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On Thursday, despite the frigid temperature, Glendale School students were flushed and sweaty.
The third through fifth graders participated for the third year in a row in Jump Rope 4 Heart, an American Heart Association program.
Physical education teacher Janelle Reeb said students raised about $2,600 by getting sponsors before the jumping event in the school’s gymnasium.
On Thursday, students ate apples, filled out health surveys and jumped rope at various stations. Each station featured a different style of jump rope, such as double dutch, single ropes and rope bands.
“I remember doing Jump Rope for Heart when I was in school,” Reeb said,
adding she learned more about the program at an American Heart Association convention.
The American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance launched Jump Rope For Heart as a national fundraising and education program in 1978.
According to information provided by the American Heart Association, more than 30,000 schools jump in each year to help fight America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers — heart disease and stroke — while teaching students the importance of physical activity and a healthy heart.
For about three weeks, students at Glendale learned about heart health.
“We talked a little bit about what stress can do in our lives,” Reeb said.
They also discussed other risk factors for heart disease, such as poor nutrition, being overweight and smoking.
“We try to do activities to enforce basic concepts, but it’s good for them to know and ask questions,” Reeb said.
What the students learned was put into action with Thursday’s activities, including a jump rope contest. Students who jumped the longest earned a free day’s pass to Splashdown Water Park.
Another station offered an apple, water and a worksheet to fill out about a student’s lifestyle.
“The rest of the stations kept them moving. We had long jump rope. We had partner jumping, the jump bands ... We played a couple games with the long ropes. We called it ‘school,’” Reeb said.
Any student who donated any amount to the program had their name entered into a drawing for prizes.
Culver’s, Firehouse Pizza, Subway, Texas Roadhouse, Splashdown, Illinois Central College athletics, Bradley athletics, the Peoria Chiefs and the Rivermen donated prizes to the cause.
Students who raised more than $100 get to have a Subway lunch with Reeb.
“That was nice just to give them a little extra,” Reeb said of the prizes.
On Thursday, despite the frigid temperature, Glendale School students were flushed and sweaty.
The third through fifth graders participated for the third year in a row in Jump Rope 4 Heart, an American Heart Association program.
Physical education teacher Janelle Reeb said students raised about $2,600 by getting sponsors before the jumping event in the school’s gymnasium.
On Thursday, students ate apples, filled out health surveys and jumped rope at various stations. Each station featured a different style of jump rope, such as double dutch, single ropes and rope bands.
“I remember doing Jump Rope for Heart when I was in school,” Reeb said,
adding she learned more about the program at an American Heart Association convention.
The American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance launched Jump Rope For Heart as a national fundraising and education program in 1978.
According to information provided by the American Heart Association, more than 30,000 schools jump in each year to help fight America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers — heart disease and stroke — while teaching students the importance of physical activity and a healthy heart.
For about three weeks, students at Glendale learned about heart health.
“We talked a little bit about what stress can do in our lives,” Reeb said.
They also discussed other risk factors for heart disease, such as poor nutrition, being overweight and smoking.
“We try to do activities to enforce basic concepts, but it’s good for them to know and ask questions,” Reeb said.
What the students learned was put into action with Thursday’s activities, including a jump rope contest. Students who jumped the longest earned a free day’s pass to Splashdown Water Park.
Another station offered an apple, water and a worksheet to fill out about a student’s lifestyle.
“The rest of the stations kept them moving. We had long jump rope. We had partner jumping, the jump bands ... We played a couple games with the long ropes. We called it ‘school,’” Reeb said.
Any student who donated any amount to the program had their name entered into a drawing for prizes.
Culver’s, Firehouse Pizza, Subway, Texas Roadhouse, Splashdown, Illinois Central College athletics, Bradley athletics, the Peoria Chiefs and the Rivermen donated prizes to the cause.
Students who raised more than $100 get to have a Subway lunch with Reeb.
“That was nice just to give them a little extra,” Reeb said of the prizes.
Overall, Reeb viewed the program as a success.
“They all seemed to have fun and like it. I got a lot of ‘thank yous.’ The kids left in good spirits and they were sweaty. That was a good sign because they got their heart rates up ... My goal as a PE teacher is to get kids to be lifetime movers.”
Of the event, third grader Cameron Carlson said, “I like it because it is healthy for your heart. We can win prizes and we can raise money for the hospital and people with heart disease. I also like to exercise. I also like it because people sponsor us to raise money for Jump Rope for Heart.”
