Craig Physical Education & Health
Why students should wear tennis shoes everyday
- Students are required to wear tennis shoes to participate safely in our
AKS curriculum lessons with typically high amounts of cardiovascular
endurance incorporated. Students in all grades come to physical education
3 out of every 8 consecutive school days.
- All students are required to run/walk 2 laps around the school track at
recess each day. Craig Elementary is one of only a very few schools in
Gwinnett County with a paved track around our playground and recess
area. This track was purchased by the PTA and the two lap requirement
for recess was adopted by the PTA in partnership with the Craig faculty.
- Students sometimes forget which days they have P.E. in each given
week, and they come to school without tennis shoes on.
- Students need to be active at recess. Not only is physical activity
essential for personal lifetime wellness, but it gives students a release
mentally and physically from the demands of academic learning that
occurs a great portion of their day. Studies show that the high
amounts of physical activity connect to higher academic
learning and achievement.
- Students can also bring a pair of tennis shoes with them to school
every day in their backpacks. Leaving a spare pair of tennis shoes in
their backpacks is a great way to show personal responsibility.