Softball Unit

This week in 7th and 8th grade classes, all students are participating in the annual softball tournament.  Each team competes against one another in a softball game over the course of two days.  At the end of day 2, whichever team is ahead gets the win.  We have had some pretty close games up to date, with multiple periods ending their games with a mark in the tie column.  Keep up the great work!

Sixth grade classes are in their second rotation of the last three units.  In badminton, we will continue to work on serving and various types of shots and strategies.  At the end of this week, we will begin playing doubles games.

Congratulations to the girls softball team on their 2nd place season finish, as well as their 2nd place conference tournament finish.  The Spartans played great softball all season and finished with an overall record of 7-1-1.  Way to go Spartans!!!

Conclusion of units....

This week in PE classes we are finishing up our badminton and soccer units with the 7th and 8th grade students.  We will be testing on Thursday and then running the mile on Friday to wrap up the week.  Please make sure that you review your study guides as each question is worth two points. 

In 6th grade classes, we are continuing along with our final rotation of units.  With only about 4 weeks left of school, the 6th grade students are continuing to do an excellent job in each unit.  I think they are ready to move on to 7th grade! 

Congratulations to the softball team as they prepare for their final regular season game this Wednesday vs. Westmont @ Lakeview.  As of today their record is 4-1-1.  The girls will play in the conference tournament on Saturday, May 12th at Lemont Park District.  Go Spartans!

Fitness Testing

This week we began fitness testing with our 6th grade students.  Every student will complete the sit and reach, one minute sit ups, shuttle run, pull ups and timed mile run.  At the conclusion of these tests each student should bring home their fitness score sheet for their parents to sign and return to their PE teacher.  Right now, with the weather this week, we are looking to run the mile on Thursday.  


The ultimate goal of every student should be to improve all of the scores from the Fall round of fitness testing.  


In our 7th and 8th grade classes, students are continuing along with their badminton tournament.  There have been a lot of great games up to date and I look forward to seeing the conclusion of the games.  In sixth grade classes, students will begin their final rotation of three units.  Ms. Nyhlen's class will begin badminton, Mr. Dodd's class will begin softball and Mr. Dvorak's class will begin soccer.  

Badminton and Soccer Units

All 7th and 8th grade classes are continuing along with their badminton and soccer units. In badminton, Ms. Stankiewicz is teaching 7th and 8th grade students about different techniques and shots in the game of badminton. Students started out working on underhand and backhand serves and then progressed into using the drive, smash and clear shots. Most classes will participate in doubles play, while working on rotation and scoring. Towards the end of this week, we will begin a double elimination, doubles tournament.

Sixth grade classes just finished up their second rotation of units on Friday. Today, all classes will move into their final units of either pickleball, whiffleball or ping pong. After these units wrap up, we will start our three final units of the school year which include badminton, soccer and softball. Have a great week everyone!

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a very relaxing and fun spring break! As we get back into the swing of things here at Lakeview, I wanted to take this time to welcome our student teacher for Physical Education. Jen Stankiewicz will be here with us at Lakeview from the beginning of April until May 18th. I'll let her introduce herself below:

Hello, Lakeview! I'm excited to work with everyone over the next seven weeks. For the last eight weeks I was student teaching in Clarendon Hills at one of their elementary schools, so I'm excited for the changes I'll see at the junior high level. I'm from Downers Grove and, yes, went to DGS, so I am familiar with the area and everything in it. After the students finish up their pickleball and ping pong/bags units, I will be teaching them about badminton.
~Ms. Stankiewicz

Ms. Stankiewicz has observed at Lakeview over the past year and a half, so we definitely all welcome her back and wish her the best of luck during and after student teaching!

This week in PE classes the 7th and 8th grade students will be finishing up their pickleball and ping pong/bags units. We will be testing on Thursday this week. Please review your study guides and have a wonderful week!

Rollerblading in PE

We have started our rollerblading unit in all PE classes! Safety equipment is available for any student that would like to use it. We have helmets, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards.

Each class will begin the unit with learning the basics of safety, starting, stopping and backwards skating. As the unit progresses, students will work on changing levels, cross-over steps, skating on one foot for a short distance and finally end with a skills course.

We will be having a brake test at the end of the unit where students will be expected to stop on cue using their brake. T-stops and turn stops will not be acceptable.

Have a great weekend!

ISAT Week....

This week in PE classes will be a little less consistent due to ISAT testing and the three day week. Seventh and eighth grade will stay on the same rotation, flipping between pickleball and ping pong/bags, however, students may only have each unit one time this week.

In sixth grade we will stay with our same units through the end of this week and then test and switch next week. The sixth grade students have been doing an excellent job in pickleball so far! I am very impressed with the level of play by everyone.

Parent-teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, March 8th this week.

Have a great week everyone!