Physical Education

Greetings from the Gym!

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.
-Plato

This is what we have been doing in Physical Education this month:

In Kindergarten we have been working on classroom procedures like lining up, taking turns and how to stretch. Kindies have learned new games like British Bulldog, which is a tagging game. They have worked on their hand eye coordination with catching and throwing bouncy balls and foxtails. Jake the Snake is a game that teaches them jumping skills, and they love it! They are getting into the routine and are having a lot of fun.

1^st and 2^nd grades, have been playing some tagging games like capture the flag and tracker tag. We also have been playing some 4 way soccer. Track and field has been a big hit as they have been practicing sprinting out of the starting blocks and long jumping in our new long jump pit! We continue to concentrate on safety, learning rules, and sportsmanship.

3^rd-5^th grades, have been playing tagging games like capture the flag. We have also been working on our kicking skills while we play soccer and kickball. Classes loved the track and field events as we incorporated sprinting, long jumping and relays.

In grades 6^th-8^th we began a new unit in soccer. Rules of the game, as well as passing, dribbling and shooting are practiced throughout the quarter. A written soccer test will be given at the end of the unit to test for knowledge.

Sincerely,

Lisa Arnell

Physical Education Teacher

arnelll@academycharter.org