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		| Student Subject Page |   New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards (http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/cccs.pdf Standard 2 mandates that the School District offer comprehensive health and physical education. Throughout the year, your child will be participating in the Belvidere Elementary Schools Physical Education Program.  Students will be developing various skills for playing many different games, team sports and fitness activities. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at ddempsey@belvideresd.org Some general health websites for your use. www.americanheart.org/jump http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/history.html Article on the history of physical fitness from primitive times through the 20th century. Includes discussion of exercise and fitness in ancient China, India, the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome, Europe, and the U.S. The U.S. sections cover President Theodore Roosevelt's physical fitness ideologies, physical education in public schools, fitness pioneer Jack LaLanne, Dr. Kenneth Cooper, and other exercise-related trends and people. Written by exercise science professors. 10 Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity http://www.ific.org/publications/brochures/tentipskidsbroch.... Read these 10 tips, and you can be the healthiest kid on the block! There are also examples of how you can use each of the10 tips. GIRLWISE Physical Activity http://www.melpomene.org/girlwise/PhysicalActivity/PhysicalA... If you are exercising for your health, this site is for you. It has tips on how to warm up, how to make sure you drink enough water, and how to stretch. It also describes the benefits of exercise. Tips for Your Parents This site is for your parents to look at to help you with your physical fitness.