical Education and Other Physical

Activity Programs – 70%• Module 4 – Nutrition Services – 80%• Module 5 Health Services – 50%• Module 6 Counseling, Psychological, and Social

Services – 44%• Module 7 – Health Promotion for Staff – 53%• Module 8 – Family and Community Involvement – 22%

Wellness Goal # 1Wellness Goal # 1

– Create an active, sustainable school wellness team to lead wellness efforts in our school.

• Made a plan• Made a wiki space for communication• Developed a Parent newsletter• Set monthly meetings• Decided students needed to be added to the team

Wellness Goal # 2Wellness Goal # 2

• Increase Physical Activity/PE for students– 2008-09 6th graders received 100 minutes per week of

PE. 2009-10 6th grader now receive 220 minutes per week of PE.

– Developed an Intramurals program for 6th graders– Started Enrichment clubs – (Adventure Education)– Initiated “Mustangs in Motion” 10 minute exercise

breaks– Initiated CSAP “Go” Breaks (student lead)– Maintained 220 minutes per week for 7th & 8th grade

PE classes

Wellness Goal # 3Wellness Goal # 3

• Promote healthy eating practices/opportunities for students– Suggested to have a healthy reminder in the

student planner for 2009-10 – Proposal to students and parents for healthy

snacks throughout the year– Suggested to the Student Council to sell

healthier snacks in their concession stand. – Snack machines have healthy snacks and

there are no soda machines for students.– Developed a CSAP snack memo to parents

Wellness Goal # 4Wellness Goal # 4

• Promote Staff Wellness– Developed and organized the 50 miles in 50

days competition– Suggested to office manager to serve Healthy

snacks for staff meetings– Suggested we have activities after school for

staff (yoga)– Developed a Staff survey on needs and wants

for their wellness

Wellness Goal # 5Wellness Goal # 5

• Increase Community/Parent Outreach Education– Developed our Wellness Wiki Space

(mustangsinmotion.wikispaces.com)– Produced a wellness memo to go out to parents and

staff– Increased communication around expectations,

policies, absences for middle school parents to lower stress & anxiety

– Increased our community events.– Suggested a research section in the library for

students, parents and staff

ActivitiesActivities

• 50-50 Competition

• Move it ! Move it!

• Hoops for Heart

• Fit For Life

• Intramurals

• 10 minute fit breaks

• Fitness Goal Setting / School Writing Goal

Move itMove it

• Students were challenged to do 1 hour of activity a day, Record it, Set goals, and Write Reflections. (Link on kinardpe.wikispaces.com)

Kinard 6Kinard 6thth & 7 & 7thth grade Baseline grade Baseline Fitness Testing Data 2009-10Fitness Testing Data 2009-10

• 283 students - 6th & 7th graders– Male – 50.5% (143)– Females – 49.5% (140)

• Strength– Needs Improvement – 46.6%– Healthy Zone – 50.5%– Exceeds – 2.8%

• Flexibility– Needs Improvement – .4%– Healthy Zone – 99.6%– Exceeds – 0%

• Body Composition– Very low – 17.1%– Low – 30.9%– Optimal – 22.9%– Moderate – 16.7%– High – 12.4%– Very High – 0%

What areas should we work on as a What areas should we work on as a school, grade level, and individual?school, grade level, and individual?

• 1 Mile Run– Needs Improvement – 16%– Healthy Zone – 44.4%– Exceeds – 39.6%

• Pacer– Needs Improvement – 24%– Healthy Zone – 66.5%– Exceeds – 9.5%

How will we tell if increased fitness How will we tell if increased fitness scores will increase student learning?scores will increase student learning?

• Paced Curl-Up– Needs Improvement – 35.5%– Healthy Zone – 31.9%– Exceeds – 32.6%

• Trunk Lift– Needs Improvement – 14.4%– Healthy Zone – 63.3%– Exceeds – 22.3%

• Push-Up– Needs Improvement – 45.1%– Healthy Zone – 43.6%– Exceeds – 11.3%

What are Kinard’s goals?What are Kinard’s goals?

• Back Saver Sit and Reach (Left)– Needs Improvement – 32.5%– Healthy Zone – 67.5%

• Back Saver Sit and Reach (Right)– Needs Improvement – 33.9%– Healthy Zone – 66.1%

• Shoulder Stretch (Left)– Needs Improvement – 20.7%– Healthy Zone – 79.3%

• Shoulder Stretch (Right)– Needs Improvement – 5%– Healthy Zone – 95%

Fitness Essay to answer the needs Fitness Essay to answer the needs and wants of the studentsand wants of the students

• Collaborating with the English department on our school writing goals, we assigned an essay for our PE students to see what they wanted to improve on their fitness levels.

• The students will be graded on Ideas, Content, Organization and Sentence Fluency.

• So far, the rough drafts are amazing. Students are truly interested in their wellness!

Goal SettingGoal Setting

• Name: _____________ Period: _____• 12 Steps to Goal Setting1. Desire: (brief statement)2. Belief: (brief statement)3. Analyze Where You Are Now: (Write a paragraph analyzing where you are

with each component of fitness.)4. Set Realistic Goals5. Write Your Goals in Detail6. List the Benefits You Will Receive 7. List any Obstacles you might come across8. Identify Knowledge You Will Need:9. Make a Plan of Action:10.Develop a Timeline:11.How will you monitor your progress?12.What will you do if you start to give up?

““Fit for Life”Fit for Life”