Physical Education

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 THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE:
EXERCISE RELIEVES STRESS, TENSION, ANXIETY AND POSSIBLY DEPRESSION.
IT PREVENTS FUTURE DISEASES SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, TYPE II DIABETES AND HELPS WITH WEIGHT CONTROL.
IT ALSO PROMOTES THE NORMAL GROWTH OF BONES AND MUSCLES!

I will do my best to keep my students safe, happy and inspired to be physically active for life! 

Welcome to Mrs. Wallace's Physical Education Class!
Preschool and Kindergarten classes are working on their overhand throws. With a partner, students have lots of target practice knocking down bowling pins and foam brick structures. Following their partner practicw, we all play a game of knocking down satelites ( cones with frisbees) and a favorite " Clean your Backyard" game to continue our practice at throwing overhand.
Basketball is alive and thriving in PE class from the young 1st graders to the oldest 8th graders. This week the 2nd and 3rd grades worked on their passing skills in games of "Hit the Penny"and "Monkey in the Middle " while the middle school used wall ladder to hone this same skill. 3 on 3 games utilize the skills of man to man defense, finding the open man, rebounding, boxing out and utilizing individual strengths in your teammates.
 With great anticipation, my students welcomed the basketball unit in early December. I try to incorporate the skills of dribbling, passing and shooting in every lesson to keep the kids interested and moving.  Last week I did a class on fitness and skills that was challenging and teambuilding. Passing games such as Switch, Team Juggle and Perfect Pass assisted the skill of passing attempting to find the open man. Dribble Tag also was a fun way to practice the important strategies to be a successful dribbler.  B E E F is the acronym to remember when practicing the skill of shooting.  Team Around the World, PIG, Knockout Around the Gym and Champion Ball are a few games we have played to practice our shot.
We took a week break from the hardcourt to enjoy some "Minute to Win it" Christmas Games along with the favorite Santa and Rudolf Scooter games. My classes also enjoyed trying to beat the school record
  ( 16 cups)f or "Santa's Hat " making a tower of Solo Cups and index cards.....so far it hasn't been beaten!
May your Christmas be merry and bright! 

Halloween brings such added excitement to my class. One of my absolute favorite games is " Haunted House Exploration" which requires each team to run through the Bat Cave and travel to the graveyard and find skeleton bones to assemble and eventually label ( science in PE!)  The second part of the activity is the Seek and Find where each team must find eight specific Halloween items (  bats, eyeballs, bones etc..) We "wrapped up" this class with the all time favorite, " Mummy Wrap" where we literally make mummies out of our friends with toilet paper.....SO MUCH FUN!!!!
A new "Wallace Original" for the "Wee lIttle ones"  was called " Witchy Poo".  Students were given 3 houses to reach without getting stopped by the witch ( ME!)  If they got to the house they yelled, Trick or Treat and got a treat from a friend. If caught- they returned to their house ( line) and tried again.
THE STUDENTS WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE HALLOWEEN MAZE SPONSORED BY OUR
A- MAZE -ING EIGHTH GRADE AND SUPPORTED BY THEIR WONDERFUL PARENTS.
Fire Prevention Week ( Oct 7)  swept through my class with a series of obstacle courses for grades Prek-3rd grade.  Students were taught to "Get low and Go", " Stop, Drop and Roll",  " Know two ways out" and how to dial 911 in an emergency along with other lifesaving tips.  Did you test your smoke detectors and make a "fire safety emergency exit plan" with your children? Do you have a safe meeting place outside your home in case of a fire?  If not...it's time to prepare. Studies show it only takes minutes for a fire to completely devastate a home. Practice fire safety at home!
The upper grades played a series of games -" Walk the Plank", "Flag Tag" and "Rollerball" since the weather outside didn't cooperate for us to travel to Dermond.  The instant activity, " The Race to 3" was also a bit hit adding the skills of speed and problem solving to a bouncing ball challenge.

This week ( Oct 2)  was an exciting one as I introduced the "Fly Game" to the Preschool through Second Grade. I encouraged each student to name their fly and creativity ensued.  We discussed their patterns of flight ( forward, backward, side to side, up and down) and their choices of food-  trash, poop, food, humans etc..The students had a fabulous time running through the trees ( forest) with their new fly friend. "Humans" ( aka- me) arrived on the scene with a huge swatter to extinguish the insects. After being swatted, freedom was granted if a fly friend came by to help them escape. Who said flies were a nuisance, anyway?

 

PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AT rwallace@stbl.org

For children who have medical conditions (asthma, bee sting allergies, Diabetes etc.) or any physical limitations (fractures, breaks, strains, etc.) that need to be considered for Physical Education please copy and fill out the Physical Education Medical Alert form located on the School Forms page and return it to Mrs. Wallace immediately. Since gym class may also take place at Dermond Field it is impotant to know if there are medications that should accompany a student (Inhalers, Epi-Pens, etc.). There is no need to return a form unless a need is listed. Please note that this form is different from the emergency forms kept on record with the school.