Coach Bean's PE 10 Class
February 2016
What is going on in our class this month?
Students are hard at work training for the Fitness gram final in May! We are running the mile two times a month on block days as well as training on other days. Our unit for the next four weeks is DANCE! Students will be movin' and groovin' to 8 count dance moves to some classic favorites. The last two weeks students will be designing their own dance moves or borrowing from current favorites to some classic songs.
Cupid Shuffle
The cupid shuffle is the first dance we worked on this week. Students did a great job adding their own flare to the dance and supporting their classmates.
Cha Cha Slide
The Cha Cha Slide is a dance favorite that mimics the cupid shuffle's direction giving. Students will be working on this dance in the coming week!
Electric Slide
The Electric slide will be the third dance the students are working on. The electric slide originated in 1976 from a demo of Marcia Griffiths recording. This dance has 22 steps!
Technology in our classroom
Mile Trackers
The PE department has purchased a mile tracker to help simply keeping track of student's mile times. Each student will have a card that is scanned each time we run the mile, the times will be put in the database where teachers can run reports for each student. This technology takes away the mile journal students have been keeping track of currently. More info to come as the device gets closer to implementing.
My Plate Gov.
Parents attached is a resource for you to look into outside of school to assist your children in healthy eating decisions. Make it a competition and have fun with it. http://www.choosemyplate.gov
MyFitness Pal
If you have a smartphone, my fitness pal is an awesome tool we use in class to monitor our students eating and activity levels. We can work together to create a healthy community.
"Swork It"
Swork It is a app you can use to find workouts to do at home. These don't require any equipment and you can select the length of your workout. They have a kids version which would be great for beginners.
After School Tutoring
Parents and students, please take advantage of the opportunity for after school tutoring. Our school offers tutoring Tuesday's and Thursday's from 3-4:30. Teachers are there as well as students to help where needed.
Event Information
TCOE Peer Pressure Seminar
Parents and students are invited to attend a peer pressure seminar. Topics being discussed are ways to prevent giving into peer pressure and ways to bring awareness to peer pressure.
When?
Thursday, Feb 25, 2016, 06:00 PM
Where?
Dinuba High School, Dinuba, CA, United States
Want Smarter, Healthier Kids? Try Physical Education! | Paul Zientarski | TEDxBend
Physical Education Ted Talk
The above video is a great video to watch if you have 15 minutes handy. The video discusses what we focus on here at Dinuba High School. My goal at the end of the year is to have made a positive impact on a students life and hopefully encouraged them to live a healthy, active one. Enjoy!