Mrs. Janas and Mr. Devore

Hi Mtn. View Students,

      Below is a web-site that you can copy/paste into your browser to find valuable information on our Fitnessgram Fitness test that we are administering in our PE classes this year for grades 1-5. These are the norms for being in the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) for students your age. We hope you will utilize this information and use it to set goals for yourself to obtain the best fitness level you can. If you have any questions, please come ask your Physical Education Teachers that are always EAGER to help you out! Good luck and remember:

DON'T JUST SIT..............GET FIT!!!!!!!!!

http://www.cooperinstitute.org/ourkidshealth/fitnessgram/documents/Standardsv9final.pdf

Go for it Guys & Gals ~ you can do it!

Well......HERE WE ARE IN 2012! How many of you guys made the resolution to get in shape!? Well, check out the picture and you will see that YOU have to make it happen! We hope your holidays were as much fun as they were at our homes!

We are starting a "fitness" unit in January followed by a short bowling unit. The students should start practicing their jump rope skills as this will be the next unit! Our Jump Rope For Heart event is scheduled for ....YOU GUESSED IT, VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! Start thinking about the importance of supporting the American Heart Association and get those email addresses ready to go! We have some great prizes and incentives this year and look forward to reaching our goal of $21,500!!!! HOLY MOLY ~ we can DO IT!!!!!

If you ever have a question for one of us , please feel free to email us! We love teaching your children and can't wait to watch them get fit every day! Thank you for all of your support!

Happy November!!!
We hope your child has told you all about the wonderful lessons they are learning from ourKSU student teacher, Mr. Marcus Myles. He is currently teaching striking skills with all grades levels and incorporating challenging and fun games for the warm-up activities.
The children have been wonderful to supply our "stash" with Halloween candy for all teachers to enjoy throughout this season! We "SACRIFICE" our bodies every year for the good of the children :~) It's fun and we all appreciate the chocolate boost at times!
We have been walking in the mornings during our "LET'S MOVE" weeks. It has been very successful and many students have been enjoying the cooler/dark mornings and watching the sunrise out there! Thanks for getting them there to participate!
Enjoy the upcoming Thanksgiving season and know how thankful we are that you send us your wonderful children to teach every day!

Hi Mtn. View Families,

We will have your child's FitnessGram scoresheet with your teacher for conference week. This sheet contains the scores your child received in August when we arrived to school. The students were tested in sit-ups, push-ups, sit and reach and trunk lift (flexibility), the Pacer (aerobic capacity and endurance) and height and weight. This test is now state mandated for all 4th and 5th grade students and we are required to submit the scores. Please use this information as a positive experience to make any nutrition or exercise lifestyle changes you see fit.

Thank you for sending us the best students in the country to teach. They give us 110% every day and we enjoy seeing them become fit young adults!!!

Nancy Janas & Brian Devore

October is here and we are MOVING in the gym! We will WALK TO SCHOOL on Tuesday, October 4th from the North Hampton parking lot and the Aquatic Center's parking lot. Come meet us and walk to school with us!!!

The 3rd-5th graders are taking their September fitnessgram scores and setting goals for the next test in March by completing "Personal Best Days" for curl-ups, push-ups and Pacer runs. Ask them to show you how to do these to increase your abdominal and upper body strength! It's fun to make it a family event!

Mr. Brown will be leaving us the first week of October to complete his student teaching at the high school level. In turn, we will meet Mr. Myles to complete his elementary student teaching at Mtn. View! He will finish the first of December and they both will prepare for GRADUATION!!!! We have enjoyed meeting both of these fine young men and hope that a school will have an opportunity to hire these wonderful teachers soon!

Kindergarten through 2nd grade will continue their soccer/kicking unit and will begin a new unit with Mr. Myles! We believe some "roundball"....aka....BASKETBALL is in your future!!!

Thanks for visiting the blog and feel free to let us know any good news from your child's FALL fitness!!!

See you in the gym!!!
Mrs. Janas and Coach Devore

LOVE LOVE LOVE this cooler weather! It's a great time to get out with the family and take a long walk, run or bike ride together! Let us know what wonderful things happen along the way on our blog!

We are completing our Fitnessgram Fitness testing with grades 1-5. You guys have done a GREAT job showing us where you are with your flexibility, strength and endurance ~ now it's up to us both to take you to the next level!!!

We have Mr. Jeff Brown from Kennesaw State University with us this month doing his student teaching! He is a wonderful teacher and someone will be very lucky to have him on staff one day! He is doing a soccer unit with grades 2-5 and continuing our locomotor and non-locomotor units while incorporating levels, speeds, and efforts with K and 1st. He is enjoying teaching your children and we have more "hands and eyes" in the gym to effectively teach and reach more children!

We hope you are gearing up to support our Boosterthon fundraiser this year as our main supporting cause of PTA, School Council, and our Foundation. As always, WE HAVE THE BEST KIDS IN THE COUNTRY here at Mtn. View! We are so blessed to get to teach them every day! Thank you for all of your support!

Welcome back to school Everyone! We are very excited about seeing your smiling faces come back to school on Monday! We hope you did not just "SIT", but you really worked to be "FIT"!!! We had a fun summer and plan on having some more fun when you get here, so HURRY AND GET HERE!!!!!!

Don't forget to wear your tennis shoes and PE clothes ~ you could wear them EVERYDAY because you can play and run better outside, too!

See you on Monday morning!!!! Get ready to get fit!!!!!

Mrs. Janas and Coach Devore!

Update!

Fitnessgram results will be sent home with report cards for grades 2-5.  Have a great summer!

Floors, Fitnessgram, and Fun!

THANK YOU!

Thanks to everyone who contributed and volunteered time to get our new gym floor!  It is outstanding!  Please stop by before the end of the year and take a peek.  We look forward to the students having fun and getting plenty of exercise on it!

FITNESSGRAM SCORES......

Students in upper grades should receive their Fitnessgram pre and post test scores with their report cards in the mail.  Encourage your child to continue working on their fitness levels this summer as we will initiate the state's mandatory testing program next school year.  For more info, visit www.georgiashape.org .

FUN!

Check out our video celebrating Let's Move in Schools and National Physical Education and Sport Week.

http://www.cobbk12.org/MtView/staff/LetsMove2011.wmv

This is also posted on the Mountain View school website and is best viewed with Windows Media Player.  Everyone enjoyed this fun weeklong celebration!

HI KIDS!!!!!!!! Here is the link to Beyonce's "Let's Move" dance with instructions! Copy and paste this link into your browser and practice away! Have fun!

http://www.schooltube.com/embed/4048ceefe2e72bb40322%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe

Field Days! Volunteers Needed!

FIELD DAYS ARE COMING!

Field days are coming!  K, 1, and 2 are on Wednesday, May 11 from 8-11:30AM.  Grades 3, 4, and 5 are on Friday, May 13 from 8-11:30 AM.  We need parent volunteers to help with our stations.  A yellow sheet was sent home last week to sign up.  If you can volunteer for your child's morning, please send back that form to us.  We appreciate your support and help!