Tuesday, April 5, 2016

P.E. Showcase

Our Sexton Mountain students were fantastic performers at the 2016 P.E. Showcase held Thursday, March 17 at Beaverton High School!

They played a new game that is sweeping the nation from coast-to-coast for all ages...Spikeball.  It is a 2 vs. 2 roundnet game that is a mash-up of volleyball and 4-square.  It can be found at many sporting goods store (like Dick's Sporting Goods) and online (like Amazon).

Each elementary school could bring a group of students to perform a P.E. activity that represents a part of what is going on in P.E. classes in the 21st century.

I really enjoyed seeing our 32 4th and 5th graders perform a challenging game in front of hundreds of people in big environment.  The worked hard to prepare and were flawless in their performance.

Way to go, Eagles!

Read more about the P.E. Showcase here.

Thanks to Jenny Tan, here are some pictures to enjoy!





























March All-Stars

We like to recognize All-Stars in P.E. class.  An All-Star is someone who tries their best at everything...playing well with others, following directions, making good choices, helping others, using teamwork, being a good sport, playing safely, trying new and challenging tasks, and more.

Running fast, scoring goals, making baskets, evading captors, winning contests are all fun and exciting, but there are outcomes of effort.  Sometimes there are out of our control.

Therefore, we reward the process...effort and growth.  Everyone controls their effort...which often produces growth.  No matter how big or small, growth is growth.  Kids do notice it.

Here are the students who were recognized this week in P.E. for their effort.  There were definitely more All-Star efforts in P.E. than just from these students.  I look forward to recognizing more students next week!