M.E. Lewis Elementary School

Dear Students and Families,
Our school is working with resources from OPENPhysEd.org to help you stay physically active and healthy. Please consider using these resources to keep you active, moving, and fit. I hope that the time spent together being active is fun and enjoyable for everyone. It is recommended that children are active at least 60 minutes a day. The benefits of activity go beyond our physical health. Still, they can help all of us feel better and have fun during this uncertain time.
Remember, activity time doesn’t have to happen all at once. You can add up your total activity throughout the day to equal 60 minutes. At the end of each day, students ask a family member to sign, check off, or put a sticker next to the day’s total activity.

Take-Home Physical Education Student Packets 
This newsletter and information are intended for students who cannot participate in virtual learning online at M.E. Lewis Elementary School. I will begin to include a section in the Google Classroom that will have helpful links and information for students that require a take-home P.E. Packet.
Look for the P.E. Fun at Home section in your child's Google Classroom at the bottom of the Classwork tab. You can also find some other virtual activities that will encourage your child to get moving and active.
Enclosed you will find information from OPENPhysEd.org. Please locate your child's grade level.
If you have any questions, please contact me by email at pgraney@hancock.k12.ga.us. You can also connect with me through Class Dojo.

K-2nd Grade: 

• PE NOW Learning Targets

• Student Checklist for Weeks 1-3

• DEAM (Drop Everything and Move) Calendar for the Month of October

• Weekly Physical Activity Log (3 Weeks) to track activity

• My Physical Activity Space- Draw a Map Activity

• At Home Choice Board- visit the website- openphysed.org/videos-gbg-k2 for the video directions of the activities.  

• Animal Alphabet Cards (Set 1)- Students can color and cut with scissors.

• Animal Alphabet Cards (Set 2)- Students can color and cut with scissors   

3rd-5th Grade:

• PE NOW Learning Targets

• Student Checklist for Weeks 1-3

• DEAM (Drop Everything and Move) Calendar for the Month of October

• Weekly Physical Activity Log (3 Weeks) to track activity

• My Physical Activity Space- Draw a Map Activity

• Menu Activity Cards

• At Home Choice Board- visit the website- openphysed.org/videos-go-be-great-grades-3-5 for the video directions of the activities.  

GoNoodle 
GoNoodle: Good Energy at Home is a free online resource that provides tons of ways for kids and families to be active, stay mindful, and keep on learning!

UNICEF Kid Power Ups
UNICEF Kid Power is a FREE dance, yoga and activity video platform to help children feel energized and empowered. When kids get active with Kid Power, they unlock ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) that will be delivered to severely malnourished children. The more your kids move, the more lives they save!

#PEwithJoe
PE with Joe on YouTube.
Based in the United Kingdom, PE with Joe brings a daily workout to get you moving and having fun.  It absolutely gets your heart pumping and he does a great job explaining the exercises and offers ways to do them at your fitness level.  Find PE with Joe on YouTube.com.   

Message from Coach Graney 
I wish each of you and your families the very best during this time.  I very much miss seeing your smiling faces, and I look forward to seeing each of you in the hallways, in the gym, outside at the DAWG Walk, and on the playground. 
You can reach me at pgraney@hancock.k12.ga.us if you have any questions.