OMIS PE: Eagles On The Move…

ONCE AGAIN WE RETURN FROM ANOTHER UNSCHEDULED BREAK…TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BURN OFF SOME OF THAT CABIN FEVER BY PLAYING A REALLY COOL GAME CALLED DASH N DICE…LOT OF MOVEMENT WITH A GOOD BIT OF MATH AND PROBLEM-SOLVING THROWN IN AS WELL!   NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE STARTING OUR RHYTHMS UNIT, WHICH WILL INCLUDE LINE DANCE AND TINIKLING(A PHILIPPINE DANCE USING POLES ON THE FLOOR).  HOPE ALL OF OUR OAK MOUNTAIN KIDS AND FAMILIES HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND(HOPEFULLY A VERY DRY ONE).

Here’s hoping all of our OMIS families are now all together, warm, and getting some much needed rest.  What a week?  Kudos to our entire community coming together, especially our teachers and staff here at OMIS.  We do consider your kids a part of our school family and we never take for granted the trust you place in us to take care of them as if they were our own.  I (Coach Goodwin) am proud of our school for doing whatever was necessary to make almost 145 kids comfortable and secure until they could be reunited with their families.  I was actually out on Tuesday taking my mom to the doctor and became stranded like so many others in the Colonnade area.  We were fortunate enough to grab a hotel room early when I saw cars spinning in the parking lot.  Here’s wishing all of you a restful weekend and looking forward to seeing all of our students back next week!  Here are just a few pics of the area that became our temporary home…

WE ARE TUMBLING INTO 2014 WITH OUR GYMNASTICS UNIT.  EACH DAY BEGINS WITH A LOCOMOTOR WARM UP, FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRETCHING  WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING TIME TO PREPARE YOUR MUSCLES FOR ANY ACTIVITY.  OUR UNIT INCLUDES VARIOUS TUMBLING ACTIVITIES, INDIVIDUAL AND PARTNER/GROUP STUNTS, AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH STUDENT TO PRACTICE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES USING THE SPRINGBOARDS AND VAULTING BOXES.  SAFETY AND PROPER TECHNIQUE ARE EMPHASIZED DAILY.  

OMIS PE WANTS TO WISH ALL OF OUR OAK MOUNTAIN FAMILIES A BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON WITH ONE ANOTHER!  WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN AWESOME 2014!!

WE ARE BACK TO BADMINTON AND ARCHERY THIS WEEK…SOME OF OUR CLASSES ARE ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS SHOOTING WHILE THE OTHERS ARE HAVING FUN INSIDE WITH SOME BADMINTON ACTION!

IT IS A BIT CHILLY OUTSIDE THIS WEEK!  WE HAVE TEMPORARILY PUT ARCHERY AND BADMINTON ON PAUSE SO ALL CLASSES CAN BE INSIDE.  WE WILL BE DOING SOME COOL GAMES THAT TEACH SOME GREAT CONCEPTS: LEADERSHIP, GOOD COMMUNICATION, THE ABILITY TO WORK WITHIN A GROUP AND MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND THE ABILITY TO RESPOND WHEN THINGS DON’T GO THE WAY WE PLAN.  ON THE MENU TODAY IS A GAME CALLED HEAD HONCHO, AN OVERSIZED VERSION OF ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS.  ASK YOUR CHILD HOW IT’S PLAYED.

THIS WEEK IN PE WE ARE CONTINUING WITH ARCHERY AND BADMINTON!  YOUR STUDENT IS WORKING ON ONE OR THE OTHER NOW, AND WE WILL BE SWITCHING SOON SO THAT EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO WORK ON BOTH THEIR BADMINTON AND THEIR ARCHERY SKILLS.  THE ARCHERY CLASSES INVOLVE TARGET SHOOTING AND CLOUT SHOOTING(INTO THE SKY AT AN ANGLE IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THE ARROW FALL ONTO A TARGET).  OUR BADMINTON CLASSES ARE FOCUSING ON 3 SHOTS: CLEAR, DROP AND SMASH, AND 2 TYPES OF SERVES(LOW AND SHORT, HIGH AND DEEP).  WE ALSO HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FOREHAND AND BACKHAND.

Coach Goodwin’s 5th graders and Ms. S’s 4th graders will be shooting arrows starting TODAY!  Coach’s 4th graders and Ms. S’s 5th graders will be starting badminton.  Both should be lots of fun!!!!

WE WILL BE STARTING OUR ARCHERY AND BADMINTON UNITS THIS WEEK IN PE!  

WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR SPEEDSTACKS AND JUGGLING UNITS WITH AN EXCITING WEEK OF STATIONS WITH CHALLENGES STACKED ON TOP OF CHALLENGES…ASK YOUR CHILD WHAT THEIR FAVORITE STATION HAS BEEN THIS WEEK.  DON’T BE SURPRISED IF THEY ASK FOR SOME SPEEDSTACK CUPS  OR JUGGLING SCARVES FOR CHRISTMAS.