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The Huron Expositor, 1998-05-20, Page 6i EUROPE Everything On Sale! ✓Air Fares ✓Hotel Accommodations ✓Rall Passes ✓Insurance ✓Car Rentals VMotorcoach Tours FREE Passport Photo when you boo BOOK BY... Saturday, June 6th, 1998 Applies to new bookings only Some restrictions apply CaII one of our travel consultants �1 CONS 6 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 20, 19911 Nurses Week NURSES GET PAM- PERED - Seaforth Manor Registered Nurse, Cathy Broome receives a mani- cure from Bonnie Johnston, Esthetician at the Looking Glass. Nurses were also pampered with reflexology by Lynn Devereaux and Ronda Bartliff from 2 to 4 p.m., Thursday, as part of nurs- es week. POWELL PHOTO Efforts being made to help children stay physically fit Some girls will do anything to avoid taking gym class BY JANE POWELL Expositor Co-op Student Efforts are under way to help young people. Tess phys- ically active than ever before, to get in better shape through the classroom. Technology has gone too far and has caused compla- cency. especially among girls, to be content watching television and take part in non` -physical activities such as using computers, said. Georgina Reynolds, a Grade 7 teacher at Seaforth Public School. She attended a May 6 work- shop in Seaforth` for Huron' and' Perth teachers to learn more abotit what can be done in the classroom to help increase physical activity for ,students. Kids today expend 400 per cent Icss energy than young people did 40 -years ago, reports the Foundation for Active Healthy Kids. Teachers were encouraged to find ways of working moments of physical exercise into the classroom. While Reynolds said more work needs to be done to keep students active, logistics make it difficult. There is simply .a lack of space, especially in her senior classes, to have the students he physically active in the classroom setting. Reynolds recognizes the need for improved physical activity amongst elementary .school -aged children and is interested in finding ways to help. That's one of the reasons she was at the workshop where she heard speaker, Dave Service, for her second time. Service,'of the Ontario Physical Health Education Association (OPHEA) pre- sented ideas for fun, equity, active skills and self-esteem building through exercise. A physical education teacher at Westminster Secondary School, in London, Service outlined strategies to achieve equity in gender; encouraging teachers to teach in a non - gender biased manner. Equity in motor ability and interest were 'also discussed with reference to gender to demonstrate how to teach in a positive way, appreciating the differences in gender rather than making exceptions because of differences. The development of easy, inexpensive equipment inventory was expanded upon *hile the use of ready- to -use activities and games were encouraged in support, of these initiatives. Ways to achieve self- esteem fqr all individuals was the focus of Service's address. Reynolds has found his ideas to be "practical and low cost." In addition, she said the kids have fun participat- ing. Josee Cayer of the Huron County Health Unit said the workshop was held because, "We want to promote physi- cal activity." The health unit and the Avon Maitland District School Board's healthy active living committee host- , Carlson Wagon lit 1 11 i SO n I ravel -Exeter- 1-800-265-7022 or 235-2000 ed the seminar in Seaforth. Caycr said the workshop was well-received, based on the results of evaluations. Respondents indicated inter- est in the topics discussed and appreciation for the new ideas, concrete activities, and useful strategies offered in the seminar such as coopera- tive games. Even when these games are silly, they work because variety cah be achieved with boys and girls, and, yoitnger and older stu- dents working cooperatively. More time ,would have been preferred to learn further information about promotion of quality daily physical activity in the classroom. Reynolds said the students at Seaforth Public School arc given the opportunity to he physically active at recesses, in the physical education classes offered as well as in houselcague teams and intra- mural houselcagucs. Physical education classes last 40 - minutes, three times a week. Caycr said, "Children should be physically active for at least thirty minutes every single day." Reynolds said outside gym class and school sports, there is playground equipment on their yard and the chance for young people to be active at lunch time. Considcring the lack of physical activity indicated by the 1997 Physical Activity Benchmarks 'Highlights Report which has 2/3 of chil- dren and school -aged chil- dren insufficiently active to lay a solid foundation for future health and well-being, Reynolds points to the chang- ing technology as an influ- ence on the students in her classroom. She expressed disappoint- ment at the girls' willingness in her class to "do anything to get out of gym class." But ideas such as coopera- tive games offer some hope for students. Reynolds finds .further encouragement in' events like the upcoming Summer Active program which ,encourages physical activity through fun events in com- munities across Canada; events like Sneaker Day which encourage everyone to wear running shoes to work or school. Upcoming events will see students from Kindergarten to Grade 8 working actively together promoting physical activity. Lonsbary takes over contract Staff Sgt. 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