Fitness Frankie's Adventures During Spring Recess!

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Last week school was closed for Spring Recess, but our office staff still work very hard while the students and teachers are on vacation so Mrs. P. and Mrs. F. offered to take care of me. They are so nice! I had an amazing week! I had a visit from my friend, "Exercise Ernie" who is from Colorado. The first thing that I did was show Exercise Ernie the Gymnasium where I first met the kids and where we spend time exercising and staying fit. On Monday, I went skateboarding on the sidewalk. It is important to be careful when you skateboard, but it can be a lot of fun! That's me and Exercise Ernie in the picture! Exercise Ernie is from Colorado where the Rocky Mountains are located, so he knows how to snow ski, but I introduced him to water skiing! On Tuesday, it rained (an indoor recess type day) so I helped Mr. Lang with some tasks around the school. He worked by buffing the lobby floors and I helped to change a light bulb on the stage. Working around the house or school can also be considered exercise! Since I had a friend visiting I chose activities that can include two people. We played tennis, went on the swings, and played hopscotch together! On Wellness Wednesday, I shared an apple, banana, carrots, and rice cakes with my friend Exercise Ernie. Fruits are very nutritious and fill you up! Exercise Ernie is familiar with rock climbing so he showed me how to rock climb! We had a great time and rock climbing is a great way to exercise! Exercise Ernie and I also had time to relax, which is just as important to maintaining your health. We went to the baseball field and watched a little league baseball game. Exercise Ernie enjoyed his visit so much at North Park that he is looking forward to visiting again when the students are in school! I told him that I LOVE Healthy Highway and he said that he LOVES it too! I can't wait till Exercise Ernie comes back to visit! Love, Fitness Frankie

Fitness Frankie's Adventures with Mrs E's Class!

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I had a great week in Mrs. E's class! On the very first day one of my friends made me a sleeping bag so that I could be comfy and warm at night! After a busy day at North Park I definitely need a good night's sleep! My friends fed me healthy snacks for Wellness Wednesday! We ate Jello, trailmix, apples, blueberries, grapes, cantelope, and even salad! I went to PE with my friends too! They use pedometers in PE. My friends tell me that pedometers count your steps when you exercise! My friends were playing a great game where basketball shooting, passing, and dribbling are all important! In the game, if someone makes a basket, they are allowed to take a bowling pin from the other team's hoop! The object is to get all of the bowling pins before the other team gets yours! It was great fun! That's me in the pictures with the pedometers and the basketball equipment! I exercised with my friends on Fitness Friday! We played "Follow the Leader" around the classroom! We did the Cha Cha, we jogged, and we did the Monster Stomp. It was fun because I was always the leader! This week I am in Mrs. P's class! I LOVE Healthy Highway! Love, Fitness Frankie.

Fitness Frankie Attends North Park's Production of Charlotte's Web!

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I had a great week at North Park! Of course, I ALWAYS have a great time with my friends at North Park! This was a special week because it was time for my friends to perform Charlotte's Web! Everyone has been working SO hard for many months! Mrs. H., the director is so talented and it shows in the production! The sets are great too! Mrs. S., our art teacher, Mrs. H., and many others worked hard on the sets, props, costumes, make-up, and more! I got to go to the opening performance! That's me sitting on one of the t-shirts for sale! Mrs. D. took good care of me during the performance because Mrs. R. was taking pictures! I am so proud of everyone! Charlotte, Fern, Avery, all the animals and families in the play were great friends to Wilbur, just like my North Park friends are to me! I spent the week in Mrs. E's class and they are going to add to my blog soon! I LOVE North Park and Healthy Highway! Love, Fitness Frankie.

Fitness Frankie's Adventures with Mr. P's Class!

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I had a great week in Mr. P.'s class! It was such a busy week! My friends fed me yogurt, carrots, mandarin oranges and trail mix. On Monday afternoon I looked over some cool Civil War projects in the two 5th grade classrooms. On Tuesday we studied the skeletal system. I found out that your bones need calcium and Vitamin D to stay strong and healthy! On Wednesday we got to practice getting out of a bus that was turned over. All the kids at school did a great job helping each other. On Thursday I helped Mrs. B. check in some homework. After school she took me to Adam's (that's a store) to get some fresh vegetables! Friday was a blast! All the students and teachers did an awesome job jumping at the Jump Show! The pictures above are from the 2011 Jump Show! The monkey is my friend Bono from Ms. F.'s class. Bono and I got to be in the show!!!!! We jumped rope with Ms. F. and Mrs. R.!This was a celebration of everyone's hard work to make Jump Rope for Heart a success. Mrs. R. explained that we raised $2,521.85 this year and $21,017.10 since we started Jump Rope for Heart six years ago! I really liked the story about the anonymous donation, by a student, for .36 cents........ This past weekend I went to a soccer game and walked on the rail trail in Highland. I had a blast in Mr. P'.s class and this week I will be taken care of by Mrs. E.'s class! I LOVE Healthy Highway! Love, Fitness Frankie.

Fitness Frankie's Adventures with Ms. Fs Class!

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I spent the week in Ms. F's class. We had all kinds of yummy food for Wellness Wednesday. We ate granola bars, apples, oranges, strawberries, and grapes! We exercised on Fitness Friday too. I even did front and back flips with one of my friends in the class! I got to attend morning meeting, PE classes, and even went to technology and learned touch typing! I bet you didn't think that bears could type! I also had my own math center, (Fitness Frankie's Fast Facts) which earned Ms. F's class extra recess time!

When I went to PE, my friends were learning about balance. I learned that when something is balanced, it does not fall! I tried a few of the activities! In the pictures, I am balancing on a noodle and a see saw rocker! It was fun! I also found out that my library book is due back to the library........I may need some help returning it, but I am sure that my new friends will help me! Friday was April 1st - April Fool's Day! My friends played a trick on Mrs. R! They told her that I was lost and then another student brought me in to the gym! Mrs. R was worried! (I wasn't.....everyone takes such good care of me here!) I had a great week in Ms. F's class! I am sure my upcoming week with Mr. P's class will be just as exciting! I LOVE Healthy Highway! Love, Fitness Frankie

Fitness Frankie's Adventures with Mrs. C's Class!

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Well, once again I had a terrific week at North Park! I am having SO MUCH FUN! Mrs. C. has a great chair and I was allowed to sit in it! I enjoyed celebrating the first day of Spring and I even have my own new spring hat! I am wearing it in the picture! I also ate healthy snacks like pretzels and fruit! I went to the Library with the class and I even checked out my very own library book! Mrs. D. and Mrs. S. (they work in the library) are so nice and help all of the children learn about the library and find great books! I went to PE with my friends and we learned about the Food Pyramid! I learned that the Food Pyramid is a triangle with many colors and it helps us to choose healthy foods in the right amount. Mrs. R. asked us to try and "eat a rainbow"! That means to eat foods from all of the food groups! I was so tired after PE that my friend let me lay down in the chair for a nap on the way back to class! Honestly, I have learned so much at North Park that I think my brain is growing! My friends in Mrs. C's class and I had a great week! I LOVE Healthy Highway! I am spending this week in Mrs. F's class! Love, Fitness Frankie.

Fitness Frankie's Week in Mrs. S's Primary Class!

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I had a wonderful week in Mrs. S's primary class! I got my heart rate up several times over the course of the week. In PT (My friends tell me that PT means Physical Therapy) I skipped, hopped, galloped, knee walked, and jumped on the mini-trampoline! I also went on many errands throughout the week with one of my friends from the class. I spent time making copies, checking the mail in the main office, and delivering messages around the school. I participated in my very first Jump Rope for Heart! My friends told me that Jump Rope for Heart teaches them about how to keep their hearts healthy and also helps others by raising money for the American Heart Association! I was proud to be a part of it! I learned how to jump rope with Mrs. D. as well as listen to my own heartbeat with a "stethoscope". My friends told me that a stethoscope is what a doctor uses to hear your heartbeat. It was VERY COOL to use one! I even got a sticker! It was so big I had to put it on my back! That's me during Jump Rope for Heart in the picture! I also participated in the children's PE classes this week, I danced every day to the Cha-Cha-Slide before "Writer's Workshop", I marched around the room singing color songs, jumped to counts by 5's, and enjoyed the warm spring air at recess!

I had a special job at night this week when the students went home. I had to be on the look-out for the tricky little leprechaun who played many tricks on us throughout the week. I tried several times to catch him, but the leprechaun was just to fast for me! One day my friends discovered me stuck up on the flagpole in the classroom on St. Patrick's Day! What a workout I had to climb up there!

I used a great deal of energy throughout the week in Mrs. S's room and I had to refuel and rehydrate (that means eat and drink water....) often to keep my body healthy while working so hard. I only ate nutritious snacks such as bananas, oranges, yogurt, crackers, and goldfish. I drank a lot of water everyday! I really enjoyed the fruit platter that one of the student's mom brought in to share with the class. What a nice mom! I had a great time with my friends in Mrs. S's class and I look forward to my new adventures this week with a new class! I LOVE Healthy Highway! I am spending this week in Mrs. C's class! Love, Fitness Frankie