Welcome Back Spartans!!!

Welcome back to a new school year here at Lakeview Junior High! All PE classes went over the rules sheet in class last week and should have brought them home for a parent/guardian to sign. These sheets are due on Wednesday, August 31st and will be worth 10 points.

Today in class we are running our first mile of the Fall. All students are expected to put forth their best effort and encourage others. We will run the mile one more time in September to try and improve the time from your first mile.

All 6th grade students received their new lockers and combinations in the locker rooms. The 6th grade girls have done a GREAT job learning how to open their locks. In class, we introduced our basic warm up lines and also the game of snowball. Keep up the great work 6th grade students!

If anyone ever has any questions, the best way to get in contact with me is through email: enyhlen@ccsd66.org

Girls volleyball tryouts are currently being held. The JV and Varsity teams will be decided at the end of tryouts today.

Have a great week!

Badminton Champs...

Congratulations to the following students on placing first or second in the doubles badminton tournament in their PE classes:

2nd: Shon T., Cody B., Tom W., Mike T., Alex J., Justin M.
4th: Caleb K., Andrew B., Matt R., Kyle L., Ryan M.
5th: Ava P., Colin C., Eddie L., Ramiz R., Danny G., Sameer V., Kelsie M., Rachel G., Taylor R.
6th: Evan B., Joe M., Jack M., Kevin K., Kyle M., Alan Z.

All students did an excellent job with the badminton unit. It was a great three weeks of competitive game play with advanced skill level and improvment from all students.

On Monday, 6th grade students will be starting their new units. Nyhlen will go to softball, Dodd will go to soccer and Dvorak will go to badminton.

Have a great weekend!

Badminton and Soccer...

The 7th and 8th grade students are currently in their soccer and badminton units. In badminton, we are playing a doubles, double elimination tournament. All of the classes have been doing a great job so far and using a wide range of shots that everyone has been practicing.

We will be wrapping these units up within the next two weeks so make sure to review both study guides!

Sixth grade students will be testing next week on their current unit (softball, soccer or badminton).

The girls softball team will play their final home game on Wednesday, May 11th at Lakeview. Come on out and support your Spartans!

Fitness Testing

This week in P.E. class all three grade levels began fitness testing. Students are assessed on the following tests: pull ups, sit and reach, shuttle run, 1-minute sit-ups and the 1-mile run. We completed the first four tests and are now waiting for the weather to improve before we run the mile. When all five tests are complete, students will bring home their fitness sheets and have their parent/guardian review and sign them, then return the sheet to their teacher for 10 points.

In our weekly units, 7th and 8th grade students are currently playing soccer and badminton, while 6th grade students are playing soccer, softball and badminton.

The softball team is currently 2-2 on the season with four games to go. Good luck to the Spartans as they take on Cass this Friday at 4pm!

New Units for 6th Grade...

This week we will begin our final rotation of units for our 6th grade classes. Ms. Nyhlen's class will begin Badminton, Mr. Dvorak's class will start Soccer and Mr. Dodd's class will begin Softball. All three classes will be going over study guides in class and learning the basics to each game. Please remember to bring warmer clothes for soccer and softball. With this crazy April weather, it still is a little chilly to be outside in just your PE uniform. The softball team will begin a 4 game homestand starting tomorrow (4/19), against Eisenhower at 4pm, followed up with Burr Ridge on Wednesday 4/20, Jefferson on Tuesday 4/26 and Cass on Wednesday 4/27. Come on out and support your Spartans!

Pickleball Champions!

Congratulations to the following students on winning their Pickleball Tournament Championship games this week in P.E. class. Cody B. ~ Mike T. Kelsie M. ~ Rachel G. Tyler J. ~ Justin M. Matt R. ~ Andrew B. Danny A. ~ Jack H. Evan B. ~ Joe M. All students played with great effort and attitudes! Our unit tests for pickleball, ping pong and baggo will be on Monday, April 11th for 7th and 8th grade students. Be sure to look over your study guides this weekend!

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!