Windy!

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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!!

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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

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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.