In PE, we have been hard at work getting down routines and expectations. We are learning everything from drinking fountain expectations to earning a student choice day in PE. *Ask your Wildcat how their class can earn a student choice day in PE*
As we learn our routines and expectations, the upper grades are focusing on cooperative activities. These activities are important as they provide us with opportunities to experience what it looks like, sounds like, and feels like to be a good "teammate."
Cooperative games
...encourage children play with one another.
...allow everybody to win and succeed.
...eliminate fear of failure.
...let children play for play's sake.
...do not allow for elimination.
...are fun and supportive.
...build feeling of worth.
…encourage problem solving and decision making
...increase self-esteem
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Mrs. Robinson's 4th graders trying to cross the "Radioactive Ocean"
The younger grades are also doing some partner and small group activities to cultivate interpersonal skills. We have also been practicing some space awareness :) They raced around the gym in "hula hoop cars" getting gas, pumping up our tires, and washing our vehicles.
Miss Moncrief's second graders working on space awareness during Hula Hoop Car Town
Keep up the good work, Wildcats! Thanks for checking in!
Miss Stone
