By Angie Willer, Kate Struchen, and Brenda Mentzer
The third grade class at Schaller-Crestland Elementary has accepted the Governor’s Challenge. They will be participating in the Live Healthy Iowa Kids program. This program will run for 100 days starting on January 18th and will continue thru April 27th. The goal of this challenge is to increase their physical activity and to make them more aware of healthy food choices.
The “Trail Blazers”, the team name chosen by the 3rd grade students, will participate in weekly physical challenges outside of their normal Physical Education classes. Such challenges may include jump roping, yoga and aerobics, walking, Wacky Olympics, dancing, and even learning how to find their own heart rates. The Schaller-Crestland Elementary School is looking to purchase enough pedometers so that each 3rd grade student will have their own to track steps taken daily.
Be sure to check the S-C Elementary blog for updates on our progress! We are looking forward to starting this challenge!!
