Week 17

Last week we finished up our Ping-Pong Unit! All the students showed great improvement in their skills and abilities to perform many of the activities. They get better and better each year! Thank you again to all the families who helped in getting ping-pong tables! This is a great unit that not only the students love, but that I love as well!

K-2

We moved from ball control and learning to hit the ball softly, to different activities on the ping-pong table. The students really enjoyed getting to a ping pong table. Many of them are really understanding the importance of hitting the ball softly to keep it under control and make it go where they want it to go. We had a couple days focused on hitting the ball softly and I had many students come up to me and tell me how successful they were when just hitting the ball softer. It was a great week!

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

• What was your favorite part of the ping-pong unit?

• Watch a ping-pong game online.

• Play ping-pong wall ball with them.

3-4

We started working on some of the rules to the game of ping-pong last week. The one we really focused on was the serve. The students had a great time practicing their own serve and getting it down. Along with the serve they had fun working on getting their own personal record on ping-pong rallies with a partner, practicing their soft shots, and mastering their ability to hit the ball where they want it to go. This is a challenge even for the older students. 

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

• What is a good serve in ping-pong?

• What is a forehand and backhand hit?

• Watch a ping-pong match online.

5-8

Last week we started our ping-pong tournament! The students look forward to this and practice the week before to get ready. This tournament is done each year and the students are graded on their sportsmanship, teamwork, participation, and tournament etiquette. We focused this year on Olympic Ping Pong Doubles Rules. The students worked hard to understand all the rules and make sure they were ready for any game/challenge. They enjoyed practicing ping-pong in many activities including king/queen of the court. 

 

Congratulations to the ping-pong finalist and 

champions for the 2013-14 school year!

 

Class Champions

BAND 1 (5th/6th Grade): Cameron Z. and River G.

Orch 1 (5th/6th Grade): Elora E. and Zane T.

Band 2 (7th/8th Grade): Malia M. and Caroling G.

Orch 2 (7th/8th Grade): Tim A. and Jackson E.

CHPCS Champions

Orch 2 (7th/8th Grade): Tim A. and Jackson E.

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

• Rules to Olympic Ping-Pong Doubles?

• Play a game of Ping-Pong.

• Watch some Olympic Ping-Pong Doubles games online.

 

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