Parkside PE

2012-01-26T12:18:00.000-08:00

Run 4 Fun Update - Jan. 27, 2012

50,230 Laps Jogged = 1427 Miles

209 Members in the 100 Lap Club.

190 Members in the 200 Lap Club.

Goals for Year

If Parkside reaches 95,590 laps (our all-time record), Mr. Thummel will dress like a nerd on the last day of school!

If we reach 100,000 laps, Mr. Williams will also dress like a nerd!!

Pace for the Year = 100,460 Laps!!

2012-01-12T12:13:00.000-08:00

Interesting Nutrition / Fitness Facts (from enasco.com website newsletter:

According to a report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a review of 84 popular brands of children's breakfast cereal indicates that many popular cereals have more sugar than a Hostess Twinkie or three Chips Ahoy! cookies. Kellogg's Honey Smacks is the worst of the group with 20 grams of sugar. Other popular, overly-sugared cereals include Cap'n Crunch and Honey Nut Cheerios.

- In the average American household the TV is on for an average of 6 hours and 47 minutes everyday.

- A recent study from the Mayo Clinic found that lean people walk an average of 3.5 miles more each day than overweight people.

- According to a report found in the Journal of Sports & Exercise Psychology, your endurance improves approximately 15 percent when you exercise to music.

2012-01-12T12:12:00.001-08:00

Run 4 Fun Update - Jan. 13, 2012

47,350 Laps Jogged = 1345 Miles

209 Members in the 100 Lap Club.

184 Members in the 200 Lap Club.

Goals for Year

If Parkside reaches 95,590 laps (our all-time record), Mr. Thummel will dress like a nerd on the last day of school!

If we reach 100,000 laps, Mr. Williams will also dress like a nerd!!

Pace for the Year = 100,619 Laps!!

2011-12-02T09:54:00.000-08:00

Interesting Nutrition / Fitness Facts (from enasco.com website newsletter)

During a standard push-up you are actually lifting approximately 65% of your total body weight. If you drop to your knees you are lifting about 50% of your total body weight. Put your feet up on a 2-foot high chair and you've increased it to 75% of your total body weight.

TV makes you fat. A review of 53 different studies found that TV viewing leads to poor eating patterns; greater intake of junk food; and lower consumption of fruits and vegetables.

2011-12-02T08:00:00.000-08:00

Run 4 Fun Update - Jan. 6, 2012

44,305 Laps Jogged = 1259 Miles

207 Members in the 100 Lap Club.

145 Members in the 200 Lap Club.

Goals for Year

If Parkside reaches 95,590 laps (our all-time record), Mr. Thummel will dress like a nerd on the last day of school!

If we reach 100,000 laps, Mr. Williams will also dress like a nerd!!

Pace for the Year = 100,425 Laps!!

2011-10-25T08:00:00.001-07:00

Fitness Test Results - Fall 2011

Shuttle Run Results (Top Times)

1st Grade Girl - Trinity Tafoya - 11.87

1st Grade Boy - Tyler Stevens - 10.91

2nd Grade Girl - Sydney Bronson - 10.61

2nd Grade Boy - Abe Nelson - 10.96

Students reaching the Presidential Fitness Level (85th percentile)

25 of 187 = 13.4%

Students reaching the National Fitness Level (50th percentile)

104 of 187 = 55.6%

Pushup Results (Top scores)

1st Grade Girl - Noelle Lordahl 20

1st Grade Boy - Kaden Sayamnet 30

2nd Grade Girl - Aailyah Fries, Destiny Sampley 22

2nd Grade Boy - Gavin Watson 33

Students reaching the Presidential Fitness Level (85th percentile)

40 of 187 = 21.4%

Students reaching the National Fitness Level (50th percentile)

73 of 187 = 39.0%

Long Distance Run Results (Top Times)

Boys 1/4 Mile - Will Lower 1:43

Girls 1/4 Mile - Sydney Bronson 1:45

Boys 1/2 Mile - Abe Nelson 4:03

Girls 1/2 Mile - Olivia Hisaw 3:50

Students reaching the Presidential Fitness Level (85th percentile)

22 of 185 = 11.9% - All-Time Record!!

Students reaching the National Fitness Level (50th percentile)

125 of 185 = 67.6% - All-Time Record!!

2011-03-29T13:08:00.000-07:00

Jump Rope 4 Heart - Wednesday, April 20th

Jog-A-Thon - Friday, May 20th

2011-03-09T08:57:00.000-08:00

Run 4 Fun Update (as of 4-15)

67,410 Laps

1915 Miles

This year's goals:

80,000 = Mr. Williams & Mr. Thummel will have pink hair & lipstick on the last day of school.

85,000 = Mr. Bates will join us

Right now, our pace is 84,800 laps.

2010-09-20T14:43:00.000-07:00

Safeway 10% Back to Schools Fundraiser

For three weeks starting on September 18th a redemption code will be printed at the bottom of your Safeway receipt. You can use this code to help out Parkside. All you have to do is turn in the redemption code to Mr. Thummel at Parkside, and he will enter it into the website for you. Thanks for supporting us!

2010-09-20T13:22:00.001-07:00

Run 4 Fun Update (Week 4)

9860 Total School Laps = 280 Miles

2010-08-26T10:11:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the 2010-11 school year. I hope you and your child are ready for an outstanding year at Parkside. We will start PE classes on Sep. 1st, and our Run 4 Fun program will start Sep. 7th.

Run 4 Fun Schedule

Monday - Ryckman & Bates

Tuesday - Simonson & Taylor

Wednesday - Waldock & Backman

Thursday - LaRue & Bower

Helping Kids Sleep Better

New research says active children fall asleep faster and sleep longer than children get less exercise. Studies show it took an average of 26 minutes for a child to fall asleep. For every hour a youngster was inactive during the day, it took 3 minutes longer to fall asleep. For active children, it works the other way (the more activity, the quicker kids fell asleep).

This is important because poor sleep habits have been associated with behavioral problems, low grades, and even an increased risk of being overweight.

So encourage your kids to be active - run, ride bikes, play soccer, swim, whatever will keep them moving and increase their heart rate. Not only will it help them physically, it will help them in the classroom as well.