Durant Independent School District
Northwest Heights Elementary School
Physical Education
Education for a Healthy Lifestyle
Physical Education K-3
Physical Education classes are incorporated into the school day as scheduled daily classes, meeting or surpassing the required 60 minute weekly requirement for all students in Kindergarten through fifth grade. Studens are monitored by daily participation. Students must have a note from parents or a doctor to be dismissed from activities and receive a passing grade.
Physical education activities include many non-competitive activities involving:
One hundred percent of 2nd and 3rd graders will walk 10 miles by the end of each school year!
- Motor and Movement Skills
- Individual and Team Skills
- Calisthenics
- Aerobics
- Parachutes
- Bean Bags
- Hula Hoops
- Jump Ropes
- Scooters
- Various Balls
- Tug-of-War Rope
Students are taught how to lead a healthy lifestyle and develop lifetime activities. Program activities support and encourage self-discipline, self-respect and sportsmanship.
Special activities offered are as follows:
Northwest Heights third grade set a record raising over $5000 for the American Heart Association.
- Mileage Fitness Club
- Jump-A-Thon
- Hoop Shoot Contest
The benefits of the Durant Public Schools Elementary Physical Education Program are as follows: - Develop mentally and physically through physical education
- Reduce the risk of obesity and heart disease through proper education and activities
- Develop a healthy lifestyle and lifetime activities