WEEK 11: KICKING / FLAG GAMES

2nd - 5th grades
A...Students will do a 5 minute stick run and discuss the 2nd nine weeks final exam in December. We will meet in the field in groups of two. Class will review the "Power Kick", encouraging students to strick the ball long and high on a stationary ball on the ground. Students will be instructed to step beside the ball with the non-kicking foot and strike under the ball with a bent foot for lift. Students will be encouraged to try and catch their partners kicked ball on no bounces or one bounce and keep totals. Next students will use a hoop and play "One on One Soccer" using dribbling skills to try and get the ball to touch the inside of the hula hoop. Next students will get on opposite sides of the center field line and play "Wild Kick" trying to drive the ball as far as possible over the other teams heads. Students with the least balls on their side wins the game.
B...Students will do a 2:30 No Walk test. Journals will follow and students will be given fitness test scores from the entire class and have to put them into a graph or chart. We will return to the field in groups of 2 to continue practice the Power Kick. Students will then play "Goal" where groups of three will try to score as many goals as possible. At about 20 yards away, one student will kick, one student will retrieve, and one student will be on deck for the next kick. Play must be fasst paced and balls going through the goal count one point and over the goal for three.
K - 1st grades
A...Students will do a 4 minutes walk/run. Flag belts will be reviewed and tested. Next students will get in groups of two and play "One on One Flag Tag". Students will be encouraged to spread feet apart and move feet quickly. Students will learn to put their flags back on quickly. We will advance to the field for "No Elimination Flag Tag" inside a pre-set circle. Students will pull other students flags. Out until they get their flags back on then back in!
B...After a long run around a spot inthe field, students will again work on putting flags on. Partner groups will play "One on One Flag Tag" again. Students will advance to the field for an introduction to "Hill Dill". We will work on the end lines, the side lines, crossing the field, the safe line, and how the middle person pulls flags. This is in preparation for the real game, which may be played by 1st grade.

WEEK 10: MORE FOOTBALL / OVERHAND THROWING

K - 5th grades
A & B...This week saw the fifth grade leave school for Camp Crystal. While I was gone, Coach Conn ran PE classes. The older grades finished football skills with more chasing/fleeing/dodging games and ended the short week with a footbal game. The younger students advanced from last weeks work with the underhand throw to the overhand throw. Students were taught to throw with the correct hand and practiced throwing hard and low. They used targets and threw lots of balls. Throwing will be revisited many times throughout the year for the K - 1st grades!

WEEK 9: FOOTBALL / TOSSING

2nd - 5th grades

A...Students will stretch and do a short run then gather in their line groups to write in their line journal. They will be asked a question about fitness testing and must come up with the best answers among their group members. Students will practice the football throw in groups of three. They will model the football throw from the baseball throw learned a few weeks ago and just add some nifty hand movement to create a "spiral" then pay "Three Man Football" with a quarterback, receiver, and defender. Next, Students will put their footballs away and wear a flag belt in groups of two next. They will play "One on One Flag Tag" to learn quickness and speed. Students will see and feel the importance of keeping low to the ground, bending the knees, and spreading feet apart to be quick.

B...Students will begin class with stretching and a run then group in threes. Students will play "Three Man Football" then get into relay race form, groups of 3 to 4. Students will pass to a teammate in a hula hoop about 10 feet away and on a catch, move back 3 feet. Every catch students move hula hoop back 3 feet, with periodic switches of the catcher in the hoop. Next game will feature students on court playing "No Elimination Flag Tag" where all students have a flag on and try to pull off anyone elses flag. If the flag comes off, student must stop and put it back on before resuming play. At the end of class students get a form with their pre-fitness test scores.

K - 1st grades
A...Students will do a short run and all get a tennis ball. "Tossing" will be reviewed and compared to the throw. Students will practice tossing the ball low and catching, high a catching, high twist and catch, high clap and catch, high and hit a roof cross bar, high and bang the roof, and into the basketball goal. Students will partner up and practice tossing with a partner close range. Emphasis on control, easy throw that can be caught. Partners then use two balls and try to toss at the same time and catch. Challenge to see how many in a row can be caught.
B...Students will get into 112 groups of 3 or 4. They will do relay style tossing into a basket. Comparisons between the throw and the toss. Students will then have a free toss while we get the balls lieing on the court and into the open baskets. Students will line up again and have a challenge to see whose team can toss the most balls in the basket.

MEET COACH CONN!

Williams Elementary School would like to welcome Coach Conn from the University of Florida. She will be coaching in our PE classes for the next two months. The last two months found Coach Conn at Westwood Middle School coaching sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. They spent several weeks in the pool!! Coach Conn is excited to be at our school. She says "I am excited to be working with Coach Drost and the students at Williams. I have heard such great things about the students here and I am looking forward to the next two months!"

WEEK 8: FITNESS TEST ENDS

Though the rain set us back a bit, all classes managed to complete the entire fitness test this week. Students passing the test at the National (50th percentile) and Presidential (85th percentile) levels will be posted below. Students in 2nd through 5th grades will bring home their scores next week with information regarding the test.

Presidential Award

5th grade

Michael M

4th grade

Jonah T

2nd grade

Anousha P

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National Award

5th grade

Antwain P - Charlotte T - Janelle T - Kate W - Lonquisha W - Aloha B - Isaac B - Jasmin B - Alice H - Ayaz K - Noah K - Deja B - Timothy A - Darius M - Meghan M - Stella R - Kaitlyn S - John TD - Jasmine J

4th grade

Rafael B - Elizabeth F - Camilo ML - Jason M - Wilson P - Dylan P - Allison R - Jamie W - Carly A - Will B - Ryan J - Caroline R - Delaney R - Demari M - Davonte S - Joshua Q

3rd grade

Tyrik B - Chacity B - Lynette B - Morgan G - James L - Nicholas S - Alex S - Elijah K - Sophie S - Xzavion C

2nd grade

Aeriyana B - Nahshaun S - Catherine B - Jake D - Lulu F - Daniel M - Deshon P - Lauryn Y - Jakeshia L - Alexus O - Jessica B - Camden F - Grace W - Destiney B

WEEK 7: FITNESS TEST BEGINS

K - 5th grades
A & B...Both days this week will involve pre-fitness testing. Our school tests in four areas: (1) mile run for cardio-respiratory endurance, (2) sit and reach for flexibility, (3) pull ups for muscular strength, and (4) sit ups for muscular endurance. The mile run test will begin the week and we will continue with sit and reach and sit ups. The rain may interfere so we will adapt if necessary. K and 1st grades will only do the half mile run test instead of the entire mile. Top scores and those passing all four fitness tests will be posted on this website and at school.