Ms Stamper earned a Master’s of Art and Teaching in Physical Education and an Masters of Education in School and Community Health.

The ingredients for a healthy lifestyle are encouraged through our PE program. A variety of age-appropriate physical activities encompass personal wellness, psychomotor and lifetime activities while promoting and nurturing coordination, exercise, strength training, endurance and teamwork.

Did you know that physical education is one of the most important subjects your child can learn in school? By gaining early success in the basic physical skills and concepts, your child will feel better about their ability to participate in recreational activities; be more successful if they choose to compete in youth sports leagues; and find it easier to accept themselves and be accepted by their peers as they move through their school and adult years. Their success in physical education impacts their success in school!

In addition, learning basic movement skills and knowledge in physical education helps your child feel good about moving, which in turn encourages them to be active and healthy. And from our country’s Surgeon General, we know that physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of heart disease and mortality in our country. So you see, good physical education CAN make a difference!

Please be aware of the following guidelines for physical education:

1.    If your child needs to be excused from physical education activities, please write a note to me and have your child bring it to me either at the beginning of the day or when PE class begins.

2.    If doctor limits physical education participation in part, please ask them to be specific as to the amount of activity or what your child can/cannot do, as well as when they are able to again fully participate in class

For your child's safety as well as the liability involved, your child will NOT be allowed to participate without proper footwear in physical education. Proper footwear includes tennis-type/sneaker shoes--those with a flat bottom (no heel) and the foot fully covered (tennis shoes that have no back are not permitted). Clogs, sandals, dress shoes, boot-like shoes, and any heeled shoes are NOT appropriate types of footwear for physical education class, and your child will not be able to participate in that day's activities if these type of shoes are worn. One way to always have your child be prepared for class is to have an extra pair of tennis shoes and keep them in their classroom during the week.  (If there is a problem please let me know).