Hi Parents and Boys and Girls! Welcome to Physical Education! I am so excited about having you in my class. We are very excited about our new gym!
Welcome back Fairmont friends! We are doing a jumping unit because Fairmont is participating in the American Heart Association's Jump Rope for Heart on Friday, February 17, 2012, during your child's special class time. We are learning to jump a short jump rope, a long jump rope, a Chinese jump rope, and we are jumping over a stick! We are making a special heart in honor of someone we want to jump for on Jump Rope for Heart Day. We will also be having the Heart Adventure Traveling Unit, where your child will learn how the blood flows in the heart by becoming a "blood cell". This is an obstacle course, and the children love learning about their heart and how important it is to take care of it!
You do NOT have to raise money for the American Heart Association in order to participate in Fairmont's Jump Rope for Heart Day. The child must have the approval of the parent before collecting any money for the American Heart Association!
Please encourage your child to wear his/her tennis shoes on the day he takes P.E. Also, please wear appropriate clothing, too. Remember, parents, that if your child cannot take physical education, I will need a note from home. If your child needs to be absent from physical education for an extended period of time, I will need a note from his/her doctor. I will also need a note when your child is ready to come back and participate in physical education. Happy Fitness to all!
Mrs. Counts has received several grants in previous years. The first one was from the Johnson City Sports Foundation and was in the amount of $1,500.00. She purchased a rowing machine. She received a grant from East Tennessee Foundation in the amount of $1,800.00 and she purchased an elliptical machine. She has also received a grant from HEAL Appalachia in the amount of $2,000.00. She will purchase polar heart rate monitors, flat hula hoops, archery sets, and special dice that will be used in fitness games. She will be targeting at-risks students in a fitness and nutritional program before and after school. Parents, if you would like to enroll your child in this program to help your child focus on exercise and healthy eating habits, please call Mrs. Counts during the school day from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Happy Fitness!!
Please visit the website of Johnson City Sports Foundation to see how much they help the community. www.jccardinals.org
The Harris Fund for Washington County is an Affiliate Fund of East Tennessee Foundation. The Harris Fund was endowed by Ms. Eva Stanley Harris, a Washington County native, in memory of the Harris Family of Johnson City, to honor their spirit of philanthropy and legacy of community service. The Fund's aim is to provide support for innovative programs that will benefit Washington County and its people.
HEAL Appalachia is a foundation designed to improve the quality of health in the upper East Tennessee area. Mrs. Counts received a grant from HEAL Appalachia in the spring of 2011. She is in the process of ordering equipment for her grant entitled "Fairmont Fitness Fun!"
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