How often does your kid have gym class?

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Registered: 02-17-2006
How often does your kid have gym class?
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Wed, 07-26-2006 - 8:55pm
I was just wondering about this? I wrote recently about my SD health. TY for all the replys. Last year my SD only had gym on friday and it was just a hour. When I went to school we had it everyday. They seem to have time for a 15 minute concession everyday where they can get pop and candy from the machines. When I went to school we didn't have pop or candy at the school, unless it was a special occation but not every day. I find this a very bad example. I think kids should have gym at least 3 days a week and no junk and pop at school. How often does your kids have gym? And do they have a concession where they can hit the junk food machines? I am just wondering have they cut gym down to 1 day a week everywhere?
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Registered: 02-02-2005
Wed, 07-26-2006 - 9:30pm
Mine have gym 2x a week. There is a machine that sells juice only after school.
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Registered: 10-23-2003
Wed, 07-26-2006 - 10:15pm
Hi my oldest is going into 6th grade but it's in the elementary school.I am not sure if your sd is in junior high.I do know our elementary school doesn't let the kids buy soda or candy from the machines that are in the teachers lounges.I would be really upset if they allowed them to do that during pe.That isn't a good example at all.After school is another thing but during school hours our schools aren't allowed to as it goes against the minimal nutrition standards set forth by the state.


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Registered: 09-26-2003
Wed, 07-26-2006 - 11:56pm

My DD was in middle school-6th grade last year and she had PE every day!


I am not sure about Jr High this year!

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 07-27-2006 - 12:01am

Last year in 5th grade, my son & daughter (twins) had gym 3 days a week. This year in 6th grade they will have gym every other week. In the elementary school they didn't have junk food or soda. In the middle school they will have a soda machine (unless it has been removed since my last visit to the school).

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 07-27-2006 - 12:22am

My boys have pe everyday.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 07-27-2006 - 7:05am

Since our school went to a balanced school day (3 periods of 100 minutes with significant snack breaks and recess between each) they have been able to have gym class everyday for at least 30 min. That is combined with the two 25 minute recess periods. I am pleased they now have it everyday. Before that it was 3X a week. This is still elementary school. Not sure how it works in our middle school.


We have no vending machines of any kind in our school. The only "junk" food they can get is pizza lunches on Friday's that parents have to sign them up for and there is no drink or candy provided. Simply a slice (or two) of pizza and the kids have to supply their own drinks, dessert, etc. There has been some push by our provincial government to remove vending machines from the schools as they don't provide a good source of energy. Teachers already complain about kids who come to school with a large soda and giant bag of chips for lunch (one came with a WHOLE chocolate cream pie) and don't have nutritious lunches. If we had vending machines I'm sure it would be even worst because then kids would simply bring money and drink soda, chips and chocolate for lunch.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 07-27-2006 - 7:22am
I so agree with you on vending machines.

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Registered: 03-29-2003
Thu, 07-27-2006 - 7:29am

My kids school runs on a 6 day schedule. In the lower school they have art & music one day and the next they have pe. So they'll have pe either 2 or 3 days a week.

In the middle school they have pe 5 out of 6 days. The other day is a study skills class.

They have vending machines, but there is no soda or candy in it. It's water and juices only. Our school doesn't have cafeteria food, but they do sell frozen lunches in the vending machine. I can't remember the foods in the vending machines but it wasn't a lot of junk.

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Registered: 12-16-2003
Thu, 07-27-2006 - 8:09am
I LOVE our district from k-12 they have gym EVERY DAY!!! They also get art, music, library. co,puter lab and some other humanity thing from k-5 once a week. 6th grade they take a semester of humanitarian studies, and later ge to shoose what they want. As for vending machines, never seen one in our schools as a kid! In the jr high thye have one that sells juice and water for after school stuff. The jr high and high schools are the only schools with cafeterias, the younger kids have to pack a lunch or go home.

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Registered: 04-01-2003
Thu, 07-27-2006 - 9:04am

Ah yes,

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