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News From the Gym….and Mrs. Sugerman

Here’s what has been happening the past 6 weeks with

Pre K in the Gym….(Jan and Feb)

Students:

  • continued to experiment with the equipment during “free play”
  • continued to work on soccer skills by knocking over pins or kicking a ball through a goal
  • continued to work on dribbling a basketball
  • played four corners using some of our “rubber critters” in the gym
  • played “switch” quickly becoming a class favorite
  • enjoyed using our new foam pogo sticks

 

Here’s what has been happening the past 6 weeks with

Kindergarten and 1st grade in the Gym….(Jan and Feb)

Students:

  • completed the basketball unit with an activity called “the three ring basketball circus” a made up activity….which included shooting from the stage so the basket is only 4 feet high, dribbling around the gym with a basketball, and shooting at a normal height basketball hoop with a foam ball
  • were introduced to the game of pillo polo (floor hockey played with foam sticks and balls)
    1. they learned about the parts of a stick
    2. they learned how to hold a stick
    3. they were given many opportunities to shoot the ball through a number of goals
    4. they were able to be the goalie
  • played crab soccer (similar to soccer, played on the floor, students crawl to the ball)
  • were introduced to speed stacking cups where they learned about up stacking and down stacking and had fun making a very large pyramid using all the speed stacking cups

 

Here’s what has been happening the past 6 weeks with

Grades 2-5 in the Gym….(Jan and Feb)

The only focus was on all phases of pillo polo (floor hockey played with foam sticks and balls)

Students:

  • practiced skills necessary to play pillo polo including: stick handling, passing, wrist shots, slap shots, one-timers, backhand shots, playing goalie…and much more
  • played pillo polo games every class
  • learned several strategies for the offense and defense
  • had the opportunity to play all positions to get exposure to both offense, defense, and goalie
  • were able to choose what position they would play for an entire game (4th and 5th students)

Be sure to ask your student(s) about all the activity in the Gym!