Physical Education

Respect: Respect Yourself - Respect Others - Respect the Environment/Equipment

Students are expected to wear athletic shoes (sneakers) for class each day.

Students are expected to speak kindly and with supportive words to classmates and teacher

Students are expected to treat equipment and gym facility appropriately 

Students are expected to understand that each body is different and has different abilities     

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Hello Families of WMS Students,

     My name is Mrs. Liz Donovan, and I am your student’s physical education teacher at Winthrop Middle School for his/her/their first quarter special subject. 

     The schedule for the quarter will consist of Game Day Mondays that are not sports related games. Tuesdays and Thursdays will include introduction to a sport and skills and drills to work on the basics for each sport, Wednesdays will be the very popular(or not) Workout Wednesdays where students will learn proper technique of 10-12 basic exercises that  are based on the principles of fitness including cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Each week these exercises will be part of games, tabata, HIIT or any other popular exercise mode. Students will track their own progress from the beginning to the end of the quarter. Fridays will consist of sports game play ranging from mini games(3v3) to full games with whole class.  Some of the sports/skills to be covered are: Soccer, Handball, Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Nitroball, Touch/Flag football, Tennis, and/or Pickleball, and some track and field events, in addition to many other games involving scooter boards, parachutes, oversized beach balls  and cooperative games/challenges.     My goal is for each student to have some fun while they learn some new skills/games and understand the importance of personal fitness.  Students will be graded based on their cooperation and participation in each class.  The students will hear me repeat many times that respect for me, others in the room and the equipment/gym itself, is the most important rule in my class.

   WMS does not require students to change clothing for P.E., but for the sake of safety, Crocs, sport slides/sandals and slippers are not acceptable footwear as they are not meant to be worn while running on a basketball court floor, outdoor tracks, turf fields or tennis courts. The safety of each student is my biggest priority.

Please feel free to email me with questions or concerns at edonovan@winthrop.k12.ma.us . 

Regards,

Liz Donovan

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