Ms. Hennick's PE Blog

Royal Oak School students will have the opportunity to participate in an activity called Egg Farmers Rocks and Rings presented by Curling Canada from November 30 th until December 6 th , during Physical Education classes. Curling is a fun sport to learn and participate in and aligns well with the Alberta Physical Education Curriculum. The aim of the physical education curriculum is to enable individuals to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to lead an active, healthy lifestyle. Curling is one of many activities that individuals may participate in for many years.   This program introduces students to the Olympic sport of curling and features a variety of drills, relays and team-building activities. It is taught using unique indoor floor curling equipment that helps to provide a true curling experience without requiring ice. For more information on this program and to check out some cool videos check out their website at www.rocksandrings.com

The DPA (Daily Physical Activity) Kits have finally rolled out into our classrooms! Thanks to parent Council and our fundraising committee who donated all of the funds to purchase equipment for our DPA kits! Our students will now have access to equipment to bring outside during their recess and lunch breaks. Our students at Royal Oak are lucky enough to have scheduled Physical education classes every day. These kits will help to ensure that our students have the opportunity to add even more physical activity into their day. The Canadian Physical Activity guidelines for children aged 5-11 years recommends at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily. Are you moving enough? Click here to check out the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines

ROS Students started their dance residency on Monday. All classes have been scheduled to take part in four forty minute sessions with our guest instructor, Matt. The final session will be our Parent Share session. Parents are invited to the gym during this session to check out what students have been learning during the residency. You will have the opportunity to watch your son/daughter dance as well as to participate and have fun with them. Please check out your child's classroom blog for the time and date of your parent share session. We look forward to seeing your there!

Congratulations to Royal Oak students on a successful Terry Fox run! As a school we raised $729 and ran 1029 kms!!! We would also like to send out a MASSIVE THANK YOU to Royal Oak Sobeys for their generous donation of bananas. Our students were able to enjoy a healthy snack after their run.

Terry Fox Run – Friday, September 14 On Friday, September 14 th , Royal Oak School and William D. Pratt School will be participating in the Terry Fox Run.  Students will gather on the field between the two schools to take part in the annual 30-minute run, which is scheduled to begin at 11:00am.  Students attending morning Kindergarten are welcome to attend, if they are accompanied by a supervising adult. On this day please ensure that your child is appropriately dressed for the weather (including running shoes).  If the weather is poor, students will walk inside the school during their PE class time. We are asking that each child donate a “Toonie for Terry” for the Terry Fox Foundation. Classroom teachers will be collecting the money all week leading up to the run.  All parents/guardians who are interested in joining their child/children in this event are more than welcome. We do require a fair number of volunteers for this event to ensure its success.  If you have

Hello Students and Parents! I hope you have all had a super active and fun summer! I am very excited to be back at Royal Oak this year as your Physical Education teacher. I have lots of fun, new activities planned and I can’t wait to get you moving. One really cool addition to our school this year is colorful decals on our floors. These decals are part of a kit called ‘Don’t walk in the Hallways!’ We all know that healthy students are better prepared to learn, active bodies = active minds. These decals are being placed in high traffic hallways and students will be encouraged to hop, skip and jump from decal to decal. I am very excited to see how students (and staff J ) will use the decals to increase their physical activity and work important movement breaks into their learning day. I look forward to seeing all of you next week and hearing about all of your summer adventures. Because I know that you are all excited to share your stories with me I would like to encourage you t

Hello ROS students, parents and guardians! Our Heart and Stroke Foundation Jump Rope For Heart Fundraiser is well on its way. Our kick off assembly last week got students excited to participate. Students are encouraged to continue collecting pledges until Wednesday, April 25th when we will have our Jump Rope for Heart Day event. The Jump Event will run from  1:30-2:30  on the 25th, our entire school will converge in the courtyard to skip, be active and have fun. Students are encouraged to bring their own skipping ropes if they have one to participate in this school wide event. Thank you for your continued support!! Ms Hennick

Hello Royal Oak School Parents and Guardians! Your son and/or daughter will be bringing home a letter soon telling you about our Skating Activity that will take place March 14, 15 and 16 th . We are looking for several volunteers to help with tying skates, assisting on the ice, walking with classes from the school to the outdoor rink and helping with the skate shack. We are very fortunate to have booked the KidSport skate shack and we will need a few volunteers organizing and managing the skates and helmets. If you are available to help out during this activity please email Keri Blakeney at rosvolunteers@gmail.com for more information. Thank you for supporting our Physical Education program!!

Royal Oak School is excited that the Winter Olympics are finally here! To celebrate the start of the Olympics and the opening ceremonies we are asking that on Friday students wear red or team Canada clothing to show their support to our amazing athletes competing in Pyeong Chang. Go Team Canada!! Our Winter Olympic unit in Phys.Ed will include several activities that are included in the Winter Olympic games. Students will be learning about the many sports that are included in the games. We will also be tracking the gold, silver and bronze medals that our Canadian athletes win and discussing the many exciting accomplishments of our Canadian Olympic team.  Please check out the event schedule posted below as well as the following link for exciting news on the Olympic Games. http://www.cbc.ca/cbckidsolympics/ GO TEAM CANADA!!!!