WEEK 30: BATTING

Week of March 25, Friday no school

2nd - 5th grades

A...Students will complete their third nine weeks final test, a 1/2 mile run/jog/walk. Students will attempt to complete the run in the designated times for a grade. Afterthe run, students will be reintroduced to batting. Emphasis will be on the foot placement and how it can effect the direction the ball is hit, and hand placement on the bat. Students who have mastered tee hitting will advance either to self-toss or student pitch. Students will hit in groups of three, quickly rotating on each hit to keep students on the move! Bat safety will be discussed at all times throughout the lesson. Pitched balls will be soft-tossed like a slow-pitch softball and we will have batters show targets before they swing.

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BOYS TOP 20 HALF MILE SCORES

1. 3:15 Will Burger (4th grade)

2. 3:24 Michael Mulligan (5th grade)

3. 3:32 Jonah Thiele (4th grade)

4. 3:33 Antwain Patterson (5th grade)

5. 3:34 Ayaz Khan (5th grade)

6. 3:36 Darius Mitchum (5th grade)

7. 3:38 Joshua Quillen (4th grade)

8. 3:41 John Finnerty (4th grade)

9. 3:43 Donavin Bird (3rd grade)

10. 3:45 Camilo Moraga-Lewy (4th grade)

10. 3:45 Ryan Jacobs (4th grade)

12. 3:46 Jevon Boswell (3rd grade)

12. 3:46 Mountain Blanchard (3rd grade)

14. 3:48 Noah Killingsworth (5th grade)

14. 3:48 John Tyson Dampier (5th grade)

16. 3:51 Rico Mirti (4th grade)

17. 3:57 Elijah Killingsworth (3rd grade)

18. 4:00 Alex Maruniak (2nd grade)

19. 4:04 Seth Giles (4th grade)

20. 4:05 Xzavion Carmen (3rd grade)

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GIRLS TOP 20 HALF MILE SCORES

1. 3:59 Jasmin Brown (5th grade)

2. 4:07 Caroline Richardson (4th grade)

3. 4:10 Janelle Taylor (5th grade)

3. 4:10 Charlotte Talham (5th grade)

5. 4:17 Grace Wigglesworth (2nd grade)

6. 4:18 Sage Max (5th grade)

7. 4:19 Jenise Hall (5th grade)

7. 4:19 Stella Reneke (5th grade)

9. 4:20 Destiny Bivins (2nd grade)

10. 4:24 Delaney Rua (4th grade)

11. 4:28 Alice Hou (5th grade)

12. 4:30 Deja Bivins (5th grade)

13. 4:35 Cason Winslow (2nd grade)

14. 4:39 Kate Warren (5th grade)

15. 4:42 Catherine Bichier (2nd grade)

16. 4:46 Jakayla Lovett (4th grade)

16. 4:46 Ul'Ondrea Johnson (4th grade)

18. 4:47 Anousha Peters (2nd grade)

19. 4:49 Shanperia Fayson (5th grade)

19. 4:49 Elizabeth Figlio (4th grade)

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B...Students will again warm up in the same circular format working on baseball form, with review. Students will be introduced to "Bonker Ball". Students will work in groups of three or four. One student is the batter, another the pitcher, and the other(s) the outfielder. The pitcher underhand tosses to the batter who hits the ball in any direction. As the batter goes to first and back home as many times as possible, the outfielder(s) and pitcher attempt to work together to tag home to stop the batters run scoring explosion! Each at bat is an inning.

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K - 1st grades

A...Students will be introduced to batting. Students will learn to hit off the tee using the correct foot placement, hand placement, and bat swing plane. Students will work in groups of three and rotate within their group after each hit. Bat safety will be taught at all times throughout the lesson. Students will be encouraged to swing hard and "level".

B...Student will again work on batting with more emphasis on the form. Students in 2nd grade will play "Bonker Ball".

WEEK 28 & 29: FCAT WEEKS / WALKATHON

Very few classes will be coming to physical education class during the two weeks of FCAT testing. Most of the classes will actually be in the afternoon, which are K-1-2 classes. We will be doing "chasing, fleeing, and dodging" games with students. Students will play "Flag Tag", "Open Flag Tag", "Collection Flag Tag", "Hill Dill", and "Cross the Ocean". We will emphasize safety and fun. Students will learn more about their spatial awareness and body awareness.

On Friday, March 21, our school will have a Walkathon to benefit Tyler's Hope, an organization to find a cure for distonia. The organization was named after a 4th grade student in our school who has distonia. Students collect pledges per lap and we will run/walk for 35 to 40 minutes with each group of students!

WEEK 27: HOCKEY STICKS

2nd - 5th grades
A... Students will find a box of tennis balls in groups of 2 to 4. Groups will begin by rolling the balls to hoops about 10 to 15 feet away from the group. Students are encouraged to feel the force used to roll so softly. We will add a hockey stick to each line and review striking with a hocket stick. These cues include a hand placement similar to a golf putt except the strong hand will slide down the stick and bent knees. The strike will be more of a flick, pushing with the strong hand and then adding a pull on the left for power "flicks". Students will be instructed not to strike the ball like a golf shot to avoid unnecessary safety hazzards and to better control the ball. Students will take turns in their groups striking the ball to a near hoop, a medium distant hoop, and also a long shot. 4th and 5th grades will talk about force in relation to the shot.
Students will then pass the ball with hockey sticks in groups of two and then play keep away. We will end class with a large game including two groups striking or "flicking" the ball to score goals through the other team.
B... Students again will get into 12 groups of 3 to 4 behind a box of tennis balls. They will work today on controlling a ball with a hockey stick by sliding the stick behind it to move like a soccer dribble or basketball dribble. Students will control the ball and advance it toward around a distant cone and then back. The skills will change to passing, and groups will send a member to a hoop to receive and collect passed balls. Students can steal stray passes from groups nearby. Offensive and defensive strategies will be practiced next. Half the class will spread out all around the court inside hula hoops and act as the defense. The other half of the class will attempt to "dribble" the ball with the hockey stick through the defense, around a distant cone, and then back. The defense cannot leave their hoop but can reach out and attack! If time permits, we will again end with a large hockey game, again with many tennis balls. Careful attention will be given to stick low and flicking shots.

K - 1st grades
A... Students will be working on rolling skills. They will be 12 groups of 2 to 3 and lined up behind a box of tennis balls. Students will learn the cues for rolling...lead foot forward, bend knees, roll and follow through. They will learn to roll with a soft touch to get balls to stop in a close hula hoop. Different dimensions will include a hoop farther away for 5 points and then a long roll for 10 points, all informally scored. Comparisons will be made to a toss and how they are similar and different. The game will be continuous and student will fill up their box of balls when they run out on the outside of the game to avoid interference.
B... Students will again group like before. This time groups will put a member inside the hoop, which is now much farther away, about 5 yards. Rolling will be reviewed and students will roll to their partner in the hoop, who will place balls in the hoop that they stop. Cues include once again stepping forward, bending at the knees, and following through. Rolling will be done both by taking turns so students can be assessed and then continuous rolling. The roll catcher will be traded periodically. Catching a rolled ball will be introduced. Students should stand, bend the knees, and hold fingers down to catch the rolled ball, like using a baseball glove.

WEEK 26: STRIKING WITH LONG EQUIPMENT

(Students will have one day of PE this week)

3rd - 5th grades
A... Students will participate in two stations. Every person will play "Home Run Derby" for half the class and "Hockey" for the other half. At the batting game, students will be introduced to batting, reviewing stance and hand placement. In groups of two will each have a batting area where a batter can hit 5 balls from a tee or self-toss to the field. Points will be kept by each group depending on where each ball lands in relation to markers in the field (single is 1 point...home run is 4 points). The fielder will retrieve balls and once 5 balls have been found, he/she moves to the tee area after the batter places the bat on the ground. Hockey will involve groups being introduced to the hockey strike and how to avoid potential safety concerns with high sticking. Students will advance balls to score continuous goals with soccer balls for easy movement.

K - 2nd grades
A... Some classes will not get to use the hockey sticks. Most classes in these grades will only be batting. Student will strike in groups of 2 to 3 much like the 3rd through 5th grades. Emphasis will be placed on stance and foot position combined with hand placement on the bat. Striking in these grades will be done off the tee.

WEEK 25: JUMP ROPE ROUTINES / SHORT INTERVALS

3rd - 5th grades
A...Students will continue practice towards their routine finale at the end of this week. Further examples of how routines are scored will be given. Routines will be assessed individually and advice on how to improve scores will be given.
B...Students will receive about 15 minutes to warm up for thier routines and then they will present them to the class. They will get music and a timed 90 second period to be judged on technical (a point for every trick and less one for every stop) and creative (based on 1 to 10 for creativity and originality).

K - 2nd grades
A... A "Short Interval" course will be set up around the basketball course which will include stations: a) balls, b) helicopter rope, c) short jump ropes, d) hula hoops, e) flag belts, f) discs, g) rackets, and h) long jump ropes. Students will work in small groups of about 3 to 5 and get about 5 to 10 minutes at each interval. At the end of each interval, groups will be challenged to clean up their area before the other groups!

B... Students will continue "Short Intervals" with groups.