Sunday, September 11, 2011
Do YOU Believe in ME!
This video was popular last year but very worth showing again! In Physical Education, we believe in every child's potential to reach healthy goals for a life time practice of good health strategies!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Mom's (Parents) believe in your kids!
The link to the You Tube video "Imagine" is truly inspirational! The power of your believing in your children knows no bounds! With all of the pessimism in today's world, this message can brighten your day!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Avoid sports injuries!
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!
The new article provides some good reminders on not overdoing physical activity in a single sport!
Check it out!
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!!!!!!
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