Currently in 4th and 5th grade we are learning about:

Handball- This is a great sport that concerntrates on teamwork and communication

We will be working on many basic skills of handball:

• rules
• passing
• shooting
• dribbling

What have we learned so far this year?!

Cooperation and team work! Students participated in many activities and games where they had to work together with either one other person or a group of people to accomplish a task. It is very important for students to understand why cooperation is so important and know that they will need to cooperate with others the rest of their life. This is a lifelong skill that will help students to succeed in their future.

Some examples of cooperative games we will play: ball carry, car driver, backward get up, circle soccer, circle the circle, hula hoop stand, huddle up, great island movers, wizards-elves-giants, builders and bulldozers, super leap frog ball, mystery kickball, etc.

Fitness Testing! All students in the school just finished participating in fitness testing!

Students will have fitness testing in both the fall and the spring. Fitness testing consists of five different tests; sit & reach (measures flexibility), curl ups (measures abdominal strength and endurance), shuttle run (measures speed), pull ups (measures upper body strength) and a one mile run (measures heart and lung endurance). 

Basketball - students are learning the basic skills of basketball and practicing the skills in numerous games and drills.

• Dribbling
• Passing
• Shooting

What we will be learning this winter:

Floor Hockey- students are learning the basic skills of floor hockey and practice using these skills in numerous games and drills.

• Dribbling
• Passing
• Shooting
• Playing