This Week in P.E.

This week students will be participating in teamwork holiday games such as Elf Express and Fire/Ice tag.  Students will have to work together as a team to accomplish a given objective.  This will take us all the way up to break.  Have a wonderful Holiday Break.   

The next two weeks in P.E.

For the next two weeks all students will be participating in bowling.  The first week we will be doing regular bowling and the final week we will light up the gym for cosmic bowling!  If you would like to participate in the bowl for BIGS fundraiser envelopes were sent home before Thanksgiving and are due back by Friday December 13th.  Bowl for BIGS is a fundraiser which raises funds for trips and activities for students participating in the big brothers big sisters program here in Schuylkill County.  A grand prize drawing for a $75 and $50 Walmart gift card will be held for any student raising more then $100.     

This Week In P.E.

All students will be participating in Gymnastics.  They will be learning rolling and tumbling as well as different balances. 

This Week in P.E.

This week students in grades 3 to 6 will be playing small sided games of soccer.  The games will be action packed because there will be multiple soccer balls in the game.  Grades K-2 will be working on goalie skills as well as shooting on goal.  This is the last week of our soccer unit. 

This Week In P.E.

This week the students in grades 3 to 6 will be playing in soccer games.  The students in grades K to 2 will continue working on the skills to soccer such as dribbling, passing, and shooting. 

This week in P.E.

Students in all grades will be practicing soccer skills such as dribbling, passing, shooting, ect.  There will be fun games incorporated in the skills to motivate the students such as dribble relay races and distance passing.

This week in P.E.

This week all grades will be doing the sit up test.  Student will perform as many sit ups in 1 minutes as they can.  After the fitness test they will play throwing and catching team games.

This Week In P.E.

All grades will be playing an action packed cooperative game called rock paper scissors hoops.  The students will have to jump in hoops placed around the gym and then when they meet up with an opposing team play them in rock paper scissors.  The winner advances and the loser goes to the end of the line. 

This week in P.E.

This week students will continue their cooperative games unit.  All grades will participate in a hula hoop pass activity where they will need to work together to get the hoop around the circle.  They also will participate in relay races and strategize their team order. 

This Week in P.E.

Grades K-5 will be participating in the PACER test.  This is a muscular endurance running test that shows how well you can run over distance.  The mile run will be administered to 6th grade weather permitting. 

This week in P.E.

Students in grades 3 to 6 will be picking which ultimate game they would like to play as a class.  They will use all the previous skills learned from this unit.  Their options are speedball, ultimate football, handball, or ultimate frisbee. 

Students in grades K-2 will be using the parachute to work on teamwork skills.  They will continue learning how to control the parachute, manipulate objects on the parachute, and also get to pick their favorite activity they learned to perform again. 

This week in P.E.

This week grades 3-6 will be continuing the ultimate games unit.  They will be working on their teamwork skills through a game called speedball.  Speedball is a combination between a previously played game (handball) and soccer. 

Grades K-2 will be working on their teamwork skills though the use of the parachute.  We will be playing various teamwork games such as pop the chicken, the camping game, and the birthday game. 

This week In P.E.

Grades 3-6 will be doing Ultimate Frisbee to continue building on the ultimate games.

Grades K-2 will be playing directional games (ship and sailors, and animals) in which they will follow directions and also work on their locomotor movements.

Lesson 3

This week students in 3rd-6th grade will be building on their handball skills with a similar game called ultimate football.  This is a non contact game that shares a lot of transferable skills learned from the previous class of handball.

For grades K-2 the students will be participating in a following directions game called busy bee's.  They will also keep working on their locomotor skills such as skipping, galloping, jogging, ect.   

Lesson 2

3rd-6th grade will be playing handball.  Handball is a fast moving team sport similar to soccer but involves students throwing a ball instead of kicking it.

K-2nd grade will be going over locomotor movements such as running, skipping, galloping, ect. through an obstacle course.

Welcome Back!

Dear students and parents/guardians,

      I want to welcome everyone back and I hope both my students and their parents/guardians had a great summer.  This years physical education class will consist of many fun and exciting activities/games that will promote teamwork, leadership, cooperation, physical fitness, and skills needed to develop the students into being self sufficient lifelong learners.  I plan to incorporate games such as basketball, kickball, and floor hockey among other things to promote the skills listed above.  

      Some information that parents/guardians might be interested in are as followed-

1. Students should be dressed for class in a solid color tee shirt or polo shirt or any Spartan shirt.  Shorts are allowed to be worn for P.E. class until daylight savings time.  After that the students will need to wear athletic pants such as sweatpants or jogging pants or khakis.  Sneakers are also a must for Physical Education.

2. Students should show either a doctors note or note from their parents/guardian pertaining to the physical health of the student (ie: if the student can't participate in P.E. due to a broken arm, sickness, injury, ect.)

3. Many different avenues will be used for grading the students such as skill tests, pencil and paper assessments, participation, and sportsmanship.  

      I will use this means of communication to post every unit of instruction I will be teaching and also for listing homework if necessary.  I look forward to a exciting productive year at North Schuylkill Elementary School.  If you have any questions, comments, or concerns feel free to send me an email at (thinkel@northschuylkill.net) and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Thank you,
Mr. Hinkel (NSE Health and Physical Education Teacher)

The Last few weeks in Health and P.E.

From now until the end of the year the students will be playing tag games, learning track and field skills, and also having kids choice the last P.E. class of the school year.  As the nice weather approaches we will be heading outside for certain classes.  For 3rd and 5th grade students taking Health class we will finish the school year covering the digestive and immune systems. 

This Week in P.E/Health

This week in P.E. we will be playing kickball grades K-6.  Kindergarten, first, and second grade will be playing an adaptive game of kickball called 1 base kickball while 3-6 grades will be playing regular kickball.  In health class grades 3 and 5 will continue learning about the circulatory system. 

This week in Health and P.E.

In P.E. class all students will be participating in the PACER test.  The PACER test is a cardiovascular endurance test.  It will see how well the students can run over long distances.  Student results will be compared to their previous scores recorded earlier in the school year. 

In Health class grades 3 and 5 will continue to learn about the different body systems. 

The next 3 weeks

For the next 3 weeks in P.E. all grades will be working on throwing and catching skill/games.  The students will learn and review the cues to throwing and catching.  After the skills are worked on the students will participate in teamwork and strategy throwing and catching games.

In Health class grades 3 and 5 will learn about the body systems such as the skeletal, muscular, and digestive system to name a few. 

Next Few Weeks

For the next few weeks in P.E. class grades 3-6 will be practicing badminton and hockey skills.  The students will be introduced  to different skills such as passing and shooting as well as serving and returning. 

Grades K-2 will be participating hand eye coronation through bean bag and scooper tossing.  They will also participate in the hockey skills such as passing, dribbling, and shooting. 

In Health class grades 3 and 5 will continue their learning of healthy nutrition as well as how to read and decipher a food label. 

The Next 3 Weeks

For the next 3 weeks we will be practicing and playing basketball in P.E. class.  All grade levels will work on dribbling, passing, and shooting skills associated with the game of basketball.  In health class grades 3 and 5 will be diving into lessons on nutrition and the different food groups.