Physical Education
True Health is mind, body and soul!
Cheryl Van Dale is the Physical Education teacher at St. Ignatius School. She promotes healthy, active lifestyles, and she motivates her students to set personal fitness and health goals. She believes whole-heartedly in sportsmanship, and thus expects this in all her student athletes.
Current Physical Education Unit:
Grades K-4: net/wall games
Grades 4- 8: badminton
Basketball:
I am so proud of the hard work, sportsmanship and dedication that all three teams demonstrated this basketball season. Thankyou to the coaches, teacher supervisors, scorekeepers, referees, and parents for their support and collaboration. A Basketball Wind-Up Pizza Lunch will occur in April (tba)
Badminton: Students in grades 7 and 8 have the opportunity to join the badminton club and possibly advance to play in the MCSAA Badminton Tournament which occurs in late April 2010-more information to follow.
The Athletic Prayer
This is something I read on NFL.com one day. Just to be sure I give full credit, it is written by Gregg Easterbrook in one of his weekly TMQ articles.
God,
Let me play well but fairly.
Let competition make me strong, but never hostile.
Forbid me to rejoice in the adversity of others.
See me not when I am cheered,
But when I bend down to help my opponent up.
If I know victory, allow me to be happy.
If I am denied, keep me from envy.
Remind me that sports are just games.
Help me to learn something that matters once the game is over.
And if through athletics I get to be an example,
let it be a good one.