Physical Education Grades 1 through 8

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TALMUD TORAH DAY SCHOOL

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Summer 2009 

  SHALOM!

This is my 16th year teaching at The Talmud Torah of St. Paul Day School

and … it’s great!

During the first 2 months of the year we will work in two areas: soccer and

fitness.

The school participates in the President’s Challenge Fitness Test, a nationwide fitness program, which many of you may remember from your youth (for good, I expect…).

The students run ¼ mile in 1st and  2^nd grade, ½ mile (some students run the whole mile) in 3^rd and 4^th grade and the whole mile in 5^th to 8^th grade (cardiovascular endurance). They also do pull-ups and push-ups (upper body strength), sit-ups (abdominal strength) sit and reach (flexibility) and they run a short shuttle run (legs strength and agility).

In soccer we work on fundamental skills: passing, controlling the ball, kicking, dribbling, heading, throwing. Of course, we put all these skills together and we play a lot. (Number Soccer is their favorite game…).

We  will continue this year with a strong After School Athletic Program, thanks to students' and parents' support.

We will have again a 3rd and 4th Soccer Training Team and we will try to find other schools to play against. 

We will have a 5^th and 6^th Soccer Team and we will participate again in the League of Independents School Teams (LIST) conference. 

We will have a 7-8 Soccer Team too. They play in the SSYO (South Side Youth Organization).

Hector Sztainer will work with the 3rd and 4th graders.

Laura Mathews, Rafi Forbush and Hector Sztainer will coach the 5-6 Soccer Team.

George Bier, Mark Glotter and Hector Sztainer will coach the 7-8 Soccer team.

Thanks for your support!

HECTOR

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