Parmenter Panda Physical Education and Health

Here are some of our 4th graders ready for Fit & Lit!  Have a wonderful vacation! Mrs. Murphy's Class Mrs. Consilvio's Class Mrs. Papadopoulos' class Mrs. Emord and Ms. Peixinho's class!

This month, all students in K-5 will start practicing their basketball skills!  We will work on dribbling, passing, and shooting. In health, we will start our disease control and prevention unit this week.  Students in K-2 will focus on the spread of germs, symptoms we feel when we’re sick, and difference causes of disease.  Students in grades 3-5 will explore communicable diseases as well as review the various causes of disease. Happy Holidays!

Students have worked very hard this past month as they completed their Fall fitness challenges!  All students in grades 3-5 ran 1 mile and participated in the sit and reach, curl-up, and upper body tests!  I am really proud of their perseverance and effort!  We will revisit these same challenges with the hope of improvement in the Spring. Even though students in K-2 did not participate in fitness testing, they worked extremely hard at understanding and demonstrating our four major fitness concepts: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility.  See if your child can explain them to you! This week, all students will begin their respective throwing and catching units in physical education and will begin nutrition in health.  K-2 students will work on healthy vs. sometimes healthy foods, will learn how to build a healthy meal, and will explore the food groups in MyPlate. Students in grades...

Good afternoon, As we near the start of October, I wanted to share what we'll be doing in both PE and Health. We just finished our cooperative challenges and bullying units.  Students did a great job showing teamwork, respect, inclusion, and sportsmanship. This month, we'll begin fitness in both PE and Health.  For students in grades 3-5, this means that we'll spend the month getting our baseline fitness scores in the mile, curl-ups, pull-ups/flexed arm hang, and sit and reach test.  The link below will take you to the curl up cadence if your child would like to practice his/her curl-ups to the rhythm of the music!  I hope to get the mile run in next week (weather-permitting) so make sure your child has a water bottle and dresses comfortably! Students in K-2 will also focus on fitness, but will also explore and refine their locomotor movements (running, walking, skipping, galloping, sliding, jumping, hopping, and leaping). Curl up cadence Have a great wee...

Welcome Back!  I hope everyone had a great summer and I am looking forward to another great year in physical education and health!  Here are a few reminders: ·         - Students must wear sneakers on days that they have PE and Health ·        -  If a student is unable to participate, please send in a written note ·       - Health class will begin the week of 9/7 and it will take place on the 2 nd  day I see your child (i.e. if I see your child on Monday and Wednesday, Monday will be PE and Wednesday will be Health)      -Our first physical education unit will focus on Cooperative Challenges and our first health unit will be bullying prevention.       - The link below contains the scope and sequence for Health, please contact me with any questions!  (This is also available on the Parmenter school website under the "Academics" tab.    ...

A big thank you to Mrs. Schenna for organizing a fun field day!  Thank you also to the Parmenter staff, parents and volunteers who made field day a success! I hope everyone has a wonderful summer! Mrs. Doyle

Parmenter will participate in Walk to School Day next Wednesday, May 6th (RAIN OR SHINE! !)  If you are interested in joining us, please meet us at Fletcher Field (Wachusett Street Side) at 8 am.  We will be departing for Parmenter around 8:05 am.   Loopers and students who ride the bus will be invited to walk around the building. I hope you can join us! :) Mrs. Doyle

This month, students in K-2 will be starting their soccer units!  Students will work on dribbling, passing, and shooting!  In health, kindergarten students will talk about oral hygiene and growing, 1st grade students will review oral hygiene and will also talk about the senses, and grade 2 students will focus on bones and muscles. Students in grades 3-5 will participate in our Spring Franklin Fitness Challenge to see how much they have improved from the Fall!  Students will participate in the mile, curl-ups, pull-ups/flexed arm hang, and sit and reach!  Students can use the video below to practice their curl-ups (sit-ups) to the specific cadence! In health, grade 3 students will learn about digestion and body organs and grades 4 and 5 will participate in puberty lessons.   (A note went home explaining these lessons and as a reminder, this note is NOT a permission slip .  I only need it back if you do not want your child to participate in any of the lesson...

Thank you for the beautiful flowers I received today!  I feel truly lucky to work here at Parmenter and I really appreciate your thoughtfulness! Mrs. Doyle :)

This month, all students in K-5 will begin their tennis units in PE and will begin their drug prevention units in health. In tennis, students will work on bump ups, tap downs, hitting to targets, and rallying.  In health, K-2 students will learn about medicine, tobacco, and the effects drugs have on body organs.  Students in grades 3-5 will learn about alcohol, tobacco, and reliable health information.

Our Dean College Dance Intern recently taught us some great choreography to "Happy"!  Enjoy!

Next week, all students will begin their hockey and safety and injury prevention units.  In PE, students will practice their stick handling, passing, and shooting skills. In Health, Kindergarten students will learn about fire safety, school safety and sign safety; First grade students will learn about bicycle safety, sign safety, and good touch vs. bad touch; Second graders will review safety signs and strangers; 3 rd  graders will work a lot with safe vs. unsafe choices and strangers; 4 th  grade students will explore online safety, water safety, and street safety; 5 th grade will discuss basic first aid, scoliosis, and fire safety.  As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me! Thank you, Mrs. Doyle 

This year, our heart heroes at Parmenter raised $9,238!!!  I am truly speechless!  I'm SO, SO, SO PROUD of everyone!!  This is the most we have EVER raised at Parmenter!  Thank you ALL for your support and for such a great Jump Rope for Heart!  Have a wonderful February Vacation! Mrs. Doyle

This week, our total for Jump Rope for Heart is $5,298!!  We set a goal of $6,000 and with one week left, I know we can reach it!  I am SO proud of all of our heart heroes!!  Have a wonderful weekend! Mrs. Doyle

This month, all students will be busy working on their strength, balance, and jump rope skills (Jump Rope for Heart for grades 3-5 is next week 2/9!).  In addition, students in grades 3-5 will have the chance to do a mid-year fitness check in.  Students will be able to complete curl-ups, pull-ups and/or the flexed arm hang, the sit and reach test, and a jogging challenge to see how their scores compare to their Fall times.  This is a great way to see how much progress they have made before our final Franklin Fitness Challenge is upon us in the Spring!  All students will also be able to demonstrate their teamwork and upper body strength during parachute activities. In other news, our Dean College Dance Intern started this morning with the Kindergarten students and she will meet our 4 th grade students tomorrow!

Good Afternoon! In just one week, our Parmenter Heart Heroes have raised $2,752!!!  I'm speechless!  We have two weeks to go, so stay tuned for next week's total! Have a great weekend! Mrs. Doyle :)

I’m excited to announce that our collaboration with Dean College will continue this year!  Starting the week of February 2 nd , a Dean College Dance Intern will be joining Kindergarten and 4 th grade students one day a week to teach students creative movement and dance.  She will join kindergarten classes on Wednesdays until March 4 th and 4 th grade classes on Thursdays until March 5 th .  Stay tuned for updates and pictures to follow! Thank you! Mrs. Doyle

This month, students in grades 3-5 are invited to participate in the   “Jump Rope for Heart”   community service project.  This project helps raise money for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) fight against heart and blood vessel diseases.  In addition to research, the AHA provides valuable information and resources to our community regarding cardiovascular health and the importance of leading a physically active lifestyle. During the week of February 9 th , students will be participating in a variety of jump rope activities in both physical education and health class.  If students wish to volunteer to raise funds, they will need permission.  Collection envelopes will be sent home during the week of January 19 th  and family/friends can support participation by donating to the American Heart Association.  Participants may earn incentive gifts based on contributions. Children should never go door to door seeking donations.  All ch...