Field Trip Update - Get Fit and Superfit

I have updated the field trip calendar on the wiki with both classes field trips for the semester.  Get fit - you have done pretty well with the permission forms and $.  Super fit, you have not!  Please return permission forms and a cheque as soon as possible!

Here is the link to the field trip calendar:

Google calendar: field trips

Thanks!

More Inspiration

Get Fit - Inspiration Board

Your first post for today is to write a paragraph about your progress in Get Fit now that we are one month into the semester.  Did you enjoy the field trip to Panorama School of Dance? Why or why not?

What days have you worked your hardest and why?  What seems to motivate you to participate?  Have you seen any improvements in your fitness?

Your second post for today to browse the internet for inspiration.  Create an "inspiration board" of your goals, motivational pictures and sayings and even embed video clips from youtube that inspire you.  I am really looking forward to reading these posts!!!!  With that in mind, once you have created your second post, use the link provided in a previous post to see a page with everyone's blog - read and comment on other peoples blogs in the class - try and move outside of your grade level or friend group!

Here is an example of a video clip that I love & find very inspiring.

Superfit First Post

Welcome to blogging SuperFit!

Some of you are already experts at creating content and posting pictures, links and simply publishing on your blog.  If you know what you are doing, please help others in the class who haven't blogged before!

Please write a paragraph about why you have taken SuperFit and what you hope to achieve this semester.  Set a fitness goal for the semester that is measurable - for instance, beep test, community run time, vertical leap etc.  Your second paragraph should be about what fitness activities you have enjoyed so far - when did you do your very best, when did you push yourself, when were you really proud of your effort.

Once you have completed your first post, add my blog to your reading list and come and tell me your URL - that is what is in the address bar when you are viewing your blog.  I am compiling all of our blogs in one page, on the athletics wiki, so that you can find, read and comment on other blogs from our class.

When you have given me your URL, help others who need it, read and comment on other peoples blogs in our class who are done - you can find them here:

Super Fit Blogs

Get Fit First Post

Hello girls!

Hopefully you are able to get your blog up and running today.  We have some experts on blogging in the class already that should be able to help!

Please come to me with your URL (web address) so that I can add it to our class site on my wiki at:

Ms Phillips Wiki

I am creating this page that will link blogs from the entire class so that I can easily find them, and so can you when it comes time to comment on and encourage your classmates in their journey in Get Fit.

I would like your first post to be a paragraph (or more) about why you chose to take Get Fit and what you hope to achieve in this class.  Once you have created and published your post, please find, read a follow a few other people's blogs in the class - add a few blogs from girls who may be outside of your grade level and friendship circle.  Building community!

If you have more time, please post your thoughts about the activities that we have completed so far, including about your baseline fitness tests and where you would like to go from there.

Get Fit Course Outline

I will send a copy of the course outline home with you today for your parents, but I am encouraging you and your parents to keeping checking my Get Fit / Super Fit blog to see our class progress.

Sullivan Heights Get Fit

Course Outline – 2013/2014

Welcome to Get Fit!  This is a fitness based PE class in which you will push yourself to increase your cardiovascular endurance, strength, flexibility, agility and power.   You will have the opportunity to participate in many different fitness activities both at school and in the community, such as aquafit, spin class, hot yoga, sun run, skating, tae kwon do, dance, zumba, snowshoeing and hiking the grouse grind.

You will be creating a blog in this class as an online journal to reflect on & track your progress, act as evidence of learning, interact with your peers in the class and find inspiration & motivation.  My blog can be found at:

phillipsgetfit.blogspot.ca

I encourage your parents to check on my blog (and yours) to get updates on class events.

You will be completing written blog reflections and we will be conducting interviews to discuss your progress as the semester continues (at least one interview at midterm and one exit interview) where we will discuss your blog posts & you will show evidence of your learning/effort/progress.  Together we will construct a grade that best represents your progress in the course.

Field trip information (including dates & associated costs) to follow – if you have any suggestions or concerns about going off campus,  please let me know.

Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns.

I’m looking forward to an amazing semester!

Kerri Phillips

phillips_k@surreyschools.ca

GROUSE GRIND

Remember that you are invited to hike the Grouse Grind TOMORROW - bring a note from your parents (permission) and meet at the school at 8:45, ready to board the bus.
Bring water, wear gym strip, bring a phone in case of emergency.
It will be so fun!  Come if you can.