Georgetown Elementary Physical Education Blog

The teachers had a great time again this year playing against the top place 5th grade teams in pillo polo.  The teachers stayed on top with a score of  2-0!  Enjoy the pictures!

There has been some questions regarding when your child/children will have their Jump Rope For Heart day.  Here is a schedule that will hopefully help answer those questions.  All classes will be jumping in their P.E. class on         Feb. 13, 14 or 15.

Feb. 13  will be these classes:                  Feb. 14 will be these classes:

Mr. Bowen                                                              Mrs. Quigley

Mr. Kooiker                                                            Mr. Bialochowski

Miss. Chrisman                                                     Miss. Taber

Miss. Burmeister                                                  Mrs. Burdis

Miss. VanArkel                                                     Mrs. McDonald

Mrs. Kuieck                                                            Mr. Jurewicz

Feb. 15 will be these classes:

Mrs. Stadt

Mrs. Huizenga

Mrs. Woodring

Mrs. Bouwens

Mrs. Flory

Mrs. Greenlund

*All M/W K and PreK classes will be on Feb. 13 and all T/Th K and PreK classes will be on Feb. 23.  Hope this helps.

January 12 was a GREAT afternoon.  Mrs. Nienhuis and Mrs. Bouwens took her 5th grade class on a bowling field trip to Hudsonville Lanes.  They received this fun afternoon because their class donated the most food items for our PE CARES food drive.  Thanks for all your caring!!  Check out the pictures   A huge thank you goes out to Hudsonville Lanes for letting us come and giving us T-shirts!!!!

Jump Rope for Heart information will be coming home with students Jan. 13-17.   We are trying to raise money for the American Heart Association again this year.   Heart disease is the nation’s No. 1 killer, and stroke is the third leading cause.  Childhood obesity has also increased to a point that it is considered an epidemic.   By raising money for the American Heart Association we are working together to tackle these problems.  The American Heart Association uses the money collected for research to end heart disease and for materials that teach about healthy hearts and why we need our young children to stay active.  Please help us raise funds for this important cause and help us top our amount of  $4691.00 that was raised last year.

P.E. Apparel forms will also be coming home Jan. 13-17.  Youngest and only will be getting these forms.  If you need a form you can click on the link below and print one off.   Forms and money are due back FEBRUARY 1 !

P.E. Apparel

The January bone of the month, is the clavicle.  The clavicle is also known as the collar bone.   Take some time to ask your child/children where to find their cranium, mandible, spine, scapula, and now the clavicle.   Below is a picture that shows the clavicle bone and a x-ray that shows a broken clavicle.

CLAVICLE:                      BROKEN CLAVICLE:   

We just learned another bone of the month and it is the scapula.  All 1st -5th grade students should be able to tell you where their cranium, mandible, spine and scapula is.  Please take the time to ask them!

We also have just started a new unit called pillo polo/hockey.  The students have practiced how to dribble and have learned the different rules of the game and positions.  We will start the pillo polo tournament soon!

WOW…what a wonderful group of Georgetown students we have, we are so proud of everyone for bringing in so much food.  We had so much food that we did not know where to go with it all.   We had it in our office, in the gym, and even in the gym storage closet.    A grand total of 3, 528 items  were donated and given to the Water For Life Church.  The Church members were in awe at how much food we collected and were very thankful.  Many families will be feed because of all the food that was brought in by our Georgetown students.  Thanks again, and great job!!!

The class that won the free bowling trip and t-shirt was Mrs. Bouwens 5th graders.  They brought in a total of 480 items.   Awesome job 5th graders!  Here are the totals from the top five classes.

Mrs. Bouwens = 480

Mr. Jurewicz = 384

Mrs. McDonald = 310

Mr. Bialochowski = 260

Mrs. Flory= 173

Remember that we are winners because we all helped families in need

For the month of November our Georgetown students are collecting can goods for our P.E. C.A.R.E.S. food drive.  This will end Nov. 16,  so keep bringing in your can goods.   Along with the food drive we are talking about nutrition, and healthy eating habits.  Click on these links for more information and nutrition games.

myplate.gov

www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/kids_game.html

Within our curriculum we are currently working on teaching the students the correct form of the overhand throw.   Check  out this pictures of the correct form.   Turn-T-Twist!

Once again, all Hudsonville Public Elementary Schools will be collecting non-perishable food for local ministries .  Georgetown Elementary will be collecting food starting Nov. 1 and ending Nov. 16.   The food collected will be given to Water for Life church.  They have a food pantry to  help area families in need.  The class with the most items brought in will win a free P.E. C.A.R.E.S. (collecting and re-giving edible supplies) t-shirt and a free bowling field trip to Hudsonville Lanes (remember the food drive ends on Nov. 16).   Thanks so much for helping out such a great cause!!

Turkey Trot 2011 was AWESOME!! We had over 160 runners from Georgetown. Here is a list of the students that placed. 1st grader Ellise Conkel and her brother Nathan Conkel (4th) earned 1st place.   2nd place winners were Carson Dykstra (PK), Kailey Herr (1st gr.), Emmalee Murphy(2nd gr.) and Jacksom Sytsma(1st gr).   3rd place winners were Matt Hoekstra (2nd gr.), Sarah Spears (3rd gr.), William Holbrook (3rd gr), Anna Haseley (5th gr.) and Ezra Roerig (5th gr).  Congratulations to all of our runners, you did an excellent job!! Thank you so much for taking your families out to this great event and supporting your children!!