Physical Education

The Physical Education program at Hemingway Elementary School is based on district, state, and national physical education standards and objectives. It has been designed to introduce students to a wide range of physical activities and sports, and to help promote self-esteem, fitness, and life-long participation.

In order to meet the needs and interests of each student, the program includes a wide variety of developmentally appropriate fitness, recreational, cooperative, play, and sport activities. Lessons are designed to maximize practice time and to provide choices for the students that will allow them to work at their individual skill level.

Emphasis is not on competition or skill, but instead on participation, effort, respect, cooperation, and fair play.

Physical Education Activities may include:

Balance

Balls and Paddles

Basketball

Bowling

Climbing Ropes

Cooperative challenges

Dance

Fitness Activities

Fitness Test

Floor Hockey

Football

Frisbee

Games

Hula-hoops

Juggling

Long Jump Ropes

Parachute

Playground Games: 4-Square, Hopscotch

Rock Wall

Scoops and Balls

Scooter boards

Short Jump Ropes

Snowshoes

Soccer

Softball

Throw and Catch

Tumbling

Volleyball

Way-ta Walker

Way-ta Walker is Hemingway’s lunchtime walking program. It takes place in the “upper” part of Atkinson’s park on most Wednesdays during the fall and spring (see news letter for specific dates). It is open to all Hemingway staff, students (1^st-5^th), and their friends or families. Students and staff collect “tokens” for each lap walked that go towards a classroom competition (individual competition in the 5^th grade), and an overall school goal. The total distance walked by the school is tracked on a map on our Way-ta Walker bulletin board just outside of the gym. In the past we have “walked” to New York and back, through Europe, to the State Capitals, along the Lewis and Clark Trail, along the Great Wall of China, and to the White House and back. We generally average about 4000 miles (16000 laps) per year.