Basketball

The students are involved in their basketball unit at both schools. We started the unit off with talking about the history of the sport, along with working on some basic dribbling skills. We are now working on passing (bounce and chest), and will focus our final class on shooting the ball correctly. The second through fourth graders played Mario last week and loved it, I am sure most of you heard all about it. Mario focused on dribbling and passing in a game like situation without the pressure of defenders and scoring. It was truly a blast!

First Trimester Reports

The reports for each grade level can be found on the link to the left titled resources. If you click on the link and then click on the appropriate document it will open. The report contains all the information that Unified Arts (Art, Music, PE) have completed this trimester. First grade is labeled 1trigr110-11.doc, second grade is labeled 1trigr210-11, and so on for the third and fourth graders. I hope you take a look at them, we have been doing some exciting stuff in our classes with your students!

Start of the Year

The year has started off with a bang! We have moved from cooperative games right through soccer. We are currently doing a variety of "fall games" that work on a specific movement/skill. The most recent game called "Stinky Pumpkin", works on the proper throwing technique while using communication skill to work as a team. We will continue these "fall games" until the Thanksgiving break. When we return from this break, the classes will start their basketball unit.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to another exciting year! I look forward to the many challenges that we will face throughout the year that will help us grow and learn! This year we will be doing several new and exciting things in P.E.! The classes will be using heart rate monitors to help teach how our bodies respond to physical activity. These monitors were purchased through the Candace Champagne grant that I received at the end of last school year. The third and fourth grades will be doing a variety of activities using pedometers and tracking their activity that way. In addition to these two new teaching tools, the students will also be playing a number of new games and activities that will teach us a physical skill, but sportsmanship, trust, honesty, and many other great qualities! Remember to bring your sneakers and be ready to have fun!

Bowling At Maple

Bowling At Maple

Trimester Reports

The trimester reports can be found on the page that is connected to this blog through the resources link on the right. Enjoy!

Dancing at Bartlett

Here is a brief video featuring some of Mrs. Audley's class' moves.

Winter Olympics

During the month of February the students at MAES are participating in a new Winter Olympics unit during their PE classes. Classes were assigned random countries that are participating in this years events. These countries were chosen from the list of top medal winners from the last Winter Olympic Games. The students will are encouraged to make flags of their counties and sings supporting their team to hang in the gym. Also, they are encouraged to wear the colors of their countries on the day they have PE. The students will be doing three timed events during this unit, speed skating, skeleton, and biathlon. I look forward to seeing the students participate and cheer each other on during the events!

Juggling at Bartlett

The PE classes that I teach at Bartlett have been working on juggling for the last month. This activity is a great way to work on hand-eye-coordination. The students have been having a blast learning about the different styles of juggling and having a chance to try their skills out! The classes all started with traditional juggling, the tossing and catching of objects. We practiced a specific skill with a juggling scarf, and once mastered with the scarf, we tried it with a ball. The classes did this activity for 2 weeks, with each child advancing at his/her own rate. The past two weeks the classes have been working on non-traditional styled juggling. This includes spinning plates, devil sticks, diablo's, balancing feathers, and walking on stilts! This has been a great unit, and I look forward to moving on to some Olympic games followed by some "fair" games to fit into the school wide reading of Charlotte's Web.

Rock Climbing

During the month of January, the students at MAES have been working on rock climbing in their PE classes. Rock climbing is an individual activity that is non-competitive. Climbing is one of the few activities that we do in PE that is not group/team based and competitive. The students get to climb across the wall working on basic climbing skills. After the first week, the wall is set up with some challenges (eagle's nest, hoola-hoops, etc.) to add a little more pressure to the climb. Rock climbing is all about decision making, and thinking on the fly! It is amazing watching the students make their way across the wall and seeing their thinking patterns. Pictures will be up soon!