Fall 2013 Wellness Newsletter
Content
Hamilton/Wenham
Created and written by:
Kim Adsit, Matt Gauron, Connie Hoar, Jim LaSelva, Danielle Petrucci, Prudy Pilkanis, Josh Wedge & Julia Witzig
6-12 WELLNESS EDUCATION
Fall 2013 Newsletter
Wellness Education offerings:
Gr. 68 Physical Education Gr. 68 Life Skills Gr. 9 Health/Physical Education Gr. 10 Adventure Education Gr. 11 Health Education Gr 12 Competitive Games Gr. 12 Wellness Education Chefs I & II Retail & Design I & II Child Development
Welcome Ms. Julia Witzig
@HW_Wellness @MilesRiverPE @MRMS_LifeSkills @MattGauron @jwitzighwhs
Our new Family Consumer Science teacher Ms. Julia Witzig will be teaching Chefs, Retail & Design and Child Development classes. Ms. Witzig comes to Hamilton Wenham Regional High School from Wilmington School in Wilmington Massachusetts. Prior to teaching in Wilmington, Ms. Witz worked at Masconomet Regional Middle School for two and a half years. Here, will be teaching the classes in Child Development, Retail & Design and Chefs. Ms. Witzig graduated from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury Connecticut with a Bachelors of Science degree in Health Promotion Studies. She currently pursuing a Master's degree in Education from Salem State University. She has coached softball and field hockey at Masconomet Regional High School the past four years. While at Western Connecticut, Ms. Witzig was a member of Varsity softball team as an outfielder and middle infielder for three years. A graduat from Triton Regional High School in Byfield Massachusetts, she was a member of varsity softball teams for four years. In addition to high school and college softbal Ms. Witzig played seven years of Junior Olympic Softball and also coached a Junior Olympic softball team.
Welcome Back Ms. Danielle Petrucci
THANK YOU EDFUND FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS (see page 5)
Ms. Danielle Petrucci has returned to the middle school Life Skills position. comes along with 8 years teaching experience and a Master of Education in both Health/Family & Consumer Science from Cambridge College and Organizationa Management from Endicott College. Danielle's main goal is to help increase studen academic and lifelong achievements with skill development, high order thinkin Service Learning, and self actualization. We are excited to have Danielle back as of our team!
6-12 WELLNESS EDUCATION PAGE 2 From Mrs. Adsit and Mr. Wedge, Middle School Physical Education
Burns 100 Calories ● 40 Jumping Jacks ● 30 VUps ● 20 Squat Jumps ● 10 Burpees
NOVEMBER FITNESSGRAM ASSESSMENT
Wonderful fall weather allowed our Miles River PE classes to spend most of their outside playing soccer, flag football, capture the flag, and team handball to begin year. All three grade levels are learning muscles groups and specific exercises that target muscles. Muscle groups have included the hamstrings, abdominals, biceps and tricep We are currently practicing fitness circuits to prepare our classes for their fall fitne tests. Our fitness tests are borrowed from the FitnessGram and consist of curlups (abdominal), pushups (upper body) and the Pacer (cardio). Following a few trainin weeks, and a practice of all three tests, our students analyzed their personal fitness and set “challenging but attainable” goals for themselves prior to testing. All students will be tested over the two weeks in November leading up to Thanksgiving. Visit our PE website to see new photos of our classes https://sites.google.com/site/milesriverpe/ or follow us on Twitter @MilesRiverPe keep up with what is going on in our program.
MS PE WEBSITE:
https://sites.google.com/site/milesriverpe/
From Miss Hoar
and sustain their personal target heart rate training zones. In health class students’ calculate low, medium and high intensity levels of their workouts percentages of their personal target heart rate. Students then make connections these findings in the gym with differentiated endurance activities. Examples of activities are jumping rope, jogging, speed walking and working out on
The 9th Grade Wellness classes are engaged in ongoing lessons in how to calculat
cardiofitness equipment. In addition, the students have developed small grou activities to get their heart rate elevated safely. Examples of these activities
volleyball, basketball, four square and other endurance exercises. Also, vocabular
of the muscular skeletal system and cardiovascular system has been a focus in heal
class. The course began with developing organizational skill building as incom freshmen and discussing ways to cope with stress in group role plays activities classroom.
6-12 WELLNESS EDUCATION PAGE 3
From Mrs. Pilkanis
Overarching goal: How can I stay physically, socially and emotionally safe? Juniors/Seniors: The juniors and seniors have had numerous guest speakers throughout the fall semester. Sue Howland, School Adjustment Councilor, and intern Darcy Borowitz spoke with students about stress and transitions during their senior year. Junior students worked with Rebecca Steinberg, School Adjustment Counselor, discussing healthy and unhealthy relationships. Another guest speaker shared her family’s experience with dating violence and discussed with students how to help someone who is in an unhealthy relationship. Students have created and revised personal fitness plans to include a wellbalanced and individualized workout while meeting their own fitness levels and interests. Grade 10 Field Trip to Appleton Farms: Students have been working on building community within the class and respect for all learners. In September and October, my Outdoor Education classes were able to apply these goals in our walking field trip to Appleton Farms. Students participated in Outdoor Education games and helped the farm by working in the fields. Catherine Donovan, Food Service Director, joined us in October. We brought back some of our harvest and the kitchen staff cooked the vegetables and made a salad so students could experience freshly picked vegetables – it was delicious. Appleton Farms provided us with a wonderful educational experience beyond the school walls into the community at large. Students have been climbing on the outdoor elements since September and these learning experiences have provided them with numerous opportunities to develop their leadership skills while continuing to work on building a respectful community.
Fitness & Nutrition @FlTNESS How many people do you know who make fitness & health a serious part of their lives? Double that, surround yourself with motivated people!
Grade 9 Guest Speaker: Ms. Sue Howland, School Adjustment Counselor, has spoken to the class on two different occasions concerning stress and depression. She shared coping strategies to deal with stress and depression, ideas on how to have a smooth transition to the High School and resources students can tap into if they are having difficulties within their lives. As one of the teachers in the iPad pilot program, I have had the students utilizing the iPads in a variety of ways. Students have researched health topics, analyzed information and created presentations utilizing such apps as BookCreator to share their knowledge with their peers. Students have created their own personal fitness plans incorporating a wide variety of apps to meet their individual fitness levels and interests. Natalie Morrison, Librarian, will be working with the class over the next few weeks on the iPads. She will be teaching students additional research skills to help them evaluate and interpret information and then synthesize this information into a presentation utilizing the app, ExplainEverything.
6-12 WELLNESS EDUCATION PAGE 4 From Mr. Gauron Students Participating in HamiltonWenham and students have just taken a giant step in building trust and Belay School
and wellbeing on the challenge course. See the belay teams belaying 2 students climbers on the Cat Walk. Outdoor Adventure Education is the theme for our sophomores here at
developing leadership skills. Students have now taken the primary role in the safety
11th graders have been focussing on life long fitness. Using up to date technology student have had the opportunity to develop an understanding of how to set and
reach one’s heart rate training zone, design and implement various strength training work outs, improve flexability, and foster better eating habits through nutrition education.
12th graders have had the unique opportunity to choose one of 2 course offerings. Students have been given the privledge to choose Competitive Games or Wellness
Education. Both offerings have a similar goal in mind. That is to foster combining t latest fitness techniques along with choosing lifelong activities.
Fitness & Nutrition @FlTNESS
Make this week the week to make all your own food? No eating out at all. Plan and prepare to succeed
6-12 WELLNESS EDUCATION PAGE 5 From Mr. LaSelva
Grade 10 My sophomore classes had come a long way from the ground level initiatives. We are now climbing and belaying each other learning and developing our communication and leadership skills
Grade 12 Classes This Fall I have had the privilege to work with two distinctively different groups seniors. One is Competitive Games and the other is Wellness Education. As you imagine, the dynamics and chemistry of each class is immeasurably different equally enjoyable as an educator. The Competitive Games students truly enjo participating in team sports and even archery. The Wellness Education studen enjoy participating in Yoga and walking the track. A special thanks to Mrs. Burne Mr. Tracy and Mr. Menegoni for allowing us to meet the course requirement provide our students with the opportunity to choose their Grade 12 fitness experience.
Guest Speakers Welcome
The Wellness Education Department is seeking those individuals that possess arts, fitness, health/medical, legal and our 612 Wellness courses. Jim LaSelva at 978.468.0464
THANK YOU EDFUND
The Wellness Education Department is extremely grateful for the opportunities that the EDFUND has provided for our all of students and for our program. From the help of the EDFUND we have enhanced our fitness room and adventure education experience and careers in: nutrition, culinary challenge course.
prevention to be a guest speaker in one of Fitness Bikes $ 4,380.00 Please contact Wellness Curriculum Leader
PreCore Climbers $ 7,090.00 Adventure Course $13,827.60 TOTAL: $25,297.60
Created and written by:
Kim Adsit, Matt Gauron, Connie Hoar, Jim LaSelva, Danielle Petrucci, Prudy Pilkanis, Josh Wedge & Julia Witzig
6-12 WELLNESS EDUCATION
Fall 2013 Newsletter
Wellness Education offerings:
Gr. 68 Physical Education Gr. 68 Life Skills Gr. 9 Health/Physical Education Gr. 10 Adventure Education Gr. 11 Health Education Gr 12 Competitive Games Gr. 12 Wellness Education Chefs I & II Retail & Design I & II Child Development
Welcome Ms. Julia Witzig
@HW_Wellness @MilesRiverPE @MRMS_LifeSkills @MattGauron @jwitzighwhs
Our new Family Consumer Science teacher Ms. Julia Witzig will be teaching Chefs, Retail & Design and Child Development classes. Ms. Witzig comes to Hamilton Wenham Regional High School from Wilmington School in Wilmington Massachusetts. Prior to teaching in Wilmington, Ms. Witz worked at Masconomet Regional Middle School for two and a half years. Here, will be teaching the classes in Child Development, Retail & Design and Chefs. Ms. Witzig graduated from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury Connecticut with a Bachelors of Science degree in Health Promotion Studies. She currently pursuing a Master's degree in Education from Salem State University. She has coached softball and field hockey at Masconomet Regional High School the past four years. While at Western Connecticut, Ms. Witzig was a member of Varsity softball team as an outfielder and middle infielder for three years. A graduat from Triton Regional High School in Byfield Massachusetts, she was a member of varsity softball teams for four years. In addition to high school and college softbal Ms. Witzig played seven years of Junior Olympic Softball and also coached a Junior Olympic softball team.
Welcome Back Ms. Danielle Petrucci
THANK YOU EDFUND FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS (see page 5)
Ms. Danielle Petrucci has returned to the middle school Life Skills position. comes along with 8 years teaching experience and a Master of Education in both Health/Family & Consumer Science from Cambridge College and Organizationa Management from Endicott College. Danielle's main goal is to help increase studen academic and lifelong achievements with skill development, high order thinkin Service Learning, and self actualization. We are excited to have Danielle back as of our team!
6-12 WELLNESS EDUCATION PAGE 2 From Mrs. Adsit and Mr. Wedge, Middle School Physical Education
Burns 100 Calories ● 40 Jumping Jacks ● 30 VUps ● 20 Squat Jumps ● 10 Burpees
NOVEMBER FITNESSGRAM ASSESSMENT
Wonderful fall weather allowed our Miles River PE classes to spend most of their outside playing soccer, flag football, capture the flag, and team handball to begin year. All three grade levels are learning muscles groups and specific exercises that target muscles. Muscle groups have included the hamstrings, abdominals, biceps and tricep We are currently practicing fitness circuits to prepare our classes for their fall fitne tests. Our fitness tests are borrowed from the FitnessGram and consist of curlups (abdominal), pushups (upper body) and the Pacer (cardio). Following a few trainin weeks, and a practice of all three tests, our students analyzed their personal fitness and set “challenging but attainable” goals for themselves prior to testing. All students will be tested over the two weeks in November leading up to Thanksgiving. Visit our PE website to see new photos of our classes https://sites.google.com/site/milesriverpe/ or follow us on Twitter @MilesRiverPe keep up with what is going on in our program.
MS PE WEBSITE:
https://sites.google.com/site/milesriverpe/
From Miss Hoar
and sustain their personal target heart rate training zones. In health class students’ calculate low, medium and high intensity levels of their workouts percentages of their personal target heart rate. Students then make connections these findings in the gym with differentiated endurance activities. Examples of activities are jumping rope, jogging, speed walking and working out on
The 9th Grade Wellness classes are engaged in ongoing lessons in how to calculat
cardiofitness equipment. In addition, the students have developed small grou activities to get their heart rate elevated safely. Examples of these activities
volleyball, basketball, four square and other endurance exercises. Also, vocabular
of the muscular skeletal system and cardiovascular system has been a focus in heal
class. The course began with developing organizational skill building as incom freshmen and discussing ways to cope with stress in group role plays activities classroom.
6-12 WELLNESS EDUCATION PAGE 3
From Mrs. Pilkanis
Overarching goal: How can I stay physically, socially and emotionally safe? Juniors/Seniors: The juniors and seniors have had numerous guest speakers throughout the fall semester. Sue Howland, School Adjustment Councilor, and intern Darcy Borowitz spoke with students about stress and transitions during their senior year. Junior students worked with Rebecca Steinberg, School Adjustment Counselor, discussing healthy and unhealthy relationships. Another guest speaker shared her family’s experience with dating violence and discussed with students how to help someone who is in an unhealthy relationship. Students have created and revised personal fitness plans to include a wellbalanced and individualized workout while meeting their own fitness levels and interests. Grade 10 Field Trip to Appleton Farms: Students have been working on building community within the class and respect for all learners. In September and October, my Outdoor Education classes were able to apply these goals in our walking field trip to Appleton Farms. Students participated in Outdoor Education games and helped the farm by working in the fields. Catherine Donovan, Food Service Director, joined us in October. We brought back some of our harvest and the kitchen staff cooked the vegetables and made a salad so students could experience freshly picked vegetables – it was delicious. Appleton Farms provided us with a wonderful educational experience beyond the school walls into the community at large. Students have been climbing on the outdoor elements since September and these learning experiences have provided them with numerous opportunities to develop their leadership skills while continuing to work on building a respectful community.
Fitness & Nutrition @FlTNESS How many people do you know who make fitness & health a serious part of their lives? Double that, surround yourself with motivated people!
Grade 9 Guest Speaker: Ms. Sue Howland, School Adjustment Counselor, has spoken to the class on two different occasions concerning stress and depression. She shared coping strategies to deal with stress and depression, ideas on how to have a smooth transition to the High School and resources students can tap into if they are having difficulties within their lives. As one of the teachers in the iPad pilot program, I have had the students utilizing the iPads in a variety of ways. Students have researched health topics, analyzed information and created presentations utilizing such apps as BookCreator to share their knowledge with their peers. Students have created their own personal fitness plans incorporating a wide variety of apps to meet their individual fitness levels and interests. Natalie Morrison, Librarian, will be working with the class over the next few weeks on the iPads. She will be teaching students additional research skills to help them evaluate and interpret information and then synthesize this information into a presentation utilizing the app, ExplainEverything.
6-12 WELLNESS EDUCATION PAGE 4 From Mr. Gauron Students Participating in HamiltonWenham and students have just taken a giant step in building trust and Belay School
and wellbeing on the challenge course. See the belay teams belaying 2 students climbers on the Cat Walk. Outdoor Adventure Education is the theme for our sophomores here at
developing leadership skills. Students have now taken the primary role in the safety
11th graders have been focussing on life long fitness. Using up to date technology student have had the opportunity to develop an understanding of how to set and
reach one’s heart rate training zone, design and implement various strength training work outs, improve flexability, and foster better eating habits through nutrition education.
12th graders have had the unique opportunity to choose one of 2 course offerings. Students have been given the privledge to choose Competitive Games or Wellness
Education. Both offerings have a similar goal in mind. That is to foster combining t latest fitness techniques along with choosing lifelong activities.
Fitness & Nutrition @FlTNESS
Make this week the week to make all your own food? No eating out at all. Plan and prepare to succeed
6-12 WELLNESS EDUCATION PAGE 5 From Mr. LaSelva
Grade 10 My sophomore classes had come a long way from the ground level initiatives. We are now climbing and belaying each other learning and developing our communication and leadership skills
Grade 12 Classes This Fall I have had the privilege to work with two distinctively different groups seniors. One is Competitive Games and the other is Wellness Education. As you imagine, the dynamics and chemistry of each class is immeasurably different equally enjoyable as an educator. The Competitive Games students truly enjo participating in team sports and even archery. The Wellness Education studen enjoy participating in Yoga and walking the track. A special thanks to Mrs. Burne Mr. Tracy and Mr. Menegoni for allowing us to meet the course requirement provide our students with the opportunity to choose their Grade 12 fitness experience.
Guest Speakers Welcome
The Wellness Education Department is seeking those individuals that possess arts, fitness, health/medical, legal and our 612 Wellness courses. Jim LaSelva at 978.468.0464
THANK YOU EDFUND
The Wellness Education Department is extremely grateful for the opportunities that the EDFUND has provided for our all of students and for our program. From the help of the EDFUND we have enhanced our fitness room and adventure education experience and careers in: nutrition, culinary challenge course.
prevention to be a guest speaker in one of Fitness Bikes $ 4,380.00 Please contact Wellness Curriculum Leader
PreCore Climbers $ 7,090.00 Adventure Course $13,827.60 TOTAL: $25,297.60
