Man, the first half of this year has flown by! I can't believe 2008 is almost over. We were able to get some pretty cool stuff squeezed into the first half of this year, but just wait...we have a ton more to do in 2009. Here is what we are looking at when we get back from the break!
-Jump Rope
-Gymnastics
-Dance
-Volleyball (my personal favorite!)
We even have a little surprise instructor who is going to help us out for part of our dance unit! I can't tell you who it is, but I can say- we are glad to have her back...even if it is just for a week!!
Mrs. Georges and I hope you all have a pleasant and relaxing break! See you all in 2009!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Getting Ready for the Break
Basketball has been going awesome! We are getting ready to take a couple weeks off for the Holiday break. So, we ill be slowing things down a little- a little less skill work and a little more games!
I am very impressed with how well ALL of the grades did with our Basketball unit. The really awesome part is we had a guest speaker come in and talk to the entire school this past Wednesday- he used basketball to get his point across! Now, I would like to say that I planned it all out, but...i can't. It was just a really cool coincidence. His performance was called "Totally Courageous Basketball." He talked about setting goals and practicing to reach your goals!
Here is a picture of what he does:
I am very impressed with how well ALL of the grades did with our Basketball unit. The really awesome part is we had a guest speaker come in and talk to the entire school this past Wednesday- he used basketball to get his point across! Now, I would like to say that I planned it all out, but...i can't. It was just a really cool coincidence. His performance was called "Totally Courageous Basketball." He talked about setting goals and practicing to reach your goals!
Here is a picture of what he does:
The kids had a great time!
Hope everyone has a great break!
Coach Jones
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Basketball
We are moving away from fitness, well sort of. We always have some bit of fitness going on each day, but we are moving into basketball. I figured it would be a good time to jump into the game since all the basketball is starting up now- high school, college, and NBA.
We are going to break our basketball unit into three main focuses- dribbling, passing, and shooting. 1st will be dribbling. We actually started this Monday. Ask your child (3-5) how long they survived in knockout. The little guys and girls (K-2) worked on some basic dribbling skills. We were even able to go over one basic strategy concept with 1st and 2nd- keeping the ball away from other people while dribbling. They picked it up great!
Coming up on the horizon next for us will be passing and then on to everyone’s favorite- shooting. All the kids are doing a great job! Thanks to the school/PTA for making sure we have enough equipment. It is so very nice to be able to work on dribbling and have a ball for every student in PE (one that actually holds air). We are getting to cover a ton!
Thanks
Coach Jones
We are going to break our basketball unit into three main focuses- dribbling, passing, and shooting. 1st will be dribbling. We actually started this Monday. Ask your child (3-5) how long they survived in knockout. The little guys and girls (K-2) worked on some basic dribbling skills. We were even able to go over one basic strategy concept with 1st and 2nd- keeping the ball away from other people while dribbling. They picked it up great!
Coming up on the horizon next for us will be passing and then on to everyone’s favorite- shooting. All the kids are doing a great job! Thanks to the school/PTA for making sure we have enough equipment. It is so very nice to be able to work on dribbling and have a ball for every student in PE (one that actually holds air). We are getting to cover a ton!
Thanks
Coach Jones
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
What have we been doing in October?
3rd – 5th : Fitness is finally over. We had a couple weeks of testing…with a few games mixed in of course, but we got it done. We have fitness scores for every 3rd-5th grader recorded and ready to go. We plan on re-administering the test late in the school year to see how much improvement your students have made.
K- 2nd : Fitness was a little different. We introduced how to the tests, but we just practiced each test once or twice…just to familiarize the students with them. They did a pretty good job! The rest of the time we got to have a little fun. We worked on some locomotor skills and even squeezed in a few large group games just for fun!
We are now on to striking for grades 2- 5. We started this week with some fun tennis relays and games. We will be trying to use striking in as many different games/activities as we can over the next couple weeks.
As for the little ones (K & 1), we are going to work on locomotor skills for a little while longer, but we are also taking a day or two at a time to get some good skills work in on throwing and catching.
Thanks for checking in on the PE blog!
Coach Jones
K- 2nd : Fitness was a little different. We introduced how to the tests, but we just practiced each test once or twice…just to familiarize the students with them. They did a pretty good job! The rest of the time we got to have a little fun. We worked on some locomotor skills and even squeezed in a few large group games just for fun!
We are now on to striking for grades 2- 5. We started this week with some fun tennis relays and games. We will be trying to use striking in as many different games/activities as we can over the next couple weeks.
As for the little ones (K & 1), we are going to work on locomotor skills for a little while longer, but we are also taking a day or two at a time to get some good skills work in on throwing and catching.
Thanks for checking in on the PE blog!
Coach Jones
Monday, September 29, 2008
Time for the Fitness Gram!
Last week we introduced all the Fitness Gram fitness tests to the 1st – 5th graders. The kindergarten students got a peek at a few of them, but not the whole array of tests. This week- it is time to do them for real.
Each grade level 1st – 5th will be tested, however, only the 4th and 5th graders will have their scores recorded and tracked. The 1st-3rd graders will perform the tests only. We will discuss our scores, and talk about the importance of trying to improve our fitness.
As for the little guys and gals- kindergarten will be heading into the next phase of our basic skills review. We will be introducing the boys and girls to kicking. We will break down the skill into a few simple steps, and allow them to practice their kicking! Once they have gotten a day or two of practice we will play a kicking game to help reinforce their skills work!
Each grade level 1st – 5th will be tested, however, only the 4th and 5th graders will have their scores recorded and tracked. The 1st-3rd graders will perform the tests only. We will discuss our scores, and talk about the importance of trying to improve our fitness.
As for the little guys and gals- kindergarten will be heading into the next phase of our basic skills review. We will be introducing the boys and girls to kicking. We will break down the skill into a few simple steps, and allow them to practice their kicking! Once they have gotten a day or two of practice we will play a kicking game to help reinforce their skills work!
Oops!
Sorry everyone, I was trying to post this last week, but accidentaly hit the save button instead of the publish button. A little late but here was last weeks blog entry:
So, we are now finished with our basic skills review for 1st- 5th. Those guys and girls did a great job. We were able to hit the basics on- throwing and catching, kicking (long and short distances), and striking (with long and short handled implements).
This week we have started…..Fitness Testing! For right now we are introducing all the tests, and allowing the students to have a practice run or two. Next week we will start recording scores! As last year, we will be using the Fitness Gram Fitness Tests in our classes. They have a web site if you care to check it out: www.fitnessgram.net
The kindergarten classes finished up throwing and catching last week. We are going to be taking a small break in our basic skills intro to do a little fitness of our own. We are not testing the kindergarteners, but we are introducing them to the tests. Just allowing the little guys and gals some time to try the tests and talk a little about why we want to keep our bodies healthy!
thanks!
Coach Jones
So, we are now finished with our basic skills review for 1st- 5th. Those guys and girls did a great job. We were able to hit the basics on- throwing and catching, kicking (long and short distances), and striking (with long and short handled implements).
This week we have started…..Fitness Testing! For right now we are introducing all the tests, and allowing the students to have a practice run or two. Next week we will start recording scores! As last year, we will be using the Fitness Gram Fitness Tests in our classes. They have a web site if you care to check it out: www.fitnessgram.net
The kindergarten classes finished up throwing and catching last week. We are going to be taking a small break in our basic skills intro to do a little fitness of our own. We are not testing the kindergarteners, but we are introducing them to the tests. Just allowing the little guys and gals some time to try the tests and talk a little about why we want to keep our bodies healthy!
thanks!
Coach Jones
Friday, September 5, 2008
Getting into the flow of things!
Oops! I am a little late with this post. Sorry! We have been doing some awesome things in PE. The 1st -5th graders have been working through our skills review unit. We finished throwing and catching the first week, and we moved into kicking last week.
In our kicking unit we covered the short distance kick, long distance kick, and the punt. We did run into a little rain last week, and couldn’t get outside, so we are spilling the kicking over into this week. The weather this week has been great! 2-5th have been out almost every day!
Kindergarten- we are now masters of the warm-up walls! These guys and girls do their warm ups better than some of the bigger kids…well, most of the time! This week we got to dive into our first skill based lessons! We have been working on throwing and catching. Man, these little ones are doing great! We spent a little bit of time working on how to treat PE equipment, and now when you watch, it’s as if they have been in PE for weeks and weeks. Oh, wait….they have been in PE for a few weeks huh? I still can’t believe it’s September!
Next week we will be moving on to a new skill- striking! Should be a good time. We will be getting out all sorts of striking implements- both long handle and short handle. The Kindergarten will work on throwing and catching a little longer (I have some fun games we get to play next week that really emphasize those skills).
Thanks for supporting PE!!
Coach Jones
In our kicking unit we covered the short distance kick, long distance kick, and the punt. We did run into a little rain last week, and couldn’t get outside, so we are spilling the kicking over into this week. The weather this week has been great! 2-5th have been out almost every day!
Kindergarten- we are now masters of the warm-up walls! These guys and girls do their warm ups better than some of the bigger kids…well, most of the time! This week we got to dive into our first skill based lessons! We have been working on throwing and catching. Man, these little ones are doing great! We spent a little bit of time working on how to treat PE equipment, and now when you watch, it’s as if they have been in PE for weeks and weeks. Oh, wait….they have been in PE for a few weeks huh? I still can’t believe it’s September!
Next week we will be moving on to a new skill- striking! Should be a good time. We will be getting out all sorts of striking implements- both long handle and short handle. The Kindergarten will work on throwing and catching a little longer (I have some fun games we get to play next week that really emphasize those skills).
Thanks for supporting PE!!
Coach Jones
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
2008-2009 Has Begun!!!
Welcome back everyone! I apologize for my first post coming in the second week of school, but man, we sure have been busy! This year is starting off strong. Last week we got our squads ready, introduced warm-up walls, and had some time for a few fun games! This week- we are getting down to business. The 1st – 5th graders have just started their first unit. I really like to start things of with what I call a basic skills review.
The basic skills unit takes all of the main “sport skills” and breaks them down. We will introduce a skill, practice it, and then put it into use in some sort of game. Here is our prospective schedule for basic skills:
Week 1: Throwing and Catching
Week 2: Kicking and punting
Week 3: Striking
Ask your student what the three keys for throwing are. Then see if they can remember the 3 keys of catching!
Kindergarten-
The kindergarten guys and girls have been taking it a little slow. It takes them a little while to get used to our PE procedures…and to remember what squad (team) they are on. Does your little one know their squad? Now that we are in week 2 we are moving on to locomotor skills- skipping, jumping, hopping, walking, galloping, sliding, and running! They are having a blast!
Thanks for all your support!!
Davis PE
The basic skills unit takes all of the main “sport skills” and breaks them down. We will introduce a skill, practice it, and then put it into use in some sort of game. Here is our prospective schedule for basic skills:
Week 1: Throwing and Catching
Week 2: Kicking and punting
Week 3: Striking
Ask your student what the three keys for throwing are. Then see if they can remember the 3 keys of catching!
Kindergarten-
The kindergarten guys and girls have been taking it a little slow. It takes them a little while to get used to our PE procedures…and to remember what squad (team) they are on. Does your little one know their squad? Now that we are in week 2 we are moving on to locomotor skills- skipping, jumping, hopping, walking, galloping, sliding, and running! They are having a blast!
Thanks for all your support!!
Davis PE
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Volleyball!!
For those of you who don't know, volleyball is my favorite sport! I love it. I have been playing and coaching this fine game for 16+ years. I currently am the Head Coach at Pope High School. As you can tell I get excited when it's time for a little volleyball at Davis!
Over the last couple weeks you child has been introduced to the forearm pass, the over head pass, the spike, and even some on the court strategy!
Well, this year we gave the kids a special treat. We had it cleared through our administration as well as Pope's- We had a few guest speakers today. I was able to get 6 of my senior players from Pope to come out and help with the PE classes. I really think the kids had a great time, and I know they all learned a lot more about the game!
As your child what he/she thought of the guests!
Thanks for the support!
Coach Jones
Over the last couple weeks you child has been introduced to the forearm pass, the over head pass, the spike, and even some on the court strategy!
Well, this year we gave the kids a special treat. We had it cleared through our administration as well as Pope's- We had a few guest speakers today. I was able to get 6 of my senior players from Pope to come out and help with the PE classes. I really think the kids had a great time, and I know they all learned a lot more about the game!
As your child what he/she thought of the guests!
Thanks for the support!
Coach Jones
Monday, March 3, 2008
Good News...Bad News
I have a little piece of good news/bad news for you. I will give you the bad news first- due to our projected enrollment being lower for the 2008-2009 school year we have lost Mrs. Lawson's 3/4 day PE position. We are going to miss not having her here next year. She was/is a great asset to have in the PE program. I know everyone will miss her next year...especially during the dance units!! Mrs. Lawson is a dancing fool!!
Now for the good news- Just last week Mrs. Lawson received the word that she will be the new Physical Education teacher at Keheley Elementary, just around the corner from us! I know she is sad to leave our Davis family, but at the same time she is very excited for the opportunity to teach at Keheley!
We will miss you Mrs. Lawson!
Now for the good news- Just last week Mrs. Lawson received the word that she will be the new Physical Education teacher at Keheley Elementary, just around the corner from us! I know she is sad to leave our Davis family, but at the same time she is very excited for the opportunity to teach at Keheley!
We will miss you Mrs. Lawson!
End of February Update!
First off, I would like to thank everyone who donated money to The American Heart Association through the Jump Rope for Heart Program. I know that there are many fund raisers throughout a school year. I thank you for supporting The American Heart Association.
We ended up collecting $9,214 for The American Heart Association!! That is AWESOME!!
We have since moved to our next unit in PE….Gymnastics!! This is always one of my favorite units because you can really see the progress the students make just after a few lessons! A few of the kids start off with the, “Aw, not gymnastics!” attitude, but once we get going they all have a great time.
Throughout this unit, the younger grades are introduced to some basic balances, moving skills, and flexibility exercises. The older grades get to move a little deeper into the skills, learning different variations of each. We try to show both grade levels how skills learned in gymnastics can tie into general fitness and even some other specific sports.
Below are just a few of the Standards we cover through this units are:
PE.3.6.3 Locomotor and Nonlocomotor Skills The learner will be able to identify and demonstrate mature locomotor and nonlocomotor skills with and without equipment and apparatus.
PE.3.8.2 Cooperation The learner will be able to demonstrate the ability to work successfully alone, with a partner, and with a small group.
PE.3.6.2 Educational Gymnastics The learner will be able to refine sequential stunts, tumbling, and balance patterns.
PS3: MOVEMENT PROFICIENCY The learner will be able to demonstrate competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.
PS4: MOVEMENT CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES The learner will be able to apply movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.
Thanks for the support!
Coach Jones
We ended up collecting $9,214 for The American Heart Association!! That is AWESOME!!
We have since moved to our next unit in PE….Gymnastics!! This is always one of my favorite units because you can really see the progress the students make just after a few lessons! A few of the kids start off with the, “Aw, not gymnastics!” attitude, but once we get going they all have a great time.
Throughout this unit, the younger grades are introduced to some basic balances, moving skills, and flexibility exercises. The older grades get to move a little deeper into the skills, learning different variations of each. We try to show both grade levels how skills learned in gymnastics can tie into general fitness and even some other specific sports.
Below are just a few of the Standards we cover through this units are:
PE.3.6.3 Locomotor and Nonlocomotor Skills The learner will be able to identify and demonstrate mature locomotor and nonlocomotor skills with and without equipment and apparatus.
PE.3.8.2 Cooperation The learner will be able to demonstrate the ability to work successfully alone, with a partner, and with a small group.
PE.3.6.2 Educational Gymnastics The learner will be able to refine sequential stunts, tumbling, and balance patterns.
PS3: MOVEMENT PROFICIENCY The learner will be able to demonstrate competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.
PS4: MOVEMENT CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES The learner will be able to apply movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.
Thanks for the support!
Coach Jones
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Jump Rope for Heart
The beginning of this week marked the start of our Jump Rope unit. Each year, as we are jumping rope in PE, we as a school also participate in Jump Rope for Heart (JRFH). JRFH is a program run by the American Heart Association. Your child should have brought an envelope home sometime over the last couple days. Please read over the information, and help your child raise money. All money raised will go straight to the American Heart Association's fight against heart disease!!
Last year Davis Elementary raised just under $10,000 for the American Heart Association. This year our goal is to get above $14,000!! I know it is a monster goal, but I know it can be done!!
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to ask!!
Thank you for your support!!
Coach Jones
Important Web-sites:
American Heart Association
Jump Rope for Heart
Last year Davis Elementary raised just under $10,000 for the American Heart Association. This year our goal is to get above $14,000!! I know it is a monster goal, but I know it can be done!!
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to ask!!
Thank you for your support!!
Coach Jones
Important Web-sites:
American Heart Association
Jump Rope for Heart
Dance!!
Well, we are officially finished with our dance unit. It was such a blast!! We covered a ton of dances.
Check this out: Dances for 3-5:
Macarena
The Train
Electric Slide
Cha Cha Slide
Mississippi Mud Slide
Virginia Reel
Conga
Bunny Hop
Texas Turn Around
Cotton Eyed Joe
Tootsie Roll
And to top it all off...the 3rd- 5th graders actually created their own dances! That was quite a treat.
Dances for K-2:
Walk the Lonesome Trail
Any Turkey Can Tango
Pink Panther
Down Home Barbeque
Limbo
Bunny Hop
Hokey Pokey
La Raspa (The Mexican Hat Dance)
Hand Jive
Macarena
I think the best part of our dance unit was our end of the unit "Sock Hop!" It was awesome. The students had an absolute blast! Parents...you should be commended on this as well- your children were super well behaved! The DJ told us after it was all over, "This group is the most well behaved group of kids I have ever worked with!" That is incredible. The kids really represented Davis well!
I do have to give special thanks to Mr. Romeo and his entertainment company- Contagious Entertainment. If any of you are ever in need of a DJ please give him a ring! He really went above and beyond to make this even the success that it was!! Click here to check out his web site!
Thanks again, Romeo!!
Coach Jones
Check this out: Dances for 3-5:
Macarena
The Train
Electric Slide
Cha Cha Slide
Mississippi Mud Slide
Virginia Reel
Conga
Bunny Hop
Texas Turn Around
Cotton Eyed Joe
Tootsie Roll
And to top it all off...the 3rd- 5th graders actually created their own dances! That was quite a treat.
Dances for K-2:
Walk the Lonesome Trail
Any Turkey Can Tango
Pink Panther
Down Home Barbeque
Limbo
Bunny Hop
Hokey Pokey
La Raspa (The Mexican Hat Dance)
Hand Jive
Macarena
I think the best part of our dance unit was our end of the unit "Sock Hop!" It was awesome. The students had an absolute blast! Parents...you should be commended on this as well- your children were super well behaved! The DJ told us after it was all over, "This group is the most well behaved group of kids I have ever worked with!" That is incredible. The kids really represented Davis well!
I do have to give special thanks to Mr. Romeo and his entertainment company- Contagious Entertainment. If any of you are ever in need of a DJ please give him a ring! He really went above and beyond to make this even the success that it was!! Click here to check out his web site!
Thanks again, Romeo!!
Coach Jones
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
In-line Hockey!!
No, we aren't playing it at Davis in PE, but I just got word the Northeast Cobb YMCA is about to start up their Winter/Spring Youth Coed In-line Hockey League. Hockey is an awesome physical activity! Talk about a work out. If you are interested the contact information is listed below!
I know this blog has been for PE happenings only, but this I figured I toss some information out there for you guys. After all, we don't want our students to be active just during our class. We want them to be as physically active as possible as much as possible!!
Thanks!
Coach Jones
Season: February 1 through May 16, 2008 (no games Spring Break week) This league offers two weeks of preliminary scrimmaging, 11 weeks of game play with two weeks of playoffs. Plus a mid-season competition fun night! New players to the league and players wishing to “skate up” must be evaluated. Full equipment is required for all players, see below.
Schedule: Division Practice Day/Time Games Ages 6-8 Mon. or Tues, 6-7 pm Friday, 5:30-6:30 pm Ages 9-10 Mon. or Tues, 7-8 pm Friday, 6:30-8:00 pm Ages 11-15 Mon. or Tues, 8-9 pm Friday, 8-10 pm
Fees: Facility Members $150 Program Members $250
Maximum: 40 players per age division
I know this blog has been for PE happenings only, but this I figured I toss some information out there for you guys. After all, we don't want our students to be active just during our class. We want them to be as physically active as possible as much as possible!!
Thanks!
Coach Jones
Winter/Spring 2008Youth Coed In-line Hockey League
Ages 6-15
Season: February 1 through May 16, 2008 (no games Spring Break week) This league offers two weeks of preliminary scrimmaging, 11 weeks of game play with two weeks of playoffs. Plus a mid-season competition fun night! New players to the league and players wishing to “skate up” must be evaluated. Full equipment is required for all players, see below.
Schedule: Division Practice Day/Time Games Ages 6-8 Mon. or Tues, 6-7 pm Friday, 5:30-6:30 pm Ages 9-10 Mon. or Tues, 7-8 pm Friday, 6:30-8:00 pm Ages 11-15 Mon. or Tues, 8-9 pm Friday, 8-10 pm
Fees: Facility Members $150 Program Members $250
Maximum: 40 players per age division
Required Equipment:
HECC approved helmet, Mouth guard, Protective cup w/ full face mask, Stick, Chest protector, Skates w/ no brakes, Gloves (recommended), Knee & shin pads, Elbow pads
For more information, contact Nancy Carter, Senior Program Director at 678-507-9631 or nancyc@ymcacobb.org.
HECC approved helmet, Mouth guard, Protective cup w/ full face mask, Stick, Chest protector, Skates w/ no brakes, Gloves (recommended), Knee & shin pads, Elbow pads
For more information, contact Nancy Carter, Senior Program Director at 678-507-9631 or nancyc@ymcacobb.org.
Dust off your dancin' shoes!!
The break is over. The new year has begun...and we are ready to dance our tails off!! This week kicks off our dance and rhythm unit. We have a ton of cool stuff in store for the students. We will be reviewing some old dances and learning some new ones!
The student will be covering dances such as:
The student will be covering dances such as:
- The Mississippi Mud Slide
- The Cha Cha Slide
- Macarena
- The Bunny Hop
- Virginia Reel
- Hand Jive
- The Twist
- Conga
- La Raspa (The Mexican Hat Dance)
- The Electric Slide
And I am sure we will squeeze in a few more! So, when your child gets home...see if they can perform it for you.
thanks for all you do!
The PE Dept
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