Alleyball

This week classes will learn a new form of kickball - Alleyball - in the Rec Gym. Like traditional kickball, runners attempt to score runs by safely making their way around the bases, however, this version utilizes an "alley" down the center of the gym and only two bases. Students have been making connections to other games and sports they have learned throughout the year, and are realizing, on their own, that many of the basic principles of one can be applied to others. This is an important part of learning strategy and using athletics to become better problem solvers! Its also a whole lot of FUN!

3rd Grade Lunchtime Poll 2/5

Name a place you've never been but you'd like to visit . . .

1 Vote - Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Arizona, California, Sweden, Cyprus, Colorado, London, Utah, Australia, Ireland, Russia, Antarctica, Venus, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Barcelona, Bahamas, Minnesota, Europe, Montana, Munich, Scotland, Airheads, Tennessee, The Moon, Brazil, Key West, Argentina, China

2 Votes - Spain, St. Augustine, Hollywood, Japan, England, Egypt

3 Votes - France

4 Votes - Alaska, Paris

5 Votes - New York

9 Votes - Hawaii

Welcome to 3rd Trimester!

Welcome to PE with Coach Pope! I'm excited to begin working with my new groups for our second trimester of school: Mrs. Vigue's group, Mrs. Whitecage's class, Ms. O'Mullane's group, Ms. Mitchell's group, and the boys from Ms. Telemachos' and Mr. Hughes' classes!

This week all grade levels will be introduced to Burnball - a Swedish version of baseball. Many of the rules of the game are very similar to American baseball but there is one VERY important difference, there are NO outs! Burnball enables students to not only improve their hand-eye coordination and running skills, but critical thinking and problem-solving skills as well. We'll even throw in a little math! Its great fun - ask your child to compare and contrast Burnball and American baseball. Ask which one they prefer!