Steps for Traditional Juggling

Steps to Learning How to Juggle


One Scarf
Toss/Catch One Hand
Toss/Catch Opposite Hand
Toss/Catch Between Hands

One Ball
Same Steps as One Scarf

Two Scarves
Toss/Toss/Catch/Catch
Two Scarves with One Hand
Two Scarves with Opposite Hand

Two Balls
Same Steps as Two Scarves

Three Scarves
Continuous with Toss/Toss/Catch/Catch

Three Balls
Same as Three Scarves

Tricks

Fourth Grade Homework Due Week of 4/6/09

Please pick a profession that you think you might want to become when you grow up. Please write one paragraph explaining how hand-eye-coordination is used for that job.

Fourth Grade Homework Due Week of 3/30/09

Please list five electronic devices in your house, along with how much it cost to run for one month. Examples of devices include your computer, microwave, television, etc.. A couple resources that might be of use include www.earthhourkids.org and www.psnh.com.

Earth Hour

Earth Hour is less than a week away! Please take a few minutes to check out www.earthhour.org! It is a great movement to be a part of that does not take anything more than shutting some lights off! Please check it out!

Volleyball At Bartlett

This week we finished up volleyball at Bartlett. During this unit the students learned some basic rules and history related to the sport, along with some basic skills needed to play. Our main focus in first and second grade is the bump. Here the students learned the proper hand position, and striking technique used to hit the ball properly when bumping. We ended the unit by playing a modified game with a large ball. The students had a blast, enjoy the pictures!

Homework Due Week of March 23

Name the 5 tallest mountains in the world. Please tell me their elevation, country located, and what continent.

Homework Due Week of March 16

Please tell me what towns the Iditarod race starts and ends in, how long it is (miles), and name 3 past champions.

Photo's from Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing

This week the students at Maple Avenue will begin their rock climbing unit.  We have a rock wall that is about 8 feet tall and 20 feet long.  This wall is designed to climb up and then across.  We have the ability to add equipment to the wall to make it more challenging.  The students will get a couple of "free" climbs to start the unit off with.  This is when they just get to climb up and then across the wall.  We will then move into challenges like climbing through hoola-hoops, the electric fence challenge, and the eagle's nest challenge to mention a few.  Rock climbing is one of the few activities we do in physical education where the students are challenging themselves without trying to beat someone or work with someone else.  It is the student versus the wall, and many of the students really like the independent non-competitivness of the activity.  Rock climbing is all about decision making, and watching the students go through this process while they are up on the wall is fascinating.  If you have the chance to stop in while your child is having PE, please feel free to come and watch.