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Shining Stars
2009 CATCH PE MVP
Lauren Mikulencak (photo, right), Physical Education Specialist at Pillow Elementary, was selected as the 2009 CATCH Physical Education MVP.
Lauren wears many hats at her school and within the district. She is the CATCH Co-Champion at her school along with Huddie Murray, the parent support specialist. Whenever an event occurs at Pillow, Lauren has had her hand in it. Her special area team epitomizes the coordinated school effort expected through the CATCH program. Together, the music teacher, Carol Davis, and art teacher, Suzy Swingle, collaborate to create music programs and decorative hall displays that promote physical activity and overall healthy habits.
Lauren plans her Field Days each year with a CATCH/ Health emphasis. She spends hours creating games and equipment for students use. Her Physical Education classes are always packed full of movement and learning. Her students are well aware of the skills and knowledge necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle throughout their lives.
Lauren also holds several key positions within Austin ISD. She is the Co-President of the Austin Association for Physical Education and Recreation (AAPER), she is an IPG curriculum writer and the website master for the AISD Physical Education Health Education website.
Congratulations to Lauren for a well deserved award.
Summer Presenters WOW Katy ISD
Aimee Edwards and Cindy Austria (photo, left) were invited to teach Katy ISD PE teachers in August. They showed Katy ISD our IPG book and discussed our WOW program. Katy ISD wanted to see how we assess our students. Cindy and Aimee demonstrated how we use assessment at stations and as a large group. (photo, right)
Games taught were Go Slow and Whoa tag, aerobic/anaerobic stations, nutrition assessment at one station, Blood Flow Game, Striking stations, and our new WOW games; Vocabulary dribble, Cone Crazy, Crows and Cranes, Free Radical Attack! and Fancy Feet Rock Paper Scissors. The teachers from Katy really enjoyed the presentation. Aimee and Cindy enjoyed showing off our fabulous IPGs and WOW program.
Back by popular demand!
The following IPG Unit cards are designed for Elementary P.E. teachers to use as a helpful tool to easily reference each grade level’s benchmarks and proficiency tests for each unit. The unit’s skill cues have also been added as a new addition!
Click on the unit of your choice to view and print the IPG Unit cards:
Printing Instructions for 5 x 8 Index Cards:
Click: File-Print-Scale to Paper Size (in bottom right) Select “A5”-Ok
Are you ready for a Substitute?
It is important to plan ahead of time for a substitute teacher. Below are some helpful documents that will allow you to easily create a detailed substitute binder for the 2009-2010 school year. Click on the document, fill out the needed information, save a copy on your computer and print. Finally, place it in your new, detailed substitute folder/binder and check it off of your list of things to do!
Elementary Substitute Folder Document
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