The Final Standings
1. Swag Masters
2. Capitols
3. Turtles
4. Teletubs
5. Reese's Pieces
6. Holy Family Kids
Fluffy Bunnies
TERPS
Skipperdoodledoos
BARCS
Chocolate Rain
Neon Norwalls
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
MS Floor Hockey Tournament
The Middle School Floor Hockey Tournament, taking place during recess time, finished up today. The Swag Masters won the tournament undefeated. The Capitols gave them their best challenge of the tournament coming in second place out of 12 teams.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Paul Staso is in Arizona
Check out Paul Staso's blog as he runs across the Mojave Desert!
http://pacetrek.com/blog/
And his comment below on April 7, 2011. What a neat guy!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
MS Floor Hockey
A New Camera
Thank you HASA! What a wonderful camera Mrs. Allen found and you all donated. It is great!
My first photo to test it out!
It was like Christmas in the office opening up a wrapped present...with a balloon!
Mojave Desert Adventure Run
The Adventure Run is a week long jog-a-thon taking place during the school day attempting to virtually run across the Mojave Desert. Students have the opportunity to run for 25 minutes to accumulate as many laps as possible. 3 laps = 1 mile. Students are also being encouraged to record time spent walking or running at home on their Mohave Desert Mile Map. Take a look at some pictures from today's activities.
Paul Staso is ACTUALLY running across the Mojave Desert. 506 miles in 17 days!
www.pacetrek.com/mojave
Friday, March 11, 2011
March 7-11
Kindergarten, First and Second grades began class working individually with different pieces of equipment. Students were encouraged to find new ways of using the equipment. Creativity was key! Throughout the lesson, students found out all sorts of new ways to move their bodies in personal space. Some movements included bending, twisting, stretching, and curling. Cardinal directions were learned and students moved throughout the gym in these directions using locomotor skills on cue. My favorite part of class was guessing the letter the students were forming with their body. Eventually students needed to work together in groups, small and large, to form their letter of choice. Class ended with a round of "Tommy and Tammi Tucker."
Third, Fourth and Fifth grades finished up their basketball unit participating in a ladder tournament of ZAP. During this, students were being pulled out to work on their fitness test- curl up and push up form with me.
Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth grades participated in a March Madness style basketball tournament to finish up their basketball unit. Students took on NCAA team names and competed against other teams trying to work their way to the top. The final four teams were announced.
Third, Fourth and Fifth grades finished up their basketball unit participating in a ladder tournament of ZAP. During this, students were being pulled out to work on their fitness test- curl up and push up form with me.
Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth grades participated in a March Madness style basketball tournament to finish up their basketball unit. Students took on NCAA team names and competed against other teams trying to work their way to the top. The final four teams were announced.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
February 14-18
What exciting weather we're having! 70 degrees on Friday...in February!
Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade were all introduced to basketball skills and concepts. Time was spent on progressive dribbling skills ( typewriter, dribble-spin, under-the-leg, etc). "Fill 'Er Up" challenged student's cardiovascular fitness while introducing shooting concepts and emphasized moving while dribbling. Class concluded with a dribble relay challenge.
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade participated in a practice fitness test. This year we will be incorporating test components from the FitnessGram Fitness test. This is a widely used standard of fitness measurement throughout many schools. In the younger grades, we have fun doing it rather than focusing on outcomes and performance. The second half of class started into our basketball unit.
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth grades took part in three components of the FitnessGram Fitness Test including sit ups, push ups and the pacer test. This was a practice test. Students will take the actual test in March. In the middle school, the focus of the test is for students to personally evaluate their fitness level, learn how to test their fitness levels in the future and to make improvements on their current abilities. Setting appropriate goals is important for students to be practicing at this time. Setting goals will be one of our objectives throughout the next couple months while we work towards the fitness test. The last half of class consisted of 3-4 minutes of skill development, followed by a 3 on 3 game and a dribbling game to wrap it up.
Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade were all introduced to basketball skills and concepts. Time was spent on progressive dribbling skills ( typewriter, dribble-spin, under-the-leg, etc). "Fill 'Er Up" challenged student's cardiovascular fitness while introducing shooting concepts and emphasized moving while dribbling. Class concluded with a dribble relay challenge.
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade participated in a practice fitness test. This year we will be incorporating test components from the FitnessGram Fitness test. This is a widely used standard of fitness measurement throughout many schools. In the younger grades, we have fun doing it rather than focusing on outcomes and performance. The second half of class started into our basketball unit.
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth grades took part in three components of the FitnessGram Fitness Test including sit ups, push ups and the pacer test. This was a practice test. Students will take the actual test in March. In the middle school, the focus of the test is for students to personally evaluate their fitness level, learn how to test their fitness levels in the future and to make improvements on their current abilities. Setting appropriate goals is important for students to be practicing at this time. Setting goals will be one of our objectives throughout the next couple months while we work towards the fitness test. The last half of class consisted of 3-4 minutes of skill development, followed by a 3 on 3 game and a dribbling game to wrap it up.
Monday, February 14, 2011
February 7-11
Due to a leak in the roof of the gym, there will be no pictures for a period of time because my camera was damaged.
Kindergarten, First, Second and Third grades- started into a cooperative activity called Gilligan's Island. In this game, everyone must get to the ship to win. Everyone starts on a boat in the middle of the ocean and the 2 survivors on the island have the task of bringing the first people to shore. Anyone touching the water is sent back. Many students love this activity and I love it too because of all the cooperation that's involved. One student told me she played this game at her house with neighborhood friends. The second half of class was spent learning about posture. This is incorporated into Circle Crab Soccer, developing muscular strength.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades- discussed spatial awareness concepts in after participating in a ladder-style badminton tournament.
Seventh and Eight Grades- discussed advantages/disadvantages of long and short implements (accuracy/ power/force) after participating in a ladder-style badminton tournament.
Kindergarten, First, Second and Third grades- started into a cooperative activity called Gilligan's Island. In this game, everyone must get to the ship to win. Everyone starts on a boat in the middle of the ocean and the 2 survivors on the island have the task of bringing the first people to shore. Anyone touching the water is sent back. Many students love this activity and I love it too because of all the cooperation that's involved. One student told me she played this game at her house with neighborhood friends. The second half of class was spent learning about posture. This is incorporated into Circle Crab Soccer, developing muscular strength.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades- discussed spatial awareness concepts in after participating in a ladder-style badminton tournament.
Seventh and Eight Grades- discussed advantages/disadvantages of long and short implements (accuracy/ power/force) after participating in a ladder-style badminton tournament.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
January 31- February 4
I decided to tackle some other projects after coming back from winter break. My apologies for the inconsistency it caused in the blog. It's up and running again and should be rather consistent from here on out.
Kindergarten, first grade and second grade worked their way through jumping stations this week. They started with a simple game I refer to as star wars trying to outsmart their opponent and improve their balance. Then we were off and running through stations such as long jump, jump the snake, long rope swing, revolving door, obstacle course and hopscotch. Hoping to finish with Gilligan's Island, many classes ran short on time. We'll come back to Gilligan's Island next week.
Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades focus for class was offense and defense. Students warmed up playing Triangle Tag, a game where students form a small circle of 3 and the 4th person on the outside of the circle tries to tag a selected player in the circle of 3. This challenges students offensively, defensively and together as a team. Right after this we played Capture the Flag, a favorite among many classes. Teams were given time to strategize before each round. A discussion about offense, defense and their teams planning effectiveness occurred after several rounds of play to end class.
Sixth, Seventh and Eight Grades classes participated in Capture the Flag. An emphasis was placed on teams abilities to plan together and implement their plan as a team. Offense and defense strategies were discussed at the end of class. Eight graders gave specific responses about how changing certain rules can favor the offense versus the defense more. A tag challenge began class, leading into Capture the Flag.
Kindergarten, first grade and second grade worked their way through jumping stations this week. They started with a simple game I refer to as star wars trying to outsmart their opponent and improve their balance. Then we were off and running through stations such as long jump, jump the snake, long rope swing, revolving door, obstacle course and hopscotch. Hoping to finish with Gilligan's Island, many classes ran short on time. We'll come back to Gilligan's Island next week.
Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades focus for class was offense and defense. Students warmed up playing Triangle Tag, a game where students form a small circle of 3 and the 4th person on the outside of the circle tries to tag a selected player in the circle of 3. This challenges students offensively, defensively and together as a team. Right after this we played Capture the Flag, a favorite among many classes. Teams were given time to strategize before each round. A discussion about offense, defense and their teams planning effectiveness occurred after several rounds of play to end class.
Sixth, Seventh and Eight Grades classes participated in Capture the Flag. An emphasis was placed on teams abilities to plan together and implement their plan as a team. Offense and defense strategies were discussed at the end of class. Eight graders gave specific responses about how changing certain rules can favor the offense versus the defense more. A tag challenge began class, leading into Capture the Flag.
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