Dearborn P.E. teachers having fun learning about the iblog!

The 4th and 5th graders will be tested and graded on the sit and reach for their physical fitness test for the 3rd marking period. This test is a measure of flexibility. The standards are listed below:

# of centimeters/Grade

4th grade girls
31+/1
27-30/2
23-26/3
less than 23/4

4th grade boys
28+/1
24-27/2
20-23/3
less than 20/4

5th grade girls
31+/1
27-30/2
23-26/3
less than 23/4

5th grade boys
28+/1
24-27/2
20-23/3
less than 20/4

The Kindergarten-2nd graders will be graded on the slide for the locomotor skill and catching a fly ball for the the object control skill. Next, the third graders will be graded on the jump rope for the object control skill. Finally, the 4th and 5th graders will be graded on the sit and reach test for flexibility for the physical fitness skill and the underhand strike/serve for the object control skill.

All classes will be learning a personal/social skill for this marking period. This will be part of their sportsmanship grade. The Kindergarten-3rd grades will learn about cooperation and the 4th and 5th graders will learn and write in their journals about respect.

The 1st – 3rd graders will learn about the personal/social skill cooperation throughout the 2nd marking period.  I will constantly remind the students using the poster on the gym will about the different ways that they should use cooperation.  I will have the 3rd grade students write in their journals about cooperation and the different way to use it.

The 4th and 5th graders will learn about the personal/social skill respect 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 respect.  I will have both grade write in their journals about respect and the different way to use it.  They will also make a graphic organizer in their journals to list the different ways to have respect.

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

For your future planning, we will have three after school tournaments coming up at Howard. Each tournament will be from 4-5 p.m. The first tournament will be held on Tuesday, February 24th, the second tournament will be held on Tuesday, March 3rd, and the final tournament will be held on Tuesday, March 10th. I will send home another note with more information about the tournaments when it gets closer to the date of the first tournament.

If our team ends up with the best record out of the four elementary chess teams (Howard, Lindbergh, Haigh, and Long) at these tournaments then we will be invited to the district championship in the Administrative Service Center boardroom on Wednesday, March 25th from 3:30-6:30 p.m.

We will continue the season after these tournaments are finished. I will then hold a Howard tournament with the students on our team every Tuesday and Thursday morning until the end of the season. In the past, I have ended the season with a pizza party after school on the first or second Friday in May. I will keep you updated on this date and more information about the pizza party when it gets closer to the end of the season.

Thank you,
Frank Haliburda
Chess Club Coach

The 1st – 3rd graders will learn about the personal/social skill best effort throughout the 2nd marking period.  I will constantly remind the students using the poster on the gym will about the different ways that they should use best effort.  I will have the 3rd grade students write in their journals about best effort and the different way to use best effort.

The 4th and 5th graders will learn about the personal/social skill responsibility 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 responsibility.  I will have both grade write in their journals about responsibility and the different way to use it.  They will also make a graphic organizer in their journals to list the different ways to have responsibility.

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

The Kindergarten-1st graders will be graded on the gallop for the locomotor skill and the Hand dribble for the the object control skill. Next, the 2nd graders will be graded on the vertical jump for the locomotor skill and the Hand dribble for the the object control skill. The third graders will be graded on the hand dibble for the object control skill. Finally, the 4th and 5th graders will be graded on jump roping for the physical fitness skill and the hand dribble for the object control skill.

All classes will be learning a personal/social skill for this marking period. This will be part of their sportsmanship grade. The Kindergarten-3rd grades will learn about best effort and the 4th and 5th graders will learn and write in their journals about responsibility.

The 3rd-5th graders will be taking a jump rope test. The 4th and 5th graders will have the grade for the test on the 2nd marking period report card. The 3rd graders will have the grade for the test on the 3rd marking period report card. The 3rd grades will take a 1 min test. The 4th graders will take a 2 min. test and the 5th graders will take a 3 min. test. I have listed the standards and grades below:

# of Jumps/Grade

3rd grade 1 min.
66+/1
45-65/2
24-44/3
Less than 23/4

4th grade 2 min.
151+/1
120-150/2
90-119/3
less than 90/4

5th grade 3 min.
300+/1
190-299/2
120-189/3
less than 120/4

These grades will be working on their locomotor skill (sliding) and their object control skill (catching) this marking period.  The classes will practice sliding during a variety of games. I will have them mainly practice catching while they are practicing different skills over the volleyball net. I will also have them working with the parachute for the next few weeks.  Once the 2nd grade is done with their volleyball unit, they will move into this same unit.

All of my 3rd-5th grade classes at this time of the school year are working on volleyball skills.  The main skill for all classes will be the underhand strike/serve.  Once I have taught all of the skills, the students will start their games.  The 2nd/3rd grades will play with the beach ball and the 4th/5th grades will play with the regular ball.  If I feel the 3rd grades are doing a good job with the beach ball, I will move them to the regular ball the last class. The Kindergarten/1st graders will be working on a variety of throwing skills and they will also learn and practice the underhand strike/ serve. Their unit will end when I have had them practice all the skills.