Hoops In The Pool!

This marked the end of our first week in our Hoops For Heart unit. In P.E. the students have learned about a young girl named Cassandra who needed a heart transplant. Cassandra and her family received help from the American Heart Association so that this opportunity was made possible for her. Our students are learning new ways to volunteer and collect donations so that the students can help other kids who need help from the American Heart Association. At the same time the students are having fun learning new basketball skills. Today,  the students decided to take their shooting and passing skills into the pool. Lots of cheers, hoops and hollers were given to each peer while making baskets, catching the ball and having successful passes.

Contact Miss Shirey if you would like to make a donation at mshirey@pathfindervillage.org

We are all heart hero's! 


Stay Fit,
Miss Shirey

Hoops For Heart

CONTACT

Megan Shirey: mshirey@pathfindervillage.org

PATHFINDER SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOOT HOOPS FOR THEIR HEARTS AND HELP SAVE LIVES

Students at Pathfinder school in Edmeston, NY are jumping at the chance to fight heart disease and stroke, our nation’s No. 1 and No. 4 killers. On December 1, 2014 Pathfinder School will host its second annual Hoops For Heart event to raise money for the American Heart Association, which funds lifesaving heart and stroke research and community and educational programs for our youth.

Hoops For Heart teaches students how physical fitness benefits the heart and shows them that volunteering can be a fun and positive experience for the whole community. The need to educate children about the importance of physical activity couldn’t be timelier. According to recent studies, about one-third of children ages 2 to 19 are overweight and obese.

“By including physical activity into their daily routines, kids can significantly reduce the onset and burden of heart disease,“ said Tabitha Poplaski “By raising money through Hoops For Heart, we are preventing heart disease and obesity for the next generation of Americans. Kids are literally jumping into a heart healthier life while becoming passionate about raising money for other kids with sick hearts.”

For over 18 years, millions of students have played basketball and learned about heart health and how nutrition and physical activity can help prevent heart disease and stroke. Hoops For Heart is co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and SHAPE America-Society of Health and Physical Educators.

Please help our students help others by making a donation. If you would like to help more, call your nearest American Heart Association office at 1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242-8721). You can also visit us online at heart.org/hoops.

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Glenn's Wellness Path

Daniel's Wellness Path

Daniel recommends playing basketball, and playing the bell's at chapel. He also recommends eating good food to get tall and to have big muscles. Another secret of Daniel's wellness path is to cook and eat healthy foods!

Keep Active,
Miss Shirey

Nicholas Tells Us How He Keeps His Body Healthy

     This month at Pathfinder we are celebrating 21 Paths To Wellness. Throughout October our students at Pathfinder School will be sharing their stories about how they keep their body healthy. Let's watch the video below and see how Nicholas keeps his body healthy. 

Remember: Exercise, Hygiene and Happiness. 

Keep Active, 

Miss Shirey 

Starting the year off with a kick!

           I’d like to welcome back our Pathfinder School students and families to the 2014-2015 school year. I have a lot of fun units planned in Adaptive PE, and our students are already enjoying our activities.  Units we’ll cover include ones we enjoyed last year, such as obstacle courses, swimming, and bowling.  I also have prepared some new units, including gaga ball, softball, yoga, and we hope to participate in Hoops for Heart.  Our physical education program will be collaborating with our pre-vocational program, so students may use their PE knowledge to develop future career skills. 

          

           Our first unit this fall is soccer, which is loved by all students at Pathfinder School because they get to go out on Grant’s Field, try new challenges, and score goals. Our younger students are learning basic skills (kicking, passing, trapping, and throw-ins)while the older students are learning competitive skills (offense, defense, scoring a goal, etc). 

          During my classes we took the phrase “Score a Goal” to the next level by reading “The BerenstainBears Get Their Kicks” by Stan and Jan Berenstain. This story demonstrates how Sister and Brother Bear set goals to join soccer teams and work hard to meet their goals. After reading and discussing the story, our students were able to come up with their own PE goals for this year, shown below: 

          Next week will conclude our third week of our soccer unit.  Our residential students who participate in Special Olympics Soccer will continue practicing soccer skills during their recreation time. But back in school we will be running bases, throwing, scoring runs and catching pop flies, all to coincide with the Major League Baseball Playoffs.

Keep Active,

Miss Shirey