Fitness and Fun

We have been busy finishing up with our fall fitness testing for our students in grades 2-5.  The fitness tests are a separate portion of the report card and consist of a PACER running endurance test, push-ups, curl-ups and a sit and reach flexibility test.  We also keep track of these scores for each student's fitness report that is sent home in the spring.  Students will go through all of these same tests again in the spring so you will have some data to compare.  Each grade level is busy working on different activities, some of which include volleyball, over and underhand throwing, whole class fitness games and locomotor activities.  Please reach out to us if you have any questions after first trimester report cards come home.

2017-2018

Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year.  We are excited to get things started and see everyone back in the gym.  There have been a few changes in staffing at Woodland this year and the PE department is one of the areas that saw some change.  Mrs. Peterson is not teaching at Woodland this year, however, we are welcoming Mrs. Hanson to Woodland as our new PE teacher.  Mrs. Hanson also teaches at Palmer Lake so her time at Woodland will be short.  Mrs. Carel and Mrs. Hiestand are still holding down the fort at Woodland as well.

We will be starting our school year with some whole group activities, tag games and general movement activities.  All classes will participate in warm-up activities each day when they come to class, that is a routine that we keep for the beginning of every class.  Fall fitness testing will be starting soon.  We will also be moving into some racket and paddle activities as well as some 2 and 4 square for our younger grades.

As always, please help your children to remember tennis shoes on PE days.  Students not wearing tennis shoes are not allowed to participate for safety reasons.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call or email and we will help you out!

We are looking forward to a great year!

January 2016

We are back into the swing of things and the kids are busy in all sorts of activities.  Students in grades K-6 have been completing their continuous movement assessments and jogging anywhere from 8-18 minutes.  They have done a fabulous job of showing that they know how to be smart joggers and find a "comfortable" jogging speed.

We are currently working on volleyball activities and have a wonderful student teacher Mr. Flikeid who will be working with our students through the beginning of March.

Looking ahead, our school is excited to participate in Jump Rope for Heart this year.  We will have our kick-off on Feb. 2nd and the students will be jumping during PE classes on February 23rd and 24th.  Look for information coming home the week of February 6th in the Wednesday mail.  If you are interested in more info now, here is a link to our building site.  http://jumphoops2017mwa.kintera.org/woodlandelembrooklynparkmnhttp

December 2016

Last Thursday we had our FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 kickoff during Eagle Celebration.  Our student leadership team was introduced and there was a brief description of the program.  Remember this program is FREE!

This week students have been signing a poster during physical education to join our school in promoting healthy eating and being physically active for 60 minutes a day.  We are also encouraging students and staff to register on the Fuel Up to Play 60 website.

When you register you need to create a user name and password. These cannot be a name.  Some suggestions might be your favorite sport and food. Please remember to write down your password so you can re-visit the website frequently.

More information will be provided next week. If you have questions please ask any of the physical education teachers.

October

We have had a great time starting off the year with some fun, easy and entertaining games.  We have completed our mile run for students in grades 2-5 for the fall.  Currently students are working on a number of different activities based on their grade.  Activities include; soccer, tennis, paddle activities (think pickle ball), football, locomotor relays, 2 and 4 square games.  We will be finishing up these activities then moving onto the rest of our fall fitness testing for grades 2-5.  Tests will include the PACER, push-ups, curl-ups and the sit and reach.

2016-2017 School Year

Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year.  Mrs. Hiestand, Mrs. Carel and Mrs. Peterson are so excited to have you all at Woodland.  We have many exciting things planned for the year, and can't wait to get started right away.  Scholars will be visiting us in the gym every other day, so please be aware of the schedule and help ensure your kiddos have tennis shoes on those PE days.  We will be starting off the year with some fun low organization games and some activities to help ensure students are able to move around safely in the gym.  Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions.

Mrs. Hiestand is teaching the following classes:  4*, Lund, Bedford, Frisch, Heer, Schulte, Knutson, Miller (4th grade), Huberty, Kennedy and McNiesh

Mrs. Carel is teaching the following classes:  Gute, Granger, Halvorson, Housman, Miller (2nd grade), Branton, Dehn, Landers, Carter, Lien, Kral, and Nelson

Mrs. Peterson is teaching the following classes:  Saba, Levy, Goodrich, McGovern, Pietsch, Paulson, and Lee.