This week, my 3rd-5th grade classes will start playing volleyball games.  I will start by going over the rules and modeling the game to each class, before having them play.  The 3rd grade classes will have modified rules and they will play with a beach ball.  The 4th and 5th grade classes will play with a few minor modifications and will play with the normal volleyball that is recommended for their age.  They will all play 3 games that will be 7-8 minutes long each class.

The 1st and 2nd grade classes will continue to learn and practice volleyball skills this week.  They will also practice catching and sliding during the class.

The Kindergarten classes will start my parachute unit this week.  I will have them learn and practice a variety of activities and games the next two weeks using the parachute.  The classes will also practice sliding with and without the parachute.

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 wall 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 wall 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.

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.

This week, I will continue my volleyball unit.  I will have the 3rd-5th grade classes learn and practice the set/above the head pass in a variety of ways, during the first class of the week.  During the second class of the week, I will have those same classes practice all three of the main volleyball skills (serve, bump, and set), during drills and lead-up games.  The kindergarten-2nd grade classes will also continue to the practice volleyball skills that are appropriate for their ability level this week.

This week, I will start my volleyball unit.  I will have the 3rd-5th grade classes learn and practice the underhand strike/serve in a variety of ways, during the first class of the week.  During the second class of the week, I will have those same classes learn and practice the forearm pass/bump in a variety of ways.  The kindergarten-2nd grade classes will also begin to practice volleyball skills that are appropriate for their ability level this week.