OMIS PE: Eagles On The Move…

SPECIAL THANKS GO OUT TO OUR PARTNERS WITH OAK MOUNTAIN YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER FOR THEIR AWESOME DONATION TO FIELD DAY 2015.  WITH THIS DONATION, WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A TASTY TREAT TO ALL KIDS DURING FIELD DAY.  AGAIN, THANKS FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO COME ALONGSIDE OUR TEAM AND MAKE THIS AN EVEN BETTER DAY FOR OUR KIDS.  

SORRY FOR THE GAP BETWEEN UPDATES….WE HAVE SIMPLY BEEN HAVING TOO MUCH FUN IN PE HERE AT OMIS.  WE HAVE STARTED OUR SOCCER AND TEAM HANDBALL UNITS.  TYPICALLY WE DO A 2 WEEK ROTATION…THIS MEANS THAT MY(COACH GOODWIN) 5TH GRADERS ARE DOING TEAM HANDBALL AND MY 4TH GRADE CLASSES ARE DOING SOCCER.  MS. SIMPKINS’ CLASSES ARE THE OPPOSITE.  WE WILL ROTATE THE WEEK AFTER SPRING BREAK.  YOUR CHILD IS LEARNING AND HAVING A CHANCE TO IMPROVE ON SKILLS IN SOCCER, INCLUDING BALL CONTROL, DRIBBLING, PASSING AND RECEIVING, SHOOTING AND GOAL KEEPING.  TEAM HANDBALL SKILLS BEING COVERED INCLUDE PASSING, RECEIVING, DEFENDING, GETTING OPEN AND GOAL KEEPING.  

FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WE WILL BE WORKING ON OUR RHYTHM.  WE WILL DISCUSS HOW VALUABLE A ROLE RHYTHM PLAYS IN OUR DAILY LIVES, WHETHER WE ARE INVOLVED IN ATHLETICS, DANCE, OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES.  OUR UNIT CONSISTS OF A WEEK OF 15 LINE DANCES AND A WEEK OF TINIKLING, A PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE.  

4 DAYS.24 STATIONS.TONS OF FUN

WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR FIRST WEEK OF GYMNASTICS!  SO FAR, IN ADDITION TO EMPHASIZING PROPER WARM-UP AND STRETCHING ALONG WITH SAFETY,  OUR STUDENTS HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND PRACTICE THE FOLLOWING:  LOG ROLLS, EGG ROLLS, PARTNER LOG ROLLS, FORWARD ROLLS(MODIFIED, TUCK, STRADDLE AND PIKE), BACK ROLLS(BACK SHOULDER, TUCK, STRADDLE AND PIKE), CARTWHEELS AND ROUND-OFFS.  STILL A LOT MORE FUN AND CHALLENGING THINGS TO COME AS WE ROLL ON THROUGH OUR GYMNASTICS UNIT.

WE ARE EXCITED TO KICK OFF 2015 WITH OUR GYMNASTICS UNIT.  STUDENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON EVERYTHING FROM FORWARD AND BACKWARD ROLLS TO CARTWHEELS AND ROUND-OFFS.  IN ADDITION, WE WILL ALSO WORK ON A VARIETY OF CHALLENGING BALANCING STUNTS, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND WITHIN A GROUP.  SAFETY, STRETCHING, AND PROPER SPOTTING WILL BE EMPHASIZED EACH DAY.  

OMIS PE WANTS TO WISH ALL OF OUR FAMILIES THE VERY BEST THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.  WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN AWESOME 2015!

WE ARE JUMPING BACK INTO ARCHERY AND BADMINTON AFTER BEING ON PAUSE DUE TO SOME COLD MORNING TEMPS…HOPE ALL OF OUR OMIS FAMILIES HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY BREAK TOGETHER AND WE ARE ALREADY IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

WE JUST COMPLETED OUR SCOLIOSIS SCREENING FOR ALL 5TH GRADE STUDENTS(WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE THAT RETURNED THEIR PARENT LETTERS).  THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS PROVIDED IN SCHOOL FROM 5TH-9TH GRADE EACH YEAR.  

WE JUST COMPLETED THE FIRST ROTATION WITH ARCHERY AND BADMINTON.  THIS MEANS HALF OF OUR KIDS HAVE DONE ARCHERY AND HALF HAVE COMPLETED THEIR BADMINTON UNIT.  TODAY WE ARE SWITCHING AND HOPE TO COMPLETE THIS ROTATION BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS.  THE AIR WILL CONTINUE TO BE FILLED WITH THE SOUND OF BIRDIES AND ARROWS…