Parmenter Panda Physical Education and Health

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