ABS Fit Kids Club 

Day 3

April 25th 2016

For most of today the weather had been nice and sunny. Perhaps a bit breeze, but over all sunny. Until the end of the school when the clouds began to roll in and the weather began to get a bit chill. 

This however didn't dampen the spirits of the FKC members. 

We started the afternoon session outside instead of meeting in the library. Allowing for each member of the club to have a snack and some time to hang with their friends, play around on the soccer field or just chat with each other. Then we came together for our typical warm up session. 

More and more of the members are coming up with great exercises to do and making up their own ones as well. We have one that is the "lawn mower" which is basically lying on the grass like you are doing a face forward snow angel. This one everyone seems to love. As well as doing the "worm" which is the dance move the worm. Which only a small amount of them can actual do correctly. The rest of us just are rolling on the ground. Regardless of the level of perfection on this move everyone laughs and smiles as they attempt to do some form of the worm. 

There are of course some exercise moves that are brought up each time that we just can't as a group do all together. Such as cartwheels, some difficult yoga moves and head stands. I love the effort in trying. I just envision many bumps and bruises if we all attempted to do cartwheels in a circle. 

Again after our warm up circle everyone wanted to resume our game of Duck, Duck, Goose. Let me say I haven't had so much fun playing Duck, Duck, Goose in a long time!! Everyone tries so hard to get away from their tagger or the tagger trying to get the one they've attempting to catch. Everyone cheers, laughs and are such good sports if they happen to get into the middle of the circle. I even made it into the circle when I was tagged by a speedy 1st grader. hahaha. 

After our epic game of Duck, Duck, Goose we did a hill workout. Using what we have in our backyard the members broke out into their buddy groups and did a relay of them going up the hill that  boarders the soccer field. They all figured out different ways to get up the steep parts of the hill and how to get down the hill without getting to many bumps and bruises. Of course some of this knowledge came after a couple of tumbles are two. All in all everyone got a workout (including myself) with trying to get up to the top of the hill as quickly as possible. 

Once our hill work was completed it was time to get the group to take a break and refresh themselves with some H20. So they could be ready for the next activity. Which was to do two laps around the school on the walking path. Everyone could do the path at their own pace and after they where done they had the chance to do some free play. Some members of the club went super fast and where done in record time. While others choose to take their time and chat with other members as they went around the path. 

After that the members spilt up in many different ways. We had many that decided to play in the gaga pit. Others did some more walking while chatting and others went off to help Mrs. Aldrich in gardening. 

Everyone seemed to have a great time this afternoon. I was especially pleased to find that we all stayed dry even with all of the dark storm clouds looming above us. 

Now reminder that on Wednesday we will be at Mt. Ascutney for the afternoon session. Pick up is in the base lodge parking lot. We will be station out of the bottom Rope Tow hut. Time of pick up is still 5. If you happen to be there a bit earlier and we're not at the base lodge parking lot then feel free to come up to the rope tow hut to wait for us there. If you child/children happen to be walking home after FKC and they typical are picked up please, please let myself, Andrea Powell, April Sykes or Jenifer Aldrich know before hand. No one intends on returning to ABS at the end of the session unless special arrangements have been made before hand. Which again can be done by either contacting myself, Andrea Powell, April Sykes or Jenifer Aldrich. 

Also just a side note unless you have discussed it with Ann Ackley (FLC) and contact one of us we can not transfer FKC members over to FLC. Especially on sessions when we are at the mountain. I thank you all in advance for your understanding. 

Well I hope all the kiddos in the Fit Kids Club have been enjoying their time in the club and that they go home tired!!! Looking forward to our session on Wednesday and hoping that we truly don't get the snow that is being called for tomorrow!!! 

Thanks for reading the Fit Kids Club Blog!!! 

contact information: 

annalise.ennis@wsesu.net - Annalise Ennis

apowell@wsesu.net - Andrea Powell

asykes@wsesu.net - April Sykes

jaldrich@wsesu.net - Jenifer Aldrich

You can also contact the school at 802-484-3344 

Also just in case of an emergency you can always call my cellphone at 802-291-2370, you can also text it as well. Just please make sure to include information on who you are. 

Gaga is a sport that resembles dodgeball. Except that they do it in a circle formation and have less rules than in dodgeball. There is only one ball and everyone attempts to get someone out by whacking the ball in their direction and hoping that it will hit them in the leg (knee down) to get them out. The last person remaining in the gaga pit is the winner. 

Also please check out the West Windsor 5 and Dime Race website. Many of the FKC will get a chance to be on these trails before this event so they will be able to be familiar with the trails before this event takes place. 
http://ascutneyoutdoors.org/new-events/ww5dime