Frisbee Fun!

This week we will be introducing the frisbee to all grade levels. Did you know that the wind really is not a factor in good frisbee throwing? Its all about technique and taking your time! You may hear a funny little chant coming home - FLAT FRISBEES FLY FARTHER - a silly tongue twister designed to help us all remember to keep our frisbees flat.

JK and Alpha classes will be working on Motor Development in the mini-gym. Stations include a curvy snake balance beam, rocket launching boards, the rebound net and hopscotch. Fun, Fun, Fun!

Week of 11/15

This week Ms. Conroy's and Mrs. Densa's classes will be completing our unit on Burnball. Three very important concepts will be introduced to the game - no outs, how to burn a player, and how to score points. Once we are all clear on the rules, we can start to concentrate on strategy and smart base running.

Second, third and fourth graders will be working on a Team-building unit this week. Students will be asked to complete different challenges that require them to work cooperatively. We'll try group juggling, Zoom, Helium stick, and Survivor Collection. I'm hoping that the students will learn to trust and rely on one another this week!

Welcome to 2nd Trimester!

Hello and welcome to 2nd Trimester to Ms. Conroy's, Mrs. Densa's, Mrs. O'Mullane's, and Ms. LaDuke's classes - and to the new crews from Ms. Graham, Mr. Wolfrath, Mr. Hughes, and Ms. Tucker too! I'm looking forward to a great trimester with all of you! This week and next we'll be working on Burnball, a Swedish version of Baseball. Our focus this week will be on hitting. The third and fourth graders will be honing their skills; for K, 1 and 2 this week will be an introduction. We'll focus on rules and strategy next week. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns!

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Our final week together!

This week is the last week of the 1st trimester, and therefore my last week with Mrs. Minke's, Mrs. Owen's, Mrs. McKenzie's, and Mrs. Hensler's groups. It is also my final week with the fourth grade girls! While, I'll admit, I am a little sad to see you all moving on, I know that you'll have a great time with Coach D and Coach Every - AND I'm VERY excited to get to work with another new group of students! So many faces I feel like I haven't seen much this year!

For our last week together we'll be revisiting some of our previous units - Cone Ball, Rock Wall, and Burn Ball. For the fourth graders, we'll even have a chance to try out some cheer leading basics! Its sure to be a fun week for all!