Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Winter Break 60

Winter Break 60 scorecard

 Winter Break 60 scorecard

Students know to keep our bodies healthy and fit we need to be physically active at least 60 minutes a day.  Easier said than done in the summer, than the winter.  So here is a challenge.

Use the Winter Break 60 scorecard and color in each day of Winter Break that you are physically active for 60 minutes or more.  FAMILIES CAN DO IT TOGETHER.  You can print extra copies below for each member of the family.  Students can return their Winter Break 60 Scorecard - signed by a parent - for a chance to win a prize from me!  They are due January 9.

Of course, make sure you are active on most days - it doesn't need to be all.

Physical activity ideas for the whole family!

10 great ideas for staying active in Beaverton!

Enjoy your family time!

Monday, December 15, 2014

PE Grades - Trimester 1

First trimester ends.  Students and parents are anxious to see the first Report Card of the school year. As a parent, I know the feeling.  Many of you know Report Cards went home on December 9.  I hope and your child took a look the PE grades.
Our goal in PE is to develop physically active students who enjoy keeping their bodies fit, healthy, and strong.  To do that, we focus on developing physical skills (what you can do), fitness concepts (what you know about physical fitness), and how to interact and behave when physically active and/or competing.
I am tasked to grade students on the PE learning targets we have covered this year ONLY.  It is tricky when I have taught most of our students for many years.  Hopefully, you have read the comments sections of the PE grades to find our what we have covered during the first trimester.  I understand my lengthy comments may have been cut off.  So here is the curriculum piece in its entirety for each grade.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

5th, 4th, 3rd Grade
During the 19 visits to PE in the first trimester, these were some of the skills we worked on:  hand striking, racquet striking, locomotor skills, physical fitness/exercise skills, calculating heart rate and what it means, muscles and areas of the body in relationship to exercise, exercise benefits, teamwork and being good sports with ALL classmates, praising others, independently staying on task, following expectations, and more.  Some skills were taught to proficiency and others we will continue to develop.  All students were graded on their performance during the 2014-15 first trimester only.

2nd, 1st Grade
During the 19 visits to PE in the first trimester, these were some of the skills we worked on:  locomotor skills (skip, gallop), underhand toss/roll, hand striking, ball control, eye-hand coordination, catching, rhythms (jump rope, hula hoops), spatial and body awareness, changes that happen to our body during exercise, exercise benefits, teamwork and being good sports with ALL classmates, independently staying on task, following expectations, and more.  Some skills were taught to proficiency and others we will continue to develop.  All students were graded on their performance during the 2014-15 first trimester only.


2014-15 Hoop Shoot Winners

Congratulations to this year's Sexton Mountain Hoop Shoot winners.  These four students made the most basketball free throws out of ten attempts in their age group.  Seventy-two students participated during their PE classes in late November.

10-11 year-old Boys - Tyler C.
10-11 year-old Girls - Haimanot H.
8-9 year-old Boys - Christian N.
8-9 year-old Girls - Jessica K.

Each of these winners competed against other Beaverton School District winners in the Beaverton Elks Club contest in early December.  Tyler, Haimanot, and Christian won and will compete in the Metro Contest in January in Milwaukie.