September 15-26

Kinder:


We have started our first skill related unit. We have started working on our kicking skills and have incorporated our skills into passing to a partner and also into game activities that focus on proper kicking skills. We also started working on our throwing skills. Our standard is for a student to be able to toss a ball to themselves without the ball bouncing more than two times.

First Grade:

We have continued our kicking skills unit. Our focus is on using the proper technique to pass to our partner and also to develop proper technique for our dribbing (with our foot) skills. We are focusing on skill development and asking other students to give feedback on those skills to help improve our skill level. We are assessing students on these two skills (first grade standards).


We have also started to work on our throwing skills. We are learning the differences between overhand and underhand throwing. We will be taking an assessment on these two skills next week.


Third Grade:

We have continued to work on our kicking skills. Our focus has been on using the instep pass to pass (kick) a ball to our partner. We have also started to work on dribbling while changing directions (zig-zag). We are assessing the students on these two standards.


We are also starting to work on our throwing and catching skills. We have learned to increase the distance of our throws with keeping our accuracy so that a partner still can catch the ball. We are also working on catching a ball while running. We will be taking our assessments on these two skills next week.


Fifth Grade:

We have started our kicking skills unit. We have worked on the instep pass and have been assessed on this skill. We are looking at developing our dribbling skills so that we can control the ball while we are being guarded. We are also working at being able to take a shot at goal while we are being guarded. These are all skills that we will be assessed on (standards).


We have also continued to work on our fitness development. We have spent time learning about the curl up fitness test. We learned about our proper technique that is needed while taking the test. We have also used practice time and had a partner assess our ability to help to develop a better technique. We have started to take our first practice tests for trunk lift and shoulder stretch. Our first mile time has been postponed due to extream weather (heat). We will be working on our first timmed running event next week.

Sixth Grade:

We have started our soccer skills for this unit. We have worked on passing, dribbling, dribbling while being guarded during our class time. We have used partners to help assess our own level of ability to help us to develop our skills to a higher level.


We have also continued to work on our fitness development. We have used partners to assess our skills for both the push up and curl up practice times. Our goal is to use that information to help develop our skills so that we will (ultimately) do better on our fitness tests in the future. We have started to take our first practice tests for trunk lift and shoulder stretch. Our first mile time has been postponed due to extream weather (heat). We will be working on our first timmed running event next week.