Our "Jumping and Moving" unit ended with our annual "Jump Rope for Heart" event.  The students participated in five stations.  Each station had an activity that included the skills of jumping and moving.  The event raised over $4,500 for the American Heart Association.  Great job to all the students who participated in the event!!  Keep jumping and moving!!  I love healthy hearts!!

Congratulations to our "Jump Rope for Heart" top money raisers:
Morgan West 2nd Grade, Morgan Owen Kindergarten, Bristol Gladwell Pre-Kindergarten and Noah Barreira 1st Grade (not pictured).  Morgan Owen raised the greatest amount of money for our school!

Rolling and jumping through hula hoops!

Jumping rope and singing jump rope rhymes.

Swinging and jumping over ball sticks is a big hit with kids!

Jumping rope and smiling!  The perfect combination!

We started the new year with lots of cooperative activities.  The students rotated through many stations as they worked on teamwork and resolving conflicts as a squad.  I'm very proud of how the students are learning to work together as a team!

It's always fun to shoot baskets with friends.

It is exciting to watch the students create new ways to play old games.

Ball Sticks are so much better when friends get together.

Partner Paddles

We finished up 2016 in PE with lots of fun games!!!  I was able to purchase some pedal cars and the students loved playing, "Here Comes Santa" in them.  The "Great Gift Giveaway" was also fun!!  I hope you have a blessed and relaxing winter holiday break.  See you in 2017 with bigger and better activities in PE!!

The students enjoyed playing some "old fashioned" relay games for Thanksgiving!  They loved running in the "Turkey Leg" relay race, knocking down cones in a game of "Hunters and Turkeys" and finally, they enjoyed a game of tug of war!

Turkey Leg Relay Race

Hunters and Turkeys

Pull!!!

Winner!!  Winner!!  Chicken Dinner!!

We played a few more games as we continue to practice throwing and catching!!  Second graders love playing "Hoop Pass", which is a fast paced game that involves throwing, catching and lots of running.  Kindergarten and first grade students enjoy catching with the scoops.  

Hoop Pass

Scoops

Rolling, throwing, catching and bouncing a variety of objects using the correct technique!  Check out these fun games that get the students up and moving!!

Castle Ball:  rolling balls to knock over the other team's castle

Indoor Hoops!!!  A little bouncing action!

During the month of October, we worked on safety.  The focus was on identifying an emergency and thinking and acting safely.  The students were taught that every place they go, there are safety procedures and plans to keep them safe in an emergency.  Our games for this month focused on thinking and acting quickly.  

"Spaghetti and Meatballs"
Students try to put the meatballs on the plate, as the spaghetti (pool noodles), knocks it off.  

"Think Fast!"  Students run to the center as fast as they can trying to get the most tennis balls for their team.

Scooter Pulls:  Pretending to get to an emergency quickly.