What a busy school year!

Hi everyone,

   Physical Eddie here!  It has been such a busy start to the school year!  We have a new friend joining us this year - Cardio Cal!  Cardio Cal is from Yosemite in California!  We have been learning about letters, playing soccer,  learning to cooperate, wearing pedometers, dancing to music of the 1950's during the 50th day of school, and participating in a circus!  We have learned so much already about the importance of physical activity and healthy choices!  We LOVE Healthy Highway!  Do YOU?
Love, Physical Eddie and Cardio Cal
                                

Our Summer Adventure....so far.....

Hi everyone,
     Fitness Frankie and Physical Eddie here!  We are having the best summer ever!  We have been on some terrific adventures and we think there are still more to come!  I went to France and Physical Eddie has been doing some hiking!  Healthy Hannah and Cardio Cal are having some adventures too and they will be checking in soon!  This picture is of me at the Eiffel Tower in France!   While I was in France I was known as "Francois Physique" - that's Fitness Frankie in French!  The other pictures are of Physical Eddie on a hike up Mt. Beacon with our friend Exercise Eddie.  Exercise Eddie is our friend from Beacon.  He goes to school with Mrs. C who is a friend of Mrs. R.  It was great to see him on our adventure!  Mrs. R wore her pedometer during the hike and we walked about 8,000 steps!  It was great exercise!  Well, that's it for now......the adventure continues!  We LOVE Healthy Highway!  Love,
Fitness Frankie (Francois Physique)
Physical Eddie

Our Adventures During Field Day 2013!

Hi everyone,
      We had a great time during Field Days and some special year-end events!  Healthy Hannah and Physical Eddie had not been a part of Field Day before so I showed them around!  We each got to spend time during a Field Day and we had so much fun!  The boys and girls worked really hard to Play Fair, Play Safe, Play Hard, and Have Fun!  At the end of the year we had a special "Victory Lap" to celebrate all of our hard work this year!  We exercised by taking a lap around our school with Miss L in the lead!  We enjoyed an all natural fruit ice pop at the end and met our new friend "Cardio Cal"!  Cardio Cal is from California and will be spending time with us next year learning all about Healthy Highway!  If you want to see more pictures of our Field Days and our Victory Lap you can visit the North Park PE Website!  We can't wait for next year! In the meantime, we are going to have some special summer adventures!  Stay tuned!  

Cardio Cal and Fitness Frankie

Fitness Frankie Goes to the Relay for Life!

Hi everyone,

    I just had to share a new adventure with you!  This weekend, Mr. and Mrs. R took me to a Relay for Life event.  I did not know what it was until I got there.  I learned that this is a very important event where many, many people walk as a team to raise money to help those affected by cancer.  Many of the adults from North Park and Netherwood were there and worked as a team!  That's me in the picture at the event!  Everyone on our team wore pink to raise awareness!  Everyone took turns walking on the track.  We took our turn and walked about two miles!  There were many, many volunteers and it was a great cause.  We were happy to do our part!  

Healthy Highway takes me on new adventures every day!  I LOVE it!  How about you?

Love, 

Fitness Frankie

Fitness Frankie's California Adventure!

Hi everyone,
    Guess what?  I just got back from the most amazing trip to California!  I did not know that it was so far away!  Mrs. S took me with her and her family and we had a great time!  Mrs. S's daughter is a teacher so we spent a day at her school.  I met so many new friends!  We played 4-Square together and I met their classroom bear too!  They were so nice to me and included me in all of their games!  We also went whitewater rafting.  This was exciting, but honestly, it was a little scary too.  Mrs. S. held on to me tight and we had all of the safety gear that we needed!  It was the first time that I went on that kind of adventure!  We also went to Yosemite National Park.  It was so beautiful!  We had healthy snacks along the way and we did so much hiking that my legs are in great shape now!   The adventures never stop!  Thank you Mrs. S for a wonderful adventure!





I LOVE Healthy Highway!  Don't you?
Love,
Fitness Frankie 

Physical Eddie's Adventure with Mrs. R's and Mrs. S's 5th Grade!

Hi everyone,
    Physical Eddie here!  I was taken care of by Mrs. R's and Mrs. S's 5th grade class.  There were many activities I did with the class.  I learned how to multiply and divide fractions, figure out area and volume of rectangular shapes, and even got to play Math Jeopardy as they prepared for the BIG TESTS!
      I was taken to a 5k race where I cheered on Mrs. S and her daughter from the sidelines.  During PE I watched the fifth grade class do yoga, and I even gave the Cobra a try.  Also, I watched while they did the practice PACER test in Physical Education.  I got to be the king when a couple of the girls made a throne for me, King of Fitness!  Once I heard the fifth grade talking about all doing the fitness calendar this month.  I think the fifth grade will complete the calendars!
     I helped the fifth grade class celebrate three birthdays.  It was really exciting.  IBM engineers helped us make contraptions to keep an egg safe; our precious cargo.  I think the IBM's brought this project to show what they do everyday, to make life easier, and that we could consider it as a profession.  By the way, none of the eggs cracked during the experiment, not even "Jeffrey" (some of us named our egg...).  
     Finally, I helped the fifth grade class pick their states for their research reports.  It was really fun to be with the fifth grade team! 
 I LOVE Healthy Highway!  
I wonder which class I will visit next?


Love, 
Physical Eddie

Healthy Hannah's Adventure with Mrs. L's and Mrs. S's Class!

Hi everyone,
     I was taken care of by Mrs. L's and Mrs. S's class recently!  My friends fed me healthy snacks for Wellness Wednesday!  We ate applesauce, bananas, clementines, carrots, pears, granola bars, and pretzels.  Doesn't that sound delicious?  I also exercised with my friends on Fitness Friday!  We went outside and found pictures of suns, plants, or animals.  We linked together to create human food chains.  We moved along to show energy flowing between us!  We've been exercising our brains A LOT!!  One way has been to write poems.  We wrote a "cinquain" poem about me!  Read below:

Bear

Little, Courageous

Exercising, Stretching, Thinking

Keeps Her Engine Strong

Healthy Hannah

How about that!!

     In PE, the boys and girls are learning about sports that use striking skills like tennis, badminton, and baseball.  Each day the boys and girls have goals to meet.  That's me in the picture reading about the goals for the day!  I learned that when you meet a goal, you should make a new one!  

Finally, I attended Family Fitness Night with Mrs. S and her family.  I was so pleased to see so many friends from North Park enjoying physical fitness with their families!  That's me with Chef Rico enjoying a healthy snack of hummus!

I LOVE Healthy Highway!

I wonder which classroom I will visit next?

Love, 

Healthy Hannah