Friday, October 31, 2008

Happy Halloween!!!

This morning the sixth and seventh grade homebases walked around to judge the Scarecrow Contest put on by all of the eighth grade homebases. The winning homebase will receive a pancake breakfast. I was very impressed with all of the scarecrows!

On Wednesday evening the Fall Sports Banquet was held. It was a wonderful night for all of the student-athletes with many fond memories being shared of each team. Congratulations to all of the athletes on a great season!

Today will be our last day for flag football in P.E. classes. On Monday, the seventh and eighth grade students will be switching units, beginning volleyball and bowling. Don't forget about the bowling field trip at the end of November! The seventh grade students will be going on Thursday, November 20th and eighth grade will go on Friday, November 21st.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

This week in PE.......

This has been a busy week in P.E. classes. On Monday, students who chose to sell candy for our athletic fundraiser each took one box of candy home. Money is due back to Lakeview by Tuesday, November 4th.

We have been continuing with the flag football unit with 7th and 8th grade students and are also about halfway done with the sixth grade units. On Thursday this week every student will participate in a bus evacuation drill during their P.E. class. On Friday, all of the seventh grade students will be going on a field trip to Chicago and visiting the Sears Tower and Freedom Museum. I'm looking forward to being a chaperone this year since I have never been to the Freedom Museum. Hopefully the weather forecast will improve and we will have some sunshine!

The Fall Athletic Banquet will be held next Wednesday, October 29th at 6:30 pm. It is a very nice evening that recognizes the student-athletes and all of their dedication during their season.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Sixth grade new units....

This week in P.E. we switched units with our sixth grade students. This will be the last section of our flag football, track and field, and field hockey classes. At the end of the two weeks, we will be testing and then moving onto three new units.

Seventh and eighth grade students have begun playing flag football games. We are only on our third full day of playing games outside and I am already impressed with a number of plays that the girls have been running. All of the teams have been doing a great job working together on the field creating new ideas. I have to give credit to the Oompa Loompas in sixth period today, who came ready with multiple plays written down on paper for everyone to work on! Great job!

Congratulations to the JV Volleyball team on their final season game and WIN against Gower! It was a great season girls and you all worked so well together all season long. Even though our record wasn't the best, I know that we have some of the most talented girls here at Lakeview and I'm proud of you. Good luck to Varsity Volleyball as they prepare for their tournament on October 25th right here at Lakeview!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Football Is in the Air.....

Congratulations to the Varsity Volleyball team on their victory over Westmont last night! The Spartan volleyball teams will travel to Cass tomorrow (8/8), while football goes to Eisenhower looking for a big win!

In P.E. classes this week, we started working on our punting and kicking skills for flag football and also focused on passing and running plays. We will begin actual games at the end of the week where the focus will turn to individual positions and their responsibilities on the field. All of the classes have done and excellent job so far with football and I'm looking forward to some great games!

Now that there is no more Chicago baseball to cheer for (GO WHITE SOX!), the NFL season should be an exciting one. Hopefully the Green Bay Packers will turn it around this week with a win as they meet up with the Seahawks in Seattle. Go Pack Go!

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Flag Football Unit

This week in P.E. class we finished up fitness testing and started the flag football unit. Tomorrow in class (10/3), we will be running the mile for the second time. If a student improves upon his or her score they will receive two extra credit points and can record the best time on their fitness sheet. Every student should bring a fitness sheet home with all of the scores filled in and have it signed by a parent/guardian. These fitness sheets are worth 10 points so make sure to return them with a signature by next week!

In flag football, we will be working on passing, receiving and snaps with 7th and 8th grade students this week. Next week, the focus will be on punting, kicking, positions and game play. We will go outside if the weather is nice, so please be sure to have sweatpants and sweatshirts for the cooler weather. Students are allowed to wear warmer clothes and should keep them in their hall locker until P.E. class.

The Varsity and JV Volleyball teams will travel to Westview today, cross country will meet Westview here at Lakeview and football is home against Lisle. GO SPARTANS!!!