The start of new units...........

This week 7th and 8th grade students finished up with two cognitive tests on basketball and weight lifting. Overall, most students did an excellent job on the tests if they studied all of the information that was provided to them on the study guides. Today we switched over to pickleball and ping pong and chose our doubles partners. Towards the end of the pickleball unit we will play a modified tournament where students will be put into multiple games to see who can finish up with the best record.

Sixth grade students also started pickleball, whiffle ball and ping pong this week. We will be starting off with basic skills such as volleying and serving in the pickleball unit. After next week we will start to play full games with doubles and singles matches.

The spring athletic season is quickly approaching! The Spring Athletic Schedule is out and tryouts for teams will be coming up in the middle of March or after Spring Break. Softball tryouts will be held on March 11th and March 13th right after school until 5pm. Hopefully the weather will warm up enough so we can make it outside! Have a great weekend!

Conclusion of Trimester Two Units

This week in P.E. we continued with our units of basketball and weight lifting for 7th and 8th grade students. Next week on Tuesday and Wednesday we will be taking our cognitive tests and then switching into our new units for trimester three. Students will be switching off every other day from Pickleball to Ping Pong. Study guides will be handed out at the beginning of the unit which will cover all of the rules and information for our test at the end of the unit.

Sixth grade students will also be switching into their Trimester 3 units. If you ever have any questions about the information being covered, all of the study guides and rules are posted on our school website under Physical Education. By clicking on Trimester 3 under the selected grade level, you can view all of the units being covered.

Have an excellent weekend and hopefully this cold weather will be ending very soon!

Pack the Place!

Today after school (Wednesday, 2/12), the first 'Pack The Place' event will take place at the Varsity Basketball game against Lisle. Many of the students are wearing green today because it is spirit week here at Lakeview so I'm sure our crowd will look outstanding tonight at the game. Tomorrow after school (Thursday, 2/13), the boys will be hosting Cass where another 'Pack The Place' event will be held. Students were given the opportunity to purchase either a shirt or a spirit pack which includes numerous Lakeview spirit items to bring for the games. Hope to see everyone there!

Sixth grade students took their cognitive tests yesterday in class on basketball and floor hockey. We are now starting our final units of this trimester. Sixth graders have been doing and excellent job!

Winter Madness!

This past week has been a little crazy around school with all of the interesting weather and our snow day on Friday. Hopefully we will be back on schedule on Wednesday with basketball and weight lifting. The sixth grade students will be taking floor hockey and basketball cognitive tests on Friday afternoon to conclude their current unit.

With all of this snow falling there are tons of fun activities to do outside to stay active. Sledding and snowboarding are just a couple of ideas to try but if you are interested in skiing you can always find a ski hill or path where places offer downhill or cross country skiing. If we decide that the snow is right to try cross country skiing in class, we will let the students know what day and what items they should bring with them to school.

Stay safe and warm in this crazy winter weather!!

New 6th Grade Units

This past Monday the sixth grade students changed units. Floor hockey went to basketball, basketball to weights and weights to floor hockey. The floor hockey students have done an excellent job playing their first games and have been demonstrating good sportsmanship and teamwork.

Seventh and eighth grade students will remain in their basketball and weight lifting units for the next three weeks and then finish up with a cognitive test towards the end of February.

The girls Varsity basketball team has been having a great season so far! The next home game is on Monday, February 4th against Butler. Come out and show your support!

This week in class we will continue with our basketball and weight lifting units for seventh and eighth grade students. In basketball we have been working on our ball control skills, passing, dribbling and shooting. At the end of this week, we will make teams and then start playing games on Tuesday.

Sixth grade students in floor hockey have been doing a great job on setting up offensive plays. We will continue to work on communication and teamwork each day we play and will conclude the unit with our cognitive test. Students all received a study guide so they should be aware of what the test will cover.

Unfortunately, this Sunday the Packers fell short on their bid for a Super Bowl Championship. It was a tight game every minute, but the Packers couldn't capitalize on the important plays when it came down to it. The New York Giants beat them 23-20 in overtime and will now face the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Hopefully Brett Favre will be back for one more season!

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