| Walking challenge will started on Monday, October 6, 2008-and will end on Thursday, October
17, 2008.
So far Oak Grove has walked 789 miles, we started in Poughkeepsie, NY and during physical
education class students have been tracking their steps and writing it down on the posters in the
gym. Our students/teachers/faculty are traveling north and on the first day made it to Maine.
Second day we made it to Richmond, VA, now we are on our way to Florida, then across the US
stopping in all the captials.
What the Healthy Steps Program will do for our school
1. Bring the school community together to achieve a common health goal.
2. Increase students' math skills as they add up thier daily miles.
3. Allow opportunity for classroom teachers to incorporate geography via
the virtual hike, as students track their school's progress across North
America.
4. Increase energy levels of students and staff.
5. Increase school spirit and teamwork.
6. Encourage walking as an excellent lifelong form of exercise.
QUESTIONS?
10-day walking challenge.
We want to see how many steps we can walk from the time we wake up until the
time we go to bed as a community. It would be hard to track how many miles
we do if we don't have a pedometer- but if you don't it is OKAY- there are
still many ways to participate in this challenge. I will talk about many
ways later on in this email. We are trying to add up all of our miles
and "WALK ACROSS AMERICA".
Turn in your numbers at the end of the walking challenge. We will add up all
the miles at the end of the walking challenge. If your son/daughter does not
have a pedometer that converts to miles then they can add up total steps
divided by 2,400 and that will give them miles. If your son/daughter does not
have a pedometer it is okay- they can still participate- if you go for a
family walk around the block and you know it is one mile then they can write
one mile on the chart. Also during your child's recess he/she can walk
around the playground area 15 times equals a mile.
Or your son or daughter's teachers may use their pedometer and walk to
specials and back and give those children that number of steps so that all
students at Oak Grove can participate in the Oak Grove 10-day walking
challenge. (Say it took 120 steps to get from their classroom to Music or
Art then all the students in your class would receive (20 students* 120
steps)=2,400 steps which would equal a class total of 1 mile. This way
everyone could participate in the walking challenge. In gym class my
students average a ½ mile to 1 mile using the Oak Grove pedometers- so if
they do not have a pedometer they may borrow Oak Groves pedometers during
gym class and could go to the classroom chart and write 1 mile next to their
name. This way everyone in class can participate and be a part of the
challenge.
If you would like to purchase a pedometer they can be purchased at Wal-Mart
$3.88, K-Mart, Dicks sporting good stores, Models, Target, and even the
dollar tree).
Please let me know if you have any questions and let me know if this helps
with any questions you may have.
For more information visit http://www.peclogit.com/HEALTHYSTEPS/
or where I receive my shoe tokens:
http://www.fitnessfinders.net/
Dawn Turpin-Orgetas
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