Welcome to our 3rd Grade PE Page! I’m Deanna Petrucci, and I’m so excited to be your child’s PE teacher this year. This is my 15th year at the school and my 4th year serving as Chair of the PE & Dance Department. I also coach Middle School and Varsity Girls’ Soccer and Basketball – two of my favorite parts of the year!

We’ve already had such a fun and active start to the school year. Students have been exploring our big gym space with confidence, practicing new locomotor and sport-related skills, and challenging themselves to grow a little stronger, braver, and more coordinated each week. We’ve focused on cooperative play — learning how to share space, communicate, and work as a team, as well as giving students chances to problem-solve, encourage one another, and celebrate their successes. Most importantly, we’re building confidence and discovering that being active can be joyful, creative, and fun!

Below are some highlights of what we’ve been working on in class so far. Enjoy!

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