This year the run will be at Ford Field on Saturday, October 18th.  This run is for 4th and 5th graders.  The student at Howard that qualify for the run will get a chance to compete against other students across the district in a 1 mile run.  I will keep you updated qualification times for boys and girls.  These times have not been set yet by the Physical Education department.  I will let you know ASAP.  The start times for the event are listed below.  These times may change as we get closer to the event date.

The 4th and 5th grade students will be running almost every class for the first two months of the school year.  Please have students bring the appropriate clothes to wear for cool weather running outside.  We will start by running around the gym for different amounts of time.  We will then go outside and run a 1/2 mile (2 laps) on the track.  The next run will be a 1 mile run (4 laps) on the track.  This will not be a grade on their report card, but I will write down their time as a pre-test for the Presidential Physical Fitness Test at the end of the year.  The final run will be a 13 min run for the 4th graders and a 15 min run for the 5th graders.  The number of laps they complete for these runs will give them their physical fitness grade on their report card for the first marking period.  The standards and grades are listed below.

13 min. run 4th grade

Distance miles/Laps   –    grade

1 1/4 + or 5 + laps – 1

1- 1 1/4 or 4 to just under 5 laps – 2

3/4- 1 or 3 to just under 4 laps – 3

<3/4 or 0 to just under 3 laps – 4

15 min. run 5th grade

Distance miles/Laps    –   grade

1 1/2 + or 6 + laps – 1

1 1/4 -1 1/2  or 5 to just under 6 laps – 2

1-1 1/4 or 4 to just under 5 laps – 3

<1 or 0 to just under 4 laps – 4

The 1st – 3rd graders will learn about the personal/social skill following directions throughout the 1st marking period.  I will constantly remind the students using the poster on the gym will about the different ways that they should follow directions.  I will have the 3rd grade students write in their journals about following directions and the different way to follow directions.

The 4th and 5th graders will learn about the personal/social skill self control throughout the 1st marking period.  I will constantly remind the students using the poster on the gym will about the different ways that they should use self control.  I will have both grade write in their journals about self control and the different way to use self control.  They will also make a graphic organizer in their journals to list the different ways to have self control.

These personal/social skills will be used as a main part of the students grade for sportsmanship on their report card.

The Kindergarten and 1st graders will learn and practice the hop for the 1st marking period.  They will also be tested on this skill to finish the marking period.  This skill will be locomotor grade on the report card for the 1st marking period.

The 2nd graders will learn and practice the gallop for the 1st marking period.  They will also be tested on this skill to finish the marking period.  This skill will be locomotor grade on the report card for the 1st marking period.

This week all of my classes will be starting soccer in class.  Each grade will learn at a different pace and learn skills at different ability levels throughout the unit.  There will be main skills that each grade will learn during the unit.  For example, they all will learn the foot dribble, trapping, changing direction, and instep kick.  All classes will play lead-up games that include soccer skills, but the 2nd – 5th graders will play more of a real soccer game to end the unit.  These games will be modified to fit each grade appropriately.  All grade K-5th will be tested on the instep kick to end the unit in different ways to fit their grade.  This skill will be the object control grade for the first marking period.

I would like to welcome students and parents to the 2014 – 2015 school.  I hope that students will have a great experience in Physical Education class this year.  We will do a variety of things in my class throughout the school year to help students learn how to stay fit and have fun.

Mr. Haliburda

Howard Elementary

Physcial Education Teacher