This week I will be starting my tennis/badminton unit with all of my 3rd-5th grade classes .  This will be a shorter unit compared to the last unit, which was volleyball.  It will only last about two weeks.  The students will learn the main concepts of tennis/badminton and the skills used for them.  The Kindergarten-2nd grade classes will be starting my hockey unit.  This will also be a short unit that will only last for three week.  The student will also learn the main concepts of hockey and the skills used to play the game.

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 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 1st – 3rd graders will learn about the personal/social skill cooperation throughout the 3rd marking period.  I will constantly remind the students using the poster on the gym will about the different ways that they should use cooperation.

The 4th and 5th graders will learn about the personal/social skill respect for self and others throughout the 3rd marking period.  I will constantly remind the students using the poster on the gym will about the different ways that they should use respect their self and others.  I will have both grades write in their journals about respect and the different way to use it.  They will also write sentences in their journals about how they have had respect in their own life.

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

To start this week, all of my classes kindergarten-5th grade will be doing stations.  They will be getting tested on the skills they have been practicing for the third marking period.  The K-2nd grade classes will be tested on sliding and catching.  The 3rd grade classes will be tested on the 1 min. jump rope test and the 4th/5th grade classes will be getting tested on serving.  To finish the week, my classes that I see twice will be starting a short tennis/badminton unit.

This is the final week for my 3rd-5th grade classes to play volleyball games.  Then the next unit for them will be tennis/badminton.  The Kindergarten-2nd grade classes will all be practicing a variety of activities using the parachute.  I having stations for all of the classes during my Mon, Tues, and Wed classes next week.  The stations will be used to help me assess the skills for the third marking period.  The Kindergarten-2nd grade students will be assessed on the locomotor skill slide and catching.  The 3rd grades will be assessed on the 1 min. jump rope test and the 4th/5th graders will be assessed on the underhand strike (serve) for volleyball.

This being a short week, I am only seeing many of my classes one time this week.  I will have all of my classes play volleyball games, except for Kindergarten.  The kindergarten classes will continue using the parachute this week.

This is usually a fun week for the students in the upper grades 3rd-5th!  They will start off the week by reviewing the skills they learned so far in volleyball.  These skills include the set, bump, reverse bump, and serve.  I will also have them play a lead-up game with a beach ball.  The second class of the week will start the regular volleyball games.  The 4th and 5th graders will use a regular size volleyball and the 3rd graders will use a beach ball.  The Kindergarten-2nd grade classes will be finishing up volleyball this week.  They will each finish the class with games that are appropriate for their level.

I will also be spending a few minutes each class teaching the 4th and 5th graders different bones and muscles.  The 4th graders will be leaning the names and placements of selected bones of the skeletal system.  The 5th graders will be learning the names and placements of selected muscles of the muscular system.