Welcome Letter

            

Malletts Bay School  

Physical Education 

Welcome Letter 

Dear MBS Osprey families, 

First, I would like to say welcome to Malletts Bay School. My name is Elizabeth Eastman. I will be your child’s physical education teacher. I am super excited to have your child in my class this year! In this letter you will find information on how often your child will have PE, social media, how to be ready for outdoor PE and safe footwear.

 

I am so excited to say that your child will be having PE twice a week. Each class will be 45 minutes. On my blog you will be able to see what days of the week your child will have PE. Click on the tab that says class schedule. My blog and Instagram account (pe_shark) will be where I will be posting pictures and videos of students participating in PE. 

 

This year I will continue to teach outside as much as possible. Knowing that we will be outside for most of the year I am asking that your child come prepared for the weather. Being prepared means having an extra pair of socks, a second set of sneakers (if you can), extra shorts or pants in case they get wet and a coat for the cooler temperatures. Please make sure to write your child’s name on any outdoor apparel and water bottle. I highly recommend your child come to PE with a water bottle. I want to make sure your child can stay hydrated and safe. 

 

On the first day of PE I will be talking to your child about safe footwear. Safe footwear is a shoe that covers their entire foot, is ankle high or lower, might lace up or Velcro, could slide on but won’t slide off easily, doesn’t have thick heels or wheels and no crocs. Having safe footwear will keep your child and others safe. If you have any questions about footwear please send me an email.  

 

To help reduce the spread of germs I will ask students to try and wash their hands before and after PE class. If that is not an option hand sanitizer will be available for them to use.   

 

We can’t have volunteers yet. Fingers crossed we will be able to have volunteers at some point this year. I will let you know through my blog and Instagram when that could be an option for PE. I always enjoy having adults join the fun and help out. 

 

Again, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions feel free to email me at Elizabeth.Eastman@colchestersd.org. I am here for you and your child. Let’s have a fun year.

 

Sincerely, 

Elizabeth Eastman

2021 Ski Skate & Board Sale

 2021 Ski Skate & Board Sale UPDATE

It is with a heavy heart that we will have to cancel this years sale. We are hopeful that next year things will improve and we will be able to come back into our CHS gym with another sale. For those who have been volunteers in past thank you so much for your help and we hope that next year we will be able to count on you. To all the community members who come and buy equipment Thank You.

Welcome To MBS PE

                                                                                                                                    

Malletts Bay School  

Physical Education 

Welcome Letter 

Dear MBS Osprey Caregivers, 

First, I would like to say welcome to Malletts Bay School. My name is Elizabeth Eastman. I will be your child’s physical education teacher. I am super excited to have your child in my class this year! In this letter you will find updates about mask expectations, outdoor location and duration, appropriate apparel and volunteer update. 

 

As you know masks are a requirement when inside the school building. This will also apply to PE classes when held in the gym. Students will be given mask breaks which means they will have the opportunity to take off their masks if they choose to. Students needing a mask break will simply need to let me know and will be mask free in a designated area. A water break is another great time for a mask break. Please talk with your child about what their comfort level might be. Feel free to email me (Elizabeth.eastman@colchestersd.org) if your child has any issues with masks during PE. I want all my students to feel comfortable and safe during my class.  

 

To help reduce the spread of germs we will be requiring students to wash their hands before and after PE class. When students arrive hand sanitizer will be available for them to use. I too will be washing my hands and cleaning equipment in between classes. I will also be rotating equipment bags to give them time to dry after cleaning and to help reduce the amount of shared equipment between students.  

 

Your child will be primarily participating in PE outside this year. During outdoor PE classes students may choose to remove their mask. We have been fortunate this year to have a tent setup for shade and rain protection. Knowing that we will be outside for most of the year I am asking that your child come prepared for the weather. Being prepared means having an extra pair of socks, a second set of sneakers (if you can), extra shorts or pants in case they get wet, water bottle and coats for the cooler temperatures. Please make sure to write your child’s name on any outdoor apparel and water bottle. 

I am so excited to say that your child will be having PE twice a week. On my blog you will be able to see what days of the week your child will have PE. Click on the tab that says class schedule. My blog is one of the places where I will be posting pictures and videos of students participating in PE. My Instagram account ( pe_shark) is another place where you will see the fun we are having. 

 

Again, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions feel free to email me at Elizabeth.Eastman@colchestersd.org. I am here for you and your child. 

Sincerely, 

Elizabeth Eastman

 

Ski and Board Sale Canceled this year

 Due to COVID-19 the PE teachers at MBS, CMS and CHS have decided to cancel this Years Annual Ski and Board sale. If we decide to continue with this tradition next year we will let you all know. Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the years. 

Thank you to our vendors and VOLUNTEERS!!!

Welcome Ospreys

 Hi everyone,

      Welcome back to school. Some of you don't know me I am Mrs.Eastman. I am one of the PE teachers at MBS. I have been teaching at MBS for 11 years. So much has changed since last year but one thing that I want to make sure doesn't change is that PE stays FUN. Over summer I spent time modifying our favorite games to be physically distanced (6 feet apart) activities. 

     Our UA schedule is on a rotation which means that I will see each one of my classes every other week. Sometimes I will see you two weeks in a row. If you would the specific dates of when your student will have PE please feel free to email me and I can send you the dates.

     Each time I see you in person there will also be a hybrid or remote lesson in our Google classroom. Your teacher should have helped you join my google classroom by the end of the week. Most of the assignments will have you click on the turn in button to let me know you have completed it. There will be other times where a student will need to submit a picture, video, google form or short write up.  

     This year we will be outside more often then we have been in the past. So students need to be prepared with warm clothing for the colder months, water bottles, safe footwear (sneaker that cover their entire foot and stay on) and mask. 

    Throughout the year please check out the "Games to play at home" tab on my home screen. This is where you can access other activities to do when students are at home. 

                                                👍 I can't wait to play and learn with you.👍

    

Sidewalk Chalk Course

 

With the warmer weather finally here I am sure lots of our Ospreys will be getting outside and playing. I saw a great video where another PE teacher combined sidewalk chalk and exercising. Using sidewalk chalk they drew a path to follow that had different exercises to do at different stopping points. My daughter and I decided to try this out ourselves. The only thing we did differently was that we focused our path or course on hopping and walking.

Click here for the video I saw that gave us the inspiration to create our own course.

My oldest thought it would be great to try and do the course on her bike.

If you missed Yoga with Jess...

If you missed Yoga with Jessica this morning below is a link that you can watch and follow along. Jessica only records herself during the class. Anyone who attended the class can not be seen in the video. I hope you are all having fun with Yoga. Missing you all!!!

Yoga with Jess Recording

When you go to the link it will ask for a password: 0S^2HIv%

                 

Yoga with Jess

Today is another exciting day of Yoga with Jess. Jessica Child is a parent in our district who also is a Yoga instructor. She is hosting her own Yoga Kids class starting at 10 am today. Here are some of the benefits of doing Yoga. Hope to see you there.
Benefits-

• Yoga is non-competitive.
• Yoga teaches self-acceptance.
• Yoga encourages healthy habits.
• Helps with focus.
• Yoga teaches calming techniques.
• Children learn self-awareness through yoga.
• Yoga supports positive mental health in children.

Click Here for Yoga with Jess

Chicken Hopscotch

My daughter and I were playing hopscotch the other day when my youngest threw a pretend chicken at us and it landed on one of the boxes. My oldest hopped out to get it and hopped back. She said we should start tossing the chicken and then hop out to it and bring it back. So we did this for a little while. Then I thought about one of her PE teachers lesson for the week. In his lesson he added a fitness consequence to his throwing game. When he missed a throw he would have to do jumping jacks. I decided to use that same idea and add it to our game. You will in the video that Avery would get three tosses. If the chicken landed in a box. She would hop out and hop back. We also added numbers to our boxes. If the number in the box was 5 I would have to do 5 jumping jacks. I could do them either right away or wait until she was done tossing. If I choose to wait I have make sure to add up the points and do the same number of jacks to her points. For example: if the chicken landed in 5, 7, and 2. I would have to do 14 total jumping jacks. If the chicken doesn't land in a box that would be zero. You can do any exercise push ups, lounges, sit ups, squats, laps around the house or burpees. 

We hope you like this game.

Yoga with Jess

Today is another exciting day of Yoga with Jess. Jessica Child is a parent in our district who also is a Yoga instructor. She is hosting her own Yoga Kids class starting at 10 am today. Here are some of the benefits of doing Yoga. Hope to see you there.
Benefits-

• Yoga is non-competitive.
• Yoga teaches self-acceptance.
• Yoga encourages healthy habits.
• Helps with focus.
• Yoga teaches calming techniques.
• Children learn self-awareness through yoga.
• Yoga supports positive mental health in children.

 Click Here to Join Yoga with Jess

Active Ospreys Part 2

Some of our Ospreys have been getting out and being adventurous. Being adventurous can mean trying new things or getting out and looking for fun. There are so many things you could see when you have an adventure. You might see some animals or even some crazy trees. What have you seen during an adventure? Or what kinds of new things have you tried that feel like an adventure. Something new for me is a website called Pablet. It is an online bulletin board where students and families can post pictures or short blurbs of ways they have stayed active. If you would like to share a picture or blurb feel free to click here to access and post on my PE Shark Padlet page. 

 

 

Oh the things you could see part 4

Over the last few weekends it has finally felt nice enough to get back out for an adventure. The Eastman adventures have taken us to the Winooski river where we saw spiders, frogs and birds. They have also taken us out for more bike rides (well my kids bike and I walk because Maddie is still learning to bike). Our adventures have also taken us to a path I have never walked on before. This past weekend we went on the path a crossed from the village scoop. While we were out I saw a very unique rock that caught my eye. What have you been seeing when you are getting out for an adventure? If you would to share a picture you can email it to me or you could add it to my Padlet board. Padlet is an online bulletin board where students can post a picture or short blurb. I would love to see what adventures or active things you have been doing.

Click Here for the PE Shark Padlet Link

 

 

Week 4 Flexibility & Stretching

Hey MBS Ospreys,
  This week we are focusing on flexibility and stretching. Below is a word doc link with pictures and descriptions of the stretches and yoga poses. Please run through the routine 3 times. Either all at once or throughout the week. Below is a video mini lesson on how to do the different exercises. In the video I am not holding the exercises for the full 30 seconds. Lastly I will posting a weekly Yoga kids classes taught by Jessica Child. This class will be every Friday at 10 am.

Flexibility & Stretching Workout Word Doc Link

Toilet Paper Roll Activities

Hey MBS Ospreys,
   Here are some different activities or games you could do with empty toilet paper rolls. In a previous post I mentioned toilet paper roll bowling. You could stack with them and see what you can create or see how tall you could build a tower.

 

You can use them as targets for kicking, throwing etc...

Yoga with Jess Child

Today is an exciting day. We have a guest teacher. Her name is Jessica Child. She is a Yoga instructor. She is hosting her own Yoga Kids class starting at 10 am today. Here are some of the benefits of doing Yoga.

Benefits-

• Yoga is non-competitive.
• Yoga teaches self-acceptance.
• Yoga encourages healthy habits.
• Helps with focus.
• Yoga teaches calming techniques.
• Children learn self-awareness through yoga.
• Yoga supports positive mental health in children.

Jess will also be offering this class every Friday at 10 am. I will post here new Zoom link weekly. Click on the link below to join in with her.

Click here for Yoga With Jess

Toilet Paper Roll Bowling

Hey everyone,
    On rainy days we are always looking for something to do inside to stay active. One day my kids and I decided to try bowling but we did not have any bowling pins. So we used empty toilet paper rolls for our pins. If you don't have a bowling ball instead use a small soccer ball like we did, a rolled up pair of socks or any ball that you might have. Setup your pins or toilet paper rolls then roll two times to see how many pins you can knock down. Have fun and keep checking my blog for some other toilet paper roll games and activities.

Week 3 PE Lesson Core Strength

This week we are focusing on our core strength. We will be doing a workout similar to a Tabata workout except that you will be performing each abdominal movement for 30 seconds with a 20 second rest in between. In this workout there are 6 different abdominal moves you will perform.

For Example: you will do as many Snitches catches as you can for 30 seconds, 20 rest, Dobby crunches for 30 seconds, 20 second rest, Weasley wiggles for 30 seconds, 20 second rest, Remus reaches for 30 seconds, 20 second rest, Albus Ab kicks for 30 seconds, 20 second rest, Diagon Abs for 30 seconds.

 This workout is from Glenn Higgins. Glenn Higgins is a fitness traitor who sets his workouts to different movie themed backgrounds for example Batman, Star Wars and Harry Potter. If you are interested in other workouts you can find him on Youtube. 

 Try to do 3 sets of the workout. You can do this all at once or spread the workout throughout the week. Know what is best for your body.

There are two videos you can watch. The first video is the actual workout with a clock and the second video is all the modifications for the first video's workout.

Click here for the Harry Potter week 3 Ab workout

Below is the second video that has the modifications for the Harry Potter week 3 Ab workout.

The Eastman Indoor Obstacle Course

In my past post I said I would create an indoor course well here is the indoor Eastman obstacle course I setup with my two kids. We used things we had around the house to create the obstacles. 

If you create your own course or obstacle I would love to see it. Take a picture, video or even draw what your obstacle or course looks like and send it to me. I could post what you all create. Miss you all. Have fun and be creative.  

The Eastman Outdoor Obstacle Course

One day I was looking around my garage and mini barn to see what we had that I could use to make some balance obstacles for my kids. I had decided to do this because I needed more ideas of things to do with my kids outside. We found some wood that was left over scraps and built some beams, ladder beam, a box jump and even a little bridge. Today I decided to take the girls out and add to our course. I found some more old wood and rocks. We came up with the Eastman obstacle course. This is just an idea of something you can do with someone at home or on your own. Use what you have around the house. In my next video I am going to be creating an indoor obstacle course. If you create a course or an obstacle that you want me to see email me at elizabeth.eastman@colchestersd.org. If I get some pictures or even drawings of your obstacles I would love to share them on my blog. We are in this together everyone. Help share an idea of creativity.

Zumba with Robyn

Hey everyone,
Again today we will be having Robyn Labrecque as our guest teacher. Robyn is a licensed Zumba instructor who will be running a Zoom Zumba dance class today (Tuesday) at 9:15 am.  She will be hosting her kid Zumba class every Tuesday. When you click on the link below it will take you to a Zoom meeting where you will need to wait to be invited into the group. Once in Robyn is going to make sure that everyone participating will be muted and not seen by her or anyone else. When she is finished she will unmute everyone to see if they have any questions. Last week was a great routine.

Click here to join Robyn and Mrs.Eastman for Zumba