Author: Michael Theisen

Don’t forget your Basketball vocab project is due Tuesday the 19th. Good luck on your tests this week and have a great weekend. Next week we finish our basketball tourney then start VOLLEYBALL!!!!

Here is a link to the basketball project: https://docs.google.com/a/dearbornschools.org/document/d/1llX_uv3lPR6LMasg8qm-hT-ZGezHPpLEhTxKr9u3I58/pub

Here are the Google links to get into my class. 6th Grade A Day: q23fbw 6th Grade B Day: klge14 7th Grade A Day: 2p2v225 7th Grade B Day: a7h7dv

Backboard Basket Court Dribble Foul Free Throw Guard Shot Rebound 3 pointer Block Bounce Pass Chest Pass Overhead Pass Lay up

This week we learned some shooting methods and where to aim on the backboard to help your shots go in. We also learned the proper form for making lay ups. Lay ups are one of the most difficult thing in all of sports so make sure they practice. There were a variety of other skills/warm…

We worked on dribbling with our dominant hand and our non dominant hand. We also worked on switching hands while dribbling. The other skill we worked on was passing. We learned three different methods for passing: chest, bounce, and overhead. We learned a variety of other warm up/quick skills that we practice everyday. So make…

Today all students not receiving a C or better received a progress report. So please ask your child if they received one and if they did make sure they make up their missing assignment. This week we will continue with soccer, students who have not taken the vocab test will have to finish that this…

Everyone have a safe and fun Thanksgiving!

If your student is interested in playing intramural football after school on Wednesday please have him see me. The time is from 3:05-3:45. Please be at the school to pick up your child on time. Thanks.

Here is a list of words/actions that we have covered in our soccer unit: Toe Touches Cross Overs Trapping Passing Shooting Juggling Pull Back Dribbling Goalkeeper Yellow Card Red Card Header Forward Midfield Defense Please use this as a reference for your homework.