Week of December 13th

 

Snow is coming!! Are you ready?  

Winter break is right around the corner!  Are you ready?

It is Spirit week!  Are you ready?

This week in Lifelong Fitness:

We are still in volleyball.  

Wednesday is still cardio day.

It will be a fairly easy and fun week.

Volleyball tryouts are Monday-Thursday 230-415pm.

You must have all your paperwork turned in.

There is a student council meeting Wednesday at 6/7th grade lunch in the Fitness room.

Spirit week Days:

Monday: PJ day

Dress in your pajamas. Lunch time activity:  Decorate your door for the Holidays (due Thursday)

Tuesday: Decades day

Dress in different decades-60s, 70s, or 80s Lunch time activity:  Music

Wednesday:  ACMS Spirit  day

Dress in ACMS Spirit wear! Lunch time activity:   Music

Thursday: Crazy hair/hat day

 Wear colorful, festive, fun hats or hairdos! Lunch time activity: Music

Friday: Ugly holiday sweater/socks day

Dress in your most festive ugly sweater or socks Lunchtime activity:  Runway show

Don't forget about Google CR!

We have gone over how to underhand serve in class.

Do you remember what a tendon is? Where is the achilles tendon?

To measure your heart rate, simply check your pulse. Place your index and third fingers on your neck to the side of your windpipe. To check your pulse at your wrist, place two fingers between the bone and the tendon over your radial artery — which is located on the thumb side of your wrist.     When you feel your pulse, count the number of beats in 15 seconds. Multiply this number by four to calculate your beats per minute.

Google Classroom for Winter trimester:

Turn in completed work each week.

When turning in work, use complete sentences and answer all questions.

Work is posted at the beginning of the week.

I will return all blank work ungraded.

Your grade will become a "1" if not completed within 2 weeks.

All Independent Study work is printed and turned into the office.

Any questions?  Email me please.

Have a fun, fit and family/friends filled winter holiday!

Week of December 6th

Happy December !

This week there is a basketball game Tuesday.  League Tourney is Saturday.

Girls Volleyball tryouts begin next week.  

See Volleyball blog for more information.

The weather will be a bit unstable so dress appropriately.

Our Gym sport is still volleyball.

Cafe activity will vary.

Outside sport will vary also.

Wednesday is Cardio day.

Muscle Actions quiz is Tuesday for all my classes.

A few helpful hints:

You need to know all 7 key words and definitions.

Flexion is to decrease the angle of a joint. Extension is the opposite.

Rotate is to movement around a long axis.

You need to know the actual action of a muscle, using the key words.

The bicep flexes the lower arm, the tricep extends the lower arm.

The quads extends the knee/lower leg, the hamstring flexes knee/lower leg.

The hip flexor flexes upper leg, the gluteals extend the upper leg.

The brachioradilis flexes forearm at elbow, rotates forearm/wrist.

You need to know an exercise that involves opposing muscles or single muscle.

A basic exercise that uses abductors/adductors is a jumping jack.

An exercise that uses your abdominals in stabilization is a plank.

Sternocleidomastoid rotes/flexes and extends the head.

You need to know opposing muscles.

Bicep is opposite the tricep.

Quads are opposite the hamstring.

A tendon connect muscle to bone, a ligament connects bone to bone.

Study!  Study and Study!

Any questions, ask in class.

Remember to bring your charged Chromebook to class Monday.

Google Classroom for Winter trimester:

Turn in completed work each week.

When turning in work, use complete sentences and answer all questions.

Work is posted at the beginning of the week.

I will return all blank work ungraded.

Your grade will become a "1" if not completed within 2 weeks.

All Independent Study work is printed and turned into the office.

Any questions?  Email me please.

Have a fun and fit week!

Week of November 29-December 3

 

Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a fantastic Holiday break!  

I hope you come back refreshed and happy!

This week there are few basketball games.

Wednesday is a minimum day.

There is also a Volleyball Informational meeting

Wednesday during morning break in the gym.

Our gym sport will be Volleyball!

Our Cafe sport will be varied Individual sports.  

If we can go outside, we may do so also.

We will continue to focus on our Health Unit.

We will cover the other 3 Health Standards.

Goal setting, Practicing health enhancing behavior and Accessing valid health info.

Google Classroom for Winter trimester:

Turn in completed work each week.

When turning in work, use complete sentences and answer all questions.

Work is posted at the beginning of the week.

I will return all blank work ungraded.

Your grade will become a "1" if not completed within 2 weeks.

All Independent Study work is printed and turned into the office.

Any questions?  Email me please.

This week we will begin learning muscle actions. 

Your quiz will be in about 10 days.

The study guide is in Google CR under "Study Material".

The questions for review are in Google CR under "Units".

Here are a few answers to some definitions:

Flex shortens the angle of a joint, extend lengthen the angle of the joint.

The abductor, abducts the leg!

Rotation is movement in which something, e.g. a bone or a whole limb, pivots or revolves around a single long axis.

Stabilizing muscles are the most important muscles for support and holding your body upright. Strong stabilizing muscles mean having proper posture and alignment, which means decreased pain and risk of injury.

The Forearm Pass

1. Make a flat surface with arms by placing back of one hand in palm of the other.
2. Move feet to get under the ball.
3. One foot in front of the other with knees bent.
4. Extend arms, body and knees to the ball.
5. DO NOT swing your arms, meet the ball with your arms.

Have a fun and fit week!

Week of November 22/23

 

It is only a two day school week! 

We have school Monday and Tuesday and then a Holiday Break!

It is also the start of Winter trimester.

All PE classes rotate to the next teacher. (We rotate every trimester)

Rotate alphabetically.

We will be playing Mass games for these two days.

Fun times!  And keep it safe!

After Thanksgiving Holiday, our gym sport will be Volleyball!

Our Cafe sport will be varied Individual sports.

If we can go outside, we may do so also.

We will continue to focus on our Health Unit.

We will cover the other 3 Health Standards.

Goal setting, Practicing health enhancing behavior and Accessing valid health info.

We will continue to work on all PE standards.

There is no Google CR work this week if you are absent.

We will continue next week.  Thank you for turning in all your work.

Stay happy and Healthy!

Week of November 15

I hope you had a great weekend!  It was beautiful weather!

This is the last week of the trimester.  Check your grades in Aeries.

Please email me if you see something I missed.

We are using Standard Referenced Reporting System (1-4), which is year-long reporting. 

This system is designed to show your progress toward achieving specific learning standards throughout the school year. 

You will rotate to your new PE teacher for next trimester. 

Classes will rotate alphabetically.

There are a few after school basketball games this week.  See bulletin.

This week should be nice weather all week!  A few clouds, some sun.

Temps around 50-55F.

We are still in soccer.  We will be playing games this week.

Please review the rules from last week.

M/T- Soccer games.

Wednesday - Cardio 

Th/F - Mini soccer tourney

Reminder-The skill test for Soccer will be just a basic kick.  I will test while you are playing 

the game or during skill work.

Only turn in completed work if you are absent for 3 or more days a week.

When turning in work, use complete sentences and answer all questions.

Turn in work for the week or weeks you are absent, not the week you come back.

You can not just pick any week, it must be what you missed.

Work is posted at the beginning of the week.

I will return all blank work ungraded.

Your grade will become a "1" if not completed within 2 weeks of absence.

All Independent Study work is printed and turned into the office.

Any questions?  Email me please.

Have a fun and fit week!

Week of November 8th

Welcome back!  I hope you had a great weekend!

There is a storm coming in Monday evening lasting though Tuesday.

Dress appropriately (warm) for class!  We will try to go outside on Monday.

The rest of the week should be in the 50's and some clouds.

There are a few Boys basketball games this week. See bulletin for more information.

There is no school on Thursday - Veterans Day 

We will also sell PE t-shirts Monday and Tuesday during the beginning of class.

They are 10 dollars.  Please bring exact change or a check.

We will begin changing t-shirts next trimester.  Which is in 2 weeks!

This week in class:

Monday - New sport is Soccer!  

Tuesday - Skill work and sell clothes

Wednesday - Cardio day

Thursday - No school 😊

Friday - Soccer games

Here is link to a few soccer drills we will be doing in class:

https://yoursoccerhome.com/the-10-best-soccer-drills-for-beginners-a-step-by-step-guide/  

Here are a few basic rules of the games:

The skill test for Soccer will be just a basic kick.  I will test while you are playing 

the game or during skill work.

About Google Classroom-

Only turn in completed work if you are absent for 3 or more days a week.

When turning in work, use complete sentences and answer all questions.

Turn in work for the week or weeks you are absent, not the week you come back.

You can not just pick any week, it must be what you missed.

Work is posted at the beginning of the week.

I will return all blank work ungraded.

Your grade will become a "1" if not completed within 2 weeks of absence.

All Independent Study work is printed and turned into the office.

Any questions?  Email me please.

Stay happy and healthy! 

Week of October 18th

Welcome Back!  Hope everyone had a refreshing weekend!

This week will be a bit cooler and stormy.  Please dress appropriately!

We will try to go outside as often as we can.

Friday is picture retake day.

If you are absent you need to look at the Google Classroom assignment for the week.

You do not need to return the assignment unless you are absent for 3 or more days.

If you are absent for three or more days, you need to complete the work.

Please use complete sentences and answer all the questions.

The answers will be in this Blog, or in a video attached.

You need to look up the answers if you do not know the answers.

You have two weeks from your return to school, to complete the work.

This week in Lifelong long Fitness class:

We are in our second week of Rugby.

We will continue to test the rugby throws/catches.

Then we will play some games.  

Review the rules from the blog last week.

Wednesday is still cardio day.

We will work on moving the ball forward using the triangle drill.

In the triangle drill stay spread out in a loose triangle formation

so you can throw the ball to the side.  The person with the ball 

should always be the tip of the triangle.

Do not turn completely around to throw the ball.

Twist your upper body for a lateral throw.

Lateral is to the side.

Why do we have a Cardio day weekly?

"Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) refers to the capacity of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to skeletal muscle mitochondria for energy production needed during physical activity. CRF is an important marker of physical and mental health and academic achievement in youth."  American Heart Association

"Regular aerobic physical activity increases a teen's capacity for exercise."

URMC

Have a fun and fit week!

Week of September 27

 

Welcome back! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

There is a Cross Country meet Friday.

We are in our second week of Pickleball!  This week we will test Serves for all 3 grades.

7th grade will be tested on serves and playing a short rally.

8th grade will be tested on  serves and forehand and backhand.

After testing we will have a short class competition!  

Here is a video on serves.          Pickleball serve

Here is another video about groundstrokes.

https://usapickleball.org/what-is-pickleball/how-to-play/basics/groundstrokes/

If you are Independent Study/Absent for 3 or more days you 

must do the Assignment on Google CR.  Due when you get back to school.

We are still getting ready for your muscle test.  It will be next week!

I will bring you hard copies this week.  You also have a study guide in Google CR.

Have a happy and healthy week!

Week of September 20

Welcome back!  Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Tuesday is Back to School Night.  Make sure you give your parents 

the letter you received from your homeroom teacher with your schedule.

See the Cougar news for more information.

What is happening this week:

6th grade will play Capture the Flag one more day-Monday.

Then we will begin Pickleball on Tuesday for the week.

7/8th grade will begin Pickleball on Monday for the week.

Here are a few videos to watch if you have never played before:

What is Pickleball

How to play the game

Gold medal match

If you are on Independent Study please look at the videos and 

answer the questions in Google CR.

We will also go over muscles and stretches.  

The lists of muscles will be in Google CR also.

Muscles for Health

1. Bicep-front upper arm

2. Tricep-back upper arm

3. Hamstring-back upper leg

4. Quadricep-front upper leg

5. Gastrocnemius-back lower leg

6. Brachioradialis-forearm, flexes forearm at elbow

7. Anterior deltoid-front shoulder

8. Posterior deltoid-back shoulder

9. Abdominals-stomach

10. External obliques-sides of torso

11. Trapezius-upper back

12. Latissimus dorsi-below scapula, sides of thoracic spine

13. Erector spinae-along spine

14. Glutes-behind hips, buttocks

15. Pectoralis-chest 

16. Soleus-attached to achilles and calcaneus

17. Achilles tendon-attached to soleus

18. Tibialis anterior-shin muscle

19. Hip flexor-works with glutes, front of hips where legs bend

20. Adductor-inner thigh

21. Abductor-outer thigh

22. Sternocleidomastoid-neck muscles, each side

Have a fun, fabulous and fit week!

Week of September 13th

Welcome back!

I hope you had a great weekend!  It was beautiful weather!

This week we will continue to check out lockers.

You must have a composition book or spiral binder to write your combination in.

You need to bring your PE activity shoes to school by this Tuesday. 

Remember to also bring back your signed PE handout.  Cut out the bottom part.

This is due Monday.  If you need another, please see your PE teacher.

We will start selling PE shirts next month.  We will let you know when they arrive.

I have invited all my classes to Google CR.  I will let you know when there are 

assignments.   Otherwise it will have schedules, rules, the blog, muscles, stretches, 

muscle actions and other types of important information for Lifelong Fitness.  

Read the Blog weekly please.

Wednesday is a Mini day!

If you have any questions, just ask!

Have a fun and fit week!

Week of September 7th

 

Welcome back to school-one week late!

I hope everyone had a great summer and is ready to come back to school!

We are starting one week late due to the Calder fire.

I am sure you have seen all the emails and news.

Lifelong Fitness will be everyday for all grades!!  Yippee!  Hooray!

We will start the year by going over schedules, rules and all that first week stuff.

We will also hand out lockers for everyone at the end of the week.

You will not need to bring your PE clothes for the first week or so.

Yet, PLEASE bring your PE shoes to put in your locker by Monday the 13th.

We are using Standards Referenced grading this year. 

There will be year long reporting, using 5 progress periods.  

Final report card in June.

Here is handbook: ACMS Handbook 

All other important information will be given to you by your homeroom teacher.

Here is the new daily schedule.

I will attach my Blog to Google CR also.

I will set up Google CR, but hope to not use it this year. Feel free to use it if you are

absent for more than 3 days.

Have a great day and I will update weekly!

Stay happy and healthy!

 

Last week of School-June 14

Happy last week of School!

This is the last week of school before you get a well deserved summer break!

This week we will be playing Capture the Flag will all classes.

Please bring your water bottle and correct shoes.  It will be warmer this week.

6th grade- Group A comes to PE this week.

There is NO extra handout for Cohort C to complete.

But you must still come to class! The first 5-10 minutes please!

Cougar Day is August 17th.

Thank you for being great!

Have a very exciting and relaxing summer!

Week of June 4th

 

We are on the home stretch!  We can do this!  It should be cooler this week!

But still remember to bring your water bottle!  And your correct PE shoes!

All 3 classes will be playing the same sports!  We will break you up into smaller groups.

This week we are doing several sports.  We begin with 3 corner soccer.

Then on Wednesday we will play basketball games/activities on the blacktop.

The end of the week we will play Ultimate frisbee.

6th grade-2B- will play Capture the Flag on Friday!

The last week of school we will play Capture the Flag with all classes!

Don't forget to turn in all late work.  Email me to let me know you turned it in.

Any questions?  Just ask.

Have a fantastic, fun and fit week!

Week of June 1st

Welcome back!  Hope everyone had a great long Memorial Day weekend!

We are in our last month of school!  We can do it!

It is a 4 day school week!

Schedule:

Tuesday-1,3,5,7 (ODD)

Wednesday-2,3,4, 6 (EVEN)

Thursday/Friday-normal block schedule.

There will be a Student Council meeting this week. 1pm, same link!

This week we are playing soccer.  

                                                                  

See the handout in Classwork if you need more information.

We will be on the North side of the field this week.   Meet me on the field.

If you turn in late work, please email me and let me know.

If I forgot to open the handout for you, email me!  

The handout is NOT for students in class.  It is for the students who cannot make it to class.

Any questions?  You must ask me.

Have a happy and healthy week!

Week of May 24th

                                                                 It is Football time!

It should be a warmer week! 

We are playing flag football.  Maybe without the flags. 

Look at the handout if you need more information.

It is a non-contact sport!

We are on the south side of the field again.   Still meet near the ramp for roll.

Don't forget to bring your PE shoes on your PE day!!

Please put your phone in your backpack before you play.

Bring your water bottle to class.

The Championship Track and Field meet is this Wednesday.

It is still testing week.  You got this!!

Have a fun and fit week!

Week of May 17th

Welcome Back!   Hope everyone had a great weekend!

This week we will be on the blacktop again!

Roll will be taken on the blacktop near the ramp again.

We will play Basketball and Pig Ball this week.

If you need a refresher on Basketball rules, look on 

Google Classroom for the basketball link.

Pig Ball is a combination of football, basketball, and ultimate Frisbee. It is a fast paced cardiovascular throwing-catching game played on a basketball court using a football.

There is a Track meet on Thursday.

This is also a testing week!  

 CAASPP Testing Schedule for 2020/2021 

Monday 5/17 & 5/24 Periods: 3, 1, 5, 7	Tuesday 5/18 & 5/25 Periods: 3, 2, 4, 6	Wednesday  All 7 periods/ No testing	Thursday 5/20 & 5/27 Periods: 3, 1, 5, 7	Friday 5/21 & 5/28 Periods: 3, 2, 4, 6
7:43- 8:13  Period 3	7:43- 8:13  Period 3	7:43- 8:22 Period 1	7:43- 8:13  Period 3	7:43- 8:13  Period 3
8:16- 9:30  Testing	8:16- 9:30  Testing	8:25- 8:58 Period 2	8:16- 9:30  Testing	8:16- 9:30  Testing
9:30- 9:40  Break for 6th	9:30- 9:40  Break for 6th	9:01- 9:31 Period 3	9:30- 9:40  Break for 6th	9:30- 9:40  Break for 6th
9:33- 10:18  Period 1 for 7th and 8th	9:33- 10:18  Period 2 for 7th and 8th	9:31- 9:41 Break for 6th 9:44- 10:17 Period 4 for 6th	9:33- 10:18  Period 1 for 7th and 8th	9:33- 10:18  Period 2 for 7th and 8th
10:18- 10:28  Break for 7th and 8th	10:18- 10:28  Break for 7th and 8th	9:34- 10:07 Period 4 for 7th and 8th 10:07- 10:17 Break for 7th and 8th	10:18- 10:28  Break for 7th and 8th	10:18- 10:28  Break for 7th and 8th
9:43- 10:28  Period 1 for 6th	9:43- 10:28  Period 2 for 6th	10:20- 10:53 Period 5	9:43- 10:28  Period 1 for 6th	9:43- 10:28  Period 2 for 6th
10:31- 11:17  Period 5	10:31- 11:17  Period 4	10:56- 11:29 Period 6	10:31- 11:17  Period 5	10:31- 11:17  Period 4
11:20- 12:05  Period 7	11:20- 12:05  Period 6	11:32- 12:05 Period 7	11:20- 12:05  Period 7	11:20- 12:05  Period 6
12:30- 2:00 Cohort C Testing Option on Campus	12:30- 2:00 Cohort C Testing Option on Campus		12:30- 2:00 Cohort C Testing Option on Campus	12:30- 2:00 Cohort C Testing Option on Campus

Have a fun a fit week!