Weeks of 1/26-2/6

Jump Rope

Hi everybody. For the next two weeks we will be using jump ropes. I love jumping rope because it is such a fun way to improve muscular and cardiovascular endurance. This unit allows the students to work independently to create a routine filled with different jump rope skills. At the end of the unit the students will be asked to complete their routine which consists of at least ten of the tricks that have been practicing.
Because this is a very independent skill, I will allow students to check jump ropes out so that they can practice at home. Please ask your student how their routine is coming along, and maybe they can show you how hard they have been working with this skill.

Weeks of 1/5-1/16: Health

Hello and welcome back to school everyone. These next two weeks we will be in the classroom. We will be talking about nutrition and choices we have with the food that we eat. We will be watching Super Size Me, a documentary about a man who chooses to eat nothing but McDonald's food for 30 days. This will show students what bad choices in nutrition can do to their bodies. We will discuss some of the choices they have everyday and how those choices can affect their lives.

Weeks of 11/17-11/26

Badminton

For the next two weeks we will be playing badminton. Some of the activities and skills we will cover are:

• Different Shots
• B-A-D-M-I-N-T-O-N
• Relays
• King's Court
• Tournaments
• Six-A-Side
• Shuttle Games
• Regulation Badminton

Health

Hey everyone, I'm sorry that it has been so long since I have updated. We are back in the gym after two weeks of health. During health we discussed drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. Some of the things we did in health were:

• Discuss why people decide to use drugs, alcohol, or tobacco
• Discuss what these substances do to your body
• How they can affect your life

We used a great program called Project ALERT which uses different assignments such as parent interviews, skits, and other types of worksheets. I believe that your students learned that not as many people are using drugs/tobacco/alcohol as they thought. I hope that this program will help them to make the right decisions when it comes to these issues.

Week of 9/29-10/3

This week we are starting a soccer unit. The goal of this unit is to build skill recognition. I don't care how good a kid is at soccer, I care that they are able to recognize the skills they need and what they should do if they would like to get better.
Some skills and games we will be playing this unit:

• Dribbling, passing, shooting, tackling (stealing)
• Soccer Baseball
• Soccer Pirates
• Mini-Soccer (4 on 4, 5 on 5)
• Three Goal Soccer
• Relays

These are a few of the things that we will cover this unit.

Mr. Elam

Week of 9/22-9/26

This year we have been using a portfolio to keep track of our progress throughout the year. One of the ways we will test our progression through the year is to use the Presidential Fitness Test. We will using our portfolios to log our times and scores and look back at them through the year see if we are progressing physically. Our first round of testing will begin the week of September 22, 2008.

Presidential Pre-Testing
9/22
V-Sit and Reach
9/23
Timed Mile
9/24
Push-ups and Sit-ups
9/25
I-Test
9/26
Make-ups

Tenino Football

Hey everyone. The TMS Knight football team was victorious again last night defeating Rochester 28-6. It was the second win of a young season and it pushed our record to 2-0. We played pretty well but there is always room to get better and stronger. Our next game is Thursday, September 28 at Winlock.

I hope to see everybody out at Beaver Stadium Friday night to support the Beavers as they take on Kalama. It is going to be an outstanding game and I know that our boys will play their hearts out.

GO BEAVERS!!!