Physical Fitness through Yoga

Yoga is a good way to strengthen your muscles while relaxing. There are many different yoga poses and exercises. A yoga teacher I would recommend is Yoga Pam. Yoga Pam teaches yoga in Holly Springs North Carolina. She teaches kid yoga, adult yoga, and family yoga. I asked some people who joined Yoga Pam’s latest class what their favorite yoga pose is. The results came up with Down Dog. Down dog is a pose where you get on your hands and knees, stretch your hips to the ceiling, and hang your head.

Yoga was originated in India. The word yoga means union. It comes from the old English word yoke. Most yoga practices today focus on three things: physical postures called asana. (Pronunciation: \ˈä-sə-nə\) The two other ones are pranayama and meditation.

Yoga is a very fun way to relax your mind and exercise your body so we can stay fit. You should find out about yoga classes in your area so you can join one. I hope you join one! Namaste! (Namaste means go in peace!)

My School - Fred Olds Elementary

Our field trips are always very different. We might have similar field trips as some other schools but no one is alike. Our fieldtrips include going to the North Carolina Zoo, the North Carolina Wildlife center, to plays, and to the Governor’s mansion.

I took a survey from some of the fourth graders in our class on which fieldtrip they liked best. Several said that the field trip to the North Carolina Zoo was their favorite. A few said that the trip to the science museum was their fieldtrips.

I asked them if there was anything they didn’t like about their favorite fieldtrips. The three that liked the Zoo all agreed that they didn’t like it when the geese attacked us. They were livid when we came on their “property.” The guy who said he liked the science museum said that the fieldtrip was perfect. Our school’s fieldtrips are sweet!

How I’m like a Monkey!

The animal I am most like is a monkey. I am like a monkey because I am very rambunctious. I also like to hang on or climb trees but since my friend Zoë has the only good climbing tree in the area, and since I don’t go to her house a lot, my trees are mostly monkey bars. Monkeys love bananas and I think that bananas are one of the most scrumptious foods in the world. Monkeys are also really loud. I am loud like a monkey when I get super excited; like when I heard I got into this program, I was very loud just like a monkey.

Monkeys are very playful animals and they absolutely adore playing with other monkeys. I am also very playful and LOVE playmates around at every second but I am an only child so I would have to have a lot of play dates to do that. Everyday when my class races to the playground, I run straight for the monkey bars to hang out on top where no one can reach me. Sometimes monkeys can be very sensitive, just like me. Monkeys and I have a lot in common!