Physical Education
The physical education program at the School of Saint Mary is designed to promote the overall health of each student and help each student achieve an understanding of a healthy life style, enabling them to be productive and active members of our society.
Physical education instruction time is as follows:
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Kindergarten will meet three days a week, 30-minute class period
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First-Sixth will meet three days a week, 45-minute class period
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Seventh-Eight meet two days a week, 45-minute class period
Curriculum
- Grades K-2
- Develop an awareness of their body’s place in a space
- Master the eight loco-motor skills
- Develop six performance skills
- Develop fitness of students concentrating on flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength and muscle endurance
- Develop a positive attitude toward other people and work together to accomplish a goal
- Introduce lead up games and rules to the lifetime sports of basketball, soccer, softball, track and volleyball
- Grades 3-5
- Fitness testing to determine weaknesses followed by incorporation of activities to improve identified weaknesses
- Learn the five components of fitness – flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, body composition, muscle strength and endurance
- Develop character through participation in a variety of sports and tournaments
- Develop sportsmanship and fair play
- Develop responsibility for one’s own actions and appropriate behavior in socializing with others
- Allow student self expression of movement in space through dance games and other activities
- Develop interest in life long fitness and health
- Grades 6-8
- Evaluate fitness levels through fitness testing
- Develop individual fitness plans of action to improve current fitness levels
- Understand how the body responds to exercise and other controllable forces
- Develop skills in the lifelong sports of softball, tennis, volleyball, basketball, soccer and dancing
- Develop a strong and positive character through participation in a variety of sports tournaments
- Develop teamwork and sportsmanship through tournaments
- Develop resilience and determination in difficult environments and daunting tasks
- Allow self expression of movement in space through dance, games and other activities
- Special Events and Activities
- Obstacle course in lower grades
- Diocesan Track Meet
- Various in-class tournaments
