Here’s what’s going on in P.E. this week: 

Monday, 2/25/13: Elective Choice

Tuesday, 2/26/13: Elective Choice

Wednesday, 2/27/13: Fitness Day-Boot Camp Workout/Pyramid Run

Thursday, 2/28/13: Last day of Elective Choice Units

Friday, 3/1/13: NO SCHOOL-Teacher Institute Day

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• 3rd Trimester begins on Monday, 2/25/13, a chance to start anew!!
• 6th & 7th grade students are currently choosing their Health rotations for the 2013-2014 school year.
• ISAT testing will be March 5th – March 8th. The P.E. & Health department is hosting Before School Sports every day at 7:45 a.m. and distributing a healthy snack to every student. Details are posted on fliers all around the building. 

             –6th Grade: Floor Hockey, Tuesday & Thursday; Basketball, Wednesday & Friday
            –7th & 8th Grade: Basketball, Tuesday & Thursday; Floor Hockey, Wednesday & Friday

• Spring Interscholastic Sports team tryouts are just around the corner:

             –7th Grade Boys Volleyball-7:00 a.m., March 12th, March 13th & March 14th
            –8th Grade Boys Volleyball-3:30 p.m., March 12th, March 13th & March 14th
            –7th Grade Girls Soccer-7:00 a.m., March 13th, March 14th & March 15th
            –8th Grade Girls Soccer-3:30 p.m., March 14th & March 15th 

… AND WE CAN”T FORGET: 7th & 8th Boys & Girls Grade Track & Field-There are NO tryouts for these teams. Just attend the April 2nd Orientation/Organizational meeting. 

Athletes trying out or participating on any of our Interscholastic teams can sign up through the  Athletics Link on the school website. Students must also have a medical form and concussion form turned into Mrs. Neiweem, our school nurse, before the tryout. Forms are available on the school website, Athletics Link as well. 

COMING SOON: End of 2nd trimester is this Friday, 2/22/13. Students that are in Health groups B & C will get a P.E. grade based on work completed while in class. 

We are currently enjoying the second elective choice units. Students are actively engaged in playing floor hockey, pickleball or creating dances. Please note, although students have made a choice as to what unit they are participating in in class, After School Sports has scheduled both floor hockey and pickleball, so students can enjoy the alternative activity as well.

Here is this week’s schedule in P.E.:

Monday, 2/18/13: NO SCHOOL – President’s Day

Tuesday, 2/19/13: Elective Choice

Wednesday, 2/20/13: Elective Choice

Thursday, 2/21/13: Fitness Day, Boot Camp/Pyramid Run

Friday, 2/22/13: Elective Choice

Here’s the schedule for the week:

Monday, 2/11/13: 6th grade line dance,  7th & 8th grade choice; line dance or cardio workout

Tuesday, 2/12/13: Volleyball Quiz

Wednesday, 2/13/13: 6th grade line dance,  7th & 8th grade choice; line dance or cardio workout

Thursday, 2/14/13: Elective Choice

Friday, 2/15/13: Elective Choice

We will begin another Elective Choice Unit on 2/14/12. Students get to choose which activity they want to participate in. Our hope is that students will choose different activities throughout their three years at OOJH. Electives are staffed based on the number of students choosing each activity. Their choices are:

Floor Hockey: This high cardiovascular game exposes students to experience stick eye coordination. Expectations, rules and safety are reviewed on the first day, teams are formed and gameplay begins. Refinement of skills are developed through gameplay.

Pickleball: This moderately cardiovascular game is played on a court using a hard plastic paddle and a whiffle ball. It was created by two fathers that were trying to provide their children with a new game that blended badminton and tennis that develops hand eye coordination. Unique rules govern the game and it is an easy game to learn, fun to play and more recreational in nature.

Creative Dance: In this unit, students will form groups and have an opportunity to make up a dance routine. Guidelines for the dance will be provided and groups will be responsible for performing their dance to the dance class on the last day of the unit, 2/27/12, for a grade.

Highlights in Physical Education

On Monday, we will begin a short Line Dance unit. This social, rhythmic, aerobic, leisure and fun activity  can be done throughout one’s lifetime. Students will perform step pattern sequences to music. They will be assessed on effort, participation, behavior, as well as rhythm & timing to music and performing step pattern sequences correctly. 7th & 8th Graders will be allowed to choose between participating in challenging cardio activities or Line Dance.

We will be finishing the Volleyball unit at the end of this week and students will be taking the written test on Volleyball on Tuesday, February 12th. Study guides and review sheets are available on the P.E. website.

We will begin another Elective Choice Unit on 2/14/12. Students get to choose which activity they want to participate in. Our hope is that students will choose different activities throughout their three years at OOJH. Electives are staffed based on the number of students choosing each activity. Their choices are:

Floor Hockey: This high cardiovascular game exposes students to experience stick eye coordination. Expectations, rules and safety are reviewed on the first day, teams are formed and gameplay begins. Refinement of skills are developed through gameplay.

Pickleball: This moderately cardiovascular game is played on a court using a hard plastic paddle and a whiffle ball. It was created by two fathers that were trying to provide their children with a new game that blended badminton and tennis that develops hand eye coordination. Unique rules govern the game and it is an easy game to learn, fun to play and more recreational in nature.

Creative Dance: In this unit, students will form groups and have an opportunity to make up a dance routine. Guidelines for the dance will be provided and groups will be responsible for performing their dance to the dance class on the last day of the unit, 2/27/12, for a grade.

Here’s the schedule for the week:

Monday, 2/4/13: 6th & 7th grade line dance, 8th grade choice; line dance or cardio workout

Tuesday, 2/5/13: Volleyball Gameplay

Wednesday, 2/6/13: Volleyball Gameplay

Thursday, 2/7/13: 6th & 7th grade line dance, 8th grade choice; line dance or cardio workout

Friday, 2/8/13: Volleyball Gameplay

This Week in PE:

This week we start our elective choice units of Pickleball, Floor Hockey and Creative Dance. These units will go for the next two weeks. Students will be graded on effort and participation. Students who choose creative dance will be given a grade on their final performance.

Volleyball Quiz coming up this Friday!

Study guides and review sheets are available on the P.E. website. Students are responsible for printing their own copies.

Our second Elective Choice Units will begin next week. Students may choose Floor Hockey, Pickleball or Modern Dance. The unit will span two weeks.

This week:

Monday: Line Dance

Tuesday: Volleyball Game play/ post testing on bumping and setting

Wednesday: Volleyball Game play

Thursday: Line Dance

Friday: Volleyball Written Quiz & Game play