Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Volleyball, Soccer, Hockey & Presidential Fitness!

Having just wrapped up volleyball, I would like to say "Congratulations!" to Lincoln Prep's JV volleyball team who won their division's championship. As we taught our volleyball lessons in P.E. several students mentioned having older siblings who were on the Prep volleyball teams. They thought it was really neat to be playing the same sport in P.E.! They learned volleys, bumps and serves and each day, continued to improve their abilities. Soon they were able to get games going and create rallies back and forth across the net.




Since returning from Fall Break, K-3 PE has begun soccer! Many, many students participate in recreation and club soccer and all of them have skills and stories to share! It has been very helpful having many experienced players help their classmates learn the various skills and strategies that we are teaching. They usually learn more quickly from their peers. Skills to be covered will include: (1) how to properly kick a ball - staying away from the toe-poke! (2) two-touch and one-touch passing (3) moving into open space (4) and defensive tips for success. We are looking forward to games getting started soon!


P.E. is awesomazing for our 4th and 5th graders. We concluded our Volleyball unit playing regular games and using rotations. Each student improved their skills and knowledge of the game. We have now started a dual unit with the Presidential Physical Fitness Testing as one. Each student will be tested on 6 items to include push ups, pull ups, 1 mile run, sit and reach, shuttle run and sit ups to see how they compare to others around the state and country. Using our slogan for this year of "MY Personal Best" they all are giving 100% and it is a joy to watch them achieve far beyond what they think they can. Ask your child about the tests as they are so proud of themselves. We will also have an endurance run where all students will run or jog for 12-15 minutes. The other dual unit will be Hockey and Pillo Pollo which are our student's favorites. We will learn the rules, positions and team play as well as gaining skill in using the hockey stick and puck. We will conclude the unit with a class tournament. Character building in P.E. is running rampant at Archway Lincoln as these fine young boys and girls continue to impress everyone with their integrity and goodness towards others. Our catch phrase of WIN (whatever is needed) makes this group of students very special.

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