Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports

Parent Association In The Spotlight

North Davis Elementary PTA
North Davis Elementary

SILVER MEDALIST

North Davis Elementary PTA makes physical-fitness and well-being a top priority. Student participation has increased steadily in the widening variety of fitness and wellness activities at NDE thanks to PTA.

FITNESS-EDUCATION/TEACHER-TRAINING All K-6 students attend a weekly 30-minute fitness rotation class with a Parent-instructor (Kristen Muir) experienced in exercise, child-psychology, and curriculum development. Students engage in innovative activities focusing on cardiovas¬cular-fitness, flexibility, balance, coordination, strength, endurance, and sports-related skills. Fitness-Instructor concurrently trains classroom teachers to lead these activities.

JUMP-ROPE-CLUB Our fitness-instructor pioneered another innovative program for K-6 students during recess, with 50-150 weekly participants. Students who don’t typically participate in team sports have the opportunity to work with teammates, choreographing routines for performance, incorporating agility-building techniques like Chinese-Wheel and Double-Dutch, while gaining the cardiovascular benefits of jumping-rope.

RUNNING-CLUB This afterschool club replaced a sedentary “Read/Relax” program. K-3 students run the field with their peers. This year, 112 biweekly participants logged 2,319 miles; 37 students reached the 26.2 mile “marathon” mark! Dolphin-Dash. Our annual fun run offers three distance options, encouraging participation at all age and fitness levels, and offering a positive introduction to running events. Over 300 participants annually.

MAY-IS-BIKE-MONTH NDE students log miles ridden throughout May, together riding 27,000+ miles! With incentives and activities, this event has increased awareness of biking for fitness and transportation. Next year we plan to increase the number of students commuting by bike, scooter, and foot.

HEALTHY-NUTRITION through DAVIS-FARM-to-SCHOOL CONNECTION, augmenting traditional school lunch choices, and incorporates garden-based learning, farm-visits, recycling and composting programs.

Activity #-Participants Duration Frequency Total-Student-Hours Fitness-Class 580 30 min Weekly 9,860 Teacher-Training 40 30 min Weekly Jump-Rope-Club 50-150 30 min Weekly 1,700 Running-Club 112 30 min 2x / Week 3,808 Dolphin-Dash 300 ¼ mi/1 mi / 5K Annual Bike-Month 450 Varies 1 Month 27,000-miles Farm-2-School 580 Ongoing Daily

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