Welcome to St. Mary of The Lake School's physical education page.  Our facilites include the Elsie & Paul F. Oselka Gymnasium located in the St. Mary of the Lake School Parish Activity Center.  Our gym houses a high school regulation basketball and volleyball court and the adjacent Daniel P. O’Brien Performance Stage.  Outdoor facilities include a soccer field, baseball diamond, open field and playground.

All K-8 students have one academic enrichment period of gym per week.  Our classes are taught by Heidi Jaffee and Patty Thorn.

Physical fitness, activity, and education is about instilling in each player an enjoyment of activity, a feeling of success and accomplishment, and the joy that comes from play, teamwork, sportsmanship, perseverance, cooperation, effort and achievement.

Our physical fitness program is further enhanced by our sports teams.  Please refer to our "Athletics" section of this website for more details.

Homework not available.

Join the Lakers Ski Club*
	The Lakers Ski Club* has arranged a reduced price lift ticked, reduced ski/snowboard rental rate and free lessons at Timber Ridge Ski Area, Gobles, MI.  Call the school office for contact information. *This is not a school sponsored event but open to Laker families. Timber Ridge

The Harlem Ambassadors
	We have been invited to attend the New Buffalo Elementary School workshop with the Harlem Ambassadors on Thursday, October 29th.  The Harlem Ambassadors are a basketball team that promotes a drug-free lifestyle.  All grades will be bused to New Buffalo at 1:30pm EST and dismissed to their parents at New Buffalo at 3:00pm EST. The Harlem Ambassadors

Jump Rope for Heart
	Our gym classes will Jump Rope for Heart on February 23,2010. -It’s an American Heart Association event. -You jump rope and learn about your heart. -Kids are helped by the money you raise! Jump Rope for Heart