Sparrow Hospital Run Club Parent Letter 2020

Sparrow Feelin Good Mileage Club 2020
Mondays and Wednesdays

Starting Feb. 1st and running until March 2nd, all 3^rd-5^th grade students can sign up for our free Sparrow Feelin Good Mileage Club. Our run club will begin on April 13th and it will run until May 29th (Run Club will be every Monday and Wednesday). Run club is a time for students to walk, jog or run during their recess time. Students will walk, jog or run around our ¼ mile track that surrounds our playground. As students complete miles they earn toe tokens (which can be placed on necklaces or on shoelaces). Toe tokens are earned at 5 mile intervals, with a water bottle being awarded to those students who reach the 20 mile mark. Miles will be documented on each runners run card, which will be passed out before run club begins. Run club cards will be punched, by volunteers, as students complete laps on the course. Please note that walking and running miles at home does not count towards our program, but it is encouraged to help build student endurance. Volunteers are what make this program possible, so if you would like to volunteer and help make this the success it has been in years past please fill out the below form and return it to me prior to our run club start date, please note that all volunteers must have a background check on file, these can be picked up in the office or printed online from the Howell Public Schools website. Thanks so much everyone!!!

Mr. Wildman J

Volunteers Needed!!!

Recess times (Mondays and Wednesdays will be our Run Club days)

·         3^rd grade: 11:55-12:15

·         4^th grade: 12:10-12:30

·         5^th grade: 12:25-12:45

Last year it worked best having 1-2 volunteers per recess time. If you can stay for all three times, that is ideal, but not required and any help you can give is really appreciated!!! If at all interested please send the completed form (below) back to school with your student (and can be given to me). Thanks!!!!!

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Sparrow Run Club Volunteer Form 2020

(Please return to your child’s teacher and they will place it in my mailbox
or you can email me at wildmanj@howellschools.com with the below info)

Parent or guardians name ______________________________________________

Phone number: __________________________________

Email address: ___________________________________

Dates available: _______________________________________________________

Times available: _______________________________________________________

Grades 3-5 3rd Quarter

During 3rd Quarter students in grades 3-5 will be finishing up their floor hockey unit and beginning their volleyball unit. During our volleyball unit students will cover underhand serving, bumping, setting and then covering all rules and positions. After volleyball students will continue on into a gymnastics unit and then their kickball/ softball unit!

Grades Bk-2nd Quarter 2

Up to this point, students in grades BK-2nd have worked on the following skills:

Stations 

Scooters 

So far this is what we have covered for quarter 2!

3-5th Grade Second Quarter

Up to this point, students in grades 3rd-5th have worked on the following skills:

Floor Hockey

How to hold Hockey Stick Properly
Puck/ Ball Control
Passing and shooting
Offence/ Defense
Goal tending (after break)
Games (after break)!!!

Grades 3-5th First Quarter

Up to this point, students in grades 3rd-5th have worked on the following skills:

Soccer:

instep kick

trap

foot dribble

push pass

steal/ protect

Goal tending (stance)

Positions

Rules

Basketball:

Hand dribble

chest/ bounce pass

Shooting form 

Lay up (some grades)

As we come to the end of quarter one and transition to quarter two students in grades 3rd-5th will continue working on their basketball skills and they will be introduced to many basketball lead up games. Our next units will be floor hockey, volleyball and football!!! Thanks for checking out the Blog!

First Quarter Grades BK-2nd

Up to this point, students in grades BK-2nd have worked on the following skills:

Personal Space/ General Space

Underhand Throw

Underhand Roll

2 Hand Catching

Teamwork

Understanding that play builds muscle strength (parachute)

Shoelace kick (instep kick)

Balance (arms out, eyes up)

Leap, jump, hop

Jump Rope (hand placement)

Locomotor movements (speed walk, jog, run, gallop)

As we come to the end of quarter one and transition to quarter two students in grades Bk-2nd will continue to work on the above skills along with learning about the heart (in relationship to movement), basic food as fuel, other locomotor movements (hand dribble (some grades) etc.. Thanks for checking out the Blog and I will up date each quarter!!!

April 2019

Grades Bk-2
Students in grades BK-2 will be working on teamwork, strength building through play, locomotor movements, throwing, catching and kicking.

Grades 3-5
Students in grades 3-5 will be starting their hockey unit. Students will work on all basic skills involved with floor hockey and the basic rules.