Mrs. Giammaruti

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About The Teacher
In response to recommendations from the President's Council on Physical fitness, St. Christopher School initiated an active gym program thirty-five years ago. From modest beginnings, the program has grown to encompass the entire student body. I was asked to launch this program at the request of Sister Rose Morris, who was principal at that time. Working in the convent basement and equipped with two balls and six bean bags, I introduced physical education to the three lower grades. Eventually the program expanded to include all grades from kindergarten through eighth. Through various fundraisers and school support, we have also improved the scope of the program by using a substantial variety of gymnasium equipment. Presently the gym period for each grade consists of fifty minutes of directed activity per week. The primary grades concentrate on coordination, ball-handling, rope-jumping, scooter-board activities, rudimentary gymnastics, and other developmental skills. A general progression of these activities, with the introduction of increasingly more difficult skills, rounds out the development of the children from the fourth through eighth grade levels. In addition to being the sole instructor with responsibility for direction and coordination of the St. Christopher physical education program at all levels, I also serve as a member of the Archdiocesan Committee for Physical Education in Elementary Schools. I have been directly involved in the establishment of the guidelines for physical education used throughout the diocese. The gym activities of St. Christopher School also extend into the extracurricular area through the activities of the cheerleading squads, as well as the various sports teams. We look forward to all of our teams having a successful, spirit-filled year! We also look forward to seeing many of our families in October and at our Gym show in May.

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Mission
I hope that the students in our physical education program will see the pursuit of physical fitness in a positive light and will continue to practice it throughout their lives.