Get Moving, Get Fit

 

     Mililani Uka Elementary School kicked off their fitness and health curriculum with the “Get Moving, Get Fit” physical fitness event on August 29, 2005.  Over seventy volunteers from the parent, community, and Schofield Army Wolfhounds combined efforts to make the experience a huge success.

     Eighteen fitness stations were set up at the Kuahelani Neighborhood Park so that each class room could participate in three different and fun activities.  Stations ranged from basic hula, jumping rope, sponge races, water brigade, sack and three legged races, obstacle courses and dancing to name just a few.   At each station the students discussed the importance of exercise and nutrition to good health.  Meadow Gold’s Lani Moo joined the students in some of the activities while Hope Central Church assisted by funding cool delicious oranges as the students departed the field, and HMSA provided washable “GO” tattoos to remind the students that fitness should be a daily activity.

     In addition to the station volunteers, parent assisted with refreshments for the volunteers so that they could join the students at lunch where the Army Wolfhounds were the preferred guests at each table.  Afterwards, students participated in writing and drawing a picture about their favorite activity.  The goal of the event was to help make students aware that fitness isn’t limited to sports clubs and that many of the tools for having a fun, fitness time are right in their own home.  Everyone at our school and especially  our PCNC, Norma Tansey who organized this event, wishes to express our thanks to each person and organization who helped to make this event one that Uka’s student body will long remember.

     The smiles on the children’s faces were proof that our physical fitness day was a success!

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