Mrs. Collins' Gym Class

I look forward to helping your daughter with her daily exercise needs, through a wide variety of activities.  Our curriculum includes the following activities.

Our Physical Education classes are mostly co-ed but two days a week classes are separated.  We have found this helpful in participation, advancement in skill level, and in the reduction of discipline problems.

Our goal here at Wood, is to give your daughter the skills and confidence to enjoy health and fitness throughout their lifetime.

This year we are personalizing your child’s fitness activity by the use of a heart rate monitor.   This helps all students work on their intensity, based on their own fitness level.

A fitness report card will also be mailed home at the end of the school year.  This is a private and personal report card on your child’s fitness level.

The most frequently asked questions are…

What does my child need to wear for gym class?  We ask that all students bring a pair of tennis shoes that may get dirty with outside use.  The shoes will be denoted for gym use only and kept in their gym locker. Students should wear a t-shirt, shorts, athletic pants, or a scort.  Parents should also consider if their daughter needs a sports bra.

Where can my child change their clothes for class?  Students will have a choice to change in the locker room area or the shower stalls, with curtains on them.

Are showers required? No, showers are not required, but a towel will be provided if needed.  If a shower is taken it, must be completed in the allotted 5 minute changing time.

As a parent, if you feel that it would be best that your daughter not participate in physical education due to illness or recent injury, a written note is required to excuse them from physical education class, for a maximum of one day.  To be excused longer than one day, a doctor’s note is required.

Any student with an excused absence will be allowed to make-up points missed. Here is how a make-up can be done.

Students earn 10 points for each day in physical education. These points can be earned back by doing one of the following:

Before school:

§        Participating in an intramural activity.  Intramurals are before school from 8:20 to 8:50 am.  6^th grade is held on Mondays and Wednesdays. 7^th & 8^th grade is on Tuesdays and Fridays.  One intramural activity makes-up five classroom points.

After school:

§       RUN 1 MILE, “PACER” RUN to 30 laps or Use HRM and be in the zone for 12 minutes.  These options must be prearranged with your teacher. 

For student unable come before or after school:

§       Writing a one-page paper on any sport or athlete of their choice.  If typed, use a size 14” font with a ½ inch space margin on top and bottom.  Paper can be double-spaced except for student name and grade.  This full-page paper must be WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN WORDS.  This is not a research paper.

If your child has any medical condition I should be aware of, please contact me.

If you have any other questions, please call me.  I am free during 1^st period this year. (9:13 – 10:03). 

My phone number at Wood is 563-391-6350

Nancy Collins