3rd Grade HPE

VES runs on a 6 day rotation cycle, so your child will have PE for 2 days and health for 1 day. You will find out when that occurs once your child receives their schedule for the year!
In Mrs. Morris's PE class you can look forward to having such a fun time learning educational games and sport skills, but also practice being a great sport by developing honesty and teamwork. My class thrives in a positive environment and I want every student to be successful!
Each year we began with introductory activities which focus on boundaries, body control, and responding to signals. As the year progresses our focus shifts to a variety of upper and lower body skill sets that the kids can apply in and out of the school setting. We play team sport activities, we work in pairs or large groups- but no matter what everyone is learning and having FUN! Some activities we might play are: noodle tag, rock/paper/scissor running bases, pacman tag, bowling, basketball, scooters, dance, AND SO MUCH MORE!!!

What you need:

The most important item to wear or bring to PE is SNEAKERS!
A water bottle (there are water bottle refill stations available throughout the school)

As stated above, your child will have 1 day of health inside their regular classroom. I will travel to the classroom on the health day to teach the students!
In 3rd grade health, students will learn about :
- Personal and Mental Health: promoting personal health, self-awareness, self-esteem, setting goals
- Family Life: families come in all different shapes and sizes, how to build healthy relationships, communications skills, friendships
- Safety and Injury Prevention: how to respond to emergencies, Bike and Vehicle safety, Water safety, personal safety
- Drug Prevention: harmful and helpful substances, tobacco prevention, alcohol, and other drugs, choices and consequences, prevention skills
- Nutrition and Fitness: my plate nutrition guide, a well-balanced diet, how to read food labels
- Human Growth and Development: learning about the digestive system, respiratory system and circulatory system
- Disease Prevention: the impact of behavior on health, the immune system, communicable diseases