week of October 26th

Welcome Back 6th graders!
Hope you all had a great time!

For this week 6th graders will begin playing rugby games.
Then at the end of the week we will move on to zone football.
7/8th graders are moving on to zone football.

We will also continue fitness testing this week- pushups and crunches.
Sit and reach will be next week.

6th graders will have their stretch test this Thursday.
8th graders will have the action test Thursday.

7th graders have a google classroom question due Wednesday.

It is also Red Ribbon week and we have our Halloween dance this Friday!


Have a happy and healthy week!

Wellness Policy

http://www.ttusd.org/pages/Tahoe_Truckee_Unified_SD/Departments/Food_Services/Wellness_Policy


Link to our current Wellness policy

week of October 19

Progress reports were last week.  Now we are on the last 6 weeks of the first trimester.
We are still in rugby, as long as the weather holds and we will be playing games
this week.  Look up the game online if you want.  Next week we will play flag football.

6th graders only have one day of class this week, we will play rugby.
There will be no Google CR assignment.  But be ready for your stretching test next week.
I will put info on the blog for you.

7/8th graders will have their stretching test this Wednesday.  No Google CR assignment either!
So study!

Still go on Google CR to see your grades and missing assignments.  A few are still behind on their
work.

Have fun and STUDY!

6/7th grade stretches: I have started them for you!  With all stretches, you need to feel the stretch, so do the move until you do. bicep- put straight arms behind you with thumbs up tricep- pat your back w/elbow up & push down elbow with other arm hamstring-sit down w/one leg straight, one bent & reach for your toes with both hands quadricep-grab you ankle, bend that knee  and pull that leg behind you gastrocnemius-get in high lunge position & lean forward brachioradialis-hold one arm shoulder height in front of you and press down your entire hand with other hand anterior deltoid - put straight arms behind you with thumbs down posterior detoid -hold arms in front of you shoulder height and use one to pull back the other by the elbow, so it crosses your sternum abdominals -lay down in forearm plank position, but put your hips/lower body on the ground and lift your shoulders up and forward external obliques -form an "O" with both arms above your head and lean to the side without twisting trapezius -put both arms straight in front of you, shoulder height and form a triangle with your hands, then roll your shoulders forward latissimus dorsi - sit on knees and reach your upper body forward on the ground so your arms are reaching out straight erector spinea - one leg is straight and one bent over it, knee up, on the ground, and twist your upper body to the side of your bent leg, so you are looking behind you.  Push against the outside of bent leg gluteals -sit on ground, bent both legs and put one ankle on the other knee and lean into them pectoralis -put both arms to your side, shoulder height, 90 degree angle, palms facing forward and pull back soleus /achilles tendon -lunge position, but bring knees closer together and bend back knee tibialis anterior - put back leg shoe laces facing the ground and lean forward with both legs bent, so you are trying to touch shoe laces to ground to the ground.  Stay balanced! 8th grade can figure out the rest, you already did them as homework! Muscles/actions for 8th grade:       A muscle moves a body part       bicep flex lower arm/elbow tricep extend lower arm/elbow hamstring flex lower leg/knee, extend the hip quadricep extend lower leg/knee, flex the hip tibialis anterior dorsiflexion of the foot gastrocnemius plantarflexion of the foot soleus plantarflexion of the foot brachioradialis flexes forearm at elbow,rotates forearm anterior deltoid abducts/flexes/internally rotates the arm posterior detoid abducts/extends/externally rotates the arm abdominals flexes trunk erector spinea exends trunk external obliques one side flexes while the rotates the trunk trapezius elevates, rotates the scapulae latissimus dorsi rotates/adducts arm hip flexor flexes upper leg gluteals extends upper leg pectoralis adducts, flexes and extends the arm adductors adduct leg abductors abduct leg sternocleidomastoid rotate/flex/extend head           Can also look online under muscle actions. Here is one link. There are many     http://fitness.freewebspace.com/muscles         Key words:   flex   extend   rotate   stabilize   abduct   adduct   elevate

week of October 12

We have just finished 6 weeks and progress reports are in!
If you have any questions please ask.

This week we have a lot of things going on.
Your muscle location test is Wednesday. (all grades)
Look back on your study guide and make sure you study!
Any clarifications?  Ask Monday!
Remember if there is a "*" near an answer, it is incorrect.

We start our new sports,which are zone football and rugby.
We will begin with rugby!

We will also score a few more fitness test - ht/wt and trunk lift.
They will only take about 10 minutes so we can do them before we go out to play.

For Google CR:
6/7th  grade will do muscle stretches. 6th grade can still work on paper.  If you have access
to Google CR try it there!
8th grade finish the actions.
We will begin/continue in class Monday.
When you cut and paste words from my blog, make sure you make it fit on the page.
Take your time and fix the document so I can correct and you can correct.

Many students have NOT turned in previous assignments, please do so.
The further you get behind the harder to keep up.

Stay healthy and fit!

week of October 6th

Another week of fun has gone by!

This week is a short week for all students.
The teachers have a work day Monday, but students get to sleep in!

I still made the assignments due Wednesday.  But we will work on them in class on Tuesday,
so you will be able to finish on time.  7/8th graders need to bring chrome books to class.
6th graders please bring your planners and a pencils.  We will begin class by helping you with your work.

6/7th graders assignment is to list all muscles and their locations on the body.
8th graders need to  describe 10 muscles and their actions.

7/8th graders need to do this assignment on google drive.
That way we can work together and fix mistakes.  And you will have a study guide!
Feel free to cut and paste the muscles from a previous blog.

If the 6th graders have access to a computer, feel free to sign up on Google Classroom for your
assignments.  I will give you the code Tuesday.

8th graders- To figure out the action, you need to know the stretch.  If the stretch lengthens the muscle, the actions shortens it.  You learned bones last year.  The action is directly related to movement of one or more bones and/or joints.  For the abdominals you USE them doing a crunch. The action is a flexion of the spine.  For trapezius you USE them by doing a shoulder shrug.  The action is to elevate the scapula.
Here are some keys words for you: elevate, rotate, adduct, abduct, flex, extend and stabilize.
Look up these words if you need to know what they mean.  I will help you understand the
anatomical context.
** I almost forgot.  8th grade has hearing van on Tuesday, so plenty of time to work on assignment!

The body is an amazing machine, let's work on making/keeping yours healthy and fit!

We are still in our pickle ball unit.

Make sure you are practicing your push ups and crunches at home:)

We will also have makeup miles this week.

Have a fun and fit week!