KARATE!!!

Students in all physical education classes are working hard learning basic movements in the discipline of Okinawan Karate. Many thanks to Sensei Paul Kilduff for volunteering his time to teach our students these valuable lifetime skills.

Happy Thanksgiving

Mrs. Hart and Mr. C. would like to wish everyone a safe and healthy Thanksgiving. When we return from our short break, we will have a guest instructor, Sensei Paul Kilduff will be joining our classes to introduce them to Karate. Sensei will be with us for two weeks. During this time all classes will meet in the gym so we can take advantage of Sensei's talents.

THE BLACK EYED P.E.'s

Mrs. Hart and Mr. C. dressed up for the school's Halloween Celebration. After many guesses from the students and faculty, we had to share what our costumes represented!

IMPORTANT DATES

6TH GRADE HEALTH TRIANGLE PROJECT DUE: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2011!!!

Below you will find the gymnastics contract for grades 4-8. The students will work independently to complete a minimum number of skills on both the Balance Beam and the Tumbling Matts. The students will also have time to experience our Transverse Rock Wall and workout to our Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) purchased by our PTA for our students.
Gymnastics will end on November 18th. All contracts need to be completed by this date!!!

Balance Beam Contract 2011

Mount (pick one only)

_____ Saddle up                     _____ Front Support               _____ Knee Scale

_____ Squat                            _____ Step Up                        _____ Side Seat

Skills

_____ Forward Walk              _____ Backward Walk           _____ Dip Walk

_____ High Step                     _____ Squat Turn                   _____ Tip Toe Turn

_____ Lunge Turn                  _____ Gallop Step                  _____ Swan Scale

_____ One Foot Balance        _____ Knee Scale                   _____ Lying Position

_____ Single Let Squat          _____ Side Lunge                   _____ Straddle Turn

_____ Push Up Position         _____ Front Scale                   _____ Side Seat Turn

_____ Side Seat                      _____ V-Seat                         

Dismount (pick one only)

_____ Straddle Toe Touch     _____ Tuck                             _____ Pike Toe Touch

_____ Touch Knees                _____ Jump                             _____ ½ Turn

_____ Full Turn

I agree to complete at least _____ skills on the Balance Beam, including one mount and one dismount!

Tumbling Contract 2011

_____ Standing Front Fall      _____ Kick Through               _____ Forward Roll

_____ Frog Stand                               _____ Tripod                          _____ Head Stand

_____ Backward Roll             _____ Shoulder Roll               _____ Hand Stand

_____ Rocker                          _____ Cart Wheel                   _____ Egg Roll

_____ Round Off                   _____ Roly Poly                     _____ Log Roll

_____ Rocking Chair              _____ Back Extension            _____ Straddle Roll

_____ Forward Roll with Straddle Jump       _____ Forward Roll with Tuck Jump

_____ Forward Roll with Pike Jump             

_____ Other (with teacher permission) ___________________________

_____ Other (with teacher permission) ___________________________

                                                                                   

I agree to complete at least ______ skills on the tumbling mat.