Physical
Education Check
out our P.E. Web Page
Ms. Dianne Thompson
Mrs. Thompson was new to our middle school last year, but certainly not to the
Grant School District , where she has been teaching PE for over 20 years.
Mr. Phil Tuls
Hi. I'm Phil Tuls. I am currently in my 24th year of teaching.
For the last thirteen years, I've taught physical education at GMS. This
year I am also teaching Civics for a great group of 8th graders. Before
teaching here at GMS, I taught in California and at the Grant Christian School. My
wife, Jane, is an at home mom. I have three children, Daniel, 16, Christina,
13 and Shawn, 8. I enjoy reading, bicycling, fishing, bird hunting,
basketball, Sunday School teaching, and singing in my church's choir.
PE
Motto: “A Healthy Mind and a Healthy Body”
Students
who are physically active are more likely to have good grades than those
who are not. Having an active body increases the
activity of the mind. Students in GMS have an opportunity to be in
PE class for at least a 9 week period each year. We wish it were
more. The foundation of our program is our work on fitness.
At each grade level we work on flexibility (stretching), strength
(curl-ups,
pushups) and cardiovascular (running) fitness each day. Students
are tested in those fitness areas and have an opportunity
to earn a Presidential or National Fitness Award. We expose students
to a variety of sports related activities in the middle school.
Badminton, basketball, boater’s safety, bowling, fitness, flag football, floor
hockey, soccer, softball, tennis, tumbling, volleyball and,
with our new fitness center, weight lifting, are the areas students should
be exposed to by the end of the 8th grade. Encourage your
child to be physically active outside of their PE class as well.
And turn off that TV !!!
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