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

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!

Happy Holidays!

This week we are finishing up the dancing unit with a skill review test and a written test on Friday. Students in sixth and seventh grade will perform three square dances and will be assessed on how well they can follow cues from the music. All of the students have been doing an excellent job in class so I am expecting they will all do a great job on the tests.

The eighth grade students will take their written test on ballroom dance tomorrow during class. After 8th period tomorrow, students will be escorted down to the gym where the actual ballroom dance will take place. Today in class we reviewed all of the dances that will be performed and everyone looked wonderful. It should be a great time for everyone involved!

When we return from our winter break we will begin our rollerblading unit and then hopefully still have enough snow for cross country skiing.

I would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season and we will see you back in 2008!

Dance, Dance, Dance!

All three grade levels are currently in the dance unit. The eighth graders are doing an outstanding job in their ballroom dance classes! I can't wait to see them all show off their new dances at the ballroom dance on Friday the 21st.

Sixth and seventh graders started square dancing this week. Students seem to be picking up most of the steps quickly and we are moving right along with new steps. Today the sixth grade students learned a line dance called the Virginia Reel. It was a challenge at first but by the end of class almost everyone had the basic reel line down. We will continue to focus on dance until our holiday break on the 21st.

Congrats to the girls JV Basketball team who finished out their season last night against Gower. Nice work this season!

Go Packers (NFC North Division Champs)! They are 11-2 after beating Oakland last week 38-7! They play St. Louis this week. Go PACK GO!

Stay Warm!!!

The eighth grade class started ballroom dance this week with Mrs. Garvey doing an excellent job introducing some framework steps to the students. So far, everyone has kept right up with the pace of all of the dances and seem to be enjoying every minute of it. This unit will take place for two more weeks and then we will finish up with the ballroom dance on December 21st.

Sixth and seventh grade students will start line dance and square dance next week. We are finishing up volleyball and bowling this week while continuing our fitness days with running and step aerobics.

Open Gym Night is this Friday, the 7th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Students can come and have some fun with their friends and families all while staying active. I hope to see many of you there! Stay warm and drive safe in this snow!

Bowling Trips and Dance Units

This week the seventh and eighth grade students went on their bowling field trips. Many of the students were able to apply the skills they learned over the past few weeks in class to help improve their scores when they stepped onto the lanes. Nice job to everyone who participated!

Next week we will be starting the ballroom dance unit for our 8th graders. This will be a three week unit that will teach students multiple dance steps and techniques that they can show off at the dance. Sixth grade will be starting square dancing at the end of next week and seventh grade will start line dancing.

Congratulations to the girls JV Basketball team who defeated Burr Ridge on Monday. Excellent teamwork and defense girls!

On a side note.......the Green Bay Packers are 10-1! They play Dallas tomorrow at 7:15pm in what may be a future NFC Championship game matchup. Go PACKERS!!!

Thanksgiving Holiday

This week is a short one for the students. Monday is a regular schedule followed by shortened periods on Tuesday due to the volleyball game and Lakeview Derby in the afternoon. Seventh and eighth grade students will test on the bowling and volleyball units the week we come back from Thanksgiving break. The bowling trip will also be that week: 8th grade on Wednesday, 11/28 and 7th grade on Thursday, 11/29.

Don't forget to watch the 9-1 Green Bay Packers take on the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving! Go Packers!!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing holiday break!