Aveson K-12 Fitness: K-5 Fitness

Monday, October 1, 2007

K-5 Fitness

Individual Pull out began last week for the K-5ers. I met with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders in Mr. Melkonian and Ms. Hanks' Block 2 Projects. We actually started in the third week of the "Fitness Rotation Schedule".

As you may or may not know, 3-5 have switched cohort groups. This may present some confusion with which students have already been seen. Not to fear...We will make sure every student is seen.

When students are pulled to see me, they will be doing their initial fitness assessments. This involves being assessed on the five components of physical fitness. These five components are Body Compostion, Aerobic Capacity, Upper body Strength, Abdominal Strength, and Flexibility. Once I have all the data, I can begin developing their personal fitneess plans.

Also, we have put a schedule into place that will give the K-5 students an opportunity to have large group physical activity with me every other week. One Friday they will learn traditional and recreational dance, and the other Friday they will do sports and large group games - That's twice a month! Don't forget, the students also have physical acivity daily with either their math or project teacher. September's warm up activity was Yoga - The Sun Salutation. Ask your child to show you the Yoga positions he/she has learned.

Yours in fitness and health,

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K-9 Fitness at Aveson

Aveson Fitness, K-9:
Fitness Education in a Personalized Learning Environment

VISION:
Fitness at Aveson will be thematic and holistic. It will be standards-based and consistent with individualized project-based learning. With a school-wide emphasis on personalized fitness plans...it's like having a personal trainer for every child.

PROGRAM:
Each member of the Aveson community (students, faculty and staff ) will have a Personalized Fitness Plan or PFP. PFP's will be developed by the individual community member in conjunction with the Fitness Advisor, assessment data and parental input where applicable. PFP's will be designed to meet individual goals and needs.

Community members will meet individually, or semi-individually with the Fitness Advisor once a month on a rotating schedule. Fitness meetings may include personalized fitness sessions, developing or enhancing PFP's, reflection on meeting established PFP goals, creating meal plans and take home activities and small group instruction.

In addition to personalized fitness, students in grades K-5 will also engage in 200 minutes of physical activity every 10 days or 20 minutes per day on average with their academic advisor.

Students in grades 6-9 will engage in 400 minutes of physical activity every 10 days or 40 minutes per day on average, either individually or with the fitness advisor. Students will receive large group instruction (1:32 ratio) a minimum of two times a week.

Progress and achievements will be demonstrated every 9 to 10 weeks as an integral part of the fitness program as the school partakes in Aveson School-Wide Fitness Week.

Dance at Aveson

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K-5 students will have generalized instruction in dance. Students will experience traditional and recreational dance from a multicultural perspective on Fridays. Students will see me once every other week, and learn different dances from diverse cultures.

Their dance education will cover both performing arts standards as well as physical education standards. Students will also have the opportunity to perform towards the end of the year if so desired.

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6-9 students will have more specific instruction in dance. They will learn a codefied modern dance technique called Dunham Technique. The Dunham technique incorporates various Afro-Carribbean traditional dances with American modern dance and ballet.

Dunham technique is traditionally taught with the accompaniment of Afro-Carribbean drums.

Students in grades 6-9 will also be instructed in fundamental choreographic principles and improvisation as well as the fall and recovery and release techniques of the post-modern era.

This will be a standards-based course that will give the students an opportunity to learn technique, dance history, choreography and methods of choreographing. All students will be required to dance infront of an audience, (even if it is only in front of their peers).

Aveson K-12 Fitness

Monday, October 1, 2007

K-5 Fitness

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YOGA AT AVESON

K-9 Fitness at Aveson

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