Alabama Physical Fitness Assessment
Due to inclement weather in nearly every
county of the state today and the next several days, the deadline to post fall fitness
scores into
INow Health has been extended to January 15, 2014
to allow for teachers whose school systems are closed.
March 1
is the date to begin spring
testing. All spring fitness data must be
entered into INow by June 1, 2014.
SCALE BACK ALABAMA SCHOOLS
It's almost time for Scale Back Alabama 2014. Are you ready? Please
consider participating again as a Scale Back School! Be sure to mark your calendars. The competition
kicks off on January
16, 2014 and the weigh-in week is
January 18-24, 2014.
This year is different because there is not a separate registration for
schools and there is not a requirement to have 5 or more teams. This year any K-12 school, public or
private, is eligible to be an official Scale Back School regardless of how many
teams they have.
Sign up just like any
other organization on the Scale Back Alabama website at http://www.scalebackalabama.com/schools.html and be sure to
indicate that your organization is a school. Scale Back Alabama Schools
are entered into a separate drawing at the end of the competition for school
prizes that promote good health in students.
Questions? Contact:
Molly B. Killman
Adventure to Fitness
As winter weather
continues to blast many parts of our state with freezing temperatures, windy
conditions, ice and rain, it’s important
to make sure that physical education and classroom teachers are equipped with
the resources you need that can keep students active and learning while stuck
inside. Although not just a “bad weather” resource, Adventure to Fitness is
relied more heavily upon during inclement weather seasons to help keep students
active and healthy in a fun and educational way when they can’t go outside for
recess or physical education.
This
resource is absolutely FREE and easy to sign up to start
increasing physical activity among your students today. www.adventuretofitness.com
Let’s
Move Active Schools
Let’s
Move! Active Schools is a comprehensive
program that empowers school champions – P.E. teachers, classroom teachers,
principals, administrators, and parents – to create active environments that
enable all students to get moving and reach their full potential.
Congratulations Shelly Grimes!
Shelly
Grimes, physical education teacher at Harrand Creek Elementary School (Enterprise
City Schools) submitted a Thanksgiving bulletin board idea to www.pecentral.org that was published
on their Web page. Shelly received a $50
eGift card for her published idea. PE
Central is a great resource for grades K-12 physical education and health
education for lesson plans, units, assessments, bulletin board ideas, etc. The
best feature is that is FREE!
Shelly
also received a $1,000 ASAP grant for the 100 mile club. How did she find out about the grant? From my blogs and emails. (See if pays to read my information!)
Shade
Structure Grant
Need shade on your outdoor area? The American Academy of Dermatology's Shade
Structure Grant Program awards grants to public schools and non-profit
organizations for installing permanent shade structures for outdoor locations
that are not protected from the sun, such as playgrounds, pools or recreation
spaces. Each Shade Structure Grant is valued up to $8,000, which includes the
cost for a shade structure and installation. In addition to the grant, the
Academy also provides a permanent sign near the shade structure. The AAD
receives support for this program from its members and outside organizations. Grant applications are due February 1,
2014. For more information visit their Web
page.
