Coach Johnson's August Newsletter

Coach Johnson, Physical Education

KindergartenKindergarten has been busy mastering locomotor skills. We have been practicing how to skip, gallop, run, walk backwards and walk sideways. In addition we have been learning how to perform these skills while maintaining personal space. These skills are important to master in order to progress to game play. They are doing a terrific job and we will continue to acquire new locomotor skills as we progress.

First GradeFirst grade has been refining their locomotor skills. Some movements including but not limited to: running, hopping, galloping and skipping. In addition they have also been refining their ability to stay within their personal space and practice safe behavior while locomoting.They have done a wonderful job and we have been able to move onto some tag games.

Second GradeSecond grade is improving their fitness and cardiovascular health. They have been doing warm up runs to improve their fitness and prepare them for physical activity. They have learned the importance of getting enough vitamin A through a tag game called “healthy eye tag”. They have also played capture the football and capture the frisbee.

Third GradeThird grade is also improving their fitness and cardiovascular health with warm up runs. They have played three tag games including: healthy eye tag, partner tag and frisbee tag. Third grade is also mastering their throwing and catching skills through practice with classmates and through game play. They have played capture the frisbee and capture the football.

Fourth GradeFourth grade is mastering throwing and catching skills. So far they have learned how to correctly throw and catch a frisbee. After practicing their throwing and catching skills, they were able to play capture the frisbee and learn strategies to use during game play. They are also working on their fitness levels with warm up runs.

Fifth GradeFifth grade started out the school year by learning how to be a team player. They practiced this by working in cooperative groups using jump bands. They also learned to work cooperatively together with a partner through activities that used playing cards while incorporating math mastery. Fifth grade is also refining their throwing and catching skills with footballs and frisbees.

Sixth GradeSixth grade has worked on their throwing and catching skills through practice with a partner and game play. Games played included boccer, ultimate Frisbee and capture the football. Sixth grade also started out the school year with team building activities. The activities included playing card relays and jump bands.

Seventh GradeSeventh grade has learned the importance of working together as a team through team building activities. Some activities they participated in included: jump bands and card relays. They have also played games that included capture the frisbee and capture the football. These games have improved their throwing and catching skills.

Eighth GradeEighth grade has been refining their catching and throwing skills. They have accomplished this by working in cooperative groups and through game play. Games that included: boccer, ultimate frisbee and ultimate football. They also complete warm up laps to prepare them for physical activity.

Ninth GradeNinth grade has been improving their physical fitness by performing a dynamic warm up. Their warm ups have also included pushups and sit ups. Soon we will start fitness testing. They have also participated in team building activities that included card relays and jump bands. These team building activities have transferred to their game play as a class. They have played some great games that included boccer, capture the football and ultimate frisbee.

Lady Eagles Volleyball TeamWe have two teams that include fourth through sixth grade and seventh through eighth grade. We played our first game against Colorado Springs Charter School on August 30th. Both of our teams played excellent games, with our younger players winning their match.