FIeld Day is coming!!!

P.E.

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Dear Community of ACS,

During this semester we are going to be spending a majority of our time concentrating on fitness, spatial awareness (moving safely in space), gymnastics, swimming, climbing and dancing.

Each of these skills are crucial to student’s development for basic strength building and flexibility.

We will inform you constantly of any activity that we will develop during this semester, we hope counting on you during this time for the develop and learning of our kids.

Think fit! Stay Fit!

APril 2019

KG3-KG4 Exploring Movement

KG5-1st Aquatic and Safety Skills

2nd-5th Physical Fitness Test

Upcoming Events

ACS Elementary

Elementary Field Day


Our annual Elementary Field Day is coming up. It is scheduled for April 16th and 17th this year it will be a: DINOSAURS DAY! We are actually preparing two separate events.

  1. On April 16th from 9:00am - 11:45am kids from KG3-KG4 will have fun playing different games at the "DINO PARK". Please make sure your child has a towel, hat and sunscreen. All students should have a bag with a complete change of clothes (shirt, pants, socks, shoes).
  2. On April 17th from 9:00am - 14:00pm kids from KG5-5th will have different events running simultaneously at the "JURASSIC WORLD". Please make sure your child has a towel, hat and sunscreen. All students should have a bag with a complete change of clothes (shirt, pants, socks, shoes).

We are looking for fun, enthusiastic parents who are willing to help us out on those days. We need at least 12 friendly paws to volunteer each day to make sure everything runs smoothly for kids.

For those of you that are interested in helping out, please fill out the following form: Field Day Parent Volunteers


I truly hope you can join us for our Field Day. What a great way to celebrate your child’s achievements

Extracurriculars Online

Extracurricular activities site at ACS includes all after school Academic, Athletic and Fine Arts programming. The site was designed to provide current information to families about all the wonderful things happening in Athletics and Fine Arts.

To visit the Extra-Curricular site, click here.


WHY DO CHILDREN NEED TO BE ACTIVE?

Today a sedentary lifestyle dominates our children’s lives. The average child spends numerous hours in front of TVs and computers; not developing his perceptual motor skills. Simply put those skills that enable him to act on and respond to information received.

Many children have low muscle tone and poor concentration. This in turn, may impact social and emotional skills. Intellectual skills may even be affected.

So, get outside and play with your child! Need some ideas?

Here are some websites worth checking out:


Useful Resources

    • Physical Fitness Standards-The President's Challenge is a program that encourages all Americans to make being active a part of their everyday lives. No matter what your activity and fitness level, the President's Challenge can help motivate you to improve.
    • Swimming-Kids Health - Swimming is a lot of fun, but drowning is a real danger. Even kids who know how to swim can drown, so let's find out how to stay safe in the water.

Sites & Links

Kidnetic.com is a Web site that communicates healthy eating and active living information in meaningful and relevant ways to kids aged 9-12 and their families. Kidnetic.com is intended to encourage kids and their families to begin the process of behavior change toward healthy lifestyles. Kidnetic.com is the first component of ACTIVATE, a healthy eating and active living initiative. ACTIVATE is committed to promoting healthy family lifestyles to help prevent kids from becoming significantly overweight and to reduce their risk of suffering from obesity-related chronic diseases as adults.

Learn how different sports really work from the scientific point of view. Included are baseball, surfing, skateboarding, etc. Lots of really cool stuff located at the Exploratorium Site. Have fun!

This colorful Centers for Disease Control site encourages young girls to take steps to promotes skeletal health. The site helps young girls understand the important contribution weight bearing physical activity makes to their health. Facts about bones and the importance of calcium to their development are given. There are interactive activities, such as a skeleton that shows the names of bones when the mouse is rolled over the words. Quizzes, interactive games, and relevant web sites are given to help girls learn the facts and test their ability to use the information to make informed decisions.

This site helps parents, children, and professionals find answers to commonly asked health questions. Topics include the benefits of different types of vitamins, the food pyramid, healthy children's recipes, how to read food labels, and keeping fit. Children can also submit their own questions. Check out the "Childhood Infections" section under "Parents" for information about appendicitis, meningitis, mumps, and more. For a good laugh, be sure to read the entry for that most common of all childhood afflictions, cooties. A great site but be patient this site may take a little longer to download.

Based on the popular Dole 5 a Day CD Rom, this Web site, appropriate for elementary age children, uses fruit and vegetable characters to help children learn about the importance of eating at least 5 fruits and vegetables a day.


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