Friday, March 25, 2011

2011 Softball Team...

Congratulations to the following girls on making the 2011 Softball Team:

Morgan M.
Olivia T.
Claudia F.
Emma H.
Dana K.
Morgan M.
Maggie S.
Megan S.
Rebecca A.
Rose C.
Abbey C.
Sydney D.
Jacky J.
Taylor J.
Jeannie L.
Rebekah O.

Our first game will be on Monday, April 11th @ Gower.

I hope everyone has a GREAT Spring Break!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Tourney Time!

In our pickleball unit we will begin our singles and doubles tournaments today. All students get to choose who they will be teamed up with and then the double elimination style bracket does the rest to decide which teams will be playing each other. At the end of each tournament the champions from both sides of the bracket will face off in a final round game to 11.

Our sixth grade students are finishing up their first rotation of units today and will be switching units tomorrow. The classes will rotate as follows:

Nyhlen (pickleball) -----> Dodd (whiffleball)

Dodd (whiffleball) -----> Dvorak (ping pong)

Dvorak (ping pong) -----> Nyhlen (pickleball)

Have a great rest of the week and a wonderful St. Patrick's Day!!!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Pickleball unit....

Our pickleball unit is moving right along at all three grade levels. In 6th grade classes, we spent about a week on our basic skills and will begin playing games today. In 7th and 8th grade classes, we are focusing on strategy and how to work with our teammates. The doubles game in pickleball involves a lot of rules but can be very fun and competitive if you play at a quick speed. Some things to remember about pickleball:

1. Stay positioned at the back of the court when you are serving or receiving.
2. After the ball has bounced one time on each side of the net, you can approach the net and practice using your smash.
3. Work with your teammate to use different shots and techniques in certain situations.
4. Have fun!

I hope everyone has a great weekend! The weather should start to warm up a little bit, hopefully just in time for softball tryouts (March 23rd and 24th from 3-5pm).