October 27 to November 7

Kinder

We missed going to class for a week because the minimum day schedule does not allow us to have time for Health & Fitness. When we got back we had to deal with some wet weather. We spent some time working on the food guide pyramid, this is also something that the classroom teachers are going over in their classes. Outside, we started to go to work on our jump rope skills. We are working on learning to jump over a jump rope forwards & backwards and side-to-side over a stationary rope.

First

We have been working on our cooperation skills and working together. We have taken out the parachute for the first time this year. We are working together to create different shapes and different activities with the parachute.

We spent one class period inside (because of rain) and listed activties that help us to get our hearts beating faster. Outside, we ended up working on our jump rope skills. We are working on jumping a rope while it is being turned by other people.

Third

We've continued to work on our gymnastics unit. We have been practicing how to travel (forwards and sideways) across a balance beam while manipulating an object (small ball, scarf, etc.).

We spent a day working on labeling the major muscles of the body. Students were given a worksheet and instructed on what muscles to color and also to label the muscles. We will be having a test in the next few weeks (possibly the first week of December) that will cover the names and locations of 12 different muscle groups in the body.

We have also started to work on our jump rope skills. We are working on learning to jump both forwards and backwards while turning a rope by ourselves.

Fifth

We have moved into two standards about jumping. The students were taught the proper take off and proper landing techniques for both jumping for height and jumping for distance. They were required to take an assessment during the first week for both skills. During our rainouts, we were able to work on a worksheet on the effects of drinking water has on the human body and also the effects that dehydration has for the human body.

Sixth

We have continued to work on our gymnastics routine. Students have finished planning their routine and are now working practicing their routine. They were given the day that they will be assessed. Rain has interrupted some of our practice and assessment days. We spent some time wokring on the short term and long term effects that exercise has one the body.

October 13 to October 24 (Start of the Second Quarter)

Kinder


We have started working our our balancing activities. We are learning to make different types of shapes using our bodies. We have learned to use big shapes, medium shapes and small shapes while working with creating letters. We have also worked on balancing on one, two, three, four and five body parts. We are learning how to balance on body parts that are not always the feet.





First Grade


We have started working on our balancing activities. We have learned the difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes and have used letters to help us to remember the differences. We have started to learn that we need to create shapes without always using our feet as a base of support. We have also started working on jumping from one or two feet and always landing on two feet. We also have worked on rolling forward. We use a log roll to work on rolling forward during class time.





Third Grade


We have started to work our our gymnastics unit. We have currently learned about the tripod balance and how to hold the balance upside down for at least 5 seconds. We have also learned the proper technique for the forward roll. We have also spent some extra time teaching the students how to spot their partners to keep them safe. We have also spent some time working on the straddle roll. This is very similar to the forward roll but your legs are apart at the start of the skill.





Fifth Grade


We have started to work on our group balancing activities. We have made sure to work on changing our base of support and to avoid going to many levels off of the ground for safety. We have divided the class into groups for their group assessment. Groups have been asked to design five different group balancing activities that they will practice for their group assessment.





Sixth Grade


We have started to work on reviewing our gymnastics activities in anticipation for developing our own routines for assessments. We have practiced the tripod and used the tripod to work on the headstand. We have also started working on the forward roll. We will continue to practice these skills and will work toward developing our individual gymnastic routines. We finished our teaching part of this unit with the cartwheel/roundoff. The major difference between these two skills is how you land. We have started to let the students plan their routine and allowed them to practice the routine during class time.