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[quote=Anonymous]Thanks, PP, and I do see your good points. Our school has incorporated a before school program that incorporates physical activity --- like relay races. I can't tell how often this program is actually happening. Students have to arrive by 8:15, which we do most days, and report to the gym. The teachers also incorporate movement breaks during instructional time, using the Go Noodle app -- like spontaneous get up and dance bursts. It's fun, but I don't think it substitutes for the social and physical benefits of recess. Since lunch and recess periods are combined, the teachers have to rush the kids through lunch, which also makes it less of a social time, and kids are actually asked not to talk above a whisper. I'm all for teaching manners, but I also think kids need time to decompress, make friends and just let loose. The school does not have great afterschool activity for younger grades that incorporate physical activity.

I will see if I can take this issue to the LSAC. Being EOTP and under-resourced, we have limited clout. I'd hate to move WOTP for after school Zumba, but that seems like the kind of ridiculous choice this will come down to for us if we can't find a solution. We love a lot about the school -- not everything -- but a lot. [/quote]

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