Sunday, Feb, 23, 2020

We have continued to work on different jump rope skills. Grade 1 students have been working on individual forward and backwards skipping and they were challenged to try some new tricks like skipping on one foot. Grade 2-5 students have been working on individual, partner and long rope skills.

Jump Rope for Heart
Please return any donations in the envelope provided by Wednesday, Feb. 26. Thank you!

Soft entry gym schedule (7:55-8:10 am)

Feb. 24-28: Grade 5 students are invited to participate in activities in the gym during this time

 Grade 5 floor hockey intramurals

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Jump Rope for Heart

On Wednesday, we had a presentation from the Heart and Stroke Foundation regarding the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser.  

Please return any donations in the envelope provided by Wednesday, February 26. 

Last week we started our jump rope unit. We focused on individual skipping and were challenged to try some different tricks (e.g., skier, bell, straddle, straddle cross, cross over, backward skipping, one leg, double under). This coming week we will also begin partner skipping activities. It is amazing to see how much students have improved in just one week!  



Soft entry morning gym time (7:55-8:10 am) for  Feb. 10-12: Grade 3/4/5 skipping club

Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020

We have been learning about the sport of curling and some of the terms used (e.g., rock, skip, house, button). Our school is fortunate to have floor curling equipment and we had a great time curling in our gym this past week!

Soft entry gym schedule for Feb. 3-7 (7:55-8:10 am):
Grade 1 students are invited to participate in activities in the gym during this time.

On Wednesday, Feb. 5 we will have a Jump Rope for Heart kick-off assembly. Students will bring home information about this fundraiser later this week.

Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020

Last week we had circuit fitness stations. Students performed exercises at each station for approximately 45 seconds, rested for 15 seconds and then moved to the next station.

Feel free to ask your child about the following exercises:
-Skipping
-T-arms
-Super kids
-Hurdles
-Dips
-Plank
-Bench steps or hops
-Wall push-ups
-Ladder running or jumping
-Squats
-Bouncy balls
-1 foot balance

Soft entry morning schedule (7:55-8:10 am): Grade 2 students are invited to participate in activities in the gym during this time

This coming week we will be floor curling!

Friday, Jan. 17, 2020

Some highlights from our week!

Students had the opportunity to move on a large interactive floor map of Canada.

The 2-D version of a “Rubiks Cube” relay game.

Tower building relay game

Soft entry gym schedule (7:55-8:10 am)

Jan. 20-24- Grade 3 students are invited to participate in movement activities during this time.

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Welcome back and Happy New Year!

This past week, students played some games which help build executive functioning skills. Teams of students had to run (or jump, hop, etc.) to a mat and flip over 2 cards, dominos, or puzzle pieces. They had to look for matches before running back and tagging their next teammate.

The following link gives some more information on executive functioning:

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/executive-functioning-issues/what-is-executive-function

This week, each class will have the opportunity to explore a gigantic interactive floor map of Canada. (Stay tuned for pictures!)

Soft entry morning gym schedule (7:55-8:10am)

(Jan. 6-10- Grade 5)

Jan. 13-17- Grade 4

Jan. 20-24- Grade 3

Jan. 27-31- Grade 2

Feb. 3-7- Grade 1

Feb. 10-27: Morning skipping clubs (details provided closer to that time)

Cold Weather

Intramurals at lunch will be cancelled on days where it is too cold for students to go outside because lunchroom uses this space during that time. I will try to make up missed intramural days and will let students know when activities are rescheduled.