Hello Parents!

I am pleased to have the opportunity to teach your child. I believe Physical Education is a class where students can learn many life-long skills.  In my classroom, I provide an atmosphere where students are welcomed, inspired, and respected.  I provide an active learning environment where the child is judged by his/her effort and not by his/her skill.  It is my job as a teacher to assess and correct a child’s skills in a positive way.  My students learn that it is okay not to be the best at all times, but that they need to give their best effort at all times.  A child’s self-esteem is the most important characteristic that I can help mold.  When a child has self-confidence, he/she is willing to try and accomplish almost any task in front of him/her.  The following is a code of honor that I teach the students:  1) Give your best effort all the time; 2) Be honest in everything you do; 3) Have fun.  I tell my students that if they demonstrate the first two, the third will almost always follow.  

It would be my desire as your child's physical education teacher to teach the following: 

• a variety of enjoyable, all-inclusive physical activities, designed to build self-confidence, and promote cooperation, fair play, and responsible participation, while encouraging lifetime fitness pursuits.

• a wide array of activities that are action-packed, providing lots of choices and opportunities to challenge your child with countless opportunities for success, no matter the skill level. 

• fun, movement and skill-based games, provided in a context of realistic situations that promote the skills of communication, cooperation and personal responsibility, while learning to apply critical thinking and problem solving; crucial life-skills that are necessary to allow all of us to think for ourselves and be productive human beings. Incorporating these skills in games is the perfect way to teach for transfer by providing children with a hands-on approach to practicing and learning skills of this nature.
• games that go beyond exhibiting rote memorization of performing skills to games and activities that present problems, thus requiring students to learn how to brainstorm, collaborate, put into action and evaluate strategies in order to be successful.