Summer is Here?

Well it was a steamy one down here in the gym, but the children don't mind too much. I think summer is finally here!

PK did not have PE this week, but our next F day is Monday so stay tuned!

In JK PE this week we learned how to take out, share, safely use, and properly return equipment. Next week we will go on a bear hunt even though the only bears that live in our school are teddy bears. Fun!

In first grade PE we continued to work on striking beach balls. The assessment is striking a beach ball to a wall, letting it bounce back to the floor, and then keep the pattern going: strike, wall bounce, floor bounce. We also practiced hitting the balls over the volleyball net just for fun. Next week we move on to throwing and catching.

The second graders are perfecting their underhand serves over the volleyball net, and I have to tell you that they are getting pretty good! I really think they think they are playing "real" volleyball which is so exciting. Next week we start throwing and catching.

The third graders were introduced to setting, and continued their work on passing and underhand serving. We learned a fun game called "Keep It Up" where the children use passes and sets to keep the ball from hitting the floor. On Wednesday next week we start tennis.

In fourth grade PE the children also played keep it up and started learning how to play an actual game of volleyball. They get very pumped up when there is an actual rally.... how fun! On Wednesday next week the 4th graders start tennis.

By next week all of the children in 1st through 4th grades will have practiced part of the homecoming fun run. Our course is changed this year because of the construction. The Fun Run is schedule for Wednesday, September 30 at 2:30. Watch your Friday Folder for more information.

Friday I am out of the building, and our in-house sub Laura Fischer is my sub.