Just Jump!

What a fun day for our students! Our PTA and PE Teacher Mr. Gries worked together on this special event for our school. Each year, the PTA sponsors a fundraiser that supports many (over 60) enriching programs such as Birthday Books, Book Club, Ice Cream Social, Field Day, Running Club, author visits and assemblies. This year's fundraiser, Just Jump!, involved our students during their recess time while promoting their fitness. During the physical education classes leading up to this event, Mr. Gries taught the students about volunteering and what the PTA does for our school. Mr. Gries also made sure that every student from kindergarten through fifth grade had opportunities to learn, practice and meaningfully participate on this big day. 

Speaking from experience today, jumping rope is not that easy. I tripped and missed the rope many times. However, with the students' enthusiasm and encouragement, I kept trying and felt like I was doing much better at the end of the event than I was at the beginning. Even though I still have a lot of room for improvement, I felt proud of what I was able to learn, practice and accomplish today. Amidst the many different skills and talents of all of our jump ropers today, the main focus was on giving their best effort and having fun. That's ideally what all learning should entail--enthusiasm, encouragement, effort and fun!