Willard P.E. News

Volume 16 issue 7 & 8                                                                                                                                          March/ April- 2022

Hello Willard Families,

Happy Spring! I hope all continues to be well with you and your families.

Here is an update about what has been happening in your children’s PE class:

Over the past two months my focus has been on improving our student’s overall fitness. This has occurred through two different units. These were a gymnastics unit and a fitness/Obstacle Course unit.

After returning from the February break students began to work on their strength, flexibility and balance through gymnastic skill work. All classes worked through a progression where students worked on transfer of body weight from hands to feet and feet back to hands. This was done through various animal walks, bridges, balance and tumbling. Students additionally worked on apparatus such as vaulting, parallel bars, still rings, balance beam, rope climbing and rope swinging. Our students did a fantastic job from start to finish.

After the Gymnastic Unit students were challenged to move through the obstacle course using many of the pieces of equipment that had been utilized during gymnastics.

Currently Grades K-2 are working on rope jumping skills. Students will work on individual skills as well as group jumping. This is being accomplished through various station work and games.

Grades 3-5 have just begun a Cooperative Games unit. In this unit students are working in small groups moving through different team challenges. This requires the students to think on their feet, cooperate with each other and collaborate to develop strategies to achieve a team goal. These two units will bring us up to the April break.

Upon returning from the break all grade levels will be moving on to a Floor Hockey/Street Hockey unit.

As always please continue to ensure that your child is prepared for class on their scheduled PE day with appropriate clothing and sneakers.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at mgermond@concordps.org

Have a wonderful April break!

Mr. Germond