Physical Education

All grades began this year with great enthusiasm. We've focused on physical fitness, yet made sure that we enjoyed ourselves all the while. As the year began, I got a few moans and groans when I asked the kids to do certain exercises, especially push-ups and sit-ups. They quickly subsided as I continued to stress that we were in gym class and not recess.

We've learned lots of new games that combined physical and mental challenges into friendly competitions. The kids have been sea adventurers, ghosts, firefighters and crabs. I'm being asked more and more about what games we'll play the following week, while the sometimes persistent requests for dodgeball have declined. This tells me that the children are looking forward to and enjoying class. I couldn't be more pleased.

My focus in the ensuing months will be mix in some basketball with our usual fun and games as the St. Mary's season has arrived (though Coach Moyo would prefer we do nothing but drills and review his playbook). Good luck Mustangs!