Physical Education
Jamie McGee Style
This web page is intended to keep you up to date with current and upcoming activities that your child is participating in at Jamie McGee School during their physical education classes. As a safety precaution, children should have gym shoes. Please don't feel that it is necessary to buy new gym shoes if your child has a pair that he/she is comfortable in. We do not require a separate pair be purchased for physical education.
With the changes in the weather, children are allowed to wear their jackets, hats, and sweatshirts for physical education classes as we will continue to go outside as long as weather permits.
On another note, if your child is unable to participate in physical education class, he/she should have a note from a doctor. A note from a parent is only accepted for 2 days. If your child is injured on his/her way to school or isn't feeling well, the nurse will advise if the child can take physical education for that day. We realize that it is not always possible to have a note.
Starting the new school year with a kick!
Since the school year began, your child has been involved in many activities. We started the year with teambuilding activities.. The children have learned how to work on a team, display good sportsmanship, and recognize individual differences. The children are commended for displaying trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.
Children have been learning various soccer skills. The children have worked on dribbling, passing, trapping, tick-tock (eye foot drill), pull-backs, defense, offense, and shooting at a goal. As we progress with the lessons, the children will continue to learn new skills and participate in a variety of modified soccer activities. Some of the older students have been offering suggestions and leading their peers through drills and low organized games.
Younger children are also working on coordination, spatial awareness, and various loco-motor skills and activities.
Upcoming Activities: Our PE health club unit is next. Students will be working at various stations to assist with promoting good fitness. Students also will also be able to use our pedometers to track their own individual progress.
Welcome Mr. Mack! Due to our increase in enrollment, we have an additional PE teacher. Mr. Mack teaches physical education classes to Ms. Quebbeman's class and Ms. Hillyer's class.
Welcome Mr. Folmar!
Jumping our way to good health and fitness!!
Mr. Folmar is currently completing his student teaching experience in the area of physical education at Jamie McGee Elementary School. We are pleased to have him join us as we continue to develop fitness through a variety of activities. Mr. Folmar is currently teaching the children new jump rope routines. Students have learned individual, partner, and group rope tricks.
Happy
Thanksgiving!
Stepping
our way to a healthy heart
For the next few weeks, the students at Jamie McGee will be participating in step aerobic activities in their regular scheduled PE classes. Students in grades 3-5 are learning how to determine their resting heart rate and target heart rate. The children have learned how to check their heart rate by taking their pulse and placing their fingers on their neck (carotid) or wrist (radial) arteries and using their math skills to calculate their performance. The students have also learned various ways of moving on the bench to improve their levels of fitness. The children will be participating in step routines with the benches, as they continue to monitor their individual progress.
Children in grades 1-2 are also using the benches to perform basic movement patterns along with various rhythmic activities.