Rock climbing!

Students Are reminded to bring in their rock climbing permission forms or else they won't be allow ped to participate. 

The form is here if you lost your copy

http://www.rockandchalk.com/Portals/1173/Images/of_rock_and_chalk_waivers.pdf

Grade 7-8 Volleyball Quiz

Please use http://www.fivb.org/ for all answers

Grade 9 Volleyball quiz use www.fivb.org for all answers

Use http://www.fivb.org for all your answers!

Tennis

Tomorrow the grade 5-8s will be going to club meadowvale to play tennis. The club pro will be giving instruction from 2:30 to 3:30. Students are asked to bring their own racquet if they have one. 

St judes circus

The grade 2-4's are learning how to juggle this week. Yesterday we stared with the basics, throwing a bean bag from one had to the other. This task proved to be more difficult than expected but the students caught on after a little practice. Today they were working with a partner passing a ball to each other at the same time. 

Happy Halloween

I hope everyone had a safe Halloween evening and are keeping their sugar levels to a moderate level. Just a reminder to the grade 5-9's, your workout out with discriptions and time allowances are due Monday in class. Www.crossfitkids.com is a great resources for ideas. 

Running.

I'm sure a few of the students were not huge supporters of the laps they did today, but as I say on multiple occasions, their consequences to every action. On the positive side, you never regret a run, so it's only doing the body good!

Jk/sk's worked more on their beanbag toss today, I'm amazed what a little practice can do. 

Grade 1/2 continue to work on their hand eye coordination, These are skills they'll use for the rest of their lives!!!

Chilly Thursday

Hop everyone is staying warm on the first cold day of the season. 

Today with the jk and sk's we played a highly successful game of beanbag horseshoes. The game is very similar to real horseshoes but we used a cone and beanbags. It ties in nicely with our fundamental movements unit because students had to control the distance of their throw. 

Intramurals continued today, grade 7-9 kappa had a sizeable victory in floor hockey. 

October 22!

Our burpee challenge is still In full effect but instead of having the entire class atempt 20+ burpees, I have decided to pick random students in the class to perform them. Those who are not picked have been cheering on their fellow classmates who have to take on the task of 20+ burpees. 

Grade 2-4 have started their hand-eye coordination unit, these are skills that transfer over to every we will play. 

Floor hockey intramurals are in full swing, today the grade 3/4 zetas defeated kappa in a well spirited game. Please keep checking the schedule for upcoming games.  

Oct 17

A great day to do 17 burpees!

Grade 2s today had the kicking assessment, I was testing to see if they were able to kick a moving ball using the technique we had been working on. Planting the opposite foot, using the inside of foot and keeping their weight over the ball.

Grade 3 and 4's played a great throwing game called 21 pictured below. It was a good activity to use the throwing techniques we have been working on. 

Cross country meet

Yesterday St. Jude's competed at the SSAF cross country championships at Sunnybrook Park in Toronto.  1300 students were representing various schools from all over the GTA. A huge thanks to Crestwood for organizing such a massive event. 

congratulations to all the St. Jude's athletes who competed, you represented the school very well. 

Indoor soccer finals

Today the indoor soccer intramurals came to an end with a battle between zeta and kappa. A combination of great goaltending and timely goal scoring gave zeta the victory.  

Floor hockey intramurals

After a session of indoor soccer intramurals, after thanksgiving we are going to be starting floor hockey.  I feel it's a fitting time of year with the NHL season in full swing. 

Please keep your eye on the tv in front of A1 for the schedule. 

Friday

Happy Friday everyone

We had another sweat filled week in the gym. Grade 5 and 6 played a great game of ultimate frisbee today, this is a fantastic team sport because everyone needs to help out. 

Grades 7 to 9 continued with their European handball unit, I amazed how well everyone enjoys the sport and I wouldn't be surprised if at the next Olympics it gets more exposure. 

Grade 2-4's continue to work on their fundamental movements including throwing and kicking. 

Jk and sk's have been playing cooperative games, we are trying to work on playing fairly as a group!

Have a great weekend 

handball quiz

European handball rules

Link to the rules

http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b628/physical%20education/european%20handball%20study%20sheet.htm

Tuesday

Today In the wild adventures of St. Jude's PE:

Cooperative games were the foucs of many classes today, learning to work with other is a great lifetime skill we all need to work on. 

Grade 2-4 worked on the proper throwing technique, too often I see older students throwing the ball not using their body. Teaching points were: using our legs, body and momentum for power. Keeping your eye on the target and holding the ball In your fingers as opposed to the palm for ease of release. 

MYP started their European handball unit, this fast paced, high scoring game is one of my favourites. 

Terry Fox Run

Thank you everyone for your support of the Terry Fox Run, it was a huge success and we couldn't have asked for a better day. 

Please if you haven't returned your pledge forms please do so ASAP!!!

Grade 5 to 9's please remember to complete the basketball rules quiz on my blog. 

Basketball Rules Quiz

Happy Friday

We had another great week in the Gym

Today we had a handful of house competitions using the scooter boards and beanbags. It's fun to see the competitive side come out in a few of the students. 

Grade 7-9's are still running the student lead warm up excerises before our basketball unit. 

Our burpee challenge is still in full swing, I reminded the students doing the challenge is a lot like life, you get out what you put into it. If the students properly do the burpees they will see and feel results. 

Sunside

Good afternoon, 

Fantastic weather once again today, we need a retractable roof on the gym!

I introduced the jk/sk's to the proper overhand throwing technique today. We worked on throwing using our bodies rather than just our arms for more power. 

Grade 2-4 continued to play cooperative games, students are reminded the games we play are to improve teamwork and it takes everyone on the team to make things work. 

5-9 is transitioning to playing a proper game of basketball, we are starting to work on offensive strategies. 

Sept 17th

Good afternoon

On this sunny September day we had a blast sweating and working with others. 

Jk/sk's worked on their stationary kicking.

Grade 1's were developing their rhythmic movements with dancing to various types of music. I was impressed, we had pretty much full participation from the full class. 

Grade 2 and 3 were challenged playing a game if chain tag.

 

The basketball unit is progressing nicely with the grade 5-9, we are getting close to playing a proper game and developing some offensive strategies. 

Nutrition quiz for grade 5-9

Sept 11

Good evening

Another hot September day today, I made sure all students were hydrated throughout the class.

Jk and sk's are coming close to finishing up their level one fitness assessments. 

Grade 2-4 played a great cooperative game I call island jumper, they had to move down the gym only walking on the two mats they were provided. 

Grade 5-9 continued the basketball unit, we recapped ball handling skills and worked on passing. 

Cross country sept 26th sign up form

Sept 9 = 9 burpees!

Good afternoon

We had a great day today. Jk-1 continued with their initial fitness assessments, we made it through the line run test and started the balance assessment. 

Grade 2-4 confined to work on playing cooperatively. This is an age range where I'm really trying to work on their cooperation and team work abilities. 

Grade 5-9 started the basketball unit, It was a fairly light class which allowed me to see what areas of the game I will need to focus on going forward. 

Reminder the intramurals schedule is on the tv in front of the gym.

Have a great night. 

Thursday September 5

Jk-grade 1's had their intro to physical literacy today, we worked on our static balance, sprints, vertical jump and catching. 

Grade 2-4 were introduced to cooperative games, we learned why a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. 

Grade 5-9 had the intro to health related fitness. I made a presentation on the five components of fitness, cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility and body composition. 

Homework, grade 7-9 are to design a 10 minute workout plan that incorporates all five components of fitness.  

Have a great night

First day

I was extremely happy to see the enthusiasm of all of the students today, I can tell is going to be a great year!

I went over the rules and expectations with all the classes today. Tomorrow we will jump right into the swing of things. 

I asked a few of the classes why they thought PE is important to have at school. I wanted to give "Gym class" some relevance for their lives. Once I ask all the grades I will post their thoughts!

Welcome Back!!!

I hope everyone had a great summer!

I'm excited for another year of physical and health education at St. Jude's.

The first MYP unit is going physical fitness and nutrition. I feel this is a great intro unit because we will learn the benefits of daily physical activity and eating right. I will continue to teach these concepts throughout the year. I will introduce basketball, soccer and kickball in the first unit as well.

If you have any questions feel free to email me at rbrowning@stjudesacademy.com

Final Week Pictures

We had a great week swimming, bowling at Planet Bowl, golfing at Old Pro Driving Range, hiking the Elora Gorge, playing beach volleyball at the Burloak Sports Center! Thanks for a great year everyone.

Tentative schedule

Tuesday 

9:45-3:30 hiking at the Elora gorge rain or shine. Bring a lunch and a change of clothes if we get a little damp.

Wednesday 

9:45-11:45 beach volleyball 

1:30-3:30 driving range

Thursday

10:30-11:30 laser tag (tentative)

12:30-3:30 bowling at Planet Bowl

Track and field day

Track and field day starts at 1:00 pm Friday, parents are welcome to come and watch. The events will be taking place at Meadow Green, the local park. The jk/sk's will be done around 2:30 and the rest will wrap up just after 3:00. 

Yoga!

Good Afternoon

Today with the grade 3-6's I experimented with a few yoga sequences. Once the students calmed down I feel most were able to achieve the benefits of the movements. I will attempt it again in the future now the students are familiar with the moves.

I ran an aerobics session with the Jk-grade 2's today as well as had various bean bag relay races.

Wet Wednesday

Good Afternoon

We had a action packed day today, JK-Grade 1 played "all open" soccer, we played with no goalie and two  balls so the students had an opportunity to score more! I also introduced them to a couple new yoga type stretches.

Once the grade 2's settled down we had a game of European handball.

Grade 3-6's played indoor soccer, once the weather warms up and the fields open we will be having exhibition games against some schools so I figured I would get them ready!

Have a great night

Badminton Ends

We wrapped up our round robin tournament today for the grade 3 to 8's. Great job everyone.

I made a fitness circuit for the JK-Grade 2's today which included:
1. Mountain Climbers
2. Shuttle Run
3. Push ups
4. Sit ups
5. jumping jacks
6. step ups
7. tricep dips
8. jump rope
9. gym laps
10. wall sit

Students moved to a new station every two minutes.

Basketball Practice tomorrow 2nd recess.

Badminton!

Hello everyone

We had a great week on the whole. I've been introducing various yoga type stretches to the students to help them with their balance.

The jk/sk's did pretty much everything this week including soccer, dribbling, relay races and dancing.

Grade 1 and 2s played soccer, European handball, basketball and dancing. I am noticing and improvement in their cooperation.

Grade 3-8's have bad a great week working on their badminton skills. We worked on severing, drop shots and volleying. The students are mid way through their tournament right now!


Intramurals start next week as well as basketball exhibition games against local schools to be announced soon!!

Happy Easter!

Today we kicked off our badminton unit! Students really seem to be excited to play improve their skills. Badminton is a great sport because you need coordination, fast feet and team work when playing doubles.

In Jk-Grade 1 we played freeze dance and cooperative games to boast team work.

Have a great long weekend!

Competition rocks!

Hello Everyone

Today we had a very competitive day, every class from SK up played a sport. SK and grade one played soccer and 2-8 played floor hockey. I was impressed with the sportsmanship displayed by a number of students.

Tomorrow I'm excited to announce the older grades will start their badminton unit.

Have a great night.

After school Form Typo

Sorry, there is a typo on the after school form that went home today. 

Karate is still Tuesday and Thursday

Welcome Back

I hope everyone had a great couple of weeks off!!

As I did at the start of the last term, I have been doing fitness testing with the students. I have noticed improvements across the board for the most part in strength and endurance.

With the JK and SK we continued to work on our had eye coordination and balance today in class.

The grade 3/4's were given the task of designing their own warm-up exercises. Students will be able to present their warm-ups to the class over the next couple weeks.

Bricks for kids

Info went home today for the popular bricks for kids program. To register please go to http://www.bricks4kidz.com/missoak and click on "view classes". If you have any questions please email me at rbrowning@stjudesacademy.com

Skiing Finale

Third times a charm! Conditions were ideal today at Mansfield Ski Club! We all made it back in one piece and everyone had a smile on their face. I will post pictures soon.

Good evening

Today I thought I would sneak in a fitness day for the grade 3-8's! I'm sure they were happy about it but it was for the best.

I continued to play soccer with the jk-grade 2's today. It's great exercise and the students seem to love it.

Reminder Wednesday is our final ski day for the grade 5-8's, bus leaves at 7:15 and returns at 5:00pm from Mansfield ski club.

Speech Day

Good Afternoon

We only had phys ed in the afternoon due to the excellent speech presentations this morning. I would like to congratulate every student who went up on stage and presented.

JK/Sk's today had a great couple of soccer games and believe or not I actually witnessed some passing!!

Grade 2's continued with floor hockey today, I am impressed with the play development I am seeing from some of the students.

Have a great night!

Floor hockey!

Good afternoon

We've started our floor hockey unit, students are really getting into it!

In jk and sk today we played soccer, I thought this would be a good way to work on their cooperative skills and striking.

Reminder to tomorrow during second recess we will have basketball tryouts/ practice.

Aerobics, Zumba and dancing......o my

Good evening

With preparations going on for the gala in the big gym we had phys Ed in A2 today. With limited space I figured it would be a great day to utilize the projection screen to show some videos the class can follow along on. Each class did a couple aerobics tracks, Zumba tracks and Just Dance songs.

Just dance!

Today I experimented with playing videos from the popular video game franchise, Just Dance and Just Dance for Kids. I was amazed how both male and female students had few reservations dancing along with the videos. I was also impressed with the workout you can get, I will be sure to do it again in the future.

Grade 5-8's are skiing tomorrow. Bus leaves at 7:15 and returns at 5:00.

Electric Slide

I hope everyone had a great family day long weekend!

We had a lot of fun today line dancing with the grade 1 to 8's. I kept it simple teaching the electric slide, I was very impressed with the effort that most students gave attempting the dance.

Jk/sk's played cooperative games and had a strong fitness component to their classes.

There is no skiing tomorrow for the grade 5-8's, the next time we go is Mach 6th!

Family day weekend

Hello everyone

We had another great day at Mansfield Ski Club yesterday, I took some pictures with my SLR camera so I will upload them ASAP.

Today we had a great team building and cooperative lessons in grade 3-8. I've posted some pictures of the games we played.

Grade 2's played floor hockey today.

Jk-sk's had house competitions and played a new fav freeze dance.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Fitness freeze dance

Welcome back!

I hope everyone survived the weekend.

Grade 3-8 had a crossfit workout today! We had a lot of sweaty bodies at the end of the classes.

Grade 2's worked on their passing in floor hockey.

Jk/Sk/grade 1's had a freeze dance day and dodgeball, I usually have these activities on Fridays but due to the snow day I moved it.

Reminder, grade 5-8's are going skiing again to Mansfield on Wednesday.

Mansfield ski club

We had a great day at Mansfield Ski Club yesterday. Conditions were great and the sun was shinning all day!
I will post pictures from our day.

Grade 5-8's took it pretty easy today since most of us were pretty stiff from skiing. We talked about the importance of stretching and the proper techniques

Jk-grade 2's took part in house games today.

Tomorrow is freeze dance Friday for the young ones!

Happy Monday

Good afternoon everyone

In jk/sk we advanced our skills today by kicking a moving ball. 

grade 1/2's played the basketball game bump. This was a great way to see if students are able to play with each other.

Grade 3/4 worked on their jump shot in basketball.

Grade 5-8 worked on basketball plays so hopefully when we play against other schools we can represent St. Jude's well.

REMINDER 

The ski trip bus leaves at 7:15 sharp Wednesday!!!!!!

Windy!

Good Afternoon

JK/SK had house games today, the students really seem to get excited to race against their peers.

Grade 1's played a game of dribbling tag, it was a good way for students to show off their dribbling and ball protection skills.

Grade 2's had a 3 on 3 basketball house competition.

grade 4-8 had another crossfit fitness circuit, I was impressed with the effort from MOST of the students.

Good evening!

Hello All

Jk/sk's/grade 1 moved forward today and were passing a ball in a triangle formation. They were able to pass the ball to each other with few errors.

Grade 2/3/4's worked on dribbling around obstacles and protecting the ball.

Grade 5/6's continued to work on passing. I see too many times during a scrimmage that soft passes get broken up.

Grade 7/8's worked on protecting the ball against a defender and we also had a scrimmage. I was impressed with the way the students moved the ball up the floor.

Cold and wet

Good evening


Grade 2-6 worked on offensive basketball moves to get around a defender today. I feel many student athletes panic and don't know what to do when someone comes at them. I kept it simple and made them get around a chair, we talk about why they used certain moves and how the moves will protect ball.

Jk/sk continued to work on their hand eye coordination by dribbling a basketball while jogging.

Please return ski forms asap!

Bonspiel!!

Today was the first day of the annual St. Jude's Bonspiel! A bonspiel  for those who don't know is a curling tournament. The volunteers from Acton Curling Club were impressed with the skill level, the students manners and their overall attitude on the curling sheet.

Have a great weekend!  

Crossfit part deux

I put the grade 3-8's through a cross fit workout today, I had the students check their heart rates throughout the workout to see if their intensity levels improved.

Jk/sk continued to work on their dribbling with a basketball.

Grade 1/2's had house game intramurals which included basketball relays.

Have a great night!

T'was a cold winters day

Good evening!

By all accounts we had a great day in phys Ed today!

Jk/sk we learned how to dribble a basketball, students are reminded not to slap at the ball with their palm.

Grade 1's worked on their dribbling and passing on the run

Grade 2-8 all learned the proper technique to shoot a basketball. After observing them for a couple days I noticed many students were still using two hands to shoot. After discussions of different ways to shoot a ball I demonstrated and taught the proper form.

Grade 5-8 please bring in your ski trip forms.

Thanks!

Curling part deux

We had another great day curling at the Acton Curling Club.

Please remember to return ski trip forms.

Have a great weekend!

Ski Trip forms went home today

Good afternoon

JK/SK I introduced kicking a soccer ball today, I felt we have a pretty good grasp of throwing and catching so I figured we would move forward.

Grade 1/2 We started basketball today, I kept it very simple and taught the proper dribbling technique.

Grade 3-8 we ended volleyball today by having a scrimmage and mini tournament.  Grade 5-8 are going bowling tomorrow, remember to dress warmly!

Ski forms went home today, please return those asap!

Onward and upward

Good afternoon!

Jk/sk I introduced dribbling a basketball as well as worked on the chest pass.

Grade 1/2 we continued with our cooperative games, students had to lie on their back and pass a ball to the person behind them without using their arms.

Grade 3's learned how to underhand serve a volleyball.

Grade 5-8's are having a round robin tournament to wrap up volleyball.

Ski trip forms will be going home tomorrow.

Good evening

Jk/sk today learned the proper way to an overhead throw, just like a soccer throw in. I'm noticing all students are getting more comfortable catching a ball. The next step is working on the accuracy of their throws.

Grade 1/2 we attempted working on cooperative games with some success. Today's activity was the human knot! Students were to stand in a circle, they couldn't hold hands with the person next to them or the same person twice, the object was to communicate with each other to untangle the knot!

Grade 3/4 practiced using a skipping rope.

Grade 5-8 scrimmaged in volleyball

Ski trip forms will be going home this week!

Crossfit Day

Good Evening 

The grade 3-8's experienced their first of many crossfit workouts today. Crossfit is described as the Sport of fitness, you may have see the commercials on tv. Obviously I kept it fairly simple but heart rates were up for the entire class, I was proud of the work that was put in. 

Relay races were the them in SK and JK classes, I divide the class up by house and have races. The students can get very competitive. 

Grade 1's and 2's started dribbling a basketball, I will continue to develop their skills as good hand eye coordination can transfer over to many aspects of life.

Have a great night 

Curling!

We had a great afternoon at the Acton Curling Club today. A special thanks to the volunteers who offered instruction to the students.

Have a great weekend!

Practice, Practice, Practice!!

Good Afternoon

Jk/Sk learned the proper technique of the under hand throw today. Thus is an valuable skill to have in life, I will continue to work on their technique as the year goes on.

Grade 1/2 continued the recess game unit, we played another childhood favourite of mine called "wall ball". I hope these games will encourage cooperation on the playground.

Grade 3/4 worked on volleying the ball to a partner today. Grade 5-8 worked on position and keeping their feet moving on the court. I was very impressed with the improvements I saw by the end of today's class. Students need to be reminded that volleyball is not a stationary sport and a lot of movement is needed to be successful.

REMINDER for grade 5-8's to bring in their curling form signed in order to go tomorrow.

thanks!

Theta victory!

Theta beat zeta today in grade 5-8 intramurals!

Standings are
Theta - 4
Kappa - 2
Zeta - 0

Up and a way

Good evening

Jk/sk's continued to work on their hand eye coordination by playing catch with a tennis ball today. This posed a challenge to some of the students because the ball is much smaller that what we've been using.

Grade 1/2's played an old favourite recess game of mine called foot hockey. It's essentially soccer but using a tennis ball, it's easy to play during recess.

Grade 3/4's learned how do the bump in volleyball and the grade 7/8's continued to work on getting game ready.

Reminder the grade 5-8's are going curling Friday.

Some kind of wonderful

Good evening!

In the JK/SK classes we got our heart rates up by working on various running drills and we continued to work on our hand eye coordination with some throwing and catching drills.

Grade 1/2 are in a "recess games" unit. I am introducing the students to games they can play with their friends during recess.

Grade 3-8 continued their volleyball unit, grade 3s worked on the volley while the grade 5-8 practiced volleying and bumping with shots that had a little more pace than they are used to.

Check the intramural schedule for volleyball games during 1st lunch.

Intramural Schedule

Tuesday first recess
Zeta vs kappa volleyball

Wednesday first recess
Kappa vs theta volleyball

Thursday first recess
Theta vs zeta volleyball

Points will be given for a win, year long tally will be kept on my blog

Friday first recess
Grade two, 3 on 3 soccer
Theta vs Kappa

Welcome Back

Welcome back everyone!

We had a great day in gym overall, everyone was eager to participate and listen.

In the JK/SK classes we got our heart rates up by working on various running drills and we continued to work on our hand eye coordination with some throwing and catching drills.

Grade 1/2 are in a "recess games" unit. I am introducing the students to games they can play with their friends during recess.

Grade 3-8 continued with fitness tests, this should be the last day of testing for a while. I was very impressed with the effort put forward by Miss Elliott's class in the beep test.