• Mrs. Dawn Turpin-Orgetas, National Board Certified Physical Education Teacher

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    Grade/Subject: K-6th Elementary Physical Education
    Email: dawn.turpin@wcsdny.org

    Welcome to the new year- 2020-21 like no other :)

     

    Good Morning Oak Grove Physical Education Students and Parents, 

    I will be creating office hours every day Monday-Friday tentatively from 8:30-8:40 am and 11:00-11:20 am tentatively.

    If you want to talk live, click this link: https://meet.google.com/byi-fyvt-xkn but make we communicate the date/time.


    Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 727-637-0809 and enter this PIN: 353 518 401#  You can always send me an email and I will respond as soon as possible.  

    You can access Special Area google classrooms by the following codes:

    Special Area Google Classroom code 2020-2021

     

     

    I will be posting physical activities on Monday and during our lives that week we will go over them.   I will also provide videos of myself teaching different activities. 

     

    I also have a Peer Mediaiton page and have lives typically on Friday at 3:00, Starting Sept. 18, 2020.  You will be getting an invite if you are a peer mediator this year. 

     

    Talk to you soon, 

    Mrs. Turpin-Orgetas

    Oak Grove Phone: 845-298-5280  ext. 51258

    For elementary school children to maintain a healthy lifestyle it is essential to exercise 60 minutes a day, drink plenty of water, eat a healthy/balanced diet, shower daily, and sleep 10-12 hours a night.

    About The Teacher

    Hello, my name is Dawn Turpin-Orgetas, one of the physical education teacher here at 
    Oak Grove Elementary School. There is a traveling PE teacher named, Rich Smith. 
    I am looking forward to a great 2020-21 school year. 
    This year I will be going into my 21st year teaching in this school district. I 
    became a National Board Certified Teacher 2013.  My first year in the district I 
    taught health at Roy C. Ketcham High School. I was also an assistant track coach, 
    SADD Advisor, health tutor, and a chaperone for the school.  My second year in the district,
    I taught elementary physical education and adaptive physical education at Gayhead 
     
    Elementary School and Oak Grove Elementary School. My third year, I taught elementary
     
    physical education and adaptive physical education at Gayhead, Myers, and Oak Grove.
     
    The last 17 years I have been the physical education teacher here at Oak Grove.  
     
    During the 2005-2007 year I was the Head Gymnastics Coach for Roy C. Ketcham High 
     
    School and received the Poughkeepsie Journal's Gymnastics Coach-of-the-Year and 
     
    Section 1 Coach of the Year. 
     
    I help run the Town of Wappingers Gymnastics program at Oak Grove on Saturdays in March, April and first of May.  
    I became an online fitness coach in 2012 with Beachbody.com  

    I grew up in Radford, Virginia (southwest portion of the state),and received my bachelors 
    and masters degree in physical and health education at Radford University.  
    I have been involved in athletics my whole life, particularly gymnastics which helped
    me receive a scholarship in my hometown.

    Mission For The Class

    I strive at giving positive encouragement to assist students in attaining their goals. 
    I want to make a difference in the lives of our children. I really look forward to 
    teaching physical education every day. I am thrilled to be the physical education teacher 
    here at Oak Grove.  The students I have at Oak Grove always brings a smile to my face everyday.
    I love seeing the children have fun while learning the fundamentals of life.
     
    updated: 9/4/2020