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This Thursday is BLUE day!

Movement Letter

Dear Parents,

This week we will be starting Movement class and it will continue throughout the year every Thursday for 20 minutes each class (unless otherwise noted). This year we will be focusing on the basic gross motor skills that every child should be able to perform to some degree before attending Kindergarten. These include:

Body and space awareness
Throwing, catching, kicking and striking a ball
Balancing
Jumping and landing
Pathways and directions
Traveling and locomotor skills
Cooperative Learning

We will also be learning fun basic games such as Duck, Duck Goose, Red Light Green Light, etc. In order to ensure your child can participate properly, please have them wear tennis shoes every Thursday. For girls, please make sure they wear shorts/pants under skirts and dresses so they can do appropriate floor exercise. I have also included the guidelines from the National Association of Physical Education for your information so that you can foster some of these practices at home. Please feel free to ask any questions.

Thank you,

Melissa Golden
Movement Instructor

Guidelines for Preschoolers:
Guideline 1. Preschoolers should accumulate at least 60 minutes of structured physical activity each day.
Guideline 2. Preschoolers should engage in at least 60 minutes and up to several hours of unstructured physical activity each day, and should not be sedentary for more than 60 minutes at a time, except when sleeping.
Guideline 3. Preschoolers should be encouraged to develop competence in fundamental motor skills that will serve as the building blocks for future motor skillfulness and physical activity. Guideline 4. Preschoolers should have access to indoor and outdoor areas that meet or exceed recommended safety standards for performing large-muscle activities.
Guideline 5. Caregivers and parents in charge of preschoolers’ health and well-being are responsible for understanding the importance of physical activity and for promoting movement skills by providing opportunities for structured and unstructured physical activity.