Family Fitness Night promotes activity at elementary schools
Duryea Elementary School parents hold the jump rope for a student during the school’s first annual Family Fitness Night on Monday.
Duryea fifth-grade student Xavier Jones-Miller practices cup stacking, an activity that improves hand-eye coordination, during Family Fitness Night.
Duryea students rotate stations on a push-up mat that features upper body strengthening activities.
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October 28, 2009 — Elementary schools throughout CFISD are livening up the surrounding community with Family Fitness Night events.
Most recently, Duryea Elementary School opened its doors to students and their families on Monday night for its first annual Family Fitness Night.
The night featured a healthy eating presentation from CFISD Child Nutrition Education Coordinator Emmy Andrepont, while Duryea physical education teachers Crystal Kovar and Suzanne Stephens stressed the importance of a healthy balanced diet in combination with physical activity for a healthy lifestyle.
Participants rotated through 5-minute sessions that focused on nutrition and physical activity. Line dancing, jump roping and cup stacking were among the activities offered to the students. More than 50 families and 150 people attended the hour-long event.
“This was the most well-attended parent night we’ve had at Duryea,” said Duryea principal Deborah Harbin. “It was wonderful to see families play together and plan for better health.”
Approximately 20 CFISD elementary schools have scheduled Family Fitness events for the current school year. These evenings provide an opportunity for physical education and health teachers to share health and wellness information and physical education activities with parents and community members.
The following elementary schools have scheduled Family Fitness Nights or other health and fitness-related events for the 2009-2010 school year: Bang, Keith, Yeager, Ault, Tipps, Moore, Frazier, Adam, Reed, Millsap, Jowell, Metcalf, Copeland, M. Robinson and Kirk.
The Family Fitness events align with one of the goals of the state required Coordinated School Health Program that calls for schools to “actively solicit parent involvement and engage community resources and services to respond more effectively to the health-related needs of students.”
A monthly district calendar of elementary P.E./health events is available at: http://www.cfisd.net/dept2/curricu/elpe/upcoming.htm.
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