For a healthy body and mind, "play — free play — is as important as competitive sports."
The new article provides some good reminders on not overdoing physical activity in a single sport!
Check it out!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Welcome Kevin Raudonaitis!!!!!
It is with great joy and enthusiasm that the Ezra Baker Community welcomes Kevin as the new Physical Education teacher replacing Cathie Smith.
Kevin brings a youthful freshness to our physical education program which will professionally enhance and excite all of the children and adults that will be working with him this fall.
I'm sure at some point soon, once he officially starts, that Kevin will post some information about his experience and hopes for this coming year.
The few times that I have met Kevin and talked with him have been a joy. He is dedicated and enjoyable professional who will contribute greatly to our school community.
Again, welcome Kevin and I look forward to creating many terrific classes for our school population.
Bob
Kevin brings a youthful freshness to our physical education program which will professionally enhance and excite all of the children and adults that will be working with him this fall.
I'm sure at some point soon, once he officially starts, that Kevin will post some information about his experience and hopes for this coming year.
The few times that I have met Kevin and talked with him have been a joy. He is dedicated and enjoyable professional who will contribute greatly to our school community.
Again, welcome Kevin and I look forward to creating many terrific classes for our school population.
Bob
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Cathie Smith, Physical Educator extraordinaire is retiring!
Cathie Smith, Physical Educator extraordinaire is retiring!
On Wed. June 22, Cathie will teach her last physical education class at the
Ezra H. Baker Elementary School in Dennis, MA. After 25 years of being a Physical Education professional and teacher who cares for all her students, and who has been such a great motivator and wonderful role model, has decided that it’s her time to say goodbye and pass on the torch to spend more time with her family.
To say that Cathie will be missed is such an understatement! She cares about children’s physical and emotional development, and is such a positive motivator who instills within the children that she works with a belief in self that all is possible. For Cathie, it was always about the children having fun while getting fit and developing a life long love for active movement and a healthy life style.
I know you will all join me in saying goodbye and any personal notes can be sent to this blog and will be delivered to her.
We will all miss her, and I will miss her friendship and council!
Happy Retirement Cathie!!!!!! A Community Thanks YOU!
Bob
Saturday, May 14, 2011
An Oprah moment that speaks to us all!
As a teacher, I think this message has a special significance when we teach to the subject but forget about the heart and how do we make each child feel that they are special!
"One of Oprah's favorite lessons comes from Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and the question she asked of all parents: When your child walks in the room, does your face light up?
"When my children used to walk in the room, when they were little, I looked at them to see if they had buckled their trousers or if their hair was combed or if their socks were up," she told Oprah in 2000.
"You think your affection and your deep love is on display because you're caring for them. It's not.
When they see you, they see the critical face. But if you let your face speak what's in your heart...because when they walked in the room, I was glad to see them. It's just as small as that, you see."
Another "Oprah life lesson" reminds me as well to help teach children the "how to" in making changes that will make them better people!
Another Oprah Show lesson came in 1994 when actress Tracey Gold appeared on the show with Rudine—a woman who was battling severe anorexia. Tracey, who had overcome her own eating disorder, encouraged Rudine to take control of her health.
When Tracey told her to "make the little steps to fill your mind so that you can fight back," Rudine looked at her and said, "But how do you do it?"
Rudine lost her battle with anorexia in 1996, but to this day, Oprah says her question is still one of the most powerful things she's ever heard. "When I heard her say, 'But how? How do you do it?'—that was it for me. I realized that we can't just tell people what to do, but we have to offer the how," Oprah says. "That moment with Rudine forever changed the way I approached every show."
"One of Oprah's favorite lessons comes from Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and the question she asked of all parents: When your child walks in the room, does your face light up?
"When my children used to walk in the room, when they were little, I looked at them to see if they had buckled their trousers or if their hair was combed or if their socks were up," she told Oprah in 2000.
"You think your affection and your deep love is on display because you're caring for them. It's not.
When they see you, they see the critical face. But if you let your face speak what's in your heart...because when they walked in the room, I was glad to see them. It's just as small as that, you see."
Another "Oprah life lesson" reminds me as well to help teach children the "how to" in making changes that will make them better people!
Another Oprah Show lesson came in 1994 when actress Tracey Gold appeared on the show with Rudine—a woman who was battling severe anorexia. Tracey, who had overcome her own eating disorder, encouraged Rudine to take control of her health.
When Tracey told her to "make the little steps to fill your mind so that you can fight back," Rudine looked at her and said, "But how do you do it?"
Rudine lost her battle with anorexia in 1996, but to this day, Oprah says her question is still one of the most powerful things she's ever heard. "When I heard her say, 'But how? How do you do it?'—that was it for me. I realized that we can't just tell people what to do, but we have to offer the how," Oprah says. "That moment with Rudine forever changed the way I approached every show."
Friday, May 13, 2011
Temple of Doom! The Adventure....
Mrs. Smith created this adventure based on the Indiana Jones series and the Kids just love it. As a matter of fact, a former student returned to our school to volunteer and she recalled to Mrs. Smith how great of a memory she had of the Temple of Doom. So here are just some of the 9 adventures that must be accomplished without being stung by a scorpion, or falling into a river of piranha, or not being successful at swinging across the river of alligators or not surviving the Temple of Doom with all of the creatures in there!!! Ask your children about what they felt going thru this challenge!!!!!!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
YOU DID IT!!! Jump Rope For Heart Huge Success!
This year fundraising total collected was $ 3640.35, surpassing last years total of approx, $2400.
Of the approx. 425 students at the Ezra Baker School 76 Children or roughly 18% of school voluntarily participated and raised money. All children who brought in any amount of money, regardless of their fundraising amount earned at least 2 prizes as a thank you for their efforts to try to do what they could do in this effort to raise money and awareness. But, all 425 children in the school, participated in their physical education class in the school’s week long Jump Rope For Heart activities involving 12 stations of varied fun activities focusing on a jumping theme.
We had 16 donations made “in memory of” which is very special. This fundraising effort promoted the discussion that we had hoped for among family members and a focus for reaching out to people to do the fundraising. We had one family report to us that it gave their daughter a chance to feel special in her effort to raise money for a loved family member who passed away due to heart problems, very special family time!
Because of YOU...The "Baker School" children and their families, along with this donation to the AHA, our school qualified for a $200 equipment voucher from the AHA, for the purchase of new equipment, which in return, will benefit the children at our School and our community, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Cathie and Bob
Of the approx. 425 students at the Ezra Baker School 76 Children or roughly 18% of school voluntarily participated and raised money. All children who brought in any amount of money, regardless of their fundraising amount earned at least 2 prizes as a thank you for their efforts to try to do what they could do in this effort to raise money and awareness. But, all 425 children in the school, participated in their physical education class in the school’s week long Jump Rope For Heart activities involving 12 stations of varied fun activities focusing on a jumping theme.
We had 16 donations made “in memory of” which is very special. This fundraising effort promoted the discussion that we had hoped for among family members and a focus for reaching out to people to do the fundraising. We had one family report to us that it gave their daughter a chance to feel special in her effort to raise money for a loved family member who passed away due to heart problems, very special family time!
Because of YOU...The "Baker School" children and their families, along with this donation to the AHA, our school qualified for a $200 equipment voucher from the AHA, for the purchase of new equipment, which in return, will benefit the children at our School and our community, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Cathie and Bob
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Thanks to the kids and families!
It Takes Heart to be a Hero!
When you Jump Rope For Heart, you can help other kids - kids who have special hearts. Some kids have hearts that don't exactly work right. These kids need help from doctors and medicines to get better. And they need your help too! The money you raise will go to the American Heart Association to help pay for new medicines and treatments to be discovered.
Our school is excited to participate in Jump Rope For Heart and you are an important part of this special program. We will have fun and learn about your own heart - how it works and how to protect it! Together, with your classmates, we will increase awareness for heart disease and stroke in our communities and spread the word on steps that we can take to lead healthier and longer lives!
YOU + 1 jump rope = a BIG difference.
We will be adding up our totals this week and we are so pleased with what has come in so far, that with this economy, many families have found this fund raiser to be dear to them and have gone beyond anything we could have expected. What a great effort by a wonderful community!
We will post our totals later in week.
Best wishes with our appreciation.
The Staff!
When you Jump Rope For Heart, you can help other kids - kids who have special hearts. Some kids have hearts that don't exactly work right. These kids need help from doctors and medicines to get better. And they need your help too! The money you raise will go to the American Heart Association to help pay for new medicines and treatments to be discovered.
Our school is excited to participate in Jump Rope For Heart and you are an important part of this special program. We will have fun and learn about your own heart - how it works and how to protect it! Together, with your classmates, we will increase awareness for heart disease and stroke in our communities and spread the word on steps that we can take to lead healthier and longer lives!
YOU + 1 jump rope = a BIG difference.
We will be adding up our totals this week and we are so pleased with what has come in so far, that with this economy, many families have found this fund raiser to be dear to them and have gone beyond anything we could have expected. What a great effort by a wonderful community!
We will post our totals later in week.
Best wishes with our appreciation.
The Staff!
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