P.S. 69Q
The Jackson Heights School
Sports Newsletters
Hello PS69!
This Month, grades 3-5 focused on cooperative activities as grades
K-2 did a review of all skills learned in 2023!
Snowman Relays: (Running and cooperative work)
Teams took turns as one person from the team ran across the gym to collect a random piece of equipment (hula hoops, cones, beanbags, scarfs, etc). Once all equipment pieces have been gathered, the team then works together to build their snowman!
Holiday Rock, Paper, Scissor: (Locomotor review):
Students were given 3 different ways to travel around the gym (walking, galloping, etc). There were 3 levels. Everyone starts by moving the same way at level 1 as they travel around the gym. They find someone moving the same way they are and challenge them to a game of rock, paper, scissors. The winner moves on to level 2 with a different locomotive movement as they search for new opponents that are moving as they do. If they win, they move on to level 3. At level 3, if they win, they continue with that movement. If they lose, the go all the way back to level 1 and try again!
Holiday Lights: (Cooperative, team aspect)
Members on relay teams take turns rolling a dice and then run across the gym to either turn on or off (flip cone of corresponding number rolled up or down). The 1st team to have all their lights on (cones up) wins the round!
The Grinch: (Scooter review)
Students are put on 1 of 10 teams scattered around the perimeter of the gym. Each team gets a scooter to travel on, a hula hoop to store their collected items and 7 items to start (beanbags, scarfs, small balls, etc). At the start, one person from each team takes their teams scooter and moves to another team where they can take 1 item from that teams hoop and bring it back to theirs. Teams alternate who rides the scooter and when time is up, the team with the
most items wins!
Fit News
P.S. 69 Sports Edition
Ms. LoCastro November
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In the month of November, grades Kindergarten through Second participated in a bowling unit and also a soccer unit. During their bowling classes, we practiced rolling the ball to knock down pins that were placed around the gym. In the activity, “Trophy Case”, the students worked together as a team to try to knock down as many bowling pins for their team. While using the skill of rolling to knock the pins down, students tried their best to accurately roll the ball. If a student knocked down “2” pins during their turn, they picked up those 2 pins and brought them back to their team’s case. Some rounds we had different pins, have different point values. Some pins even have stickers on the bottom, which makes them worth more. The kids get so excited when they see a sticker on the bottom of the pin they knocked down.
Next unit grades K-2 participated in was soccer. Students were taught dribbling, kicking and passing. They all got a lot of individual practice, during class. Following these classes of skill work, they played a modified soccer game, 6 goal soccer. Classes are broken into 6 different color teams. Each student is given a number from 1-7, depending on how many are on each team. When their number is called they use their team color soccer ball to dribble and score on the other teams. They will each have about 30 seconds per turn to see how many goals they can score. When their turn is over they give the ball to the next number to go. The students whose number has not been called, all become the goalies. The kids had a blast playing.
Up next month, they will be participating in holiday and winter themed activities.
