St. Wendel Catholic School

Mrs. Amy Quick, PE Teacher,  Grades K thru 4th

Degrees/Endorsements
University of Southern Indiana

PE  Kindergarten - 12th Grade

Health  5th Grade - 12th Grade 

Biography
This is my 2nd year teaching at St. Wendel School.  I taught PE and Health 1 year at St. Bernard Catholic School in Rockport, IN.  I also taught for 3 years at a Summer Academy in Gallatin, TN.  I also work at the Dunigan YMCA on Evansville's East Side as a preschool assistant.  My husband, Tom and I live on Evansville's North Side with our 4 sons: Connor 8, Evan 6, Garrett 2 1/2, and Colin 2 months. 

Fun Fact

Being the mom of 4 boys, I am always outside riding bikes, playing baseball or basketball with them.  A comment I hear quite frequently when someone hears that I have 4 boys is, "One more boy and you'll have your own basketball team!"

The Goal of the Physical Education Curriculum:

The goal of the St. Wendel Physical Education curriculum is to develop individuals who are proficient at movement and who can use physical activity to:

• Maintain or develop fitness
• Develop skills for sport and recreation
• Use movement for self-expression, enjoyment, challenge, and social interaction
• Promote lifelong physical activity

             Indiana Physical Education Essential Skills:

Elementary school physical education should provide experiences through which students develop:
(1) fundamental stability and manipulative skills;
(2) locomotor and non-locomotor skills;
(3) rhythm and dance movement skills; and
(4) knowledge and skills in:
(A) aerobic endurance;
(B) body composition
(C) flexibility; and
(D) muscular strength and endurance
Indiana and National Physical Education Standards

The National Standards for Physical Education were adopted and used as the Indiana Standards. These are the standards:

Standard 1: Demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.

Standard 2: Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.

Standard 3: Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.

Standard 4: Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Standard 5: Demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.

Standard 6: Demonstrates understanding and respect for differences among people in physical activity settings.

Standard 7: Understands that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction.

These seven standards apply to all levels of physical education form grade 1 through the high school requirement.