Welcome to KV Health and Physical Education

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  Fall 2009 Newsletter (pdf file)

Is your child getting enough exercise?  Are they making wise food choices?

We are the one area at K.V. that concentrates on the physical health of your child. We live in an environment that makes it easy to over-eat and easy to be sedentary.  Poor diet and physical inactivity may soon overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S.   Health professionals are concerned about the rapidly rising number of children who are overweight or obese.

We are here to help!!!   Our students have an 80 minute physical education class every other day during the 1^st and 4^th marking periods.  In the 2 middle marking periods we split the block to include a health class while maintaining a P.E. class every other day.

We offer many activities throughout the year to enable students to be physically active on a regular basis.  We offer team sports, lifetime sports, cooperative games, a climbing wall, and a weight and fitness room to accomplish this goal.  Hopefully every student will find some form of activity that they enjoy doing into their adult years.  

To find a list of activities and an overview of our health program in all grades, click on the specified link in our menu.

FITNESS                    

We use an Excel program we have created based on the FITNESSGRAM information to evaluate and educate the students about their personal fitness level. We administer the assessments to all students at KV twice a year ( in the fall and the spring)  We have been using this Excel program to compare results to national norms and to provide feedback to the students on their individual strengths and weaknesses.  The program also allows us to track students fitness assessment scores from 6th to 8th grade.  

            The assessments that we use each year are:  mile run, sit-ups, push-ups, sit and reach

These measure the four important components of fitness that we work on each phys. ed. class in addition to their regular activity.  The components are:  cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength , muscular endurance, and flexibility.         

MISSION

            We want to send a message to students that being physically active can be fun.  We stress preparation, active participation, cooperation, and effort – enabling each student to meet success, regardless of their individual skill level.  Our mission as physical educators is to:

1.    Stress the importance of physical fitness to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

2.    Expose the students to a wide range of activities so they can find something that they enjoy.

3.    Give students confidence in certain activities enabling them to further their participation in/out of school.

4.    Emphasize manners, kindness, and respect for individual differences when working in a group or on a team.

HEALTH                   

Health is taught in every grade at Keith Valley.  Although the emphasis shifts with each grade level, Drug and Alcohol Prevention and making wise decisions concerning controlled substances are common threads throughout our three-year health program.

In sixth grade your child will learn information that will guide him/her in formulating a personal wellness plan.  Topics include:   growth and development, physical fitness, personal hygiene, nutrition, and interpersonal skills needed to build healthy relationships.   Communication, making decisions, managing stress, dealing with conflicts, and respecting differences are all important skills to have when dealing with friends and family.

            In seventh grade your child will focus on substance abuse and the physical, emotional, and social problems associated with using drugs. Refusal skills and making wise decisions will be emphasized throughout the units.

            In eighth grade your child will study communicable diseases in terms of causes, symptoms, treatment, and means of prevention. The structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems and the discussion of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are presented in same-sex classes to promote good discussion in a more relaxed environment.

P.E. UNIFORM    

We require the students to change their clothes for phys. ed. class.  Being prepared involves being in the proper uniform.  Our uniform, however, consists of clothes that your child might already have.  We require the following:

Click here for PE uniform form (pdf file).