Parmenter Panda Physical Education and Health

This month in physical education, all students will begin their throwing units.  Students in grades 3-5 will work on overhand throwing with a variety of objects and students in K-2 will work on self-tossing, underhand throwing, and overhand throwing.  All students will also begin their nutrition units.  The younger students will learn about always healthy foods versus sometimes healthy foods and will review the food groups.  The older students will practice reading food labels and will explore how much of each food group they should be aiming for daily.  For more information tailored specifically to your child, go to  www.choosemyplate.gov .   There, you will find tools that: help you find healthy foods on a budget allow you to look up specific foods help you get personalized plans allow you to learn more about the food groups I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mrs. Doyle

Next week, all students will begin their fitness units in PE and health!  Students in grades 3-5 will participate in the mile challenge, the sit and reach test (flexibility), curl-up test (abdominal strength and endurance), and upper body tests (flexed arm hang or pull-ups)! The main goal is improvement and we will revisit these same challenges in the spring! While I will make every effort to give your child’s classroom teacher advance warning if the class is running the mile that day in PE, sometimes it’s not possible.  We will try to get out and participate in the mile challenge on days that are nice, so keep an eye to the sky!  It’s suggested that your child bring a water bottle that day too. Students in K-2 will be introduced to modified physical fitness challenges and like students in grades 3-5, will also have the chance to participate in the challenges once again in the spring. In health, all students will work hard to understand and demonst...

Welcome Back Parmenter! After a year off to spend time with my family, I'm thrilled to be back teaching physical education and wellness! This month all grades will focus on team building activities and cooperation in PE and will be participating in bullying prevention lessons in wellness. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me! Mrs. Doyle x2248 doyleju@franklinps.net