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!
Monday, September 29, 2008
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
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