Pre-Kindergarten students have physical education three days per week for 30 minutes. Children explore a variety of play and sports equipment through guided discovery. Areas of exploration include locomotor skills, ball handling, space awareness, educational gymnastics, and movement to rhythms & music. Obstacle course challenges and low organized games also contribute to a pre kindergarten students’ wide variety of movement experiences.
The focus of physical education in Kindergarten is to provide experiences so children can learn to share, take turns, and work cooperatively with classmates. The students are exposed to a variety of activities including movement concepts (space awareness, effort and force, and relationships), skill themes (locomotor and manipulative), gymnastics, dance, cooperative games, creative movement, and fitness. An environment is created so that children feel comfortable participating and exploring. A high value is placed on respect, honesty, and fair play. Kindergarten students meet for physical education five days per week for 30 minutes.
The focus of physical education in Grade 1 is to provide experiences so children can learn to share, take turns, and work cooperatively with classmates. First grade students are exposed to a variety of activities. Through exposure to movement concepts, skills, gymnastics, dance, cooperative games, and fitness, students begin to develop control, awareness, and confidence in the use of their bodies. A variety of balls, beanbags, hoops, and scooters are examples of equipment used to enhance the fun to be found in physical education. An environment is created so that children feel comfortable participating and exploring. A high value is placed on respect, honesty, and fair play. First grade students meet for physical education five days per week for 30 minutes.
The focus of physical education in Grade 2 is to provide experiences where students can find the joy in physical activity and in working cooperatively with classmates. Second grade students are exposed to a variety of activities to help develop greater confidence and skill in the use of their bodies. Tag games, creative play and dance, and gymnastics are activities used to enhance their understanding of movement. Students are exposed to activities that focus on fundamental skills such as throwing, catching, striking, and kicking. An environment is created so that children feel comfortable participating and exploring. A high value is placed on respect, honesty, and fair play. Second grade students meet for physical education five days per week for 30 minutes.