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Fun Winter Activities for Elementary PE

SHAPE America

Here are a few winter activities for elementary PE that include opportunities to practice personal responsibility, cultural studies, and physical fitness outside. It was hard work for the students as they got ready to make the snowmen and helped each other lift the pieces of everyone’s snowman together.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

If you ask most elementary students what their favorite subjects are, the most common answers are usually physical education and recess. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. There are also a record number of kids with social-emotional-behavioral conditions.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Six-Year-Old School Shooter

Relentless School Nurse

This is not a far-flung script for a crime show, this is real life and it happened this past Friday at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia. . ” The teacher was originally listed in critical condition but has since been upgraded to stable. There is little precedent or case law for a path forward.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Gun Deaths in U.S. – New Study Challenges Mental Illness Narrative

Relentless School Nurse

Following high-profile incidents like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, NRA leadership has attempted to shift focus away from gun safety measures and towards mental health as the root cause. Research shows that people with mental health conditions are far more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Ohio School Nurse Rachel Ocampo’s, Assessment Skills Save the Life of a Third Grader!

Relentless School Nurse

The story of the third grader at Parkside Elementary School highlights the critical role that school nurses play in ensuring the well-being of students. T he timely intervention of the school’s licensed nurse, Rachel Ocampo, proved to be life-saving for Kassie Machado’s daughter, Mia.

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Fishin’ for Change: Combining Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation

SHAPE America

We teach at the Ancona School, a small, progressive elementary school in the Hyde Park area of Chicago’s South Side. These are just the kinds of conditions and experiences we want for our students, as they yield rich growth opportunities. Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation.

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The Relentless School Nurse: What Do You Know? You’re Just The Nurse: A School Nurse Story

Relentless School Nurse

Who is at risk for dangerous health conditions? She is the former school nurse at Epps Island Elementary in Klein ISD. I know who has food allergies, asthma, and diabetes. Who takes what medication and when? Who has significant medical diagnoses and no medications or interventions at school? What do you know? You’re just the nurse.

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