This is my Kids Heart Challenge week!  All of my K-5th grade classes will be performing a variety of jump roping stations during their individual class/classes this week.  My kindergarten classes are not participating in the Kids Heart Challenge program, but they will still perform the jump roping stations this week.  This is the last week of jump roping for my classes, but the donations are not due until Friday, May 10th.  The Kids Heart Challenge website will also stop accepting new students that day.

All of the kindergarten-5th grade classes will be practicing jump roping for the next two weeks.  I will have them learn and practice a variety of types of jump roping and skills.  Some of the types of jump roping will be; shot, long, chinese, jump sticks, hoop jumpers, hula hoops, and skip it’s.  I will then have all of the classes practice jump roping during my Kids Heart Challenge Stations next week.  The kindergarten students will practice jump roping during class, however, they will not participate in the Kids Heart Challenge Program until 1st grade.  The final day to turn in donations for the Kids Heart Challenge Program will be Friday, May 10th.

My 3rd-5th grade classes will not practice jump roping during their second class of the week.  The 4th and 5th grade classes will be assessed on the curl-up test and then will play a throwing game for the rest of the class.  The 3rd grade classes will practice fitness tests and play a throwing game during their second class of the week.

This week, my 3rd-5th grade classes will learn and practice badminton.  I fee this is a great way for my students to be able to practice the forehand and backhand skills without needing to chase a tennis ball all over the gym.  My kindergarten-2nd grade classes will all start my jump rope unit this week.  I will also have a Kids Heart Challenge (Jump Rope) assembly Monday, April 15 at the end of the day.  The students in 1st-5th grade will learn about the Kids Heart Challenge program and receive their donation envelope that day.  The students will have until May 10th to turn in their donations.