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School Programs -
Physical Education (PE)

Ms. Jeannie Bastasch
Greenwood Physical Education Teacher
jdbastasch@seattleschools.org
252-1427

My name is Jeannie Bastasch and I am the Physical Education Teacher at Greenwood School. I started teaching elementary physical education in 1999 and I’ve been teaching at Greenwood since 2003. Ultimately, the goal of a quality P.E. program is to inspire children to live an active and healthy life by teaching the knowledge and skills related to physical activity, fitness and nutrition. A successful elementary physical education curriculum also offers opportunities for children to experience success and challenge in a variety of areas, regardless of age or skill level.

Most Greenwood students come to P.E. three times each week. Students should come to class ready to exercise by wearing athletic shoes and clothes.


Seattle physical education

The Seattle Physical Education department uses a curriculum called “Five for Life”. The number “five” refers to the five components of fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance; muscular endurance; muscular strength; flexibility; and body composition. Students in grades three through five should know these components because we’ve been learning about them in our first P.E. unit. Younger students are learning one component at a time and they started with flexibility. “Five for Life” also includes units about nutrition, the muscular and skeletal body systems, and heart health. I also teach a unit about the circulatory system and the digestive system and all of these health and fitness concepts are integrated into active lessons and even obstacle courses!

For more information about “Five for Life” go to www.focusedfitness.org.


Family wellness

  • The Boardwalk 5K and Fitness Carnival
    For more information please visit the website or download the flyer.

  • Support the American Heart Association - Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. In physical education last week we studied how the circulatory system works and learned the four healthy heart habits: eat right, stress less, exercise every day, and don’t smoke. Please help support the American Heart Association and Greenwood PE by contributing to our Jump Rope for Heart campaign. Go to www.americanheart.org and follow the links from Children’s Health to Our Programs.

  • Volunteers needed: Ms. Bastasch would like to host an active family fun night to support the American Heart Association with a Jump Rope and basketball. Please contact her if you are willing to help. The event will be the last week of April.
    Please visit their website.

  • YOU are the most important health and fitness teacher for your child. Students will receive a P.E. bulletin in KidMail at the beginning of each month. The back of the bulletin will have a health-focused P.E. log with a goal. The purpose of this log is to encourage and help your family, so please adapt it to meet your needs. Students who turn in completed logs (even if they didn’t reach their goals) will receive a certificate each month and may receive an award at the end of the school year.

    Seattle Children’s Hospital – COMPASS: for families who want to learn about better diet and activity.
    Download the document for more information.




PE Update

We made it! During the 2008-09 school year, 110 students and staff members turned in physical activity miles and helped us travel an imaginary 2,751 miles from Seattle to Washington D.C. Remember, children should get at least one hour of exercise each day.”

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Shoe donations needed

Many students need good running and athletic shoes for school, and especially for P.E. If your child has outgrown his or her old tennis shoes please consider donating them to the gym for other students the wear. Also, if you are interested in helping me apply for a grant or donation of good running shoes please contact Jeanne Bastasch

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