This week... Lacrosse and Throwing/Catching

This week in physical education, students in grades 3-5 will be learning lacrosse skills. Lacrosse is a growing sport that works on hand-eye coordination and cardiovascular endurance. Students will be learning how to cradle, pass, and shoot a lacrosse ball. If you or your child are interested in learning more about the game and playing in a league or attending a camp, click the link below and click on "contact your local regional chapter" for information about lacrosse in the area.

http://www.uslacrosse.org/TopNav2Left/Players/Youth.aspx

Students in grades K-2 are working on their throwing and catching skills. The skills they are learning now will help them participate and enjoy a variety of sports and activities as they get older.

FITNESSGRAM

Right now students are in the middle of their FITNESSGRAM assessments. FITNESSGRAM is a fitness assessment that includes a variety of health components including; cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. The information from these assessments help us determine students' level of fitness and what can be done to help all students live a healthy life. Check out the website for more information.

http://www.fitnessgram.net/home/

Check out the Gymnastics Apparatus Pictures!

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This week... Gymnastics Apparatus

This week in physical education class, students in grades K-5 will be building their muscular strength and endurance on various pieces of gymnastics apparatus. We will be using the rock wall, balance beam, still rings and the popular cargo net.

Videos of Gymnastics Routines

All students in grades 3-5 created, practiced and performed a gymnastics routine for their classmates. Every group showed us great creativity and teamwork. Here are some of the gymnastics routines the students at Purchase created:

5th Grade Gymnastics Routine A

5th Grade Gymnastics Routine B

4th Grade Gymnastics Routine A

4th Grade Gymnastics Routine B

4th Grade Gymnastics Routine C

3rd Grade Gymnastics Routine A

Gymnastics

Currently we are in the middle of our gymnastics unit. Gymnastics improves our flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, balance, and coordination. We worked on tumbling skills for two weeks and now students are putting these skills into action. K-2 classes are using these skills to navigate various obstacle courses. 3-5 students are creating their own gymnastics routines in small groups and presenting them to the class.

“Gymnastics has helped me so much, how to be dedicated to something, how to work hard to achieve your goals, also to be organized, and how to try and balance my life out. I think it's helped me in school too, because it's kept me organized and I'm always striving for a goal.”

               
                  ~ Shannon Miller, most decorated gymnast in U.S. history and currently a lawyer

Welcome

Welcome to the Purchase Elementary Physical Education blog! This blog was created to provide an inside look into the Purchase Elementary School gymnasium.  Everyday students come down to the gym to be physically active and learn how to live a healthy life.  Physical education offers kids the opportunity to be creative and express themselves through various movements. I hope you enjoy the blog.