Mr. Haliburda's P.E. blog

This week, I will continue to work on soccer skills with all of my classes K-5th grade.  Last week, I taught and had the students practice the foot dribble, trapping, and changing directions.  I always try my best to teach and have the students practice skills that are developmentally appropriate for each grade level.  This week, the main skill I will teach and have the students practice will be passing.  I will have them practice it in a variety of ways and have them play lead-up games that incorporate the skill.

Depending on the weather, the 4th and 5th grade classes will redo the 13 min./15 min. run during one of their classes.  I will also write down their mile time during these runs to qualify for the Cipriano Memorial run on Oct 17th.

The meet will be Saturday, October 17th at Ford Field Park. The park is located at Cherry Hill and Brady St. in Dearborn.
Any 4th-8th grade student that qualifies can decide to participate in the annual cross country meet.  The 4th grade girls/boys have to run a mile in 13 minutes or less to qualify during their physical education class.  The 5th grade girls/boys have to run a mile in 12 minutes or less to qualify during their physical education class.

Race Times
Open Staff Run: 8:30am
4th Grade Girls: 9am
4th Grade Boys: 9:20am
5th Grade Girls: 9:40am
5th Grade Boys: 10am
Middle School All Students(6-8th grade): 10:30am

The 4th and 5th grade students will be running almost every class for the first two months of the school year.  Please have students bring the appropriate clothes to wear for cool weather running outside.  We will start by running around the gym for different amounts of time.  We will then go outside and run a 1/2 mile (2 laps) on the track.  The next run will be a 1 mile run (4 laps) on the track.  This will not be a grade on their report card, but I will write down their time as a pre-test for the Presidential Physical Fitness Test at the end of the year.  The final run will be a 13 min run for the 4th graders and a 15 min run for the 5th graders.  The number of laps they complete for these runs will give them their physical fitness grade on their report card for the first marking period.  The standards and grades are listed below.

13 min. run 4th grade

Distance miles/Laps   –    grade

1 1/4 + or 5 + laps – 1

1- 1 1/4 or 4 to just under 5 laps – 2

3/4- 1 or 3 to just under 4 laps – 3

<3/4 or 0 to just under 3 laps – 4

15 min. run 5th grade

Distance miles/Laps    –   grade

1 1/2 + or 6 + laps – 1

1 1/4 -1 1/2  or 5 to just under 6 laps – 2

1-1 1/4 or 4 to just under 5 laps – 3

<1 or 0 to just under 4 laps - 4

The 1st – 3rd graders will learn about the personal/social skill following directions 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 follow directions.  

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

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

The Kindergarten and 1st graders will learn and practice the hop for the 1st marking period.  They will also be tested on this skill to finish the marking period.  This skill will be locomotor grade on the report card for the 1st marking period.

The 2nd graders will learn and practice the gallop for the 1st marking period.  They will also be tested on this skill to finish the marking period.  This skill will be locomotor grade on the report card for the 1st marking period.

Starting the last week in September all of my classes will be starting soccer in class.  Each grade will learn at a different pace and learn skills at different ability levels throughout the unit.  There will be main skills that each grade will learn during the unit.  For example, they all will learn the foot dribble, trapping, changing direction, and instep kick.  All classes will play lead-up games that include soccer skills, but the 2nd – 5th graders will play more of a real soccer game to end the unit.  These games will be modified to fit each grade appropriately.  All grade K-5th will be tested on the instep kick to end the unit in different ways to fit their grade.  This skill will be the object control grade for the first marking period.

During the 4th and 5th grade year in P.E. students will need to use a lock/locker and change their clothes. This is a big change for most students and might take a week or two to get used to, especially for the 4th graders. I have a attached my beginning of the year letter to help explain what students will need to start the year. 4th and 5th grade beginning of year letter

I would like to welcome students and parents to the 2015 – 2016 school year. I hope that students will have a great experience in Physical Education class this year. We will do a variety of things in my class throughout the school year to help students learn how to stay fit and have fun.

This year I will see the 1st and 2nd grade classes one time a week for forty five minutes and I will see the Kindergarten, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes twice a week for 45 minutes.

The first time I see all of my classes I will spend the majority of time going over the rules and expectations for the year. The next two classes for the lower elementary classes (Kindergarten-3rd grade) I will spend time going over stretches, exercise, red line exercises, and some tagging games that I will play during the year. The next two classes for the upper elementary classes (4th and 5th grade) will consist of recording all of the information i will need for their locks and lockers. During these classes the students will get to play a basketball shoot around game while I am calling students to my desk to record their information.

The third week for all classes will consist of starting our soccer unit with all classes. This unit will continue for just over a month.

Thanks,

Mr. Haliburda

Howard Elementary

Physcial Education Teacher

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