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