Mr. Haliburda's P.E. blog

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

I will continue to have my 3rd-5th grade classes practice badminton with a variety of partners.  The 4th and 5th graders will also be tested on the sit and reach this week and next.  It will be their physical fitness grade for the 3rd marking period.  The 1st and 2nd graders will finish up with using the parachute this week and the kindergarten classes will start floor hockey.

Important Running Club Announcement

I would like to congratulate our chess team on making it to the District Championship ant the Administrative Service Center Board room on Tuesday, March 7th.  Our A team ended up taking 3rd place.  They lost a close match to Howe Elementary in the semi-finals on criteria and then we beat Becker Elementary in the constellation finals to take third.  Our B team ended up taking 2nd place.  They beat Howe Elementary in the semi-finals and then they lost to Lindbergh in the finals.  I thought our team played really well and showed great sportsmanship.  I am very proud of our team and they should be too!!  NICE JOB, Howard!!

During the start of the week all of my 4th and 5th grade students will take a pre-test on the skeletal system or the muscular system.  The 4th graders will take the skeletal system test and the 5th graders will take the muscular system test.  Once they all take the pre-test, I will have the students practice the different bones and muscles in a variety of ways for the next few weeks during class.  I will then have them take a post-text to see how many they have correctly learned from the practice.

This week during class I will continue to work on tennis/badminton with the 3rd-5th grade classes and the parachute with the Kindergarten-2nd grade classes.

This week, all of my 3rd-5th grade classes will be starting my tennis/badminton unit.  This will be a short unit, that will only last two and half weeks.  My Kindergarten-2nd grade classes will start my parachute unit this week.  This will also be a short unit that will only last two weeks.

This will be the final week of volleyball games for my 2nd-5th grade students.  My kindergarten and 1st grade classes will start using the parachute as their main activity.  I have a variety of activities to practice with the parachute.  This will last for the next few classes for both grades.  I will also plan to test all of the classes during stations next week on the 3rd marking period locomotor and object control skills.  These skills will include sliding and catching for the kindergarten-2nd grade classes, jump roping for the 3rd grade classes, and the underhand strike (serve) for the 4th and 5th grade classes.

I will again continue to work on volleyball skills with all of my classes this week.  My 3rd-5th grade classes will play modified beach ball volleyball game, using a jump rope as a net.  This 2 vs. 2 game will help the students learn the rules volleyball, before they play the full game.  This same group will play the full volleyball game, during their last class of the week.

I will continue to work on volleyball skills this week with all of my classes.  To do this, I will make sure to teach and have the students practice these skills in ways that are developmentally appropriate for their grade/ability level.  I will continue to have all of my classes lean and practice volleyball skill for the next two to three weeks.  My 2nd-5th grade classes will end the unit by playing volleyball games that are modified for their grade/ability level.

My 4th and 5th grade classes will start this week by using their journals to write a review of our basketball unit.  Then for their next class they will start my volleyball unit.  I will have them learn and practice the underhand strike/serve in a variety of ways during the lesson.  The Kindergarten classes will start the week by doing scooter races and then for the second class of the week they will begin to practice volleyball skills that are appropriate for their ability level.  The 1st-3rd grade classes will also start my volleyball unit this week and practice skills that are appropriate for their ability level.  The 3rd graders will only see me once this week because of Martin Luther King day on Monday and because of their field trip to Lansing on Tuesday.