2016/ 2017

Grades 3-5
For the month of September students in grades 3-5 will be focusing on the rules of the gym, sportsmanship and soccer (foot dribble, stopping the ball, trapping, passing, shooting, positions and rules to soccer).

Grades BK-2
For the month of September students in grades BK-2 will focusing on many different topics. Topics will include: personal space, general space, locomotor movements, relationships (over, under, behind etc..) and sportsmanship.

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Mr. Wildman

Grades BK-2 April

For the month of April, students in grades BK-2 will focus on rolling, stations, personal space, the importance of physical activity and hamstring flexibility.

Grades 3-5 April

For the month of April, students in grades 3-5 will be completing our floor hockey unit and they will be starting a 3 week gymnastic unit. During our gymnastic unit, student will focus on balance, strength, rolling, tumbling, climbing and teamwork. Also during the month of April students will be tested on their knowledge of the importance of physical activity. Students will also be tested on their hamstring flexibility (by way of a sit and reach box), which we have been stretching and focusing on for the past month.

Grades BK-2 March

For the month of March students in grades BK-2 will be focusing on shoelace kicking, station work and relationships (under, over, next to, mirroring etc...). Students will also review 3 of the 5 components of fitness.

Grades 3-5 March

For the month of March students in grades 3-5 will be focusing on the importance of physical fitness (heart health, muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility and body composition). Students will also be continuing their floor hockey unit.

February Grades BK-2

During the month of February students in grades Bk-2 will be working on instep kicking (shoelace kick), music and movement and More personal Space activities!

February Grades 3-5

For the month of February students in grades 3-5 will be finishing up their Volleyball unit and they will advance on to a Floor Hockey Unit. During our floor hockey unit students will learn to stick handle, pass, slap shot, goal tend and they will learn the basic positions and rules to hockey!

January Grades BK-2

For the month of January students in grades BK-2 will be working on: throwing and catching, Balloon volleying (bumping) gymnastics. Our gymnastic unit consists of egg rolls, log, rolls and pencil rolls and for 2nd grade we work on front rolls. We also cover balancing (by way of balancing courses), jumping, leaping, landing and various balance and strength position challenges!

January Grades 3-5

During the month of January students in grades 3-5 will participating in a Volleyball unit. Our unit will begin with the basic skills of bumping, setting and serving. Once these skills have been acquired and the students feel confident enough begin a game we then take the time to go through the rules of volleyball. We discuss positions, scoring, rotating, lines and various other basic aspects to the game. From there, students will spend the next 3 weeks playing games, while throughout we will stop periodically to review skills and rules to help students better feel comfortable with the game of volleyball!