Dear Families,
It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know your creative, positive, athletic, and hardworking students over the past month. I am Jing Mei's Physical Education teacher, Ms. Karina Dydell. I hope this newsletter offers insight into our learning in the gym.
Please feel welcome to reach out to me at anytime at dydellk@bsd405.org, or you can call the gym office at 425-456-4341.
在过去的一个月里，能够认识你们富有创造力、积极、运动且勤奋的学生，我感到非常高兴。我是景美的体育老师，Karina Dydell 女士。我希望这份时事通讯能让我们深入了解我们在健身房的学习。
欢迎随时通过 dydellk@bsd405.org 与我联系，或者您也可以致电健身房办公室：425-456-4341。
Partner Jog | 伙伴慢跑
Our partner warm up routine increases our heart rate and warms up our muscles to prevent injury. Students in grades 2nd - 5th jog to music and students in grades K - 1st perform locomotor skills. Locomotor skills include skipping, galloping, leaping, and hopping.
Recess Games | 课间游戏
In PE, we have been reinforcing recess game rules and recess etiquette. Two popular recess games we focused on, Gaga Ball and 4Square, involve the skill of striking the ball with a fist or open hand. We know disagreements will come up, that is human nature. Our goal is to solve those disagreements with empathy and patience, using resources we have in the class like "Kelsos Wheel of Choices" or rock/paper/scissors.
Anatomy | 解剖学
Why do we have bones? What function do they serve? Students have been investigating these questions during turn & talks, and we have specifically started by focusing on the cranium and mandible. The cranium protects our brain, and our mandible is moved using facial muscles to eat, chew, talk, and breathe.
Soccer | 足球
As we introduce our soccer unit, our focus has been ball control. This means we dribble the ball using the inside of our feet and soft taps. Younger students have focused on trapping the ball by gently placing their foot atop it, while older students have been perfecting pull backs and fake-outs. To build ball control, we have played freeze dribble, sleeping giant, bridge tag, and shark attack.
Tag Unit | 标签游戏
When we play tag games in PE we use soft pool noodles to gently tag others at the shoulder or below. Tag is a great cardio activity that kids of all ages enjoy. In class we have been examining tag strategies. Tag games we have played include fire & ice, turtle tag, and pizza party.
Personal Best | 有氧运动
Personal Best Days occur in PE at least 2 times a year. These are days where older students measure their cardiorespiratory endurance by completing jump rope, jumping jack, and jogging challenges. They make a SMART goal, and use this SMART goal to improve their scores on the second round of testing. This is a way to measure one aspect of our personal health and demonstrate growth.