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What are we doing in Physical Education ...?
Middle School
6th Grade - Basketball
Basketballs are bouncing in the Middle School as the 6th graders are getting ready for the ninth annual HOOPS for Heart Fundraiser. The American Heart Association sponsors the Hoops For Heart event and the kids learn that through basketball they can help fight heart disease and stroke. Students will be asking family and friends for their support in the fight, by making donations to the American Heart Association.
Donations collected are due to Mrs. Haines by, March 27th.
7th and 8th Grade
8th Graders
Students are learning all about the weight room, proper lifting, safety and how to use a variety of lifts. We will spend 3 weeks in the weight room gaining the basic fundamentals of weight lifting. Throughout their high school years all students have full access to the weight room after school.
8th and 7th Graders
Team Handball
Students combine the concepts of soccer with basketball to create a high energy packed session. Students work on cooperation, buildling team strategies and gain an aerobic workout.
Table Tennis and Pickleball
Students are learning the basic rules and skills of table tennis (ping pong) followed by Pickleball (a comination of badminton, tennis and volleyball). Both of this activites students will be working on hand eye coordination while they work with a partner to develop a team strategy. Both activites are great ways to utilize ones leisure time throughout life.
High School
Health Classes
Chapter 20 - Tobacco
People and Tobacco
Tobacco and Its Chemicals
Health and Tobacco
Choosing a Healthy Lifestyle
Chapter 21 - Preventing Drug Abuse
Legal and Illegal Drugs
Risk Factors and Drug Abuse
Commonly Abused Drugs
Choosing to Be Drug Free
Chapter 22 - Infectious Diseases
Nature of Infectious Diseases
Body's Defense vs. Infection
Development of Infectious Diseases
Common Infectious Diseases
Chapter 23 - AIDS and STD's
The Silent Epidemic
Kinds of STD's
HIV and AIDS
Preventing HIV Infection
Chapter 24 - Noninfectious Diseases & Disabilities
Cardiovascular Disease
Cancer
Diabetes and Arthritis
Disabilities
Check out these websites for more information.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/21/health/webmd/main3856109.shtml
http://www.clorox.com/healthier_lives/cold_flu/?WT.srch=1
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Infectious_Diseases/?skw=infectious+diseases
Some of our past units ---
Middle School
Cardiovascular activities - woking the heart and lungs and learning to have fun all at the same time.
Did you know that there are other ways of "getting in shape" beside running. Your body wants you to exercise your muscles - you can do this in many different ways --- scooping snow, raking leaves, chasing your brothers/sisters or the dog, hunting, cleaning the house ... the list goes on and on! No matter how you exercise remember you to get your heart beating at a faster pace and keep it elevated for 20 minutes or more ... your heart will thank you!!
Kickball - the indoor version of baseball/softball minus the bat! We are just starting a unit using many of the skills of the American Summer stickball. Students will learn the base runnig rules and procedures similar to baseball and softball. We work on find the the forced out and working together to get back in the dugout. Terms like offense, defense, pop fly, tagging up, double play, tie goes to the runner and 2 outs - forced runners run on anything are discussed and applied during classes.
6th Grade --- Volleyball Beachball Style
Beach Volleyball, minus the sand of course is our current unit for 6th grade. We are working on the rules of ball handling and the new Rally scoring system. Our next unit will be Jump Rope and how we can affect our heart rate with a little bit of exercise.
We are also finishing our first round of Fitness testing - the tests that we are conducting are - sit-ups, push-ups, sit and reach, agility run and the mile run/walk. These tests help the kids see how working hard in class will help build the components of Health, Physical Fitness and Wellness.
7th and 8th Grade - Football
Football - every girl needs a least a little knowledge of the game of football, right? These grades are learning the basis of Americian style football. We are working on the passing, catching and punting. We will play flag football to demonstrate our knowledge and skills of football. Dress warm girls football is an outdoor sport!
Once again we will be doing the Presidential Fitness testing - the tests that we will be conducting this year are - sit-ups, push-ups, sit and reach, agility run and the mile run/walk. These tests help the kids see how working hard in class will help build the components of Health, Physical Fitness and Wellness
6h grade - wear comfortable clothes to school the day of PE and clean tennis shoes (we have a brand new gym floor - yeah!!)
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