Thursday, January 31, 2008

New 6th Grade Units

This past Monday the sixth grade students changed units. Floor hockey went to basketball, basketball to weights and weights to floor hockey. The floor hockey students have done an excellent job playing their first games and have been demonstrating good sportsmanship and teamwork.

Seventh and eighth grade students will remain in their basketball and weight lifting units for the next three weeks and then finish up with a cognitive test towards the end of February.

The girls Varsity basketball team has been having a great season so far! The next home game is on Monday, February 4th against Butler. Come out and show your support!

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

This week in class we will continue with our basketball and weight lifting units for seventh and eighth grade students. In basketball we have been working on our ball control skills, passing, dribbling and shooting. At the end of this week, we will make teams and then start playing games on Tuesday.

Sixth grade students in floor hockey have been doing a great job on setting up offensive plays. We will continue to work on communication and teamwork each day we play and will conclude the unit with our cognitive test. Students all received a study guide so they should be aware of what the test will cover.

Unfortunately, this Sunday the Packers fell short on their bid for a Super Bowl Championship. It was a tight game every minute, but the Packers couldn't capitalize on the important plays when it came down to it. The New York Giants beat them 23-20 in overtime and will now face the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Hopefully Brett Favre will be back for one more season!

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

New Units

On Monday we wrapped up the rollerblading unit in P.E. class. Everyone did an excellent job with blading and staying in their target heart rate zone on our fitness day. This week seventh and eighth grade students will be starting the basketball and weight lifting units which will continue through the majority of trimester two.

Sixth grade students will also be changing up their units this week. Basketball, floor hockey and weight lifting will be the areas of focus for two week periods. Each student will receive a study guide that they should keep in their binder for the cognitive test at the end of each activity.

How about those Green Bay Packers??? They will play the NY Giants in the NFC Championship game on Sunday for a chance to make it to the Super Bowl!

Check out the link below to see the Top 10 plays of the week in the NFL Playoffs
(my vote goes out to #7 and of course #1) GO PACKERS!

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d805fd7db

Monday, January 7, 2008

Welcome Back!

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all had a very relaxing break and are ready to get back into the swing of things. This week in P.E. we are starting our rollerblading unit. Students were all sized for their skates before break and today we had a basic introduction to skating. We will continue this through Friday the 11th and then test on Monday, January 14th. So far, I have been very impressed with the skills that all of the students have shown while using their rollerblades. I'm looking forward to having some fun!

Make sure you watch the Packers take on the Seahawks this Saturday! I'm a little nervous about the upcoming game because Seattle is a strong team, but I have faith that the Packers will take home the win and move on further into the playoffs. Go Pack Go!