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[quote=Anonymous]We have 25 minutes before lunch, but there are so many kids on playground that the younger ones keep to the corners (sit down, hunch together, hide from big kids) and simply wait for the lunch bell. They do enjoy the recess/snack combo as there are less of them, but we have been using the same playground for 6-7 months (there are 4). Kids are so tired of the same equipment, that is also often broken, and end up putting hands on each other.
PE is not what parents imagine, specially in younger grades. Most of the time is spent being lectured about not paying attention and then they move 10 minutes.
Let your children play before school - be it 10-15 minutes, and after school. Have play-dates in your yard and allow kids bring toys outside.
There is an extra 25-30 minutes of time for exercise at school, but it is used for games, blocks and mostly art. This is a very good time to be outside when the weather is nice. We have stayed in all day when it is cold, but we have never held this choice block outside to make up for being inside. 
Don't count on that PE being an active class- it's yet another way to teach them listening and rules. Rules are important to keep them from hurting each other. There's not much exercise involved.[/quote]

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