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.  To start things off this year I will present a unit next week called "cooperative games" in which the students will have to work together to solve problems.  This unit will include areas such as teamwork, communication, and problem solving.  It will also assist in helping the students get familiar with their new classmates. 

      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.  Both the shorts and pants can have logos on them this year for P.E. class.  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 Physical Education Teacher)

Week 33

K-2nd Grades will learn/develop hula hoop skills.  They will also play team work games utilizing the hula hoops to pass it along in a conjoined circle and also use the hoops to transport their team from one side of the gym to the next.

3-6th Grades will be participating in a throwing/team strategy game called container ball.  The students will have to work together as a team to make their objects into the other teams container avoiding capture along the way.  This game promotes communication, collaboration, strategy, risk/reward analysis, and also teamwork.

Next 3 Weeks

Grades K-6 will be participating in basketball skills/games.  The students will be taught skills such as dribbling, passing, shooting, and different offensive/defensive strategies.  We will play dribbling games such as relay races while dribbling, safe dribble, and musical dribbling.  Over the three weeks I will also be conducting the push-up fitness test.  At the end of the basketball unit we will also have a cognitive assessment to see how much the students learned about basketball over the past 3 weeks.

Next 3 Weeks

Students in grades K-6 will participate in a three week soccer unit.  The students will practice passing, dribbling, and shooting with soccer balls.  Grades 3-6 will play small sided games of soccer while grades k-2 will participate in different soccer activities/skills such as dribbling relay races, goalie challenge games, and also a variety of skill stations.

Week 6

All Classes

The next two weeks will consist of cooperative games.  These games will promote communication, cooperation, team building, and much much more.  The students will have different challenges to complete such as everyone making it across the gym floor without touching it by using various equipment.  The students will have to work together to make it across.

Week 3 P.E. Class

Grades (3-6)

The third week of P.E. class will consist of another ultimate style game called ultimate football.  Students will practice different defensive techniques such as man to man and zone defense.  We will have a variety of football skill stations such as throwing and catching.  After the students have practiced the football skills they will participate in a no contact game of ultimate football similar to ultimate frisbee.


Grades K-2

The third week of P.E. class will consist of leader follower activities in which the students are paired up with a partner to complete an obstacle course.  The students will work on trusting their partner as well as being a leader.  Different locomotor skills will be incorporated such as hooping, skipping, jumping, running, and galloping.

Week 2: Grades (3-6) Handball Games (Grades K-2) Parachute Activities

Grades 3-6 will be playing small sided games of handball utilizing basic offensive strategies such as 1. the give and go, 2. V cuts, and 3. L cuts.  These different offensive movements can be used in a variety of games such as basketball, soccer, and hockey ect.  If the weather is nice I will be taking most of my classes outside for P.E. class since invasion games, such as handball, require a lot of space.



Grades K-2 will be participating in parachute activities such as parachute camping, ocean, and wash games.  The students will listen to different commands directed by myself and mimic different movements.  The entire class will also have to work as a group to perform the parachute activities.  Teamwork, listening skills, and communication are the main points being covered in class.