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Physical Education

Pride...Spirit...Heart

Mission Statement:

Primary Center Focus

 The students involved in the Ridge Primary Center Physical Education program will leave 1st grade and enter 2nd grade with a wealth of age-appropriate knowledge and abilities regarding health and wellness. Our program is designed to give students very basic tools that will help them sharpen and hone skills as they grow. Some of the units that highlight our program are:

Movement Education/Spatial Awareness Bowling            
Obstacle Course-coordination and balance Fitness
Ball Handling Skills-Basketball                    Cooperative Games     
Newcomb (modified volleyball)   Cardiovascular Fitness
Tumbling and Climbing T- Ball (striking)
Throwing Skills-target        Scooter Highway

Intermediate Center Focus

The Physical Education program at Ridge Elementary School offers students basic skill development in education, physical fitness and sport- related activities while developing individual personal fitness and lifelong character education.  The goal for our students is for them to develop the ability to participate in physical activity for their own health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction to maintain a physically active lifestyle.

Throwing/Kicking Skills-Soccer, Football
Adventure    
Ball Handling Skills- Basketball     

Striking Skills-Hockey, Volleyball 

Cooperative Games 
Fitness Test/Stations/Cardio Maze
Scooter Highway

Proper Attire:

Students must wear properly laced sneakers with laces or Velcro, made for use on the gymnasium floor.  Parents need to be especially vigilant when choosing sneakers for girls, because sometimes the prettiest sneakers may not offer safe and proper support in the sole.  Spiked cleats, hiking or any other type of boot, shoes with heals non-supporting slip-ons with our without backs is not permitted for physical activity.  Safe participation requires students to be dressed appropriately.

Well-Rounded Education

We have always integrated vocabulary and math into our program, and will continue to do so. For example, we have a unit called “The Maze”, a run/jog/walk activity which, along with improving your child’s muscular and cardiovascular fitness levels, will give them the opportunity to measure the distance they have covered using math skills.

Contact Us

We strive to have direct communication with our parents when there is any concern involving your child in our program. Please do not burden your classroom teacher with any issues that have to do with your child in Physical Education class. We (Beverly Hinton, Matthew Simonton, and Lindsay Rosenthal) are always available by phone or an in-school conference.