Week 13

Congratulations to all of those students who made it to the Elks National Hoop Shoot Free-Throw Contest. All of our Falcons did a great job and made many free-throws under pressure! Next year I would love to see more Falcons there competing for the grand prize. Remember, you gotta make your free-throws! :)

Due to Thanksgiving week being such a short week I did not include it in our weekly posts. Some classes didn't even have PE due to completing class projects and putting on classroom events. It was a great week all-together and those classes who made it to PE had a wonderful time playing many fun cooperative games. We ended our volleyball unit and just had a great time moving around in PE before our break!

Last week we started our Floor Hockey Unit. The students really enjoy this unit because it is a fast paced sport that they do not get to play very often. This means we need to spend more time working on skills and making sure everyone understands the rules and how to be safe. Many injuries can take place during the Floor Hockey Unit so it is very important to understand the rules and make sure each student can successfully, and safely do the skills needed to play in a game. 

K-2

We have been working on manipulating objects in our basketball unit. Now that the students have learned how to dribble, chest pass, bounce pass, shoot, and play in many modified games, we are moving into floor hockey. They will get the chance to try and manipulate an object using another object now. It is more advanced, but we are ready for the challenge. 

We started with the proper grip on the hockey stick, then practiced moving around with a hockey stick in our hands. The students did a great job with this. The grip can sometimes be a little challenging for students, but our Falcons were able to pull it off! Once they were able to move with the hockey stick we worked on ball control and dribbling. The students got to play games like "hockey tag" and "hockey-hoopla" to work on their skills. 

 Things you can ask/do with your child(ren) this week:

• How do you grip your hockey stick?

• Use a hockey stick or broom to dribble a ball around.

• What is the end of the hockey stick called?

 

 

3-4

We started our floor hockey unit last week! The students really like this unit, especially since it is so cold outside and it keeps us inside :). The students moved very quickly through the grip, stance, ball control, dribbling and the push-pass this week. We are trying to get them to dribble more in game settings. They tend to just get the ball and hit it down the court. We played "hockey-hoopla" and "hockey offense/defense" to work on our ball control and dribbling skills. This week we will get to shooting and some more modified games. 

Things to ask/do with your child(ren) this week:

• How do you trap a hockey ball?

• What are the cues to a push-pass?

• Can you use your feet/ice skates in hockey?

 

5-8

 Many of the students in the upper grades remember some of the skills we learned last year. This makes it easy to go over them and move on quickly. Many students are helping other students out who do not know the skills as well! We have went over the grip, ready stance, push-pass, ball control, and using your body when protecting the ball. The students have done a great job demonstrating their skills in drills and in many modified games. We ended the week with "sideline hockey" which introduced them to 4 on 4 hockey and got them to practice subbing in and out of games. We will continue working on this so that we can get into our hockey tournament this week!

Some things to do/ask your child(ren) this week:

• Pass a ball back and forth with some hockey sticks (or something similar). 

• What are the cues to a push-pass?

• Watch some hockey on youtube and watch the ball control. 

Have a great week and remember to keep moving!!!!!