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Teachers Hours:

Monday - Friday: 8:00 – 3:30  - please add additional hours if you are available to parents/students other times.

Units of Study:

Students at Red Oak will participate in a variety of skill building activities as well as individual and team sports. The Red Oak PE program will focus on fitness and fun. Through positive learning experiences in PE, I hope that students will be more motivated to participate in physical activities outside of school. Primary students will participate in many activities. They will play many fleeing/tagging games, they will practice sports skills during lead up games, and they will work on basic locomotor movements, balancing, and eye/hand coordination within a variety of obstacle courses.  The upper elementary students will begin to participate in more team sport related activities such as volleyball, football, soccer, basketball, softball, and hockey. They will also practice individual sport or recreational activities such as croquet, bowling, Frisbee, and miniature golf. Third, Forth and Fifth grade students will also participate in the District 112 Fitness Assessment program. Please read the attached fitness message.

Fitness Message

Dear Parents of Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Students:

Your child will participate in several physical fitness assessments this year in P.E. class.  These assessments measure muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility.  Along with this letter. you will find the national standards for each of these events broken down by grade and gender.

It is important to remember that these assessments are not a test that your child can fail.  They can however, show you and your child where he or she stands in comparison to other children within the United States. These assessments provide students and parents with data relating to  current levels of fitness, which can be used as a basis for designing personal fitness goals or programs. 

I believe that as students participate in the fitness assessments, they become more aware of their own fitness levels and of the benefits of fitness-related activities.  I encourage all of my students to participate daily in vigorous physical play, sport, or activity.   When physical activity is started at a young age, studies show it has more of a chance of becoming part of a lifelong habit.   

I hope parents will discuss this assessment with their child, and that they impart the value of overall physical fitness and wellness.  As a part of the Physical Education program at Red Oak, we will continually be practicing and evaluating progress on the components of the fitness assessment.  I strongly encourage parents to practice these types of activities at home, and I hope that exercise can become part of your daily family routine.

Class rules:

3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will need a folder and pencil for PE class. These students will create their own PE portfolio. Students will write in fitness logs, keep track of personal fitness assessment scores, and will take quizzes after major units of study. These written activities will allow students to demonstrate knowledge of sports skills and PE related games.

Students must wear appropriate shoes for P.E. Shoes must have a rubber sole, cover toes, fit snuggly around the foot. Boots and sandals are not permitted.

If a child is sick or injured and needs to sit out of PE class for more than two consecutive class periods, a doctor’s note is required.

Students are encouraged to wear comfortable and appropriate clothing for PE class

Class homework policy:

All 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will have an alternative work assignment when they do not come prepared for PE class. This assignment will reinforce the concepts being studied and practiced during class.

Fitness Message*