January 2017 Elementary Physical Activity Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 4 5 1 Code Words While watching TV any time you hear the code word complete 10 jumping jacks. Code word: new year 8 Underhand Toss Target Practice Using an empty laundry basket or bucket, practice tossing a small object inside. Each time you make it take a step back. 15 Crabby Clean Up Tidy up while walking like a crab! Carry items on your belly across the room to put them away. 22 Wake and Shake As soon as you get out of bed shake your body any way you like for 10 seconds. Are you up now? Good! Now jump up and down 10 times. 29 Dance, Dance Put on your favorite song or turn on the radio. Dance however you like during the entire song! 2 Flexible Alphabet Can you make your body look like every letter in the alphabet? 9 Balloon Bounce Blow up a balloon. Can you keep the balloon in the air? For a challenge add another balloon. Try it with a partner. 16 Hands & Knees Balance Pose Hold for 30-60 seconds, switch sides and repeat. 23 A Quarter s Worth How much is a quarter worth? Complete 25 of the following: Skip Jump Lift Knees Walk backwards 30 Tea Cup Tip-ups Place your hands on the ground and gently touch your forehead to the ground balancing your elbows on your knees. Parachute With friend or family member use a bed sheet like a parachute in PE. Lift up and down to move air underneath the sheet. 10 High Knees & Stretch High knees for 30 seconds then stretch a body part. Repeat stretching a new body part each time. 17 Long Jump Pick a starting point and jump as far as you can. Try 3 different times to see how far you can go. 24 Crazy 8 s 8 jumping jacks 8 silly shakes (just shake as silly as you can) 8 high knees 8 scissor jumps 31 Star Jumps Jump up with your arms and legs spread out like a star. Do 10 then rest and repeat. Read & Move Pick a book to read and select an action word that will be repeated often. When the action word is read stand up and sit down. 11 Play Simon Says Someone is Simon and everyone else has to do what Simon says, but only when he/she says Simon says first. 18 Army Crawl Lay on your stomach resting on your forearms. Crawl across the room dragging your body as if you re moving under barbed wire. 25 Parachute With friend or family member use a bed sheet like a parachute in PE. Lift up and down to move air underneath the sheet. Step Jumps Find a step or a bench and jump up and down 50 times. Be careful. Take a break if you need to. 12 Skaters Hop to your right bringing your left foot behind you with knees bent & body low. Repeat the movement to the left. Do for 30 seconds. 19 Do this: -Hop on one leg 30 times, switch legs -Take 10 giant steps -Walk on your knees -Do a silly dance -Sprint for 10 seconds 26 Low Lunge Pose Hold for 30-60 seconds, breathing deeply. Switch legs and repeat. SHAPE America recommends school-age children accumulate at least 60 minutes and up to several hours of physical activity per day. Each bout of physical activity should be followed by cool-down stretches that help reduce soreness and avoid injury. Happy 6 Pretend! Pretend to: -Sit in a chair for 10 seconds -Shoot a basketball 10 times - Ride a horse -Be a frog -Lift a car 13 Partner Challenge Sit back to back with a friend and link arms. Try to stand up without unlinking arms. 20 Crazy 8 s 8 jumping jacks 8 silly shakes (just shake as silly as you can) 8 high knees 8 scissor jumps 27 Star Jumps Jump up with your arms and legs spread out like a star. Do 10 then rest and repeat. 7 Commercial Stroll During a commercial break take a walk around your entire house. Still a commercial? Go again this time speed walking so you don t miss a thing! 14 Seated Forward Bend Pose Hold for 1-3 minutes breathing deeply going deeper into the pose. Rest if need. 21 Clap and Catch Throw a soft object up into the air. See how many times you can clap before you catch it. 28 Paper Plate Planks In plank position with paper plates under your feet. Complete 30s each: -mountain climbers -in and out feet -knees to chest NATIONAL HEALTH OBSERVANCES National Blood Donor Month exercising! Reproduced with permission from the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) http://www.shapeamerica.org/publications/resources/teachingtools/teachertoolbox/activity-calendars.cfm Yoga Images from www.forteyoga.com
How LOUD is your ROAR McKinley Elementary School? *Did you know a lion s roar can be heard from 5 miles away? This year for every $50 we raise, we will be posting a lion s paw at school. WHY Why do we do Jump Rope for Heart? Your student will learn heart healthy habits to keep their own heart healthy & if you choose, you can raise donations to help save lives. Every $50 we raise helps SAVE 1 LIFE! How many lives could your family help us save this year? Last time our school helped to save _94 lives. Please help us reach our goal this year. We would like to save _100 lives. Will you join us? Questions: Ms. Smiley @ smileyj@davenportschools.org ONLINE DONATIONS: Step 1: Go to www.heart.org/jump Step 2: Select your state and find your school Step 3: Join your school s team and. Set up your own Web Page!!! Online donations count towards Thank You Gifts! For online support Mon.-Fri. from 7am-5pm, please call our Customer Care Team at 1-855-229-4424. We want to see how far our ROAR can go. Every $50 we raise helps us My Child: IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER *Jump Rope for Heart Event Feb 13-15 has sold at least 0ne (1) item in the fall fundraiser. *Donations due by Feb 17 Please make all checks payable to: American Signed: (by Heart parent) Association As a 501C status non-profit, all donations are tax deductible.
Name: Email: Address: City & Zip: Home Phone: ( ) Mobile Phone: ( ) Student s Name(s): _ Classroom Teacher(s): Signature: Date: Please return this form to one of the following locations: 1. Mail or drop off to McKinley Elementary: 1716 Kenwood Ave, Davenport IA 52803 2. Send the form with your student to give to his/her teacher. 3. Fax the form to McKinley School office 563-445-5977 4. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Vincent 563-723-6800 A completed DCSD Volunteer Application must accompany this form.
Padres Vigilantes de Estudiantes Grandiosos o por sus siglas en Ingles - WATCH D.O.G.S le invita a participara como voluntario para visitar y trabajar en la escuela de su niño en su tiempo libre. Nombre: Correo Electrónico: Domicilio: Ciudad y Código Postal: Tel. de casa: ( ) Tel. Celular: ( ) Nombre del estudiante (s): Salón de Clases y Nombre de la Maestra (s): Firma: Fecha: Complete esta forma y escoja alguna de las siguiente opciones: 1. Envíela por correo o simplemente entréguela en la Escuela Primaria McKinley, localizada en el 1716 Kenwood Ave, en Davenport IA 52803 2. Puede también enviar la forma con su estudiante para que se la entregue a su maestro. 3. O simplemente envíela por Fax a la oficina de la Escuela McKinley al 563-445-5977 4. Si Ud. tiene alguna pregunta favor de llamar a la Sra. Vincent (Directora de este plantel escolar) al teléfono 563-723-6800. Deberá ser entregada con esta solicitud, una forma completa de Voluntariado que puede pedir en las Oficinas del Distrito Escolar de Davenport. Traducido por Coordinador de Padre de Familia Hispanos para el Distrito Escolar en Davenport, IA / Translated by Hispanic Cultural Liaison DCSD