Smyrna Elementary Wellness Activities and Initiatives 2014-15
Fall and Spring 2014-15:
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ASP after school clubs (golf, dance, soccer, martial arts, cheer, basketball)
Morning walking club for 2nd-5th grade students (Tuesday-Thursday)
Girls on the Run
Fitnessgram (twice per year for 4th and 5th; once per year for grades 1-3)
Teacher running group
Classroom physical activity breaks (Intelliboost and DVDs)
Fuel Up to Play 60
Strong 4 Life – Year 2 school visits and follow up
Fall Semester 2014:
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Staff walking club – September-October led by K. Eldred
Student fruits/vegetables drawing contest – smoothies for winning grade level
Smoothies for teachers
Jingle Jog during PE – 4th and 5th grades – December
Staff boot camp
Mobile dental van – December 8th
Red Ribbon Week – October
Mass Vision and Hearing Screening (1st and 4th grades) – September-October
1st Grade Kaiser Permanente home safety presentation – October
Sickle cell training for staff who teach students with sickle cell – November
Spring Semester 2015:
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Staff walking club – January-May led by A. Morris
Jonquil Jog – community event (Smyrna ES student, staff, and parent team)
Staff tennis team
Incredible Shrinking Stars – Weight loss group – January-April
Grade level field days – May
Jump Rope for Heart – February
Relay for Life – May
Fruit/veggie trays for staff meetings; angel food cake?
“A Year of Being Well” book for each 4th and 5th grade students to keep
Cafeteria manager distributed standards-based nutrition lessons to all grade levels (Dec)
Ideas/Initiatives for 2015-16:
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Wellness Team as a cross-grade level key team to meet monthly to increase participation
Possibly increase PE to 3 days/week for grades 4-5 (or every other day?)
Increased participation in Fuel Up to Play 60 (Cindy H)
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Cafeteria manager gave 4th and 5th grade USDA learning garden lesson plans to media specialist for
check out once our garden is operational (Dec 2014)
Increased parental and student involvement
$2000 for physical activity DVDs and health/nutrition games