MGS on KSN News: Capture the Turkey 2011
by Cathy Fooshee
CAPTURE THE TURKEY 2011 NEWS
Students at the Mulvane Grade School have been running the soles off their shoes in Physical Education. They started by jogging/biking to the park to play Frisbee Golf…continued with timed runs and lots of games like Capture the Flag. They learned how to take their pulse and how to judge whether they were working hard enough to condition a strong heart. They learned how long, how hard and how often you need to work out to condition for Cardiovascular Fitness and what types of activities were best to accomplish that goal. They learned by listening, but they also learned by doing. The best was saved for last right before Thanksgiving break. Students participated in our annual school wide Capture the Turkey event the Tuesday before break. It started in the morning with grade level competitions in the grassy area east of the building until one class emerged the winner from each grade level. In the afternoon, the winning third grade class (Mrs. Morris’s class) played against the winning fourth grade class (Ms. Pound). Mrs. Morris’s class emerged the winner from that competition. Fifteen minutes later, Mrs. Morris’s class admitted defeat to Mrs. Cottrell’s fifth grade class. The teachers assembled around 2:15 for the competition against Mrs. Cottrell’s fifth grade. KSN news was in attendance to film the battle. After a hard fight, the teachers once again emerged the winner in an 8 to 6 victory over Mrs. Cottrell’s class. It was all smiles and high fives as the teachers and students congratulated each other on a fun and hard fought game.
