Parents,
Due to our middle school schedule, we are still finishing up President's Testing. The General Music classes are typically larger than the Band/Choir classes, so they take a bit longer to finish things up. The classes that have completed Testing will talk about ways that we can improve our Testing for the fourth quarter when we do it again.
Third, Fourth and fifth grades are also finishing Testing and have started talking about specific ways to improve for the fourth quarter. We will also play a Halloween game this week.
Second grade has started work with the jump ropes, focusing on forward (regular) first. This will be a daily activity that we do after we stretch. It is truly amazing how much improved a student is on the jump rope after we do it for several weeks. We will also play a Halloween game this week.
First grade is in the initial stages of learning how to jump rope. Returning students from last year know how to do this and have done a great job so far. Our focus is with our new students and practicing the concept of hand, eye, foot coordination.
Kindergarten will finish up on the balance beam going backward this week. We will also start jumping rope after we complete the balance beam.
If a student is injured or is sick,
please provide a doctor note, so I have documentation of what a student can or
can't do during class.
The roofing company has completed their work over the gym, so we will be in the gym unless a class has students that need to still do the mile or it warms up again.
Congratulations to the Fever on bringing a Championship to Indiana!
Happy Halloween and Good Luck Sports Teams!
Friday, October 26, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
This Week's Agenda
Parents,
Happy Fall Break!
While you have some time off, I encourage you to do some physical activities with your children.
We have a new roof that will be put on over the next couple of weeks (over the gym and fourth and fifth grade classrooms). The installation may cause us to get kicked out of the gym. Please pay attention to the weather and have students dress appropriately for going outside in the event that we cannot be in the gym for class on a certain day(s).
Some classes in grades 3-8 are finished with President's Testing, some will be wrapping up this week and or next week. Upon completition of the testing, it is important for the students to reflect and gauge where they believe their physical fitness level(s) is and how it can improve--what are some steps to improve. We will be doing some work in class on this, but this is an area that can also be worked on at home and through sports (team and individual sports).
First and second grades will start to work with the jump ropes. Our focus will be going forward (regular), and we will use our balancing skills that we used in the first quarter to improve our motor skill development with the jump rope.
Kindergarten will be finishing up with going backward on the balance beam. We took a break from this during the Fall Program practices (the program was great!). We will only have one class this week due to our Fall Break day on Monday October 22.
If a student is injured or is sick, please provide a doctor note, so I have documentation of what a student can or can't do during class.
Good luck to our sports teams, good luck to the Indiana Fever, and to the Colts!
Happy Fall Break!
While you have some time off, I encourage you to do some physical activities with your children.
We have a new roof that will be put on over the next couple of weeks (over the gym and fourth and fifth grade classrooms). The installation may cause us to get kicked out of the gym. Please pay attention to the weather and have students dress appropriately for going outside in the event that we cannot be in the gym for class on a certain day(s).
Some classes in grades 3-8 are finished with President's Testing, some will be wrapping up this week and or next week. Upon completition of the testing, it is important for the students to reflect and gauge where they believe their physical fitness level(s) is and how it can improve--what are some steps to improve. We will be doing some work in class on this, but this is an area that can also be worked on at home and through sports (team and individual sports).
First and second grades will start to work with the jump ropes. Our focus will be going forward (regular), and we will use our balancing skills that we used in the first quarter to improve our motor skill development with the jump rope.
Kindergarten will be finishing up with going backward on the balance beam. We took a break from this during the Fall Program practices (the program was great!). We will only have one class this week due to our Fall Break day on Monday October 22.
If a student is injured or is sick, please provide a doctor note, so I have documentation of what a student can or can't do during class.
Good luck to our sports teams, good luck to the Indiana Fever, and to the Colts!
Friday, October 12, 2012
This Week's Agenda
Parents,
We will have an abbreviated week this week due to the Fall Program (Tuesday), noon dismissal Wednesday (conferences), and Fall Break (Thursday and Friday).
We are finishing up President's Testing (grades 3-8). The students have been working very hard and I encourage them to continue to work hard on their physical fitness. Parents, you can also help with this as well with your encouragement. Playing sports together as a family or simply going on a family walk are great ways to bond with your kids as well as getting some family physical fitness.
If a student is injured or is sick, please provide a doctor note, so I have documentation of what a student can or can't do during class.
Have a great week!
Good luck to our sports teams, good luck to the Indiana Fever, and to the Colts!
We will have an abbreviated week this week due to the Fall Program (Tuesday), noon dismissal Wednesday (conferences), and Fall Break (Thursday and Friday).
We are finishing up President's Testing (grades 3-8). The students have been working very hard and I encourage them to continue to work hard on their physical fitness. Parents, you can also help with this as well with your encouragement. Playing sports together as a family or simply going on a family walk are great ways to bond with your kids as well as getting some family physical fitness.
If a student is injured or is sick, please provide a doctor note, so I have documentation of what a student can or can't do during class.
Have a great week!
Good luck to our sports teams, good luck to the Indiana Fever, and to the Colts!
Friday, October 5, 2012
This Week's Agenda
Parents,
We are working on President's testing in grades 3-8 and some groups are close to finishing up. The testing consists of a series of Physical Education tests that gauge muscular strength, muscular endurance, speed and quickness, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. The tests include pull-ups, curl-ups, flex arm hang, shuttle run, pushups, sit and reach, mile run (jog) and I have added an additional test and that is the pole climb on the playground. Returning students will be told their results of last year and the idea is they show improvement from their fourth quarter results as they perform the tests in the first quarter this year (middle school has a journal that previous year's results are a part of, so they can physically see their results before testing with me). We will be testing the next few weeks (usually one test a class period depending on class size). We will test again in the fourth quarter to gauge improvement over the course of the year. We will be jogging the mile in several classes over the next week or so. If your child has asthma and they use an inhaler on a daily basis, please have them bring the inhaler to class next week (grades 3-8). We are working on responsibility with the inhalers. We have been practicing jogging at a pace for a period of 1, 2, 3, and 4 minutes at a time in grades 3 and 4.
Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade have either completed the balance beam work or will be finishing soon. We are starting Fall Program (Kindergarten-Grade 2) practices Tuesday-Friday this week, so between 12:10-1:35, I will not have these particular grade levels for class if they normally see me during that time.
If a student is injured or is sick, please provide a doctor note, so I have documentation of what a student can or can't do during class.
Have a great week and Good Luck Sports Teams!
We are working on President's testing in grades 3-8 and some groups are close to finishing up. The testing consists of a series of Physical Education tests that gauge muscular strength, muscular endurance, speed and quickness, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. The tests include pull-ups, curl-ups, flex arm hang, shuttle run, pushups, sit and reach, mile run (jog) and I have added an additional test and that is the pole climb on the playground. Returning students will be told their results of last year and the idea is they show improvement from their fourth quarter results as they perform the tests in the first quarter this year (middle school has a journal that previous year's results are a part of, so they can physically see their results before testing with me). We will be testing the next few weeks (usually one test a class period depending on class size). We will test again in the fourth quarter to gauge improvement over the course of the year. We will be jogging the mile in several classes over the next week or so. If your child has asthma and they use an inhaler on a daily basis, please have them bring the inhaler to class next week (grades 3-8). We are working on responsibility with the inhalers. We have been practicing jogging at a pace for a period of 1, 2, 3, and 4 minutes at a time in grades 3 and 4.
Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade have either completed the balance beam work or will be finishing soon. We are starting Fall Program (Kindergarten-Grade 2) practices Tuesday-Friday this week, so between 12:10-1:35, I will not have these particular grade levels for class if they normally see me during that time.
If a student is injured or is sick, please provide a doctor note, so I have documentation of what a student can or can't do during class.
Have a great week and Good Luck Sports Teams!
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