As you already know, 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 4th graders this is a review! 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!!! 

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 4th grade health, students will learn about:

• Personal and Mental Health: promoting personal health, what makes each individual unique and special, self-awareness, self-esteem, setting goals

• Family Life: how to build healthy relationships, communications skills, friendships, resolving conflict

• Safety and Injury Prevention: different types of emergencies and how to respond to them, Bike and Vehicle safety, Water safety, personal responsibility

• 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 and

• Disease Prevention: communicable versus non-communicable diseases, how to prevent the spread of germs

• Human Growth and Development: In the Spring of fourth grade, parents will receive communication regarding the 7th unit Human Growth and Development. Students will be separated into 2 groups: students with female bodies and students with male bodies. Students will participate in learning experiences to understand puberty and physical body changes that occur during this time.