This week in PE at Union...

Grades K-2:

Grades 3-5:

Report Card Overview and Format

Students are assessed based on the following Physical Education domains of learning. Which align with State and National Standards.

Format for Report Cards: 

Motor Skills: Student demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

Knowledge Skills: Student shows understanding in motor skills and applies them in a variety of game situations.

Personal and Social Skills Development: Student shows responsible personal and social skills behavior that respect self, others, equipment and demonstrates competency in cooperative skills.

Physical Fitness: Student shows knowledge of health-related physical fitness components. Is able to identify a variety of activities to develop each component. (Cardio Respiratory, Muscle Strength and Endurance, Flexibility and Body Composition.

Overview:

Our first unit of cooperative activities helped set the tone for the high expectations we hold! In the first semester grades 3-5 worked on Soccer, Dance, Basketball and Juggling. Grades K-2 worked on spatial awareness, rhythmic, parachute activities, and gymnastics. Students also practiced the concept of pacing during the mile run. Assessment was conducted on their understanding of fitness.

Second semester begins with upper grades participating in snowshoeing, jump rope, volleyball and frisbee golf. Grades K-2 will be introduced to snowshoeing, jump rope, throwing/catching and kicking/punting.

How we measure and assess student learning

Formative Assessment: On a daily basis we assess student learning through self-assessment, thumbs up scale and teacher observation to inform our instruction.

Summative Assessment: Completed at the end of each unit through rubrics to inform our monthly and daily instruction. 

January PE Newsletter 2014

January PE Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,       

Last month grades kindergarten through second was introduced to the one of the most loved activities in Physical Education, the parachute. The unit focused on cooperative and team building games and activities. The students were introduced to a variety of games that allowed them to think creatively and “outside of the box,” as well as working on cardiovascular endurance (heart and lungs.) One of the most loved activities during this unit was the “turtle” where the parachute becomes a giant turtle shell with everyone underneath it on their hands and knees. As a class everyone must cooperate and work together to get the turtle to move across the gym floor. We had a great time of continuing to get to know each of our students, and we look forward to having another successful January unit.

The upper grades (3-5) are in the final week of the basketball unit.  Basketball is a great activity for elementary students, and it is taught and played in all types of setting. Your son/daughter was introduced to a variety of skills that were practiced individually, in pairs, or with groups to develop fundamental skills required for successful game play.  Activities during the unit follows a high-activity, skill progression, which can be adapted for a variety of skill levels, aligned with the national and state content and performance standards.  Activities were designed to include and challenge all student’s physical skills, while maintaining enjoyable health-promoting, moderate –to- vigorous physical activity during class.

Beginning in the month of January kindergarten through second grade will begin a balance, stunts and tumbling unit. Students will learn a wide-variety of body movements including: log roll, forward roll, and egg roll, static and dynamic balance routines. Your son/daughter will develop spatial and body awareness, self-confidence, muscle strength/endurance, and flexibility. Grades three through five will begin a juggling unit, where the students will learn and practice keeping a variety of objects up in the air through skill manipulation. The objective is for your son/daughter to develop and improve eye-hand coordination, academic performance, concentration, behavior and self-confidence.

In health, 

Marie "MJ" Jennings and Emmanuel Riby-Williams

Daily Class Routine

Ever wonder what students are up to in Physical Education? Here's our daily class routine! 

Warm-Up: Cardio Respiratory endurance activity (5-10 minutes) 

•     tag games

Fitness: Muscle Strength and Endurance activities (5 minutes)

• develop core, upper and lower body muscles

Lesson Focus:     

•Varies depending on the monthly unit lesson (20+ minutes)

Game: Depends on the lesson focus (10 minutes) 

Example: A lesson focus on Soccer means students would participate in a Soccer game.

 Cool-Down/Assessments: Stretching exercises to improve flexibility and self-assessment (5 minutes) nt

Yearly Plan 2013-2014

Union Elementary School

Physical Education Curriculum 2013-2014

Grade K-5

Month	K-2	3-5
September	Cooperative Activities	Cooperative Activities
October	Spatial Awareness	Soccer
November	Rhythmic Activities	Dance
December	Parachute Activities	Basketball
January	Balance, Tumbling and Stunts	Juggling
February	Winter Activities/ Snowshoeing	Winter Activities/ Snowshoeing
March	Jump Rope for Heart	Jump Rope for Heart
April	Throwing and Catching	Volleyball
May	Kicking and Punting	Flying Disc
June	Recreational Activities	Recreational Activities