Thursday, February 23, 2012

New Units...

This week in PE classes all three grade levels began new units. In 7th and 8th grade, students are now participating in the pickleball and ping pong/baggo units. Classes started with study guide reviews and basic skills and will begin game play at the end of this week.

In our sixth grade classes, students just started pickleball, ping pong and whiffleball. All classes will be rotating on a two week schedule between the units. In sixth grade, we focus on learning the basic rules and skills of each game.

Have a great week!

Monday, February 13, 2012

Pack the Place!

This Monday and Tuesday will be our annual Pack the Place basketball games. On Monday, the varsity girls will take on Westview at 4pm. Tuesday will feature our varsity boys taking on Gower. Everyone is encouraged to attend and participate in the pre-game activities that will be taking place in Gym 1. It is a great time and I hope to see you all there!

In PE classes this week, 7th and 8th grade students are finishing up their strength training and basketball units. We will be testing at the end of this week so please be prepared for your cognitive tests.

Sixth grade students just moved into their final unit rotation of floor hockey, basketball and stregnth training. We will finish up all of these units by Friday with a written test.

Have a fabulous week and GO SPARTANS!!!

Friday, February 3, 2012

New Unit Rotation in 6th Grade...

This week we changed our units in 6th grade PE classes. Nyhlen's class is now with Mr. Dodd in basketball, Mr. Dodd's class is with Mr. Dvorak in strength training and Mr. Dvorak's class is with Ms. Nyhlen in floor hockey. Students in floor hockey worked on the basics of passing and accuracy with their teammates and started playing half court games on Friday. Excellent play so far by all students and I look forward to watching some competitive games next week.

In 7th and 8th grade, students are still alternating between basketball and strength training. The girls have done a wonderful job in the strength training unit and continue to see self-improvements in the amount of sets and reps that they can do. Keep up the great work girls!

Have a great weekend everyone and be sure to watch what should be a very good Super Bowl this Sunday.