PE in Lower Elementary

Every week, the Lower Elementary students are treated to Physical Education with Mr. Leo. The students are split into two large groups, with one group attending PE on Wednesdays, and the other group attending Thursdays. This keeps the groups more manageable as our school grows larger! Though the children have recess every day, during which they exercise, run, play games, and just generally get sweaty and dirty, PE is an opportunity for more structured physical activity. Mr. Leo is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to fitness! All of the children begin PE by running laps around the school, followed by a wide variety of games and sports. It's hard work, some report. "It's torture," explains one child, as she huffs and puffs on a particularly warm day after completing her laps.But rest assured, most of the children look forward to and thoroughly enjoy PE. Here, they learn about the rules of certain games, about the importance of physical fitness to the growing body, and perhaps most important, sportsmanship.Some take the games more seriously than others, but in the end, everyone has smiled or laughed out loud at least once or twice!And when it's all over, they are healthier and, in general, happier. Thank you, Mr. Leo, for doing such an amazing job coaching and teaching our children!