What a wild start to 2011. Who would have guessed snow would shut the northern half of the state down for a week! Needless to say this has thrown a little wrench in the PE plans for this 9 weeks, but nothing too big.
2nd- 5th: We are right in the middle of our volleyball unit…it’s one of my favorites. The students have been learning and practicing the forearm pass (bump) and the overhead pass (set). This week we hope to put those skills to use in some modified volleyball games. Time to get the nets out!
K and 1st: We are going back for a skills review. Last week we reviewed throwing (over and under hand) and catching. The students are really doing pretty well with it. The Kindergarten students are finally getting that “step with the opposite foot” thing!
Coming up next:
- Gymnastics (all grades)
- Dance (all grades)
Other things on the horizon:
March 28- April 1 is going to be our PE service project. We will be raising money school wide for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). This will be the third time we’ve participated in the Cure Finders program with the CFF. For those new parents….we’ve won it for the last two years in a row. I would REALLY love to make this three in a row!! More information is coming soon on this one! Please be on the lookout. We will be searching for volunteers to help count change for Jar Wars. If you are interested please e-mail me or get in touch with Ellen Salyer.
http://davisphysed.blogspot.com/2009/04/cystic-fibrosis-fund-raiser.html
Field Day!!!
Our field day dates are set. We will be splitting the grades up just like we have the last several years. On Wednesday May 4th will be K-2. 3rd and 4th grades will be on Thursday May 5th. We will wrap up field day with the 5th graders having their own day on Friday May 6th. We will for sure be seeking volunteers for these days as well! And yes, you can volunteer on your child’s day. More information to come on this as well!!
Thanks and please volunteer for one (or BOTH) of our upcoming PE events!!
Coach Jones
