Exercise Ernie's Adventure in Mrs. B's Class!

Hi everyone,

After my fun and exciting field trip to the Walkway Over the Hudson, Mrs. R. delivered me to Mrs. B's friendly and hardworking class! Boy! Does that class know how to write paragraphs! I joined the class when doing exercises to help keep my engine going! I did toe touches, jumping jacks, and crab kicks, just to name a few. I also had a terrific time in Art making scratch boards! Talk about exciting, what an awesome weekend I had at Mrs. B's house! Can you believe it snowed in October? We had so much fun making a snowman and carving pumpkins. It was my first time eating roasted pumpkin seeds! How delicious and nutritious they were!

My engine is raring to go now for my next adventure! I will miss all of my friends in Mrs. B's class, but I LOVE Healthy Highway!

Love, Exercise Ernie

Fitness Frankie and Exercise Ernie Visit the "Walkway Over the Hudson"!

Hi everyone,

Exercise Ernie and I had an amazing adventure this week! Mrs. R. took us along on a field trip with the fifth grade boys and girls and their teachers! We went to the Walkway Over the Hudson. This is a walking trail that goes over the Hudson River! It was very high in the air!
We learned that it is 212 feet high! Exercise Ernie and I were a little worried, but everyone took great care of us! As a matter of fact, they always do! This walkway used to be a bridge for trains, and it was made into a walkway for everyone! We had a great time! We learned so much about the history of the bridge and the Hudson River! All of the boys and girls shared pedometers and they recorded how many steps it took to walk across and back. It was over two miles! We were pretty tired when we got back to the bus, but Mr. P, Mrs. L., and Mrs. M., had apples for us to snack on! Not only were the apples healthy, but they were yummy too! When we got back to school, Mrs. R. delivered us to Mrs. S's, and Mrs. B's class where we will spend our week. It's just one great adventure here after another! We LOVE Healthy Highway!









Love, Fitness Frankie and Exercise Ernie

Fitness Frankie's Week in Mrs. B's Class!

Hi everyone,
I spent the week in Mrs. B's Class! Exercise Ernie was right next door so we had some great fun together! My friends fed me healthy snacks on Wellness Wednesday! We ate trail mix, wheat crackers, pretzels, grapes and apples. We also drank fruit juice! Exercise Ernie and I went to PE together with our friends! I think that Exercise Ernie is going to tell you about "Clean Up Your Backyard" so I will tell you about our warm-up: "Cleanies and Messies". Mrs. R. put out cones and the boys and girls were either a "Cleanie" or a "Messy". "Cleanies" like the cones up, but "Messies" like the cones down. We had great fun setting up and putting down the cones! It was a great workout! Personally, I liked to be a "Cleanie". How about you?

My friends and I exercised on Fitness Friday! We danced to "Macarena Math" and "Thumbs Up". Exercise Ernie and I had a ball! I also went to art with the boys and girls this week. Mrs. S. taught me how to draw bats! Scary!!!!! I also helped my friends draw a map of our community! I LOVE Healthy Highway! My next adventure is going to be a field trip to the Walkway Over the Hudson! I am so excited! Mrs. R. is going to take me and Exercise Ernie with her and the 5th grade classes with their teachers! I can't wait to tell you all about it!
Love, Fitness Frankie

Exercise Ernie's Week in Mrs. L's and Mrs. F's Class!

Hi everyone,

I have met so many new friends! I am so glad that Fitness Frankie invited me to spend the year at North Park! I spent this past week in Mrs. L's and Mrs. F's class! My friends fed me healthy snacks on Wellness Wednesday! We ate fresh apples, yogurt, baby carrots, whole wheat crackers and water for a VERY healthy drink! My friends took me to PE class with them too! We played a game called "Clean Up Your Backyard"! Mrs. R. read us a story about the game and then we acted out the story! It was so much fun ! We practiced our throwing skills and it was great exercise! We also played an activity called Alphabet Stretch! The boys and girls worked hard to stretch and make themselves look like letters of the alphabet! Some of the letters were challenging!

My friends and I exercised on Fitness Friday! We all danced to "Macarena Math" and "Thumbs Up". I was passed around to each classmate so that I could do the moves too! It was so fun! I LOVE Healthy Highway! I am going on an AMAZING adventure this week! Mrs. R. is taking me with her on a field trip with the 5th graders and their teachers to the Walkway Over the Hudson! I can't wait to tell you all about it! Love, Exercise Ernie

Courageous Carlos and Courageous Cassie Arrive!

Hi everyone,
   We had an amazing week at North Park last week!  Well, now that I think about it, it seems that EVERY week is amazing!  We had a Healthy Highway assembly last week!  I love to go to the assemblies because the boys and girls and all of the adults are always eager to learn!  We have FUN too!  This month we are going to travel down PRIDE PATH.   We learned to take pride in our work, the "fuel" that we put in our "engines", and our physical fitness and health!  Did you know that Pride is also a word that means a group of lions?  I learned that at the assembly!  We have some new friends to help us with Courage and we met them at the assembly!  They are lions and they have lots of COURAGE!  Their names are Courageous Carlos and Courageous Cassie! They are going to help us recognize students who show courage and also help us solve some problems with "Courage Grams"!  Miss H. calls all of us "The Pride of North Park"!  I've said it before, but I will say it again....... I LOVE Healthy Highway!
Love, Fitness Frankie (Exercise Ernie Too!)

Fitness Frankie's Week in Mrs. L's 5th Grade!

Hi everyone,
I had an amazing week in Mrs. L's fifth grade class! Mrs. L was at North Park a few years ago, and now is back with us! She did not know too much about me before this week, but now she is a fan! I had so much fun with the fifth grade boys and girls! Mrs. L has a healthy snack tree in her classroom! This is a picture of me in front of it!

I even went to Jazzercise with Mrs. L! She exercises too! I went to PE with the boys and girls and we played soccer and I also learned how to use a heart rate monitor! A heart rate monitor is a really cool piece of technology that helps the boys and girls learn about how hard their heart is working during exercise!





There is so much more to tell you! One of my new friends helped me with the rest of my blog! Read below!
I had a great time with all of my friends in Mrs. L's class. We did morning meeting everyday. I learned "good morning" in five different languages! One morning we played alphabet aerobics. The class didn't know how flexible I was! Also, we did "AHA" Math. They didn't realize how good I was at Math either! Mrs. L's students made me a throne and a crown! I loved them! Everyday I'd watch my friends work hard from my throne while I ate my favorite healthy snack, a pear. I also got to see their healthy snack tree. It was covered with a lot of healthy snacks! One day, I even got to read one of my favorite books, "Cinderella". I had a GREAT time in Mrs. L's classroom!

I LOVE Healthy Highway! I am staying with Mrs. L. this week because we are going on a field trip and I get to go too! I will tell you all about it soon! Love, Fitness Frankie

Fitness Frankie's Week in Mrs. O's 4th Grade!

Hi everyone,
I spent the week in Mrs. O's fourth grade! The boys and girls were very happy to see me and I was happy to see them too! My friends fed me healthy snacks on Wellness Wednesday! We ate pretzels, yogurt, carrots, and a yummy apple! I spent recess time playing outside with my friend Zac! Unfortunately it rained a lot this week so we had to play some board games inside. One of the great things about Healthy Highway is that it helps boys and girls "Slow down and think about it" when they are learning! My friends are learning to listen and follow directions and I told them that I would come back to check on how they are doing! I LOVE Healthy Highway! I wonder what my NEXT adventure will be! Love, Fitness Frankie

Exercise Ernie's Week in Mrs. C's Class!

Hi everyone,

I can't believe how much fun I am having at North Park! I have learned so much about eating healthy foods and exercising already! This week Mrs. C's kindergarten and first grade students took amazing care of me! They were so excited when I arrived! They promised that they would teach me about healthy snacks and they did! (more to come on that later.....) I was allowed to go to PE class with the students and Mrs. R. was teaching the boys and girls about different ways to go over and under o-b-s-t-a-c-l-e-s. That's a big word that means something in your way! This is a picture of me under one of them!

We had a great time! I got so much exercise during PE class that I needed a nap when I got back to the classroom! How do the boys and girls DO this so well? I guess they have had a lot of practice! On Fitness Friday we DANCED! Everyone at North Park loves to dance! I have learned that it is good exercise! We went to the gymnasium for Fitness Friday and Mrs. R. taught us how to do the Peanut Butter and Jelly Dance! If you don't know it I am sure that the boys and girls can teach you because they did an awesome job! I LOVE Healthy Highway! I wonder what my next adventure will be?

Love, Exercise Ernie