Using Teamwork to "Survive"

Wow, it is fantastic to see these students again!  It has been a fun first few weeks back.

We got to see a bunch of smiles and how much our students have grown over the summer!  We welcomed Mr. Blake, our new half-time PE teacher that we will share with Cooper Mountain school.

At the beginning of the school year, we always like to focus on teamwork and sportsmanship when playing in games.  For teams to be successful, they must work together.  we also like to look for players who use teamwork with ALL teammates.  1st through 5th grade classes dove in playing a game called Survivor.

(Parents) - The goal in Survivor is to get your team from one side of the gym to the other side of the gym.  Problem is players may not touch the floor.  Each team has materials they can use to help their team get across without touching the floor.  Students are not instructed how to use the materials.  They must work together to figure it out!

Mr. Miller has seen people aged 5 to 65 play this game (Sexton Mountain staff have even played!).  Hands down, the most successful teams are the teams that worked together - they helped, listened, problem solved, encouraged, and more!

In PE, many teams made it across (completing the task), but not all.  Mr. Miller took a photo of each team that accomplished their goal!  (Some teams even made it back and forth 4 separate times even after Mr. Miller took away some equipment after each successful trip.)

Great job, kids!

Here are photos of all the teams that "Survived".

PE Newsletter, Field Day, Fitness Reports

Happy Summer, everyone!  Have a great time with your family and summer adventures.  We will see most of you next year.  We will miss those who are moving on.  Good luck!

This is our final PE NEWSLETTER of the year.

FIELD DAY - We would like to give a BIG thank you to our FIELD DAY volunteers for being flexible with our date change because of the weather.  Your enthusiasm, energy, and patience was amazing.  (Read more about it in our PE Newsletter...)

FITNESS REPORTS - Every student will have a Fitness Report inside their Report Card packet.  This is the first year that K-8 Beaverton PE teachers are using a common Fitness Assessment curriculum.  (Read more about it in our PE Newsletter...)

Thanks and Go Eagles!
Mr. Miller and Mrs. Lew

Quidditch Highlights!

Imagine throwing, catching, and playing defense while "flying" around on a "broomstick".  Sounds challenging, huh?  Our 3rd-5th graders step up to every challenge and did just that while playing Quidditch.  Here are some photo highlights!

PE Newsletter - March/April

Please enjoy the latest edition of the PE Newsletter during breaks of physical activity!
Reminder that the Jogathon is April 27 and Field Day is June 16.
Thanks,
Mr. Miller & Mrs. Lew

Wall Ball Masters Results

It was a fantastic Wall Ball Masters tournament.  We saw endless amounts of dives, jumps, twists, crazy hits, and fun.  What we did not see were tears.  Instead we saw hand shakes, high fives, fist bumps and we heard "Good game", "That was a fun game", "You are fun to play",  and more.

Every competitor was a good sport.  Some work hard all year long to play well in this tournament.  Sometimes it does not go as expected.  Regardless, the competitors handled winning or losing in an amazing manner that blows me away.  So proud.

The Wall Ball Masters tournament concludes with each classroom winner competing in their Grade Level Championship.  These are the results...

5th Grade

1st Place - Preston

2nd Place - Hoby

3rd Place - Justin

4th Place - Brian

4th Grade

1st Place - Michael

2nd Place - Kentaro

3rd Place - Jacob

3rd Grade

1st Place - Go

2nd Place - Aidan

3rd Place - Aiden

2nd Grade

1st Place - Caleb

2nd Place - Ian

3rd Place - Mauricio

PE Newsletter January/February

Here is our latest edition of Gym Shorts (our P.E. Newsletter).

First day of Spring is 14 days away!!!

Where I Play

A fantastic 2-minute video created by EspnW that EVERYONE should watch!

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=18783007

Created and voiced by women.  It gives voice to every woman and girl that there shouldn't be any barriers.

Wall Ball Masters coming in March!

Attention, Wall Ball enthusiasts!

Our annual Wall Ball Masters tournament is coming soon!  It will begin in the middle of March before Spring Break.  Students in Grades 2-5 will have the OPTION to participate in the Wall Ball Masters during their PE classes.

We will also have many other activities students will be working on during that same time.

It's a chance for players to put their skills and sportsmanship to the test!

Good luck!

Field Day moved to June 16

Field Day has been moved to Friday, June 16 instead of June 9.

The super fun day usually takes place the second to last week of the school year.  Since the school year is ending later than usual this year (June 22), we moved Field Day to June 16.

Hopefully any more snow days will not effect these end-of-the-year plans.

Winter Break 60 results

One casualty of the snow days in January was gathering the Winter Break 60 scorecards from students and conducting a prize drawing.  Now that things have calmed down a bit, here we go...

We had 112 excited and proud students turn in their Winter Break 60 scorecards.  They were proud of their effort in staying strong and healthy during by being physically active.  The scorecard was a way for them feel some pride in their accomplishments.

Congratulations to 3rd Grade for turning in the most scorecards!

• 3rd Grade - 30
• Kindergarten - 21
• 1st Grade - 19
• 2nd Grade - 16
• 4th Grade - 14
• 5th Grade - 12

Congratulations to Miss Leyva's Kindergarten class for turning in the most scorecards!

Top 5 classes:

• Miss Leyva - 13
• Mrs. Baldwin - 12
• Mrs. Olson - 11
• Miss Martin, Mrs. Cobain-Soto, Mrs. Lawson - 8
• Miss Brock - 7

We also had a prize drawing for each grade level.  These students had their names drawn and won a gift certificate to Dick's Sporting Goods for their physical activity needs. (expect the gift certificate to come home soon)

• Cayson (Kindergarten)
• Hasan (1st Grade)
• Kira (2nd Grade
• Wade (3rd Grade)
• Yuxuan (4th Grade)
• Gigi (5th Grade)

Hoop Shoot Contest update

UPDATE:  There will not be a Hoop Shoot Contest this school year.

I have had several students ask about it.  Every year, the local Beaverton Elks Club reaches out to invite schools to participate.  This fall, we never heard from them.  Despite many attempts to touch bases with the coordinator, we never heard a response until just a few days ago, which was way past the deadline.  Sounds like they had a coordinator change this year and a few details slipped through the cracks.  They told us they hope to continue it next year!

Many of you know, we typically hold an annual Hoop Shoot Contest every school year.  Kids in Grades 3-5 compete to see who can make the most free throw shots in basketball.  It is a competition run by the Elks Club.  Schools send their boys and girls winners to compete in other competitions held by the local, regional, and national Elks Club organizations.

Enjoy the sun!

PE Newsletter - November/December

Better late than never!  Let's blame it on the 9 snow days.

Here is our latest PE Newsletter!

Mr. Miller & Mrs. Lew

PE Newsletter - September/October

October is halfway over and we have finally posted our first update of this school year.

We will get better.

Our first PE newsletter of the school was published and emailed out last week.  Look for a newsletter every 2 months of school.  Click on the link to read more about it!

We look forward to another great year!  We sure missed your kids over the summer.

Mr. Miller & Mrs. Lew

May/June 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!