Week of 12-9-13


Hope everyone is staying warm in this cold and snowy weather. Please make sure if you are wearing boots to school you remember to pack gym shoes for P.E. Class.


Mr. J and I will be doubling the entire month of December.  We will be focusing on climbing this month. The students will have the opportunity to climb the rock wall and focus on different other kinds of climbs.

Students will be assessed in every climb in the gym. All we ask is that you try your best!


Monday- K-2 practicing climbing and assessments, 3-5 assessments
Tuesday- K-2 practicing climbing and assessments, 3-5 assessments
Wednesday-K-2 practicing climbing and assessments, 3-5 assessments
Thursday- K-2 practicing climbing and assessments, 3-5 practice relays
Friday- K-2 practicing climbing and assessments, 3-5 assessments



Have a great week!!

Week of 11/11 and Week of 11/18

Sorry for the break in posting. These last few weeks have been very busy for the P.E. department. We learned a lot of new and exciting things during the teacher institute day.


This weeks schedule

Mrs. Cook classes


Monday- No School Veterans Day
Tuesday- Noodle Fencing, 4 square noodles and noodle tag
Wednesday-Noodle Fencing, 4 square noodles and noodle tag
Thursday-Noodle Fencing, 4 square noodles and noodle tag
Friday-Noodle Fencing, 4 square noodles and noodle tag

Mr. J's classes

Monday-No school
Tuesday- team building
Wednesday- team building
Thursday- team building
Friday- team building


The following week Mr. J and I will be gone Thursday and Friday at the yearly P.E. Convention to learn many new games for class!

Mrs. Cook's classes


11/18 (Monday)- Samurai Noodles
11/19 (Tuesday)-Samurai Noodles
11/20 (Wednesday)- Samurai Noodles
11/21 (Thursday)- Spaghetti and Meatballs
11/22 (Friday)- Spaghetti and Meatballs



Mr. J's Classes

11/18 (Monday)- P.E. games or team building
11/19 (Tuesday)- P.E. games or team building
11/20 (Wednesday)- P.E. games or team building
11/21 (Thursday)- P.E. games
11/22 (Friday)- P.E. games


Have a fantastic couple of weeks! Make sure to check out the photo page. We will be uploading videos and pictures of the last couple of weeks.

5th Grade Leadership Survey

Calling ALL 5th graders!

This is your first Mr J PE assignment. Please click on the following link and fill out the short LEADERSHIP survey.  All complete surveys, done well will receive 30 Olympic points. All partial surveys and not done very well will get partial credit. Students that do not do this survey will lose 30 Olympic Points!  If you need help or internet access please come find me and I'll give you a homework club pass.

DUE DATE:  Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Please email me if you have any questions/comments

Thank you for your time and cooperation!

Mr J

Leadership Form

Week of 10/21

Some exciting news to report. Mr. J and I have completed our training on the climbing wall and in a few weeks we will begin climbing with grades 1-5.

This week in Mr. J's class

Monday-Fitness testing with 3-5 and team building with K-2

Tuesday-Fitness testing with 3-5 and team building with K-2

Wednesday-Fitness testing with 3-5 and team building with K-2

Thursday-Fitness testing with 3-5 and team building with K-2

Friday-Fitness testing with 3-5 and team building with K-2

Mrs. Cook's classes will be doing

Monday- grades 1-5 with be playing survivor (which is a team building game)

Tuesday- grades 1-5 with be playing survivor (which is a team building game)

Wednesday- grades 1-5 with be playing survivor (which is a team building game)

Thursday-grades 1-5 with be playing survivor (which is a team building game)

Friday-grades 1-5 with be playing survivor (which is a team building game)

5th grade remember to bring in a quote about teamwork, or that is inspirational or motivational to class Tuesday or Wednesday. Make sure to have your name, the quote and the name of the person who said the quote.

Even though it is becoming colder, make sure still stay active. You can also work on your skills of playing catching, try to take a family walk at the track in highland park or play creative games to get your heart rate up.

Also this week, we hope to post some pictures of what is going on in P.E. class

Week of 10/14


Hope everyone had a nice three day weekend.

In 3rd through 5th grade students will be finishing up fitness testing with Mr. J and start team building.
Mrs. Cook's classes will be working on team building and starting to play survivor.

In Mrs. Cook's classes

Monday- No School!
Tuesday- Polyspot game and fitness activites
Wednesday- Polyspot game and fitness activities
Thursday- Survivor
Friday- Survivor and polyspot game


***HOMEWORK FOR MRS. COOK CLASS IS LOCATED IN IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND DATES*****

Mr. J's classes

Monday- No school
Tuesday- Hancock, Wiehl, Funke and Baskin pacer test
Wednesday- Schultz, Lubesnick pacer test
Thursday- Fitness testing
Friday-  Fee-Alvarez, Goldkind and Sagat pacer test



I hope everyone is still taking advantage of the beautiful weather. Fall is a great time to get outside and play catch, go for a walk/ run, or play with friends outside.



* First student in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade to write a comment on this post, will receive a prize.*

Week of 9/23

This week 3-5th in Mrs. Cook's classes focused on the rules of a new game called Tchoukball. Each student will have a quiz the week of Oct 7-11th. 

Section 5.3, 4.3 and 3.2 and 3.1 will have their quiz on Monday the 7th

Section 4.2 will have their quiz on Wednesday the 9th

Section 5.2, 4.1 and 3.3 will have their quiz on Thursday the 10th

Section 5.1 will have their quiz on Friday the 11th.

Here you will find the answer to the quiz. Remember to study them. There will be 10 questions. 9 are true and false and 1 is writing.

Answer for Tchoukball Quiz

1. 7 players on the court for each team

2. Only allowed three steps

3. The zone you can’t enter is called the forbidden zone.

4. The nets are actually called frames

5. Offense can score when the ball hits the frame and lands on the ground outside the forbidden zone

6. Defense can score if the offense misses the frame completely or if they offense hits the ball off the frame and it lands out of bounds

7. The defense is not allowed to block, intercept or guard

8. You can score on both frames

9. This is an international sport

10. List three sports that are like Tchoukball

- Soccer

-basketball

-handball

-flickerball

-shookball

- rugby

Do not put (football, baseball or hockey)

If you have any questions you can e-mail me or stop by the P.E.W office.

In Mr. J's class, the 3-5th grade has been focusing on flickerball. They will continue this next week.

Grades K-2 in both Mrs. Cook and Mr.J's classes having been working on throwing and catching. I hope all students will work hard over the weekend practicing their catching and throwing!

Have a great weekend! Hope to see some of you at the Fun(d) Run!

Week of 9/16


Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!


Hopefully your child came home with a fun(d) run form this weekend or today. We hope you will register on line and join us Sept 28th at 8am at Ravinia!

K-2
Monday- Catching and Throwing
Tuesday- Fitness activities
Wednesday- Catching and Throwing
Thursday- Catching and Throwing
Friday- Catching and Throwing



Grades 3-5

Monday- Flickerball and Shookball
Tuesday- Fun(d) run- Please bring water bottle to gym
Wednesday- Flickerball and Shookball
Thursday- Flickerball and Shookball
Friday- Flickerball and Shookball



Please make sure to register your fun(d) run forms by Sept 25th.

Week of 9/9

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

This week in grades 3-5th

Monday- Free Day
Tuesday- Fun(d) Run- Make sure to bring your water bottle to P.E. and dress in loose fitting clothes and gym shoes.
Wednesday- Shookball with Mrs. Cook and Flickerball with Mr. J
Thursday- Shookball with Mrs. Cook and Flickerball with Mr. J
Friday- Shookball with Mrs. Cook and Flickerball with Mr. J


Grades K-2

Monday- Free Day
Tuesday- Fitness Games
Wednesday- Throwing and Catching
Thursday- Throwing and Catching
Friday- Throwing and Catching


Reminders for this week:
1. Wear appropriate P.E. clothes and shoes
2. Sign up for the Fun(d) Run by clicking on the following link. Fun(d) Run Link
We prefer on-line registration, but if you are not able to register on-line, please bring the printed form to Mrs. Cook. 

3. Practice catching and throwing


Have a great week!

Mrs. Cook and Mr.J

Week of 8/26


It the first week of school, and boy is it a hot one! This week in P.E. we have focused on listening activities with K-1 students and in grades 2nd-5th we have been participating in new and old P.E. games.

Next week, we look forward to starting the fun(d) on Tuesday for grades 3-5. This will allow the students to have ample practice to prepare for the NSSD112 Fun(d). A quick reminder for all 3rd-5th students make sure to wear appropriate shoes for running, try to pick an outfit that will keep you cool and please bring a water bottle with you to P.E. on Tuesday.

Grades K-2 will be participating in different fitness activities.

*** Important P.E. reminders***

-NSSD112 Fun(d) Sept 28th, 2013 at 8am!

- If your child needs to sit out of P.E. please provide a parent note

-If it needs to be more than 3 days a doctor note is needed

-Always wear tennis shoes to P.E.

Mr. J and I look forward to a great school year! Keep checking the website for important details!