Fitness Frankie's and Exercise Ernie's Adventure During Jump Rope for Heart!

 Hi everyone,
    Exercise Ernie and I had an unbelievable adventure this week during Jump Rope for Heart at North Park!  This is a terrific event where the boys and girls do all kinds of jumping and jumping rope during the entire day!  Mrs. R. taught all of us that Jump Rope for Heart helps us to learn how to keep our own hearts healthy and also help others with hearts that might not be as healthy by raising money for the American Heart Association.  It is a terrific cause and Exercise Ernie and I were happy to help and so proud to be a part of it!  It was Exercise Ernie's first time for Jump Rope for Heart so I showed him the "ropes"!  (I can be pretty funny, right????)  Anyway, we had a great time and all of the boys and girls and grown-ups at North Park worked very hard!  We were so proud when Mrs. C from the American Heart Association brought this year's banner!  That's me in the picture checking it out!  Exercise Ernie checked his heart rate during the event and we even got to hear our own heart beat using a stethoscope!  Eating healthy is important for your heart too so Mrs. R. asked the boys and girls to pretend to feed us by choosing healthy food stickers to put on construction paper cutouts of Exercise Ernie and me!  They fed us really healthy foods like fruits and vegetables!  Yummy!
It was a very rewarding day!  Mrs. R. said that she was so proud of everyone!  THAT made us smile!

It's just one great adventure after another here at North Park!
We LOVE Healthy Highway!
Love, Fitness Frankie and Exercise Ernie

Fitness Frankie's Adventure in Miss K's Class!

 Hi everyone,
     I had a wonderful time in Miss K's class!  I actually got to spend a little more time there than usual because it was such a busy couple of weeks!  All the boys and girls were so nice to me and they treated me with care and kindness!  Bono the monkey lives in this class and it was great to see him again!  We had a great adventure together!  One of my friends wrote about our adventure during Writer's Workshop!  On Wednesday we had a special exercise day with Mrs. R.  We got to do speed stacking with the other kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classes!  On Friday I danced on stage with Bono and the class to kick off Jump Rope for Heart!  It took a lot of courage for all of us to be up on stage in front of the whole school!
     We also had math centers this week.  Mrs. E, one of the parents, came to help us.  The class did a lot of work!  We also learned about Harriett Tubman and wrote to our pen pals in California!  Maybe someday I will have an adventure there!  I can't wait to see where I go next!  I LOVE Healthy Highway!
Love, Fitness Frankie

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

Hi everyone,
     I had a lot of fun in Mrs. E's classroom this past week.  In PE the class jumped rope and we played "Traffic Control" which is a dribbling basketball game.  That was so much fun!  I LOVE Basketball!   My friends use pedometers during PE class and one of my friends asked Mrs. R if I could have my own log card.  She said yes and now I have my very own log card to write down how many steps I move during PE!  The boys and girls work very hard during PE and one of my friends logged 2,441 steps!  I thought it was so nice of him to include me!  Everyone is so friendly here at North Park!
     Tuesday I went with my friends to the Harlem Wizards vs. Hyde Park Bad Apples basketball game at FDR High School.  It was great!  Miss H and Miss V were awesome players!  It was so very exciting!  WOW!  Those Harlem Wizards taught me lots of cool basketball tricks!  Fitness Frankie was there too and he had an amazing adventure also!
     On Wellness Wednesday we had some great snacks!  We ate yogurt, veggie sticks, fresh fruit, whole wheat crackers and barbecue peas!  Yummy, Yummy!
     Mrs. E's class is learning about Colonial Times.  It's very interesting!  We learned that if a student didn't bring in firewood to the classroom to keep everyone warm, he had to sit at the far end of the room.  If he wasn't working very hard he had to sit with a "dunce cap" on his head.  Uh-oh!  I had to do both!  It was all in good fun and I learned a lot about Colonial Times!
     I LOVE Healthy Highway!  I wonder what my next adventure will be?

Love, Exercise Ernie

Fitness Frankie's Adventure at the Harlem Wizards Game!

Hi everyone,
     You will never believe the adventure that I had last week!  I got to go to the Harlem Wizards Basketball game at our high school!  The senior class held a fund raiser and lots of the teachers, students, principals, and even Dr. Fischer played in the game!  Dr. Fischer took me on the zip line last year so I know she loves an adventure too!  Miss V and Miss H from our school were playing in the game and they thought I might like to go to the game and meet the Harlem Wizards team!  Boy were they right!  I had a great time and met some of the players.  They are really good!  Mrs. R. is always teaching the children that practice helps you get better at things........I think the Harlem Wizards must practice a lot!  Everyone had such a good time at the game!  Some of our North Park friends brought Exercise Ernie to the game too!  That's one of the great things about our friends here - they always think to include us in whatever adventure they are having!  They are so thoughtful!  Miss V took some pictures of me and the players!  I can not believe how tall some of the players are!  Basketball is great exercise and all of the players showed good sportsmanship!  I LOVE Healthy Highway!

Love,  Fitness Frankie