Our 2024 East Omak Elementary Jog-a-Thon will be held on May 30 from 9-10 am at the South Field. Pledge packets will be sent home on May 22 and must be received back no later than June 5. In addition, all students receive a t-shirt and can win prizes for the most laps, the most pledges raised, and best attitude. It is a fun day for everyone! And now, a message from our East PE Teacher and Head Wrestling Coach, Mr. Agee.
East Omak Elementary School would like to add a tumbling mat to our PE department. A tumbling mat could be used for many different units of physical education. With a mat in the gym, the whole class could do stretches together. The mat would add a comfort element to the stretches, allowing students to focus on their body awareness and breathing. Another use for the mat would be to start studying the effects of Yoga. With enough room on the mat for each student to have their space to move, Yoga could be a fun and useful addition to the learning environment. A mat would also allow for Gymnastic movements. Gymnastics is a fun and easy way to get students engaged in building their muscles. Lastly, a mat would allow for some Wrestling techniques to be introduced at a young age. Wrestling allows students to enter the world of self-defense. The benefits of a mat in the gym would be immense, but so would the cost, and this is why I am proposing that we raise funds, through the Jog-a-thon, to purchase a mat for the East Omak Elementary gym.
A new mat will run in the range of $15,000 to $20,000 depending on our design and shipping. It may take us a few years to raise these funds, but I believe we can do it. With the current funds in our PE budget, I believe we can do this in the next two years. Once purchased, the mats will last us for many years and students in Omak will enjoy the benefits for years to come.
Thank you for supporting Jog-a-thon and all Omak students!
Dean Agee and the Jog-a-Thon Committee
