Watts' Workout

Softball

Monday our class will switch to softball.  We will start with throwing and catching and then move to situational running.  We will be in modified games by Wednesday.  We still have one more Pacer to run as well as a written test (10%) before the 9 weeks ends.

9-22- 08 9-26-08

Continuing indoor soccer and running the Pacer on Monday.  We will switch to softball on Monday of next week.

Ping Pong and Progress report

Please look for your child's fitness score sheet attached to the progress report.  Please keep the sheets stapled to the progress report and return with the progress report.

Table Tennis

Our new unit is Ping Pong or Table Tenis.  We will be playing doubles and working on correct serving techniques.  There will be a tournament each day and possible more tournaments in intramurals.

Fitness Testing

We are continuing our fitness testing.  All students will bring their completed score sheet home with their progress reports.  Please look over these sheets and return with signed progress reports.

Fitness Testing

We are starting our fitness testing this week.  We call it the "SIMPSON"S CHALLENGE".  It is a combination of the Fitness Gram and the Presidential Fitness Test.  The purpose of the test is to give the students an overall view of their personal fitness level without eliminating anyone due to one or more tests.  Each activity has a point value and the students keep up with the total number of points for all 8 tests.  At the end of the program students will have an opportunity to develop a personal fitness plan to improve their 2 lowest activities.  We have given them examples that explain how and why to develop these plans.  Frequency, intensity, and time are the 3 essential items to look for in the plan. 

The 8 tests that your child will attempt are: push-ups, pull-ups, crunches, The Pacer, long jump, vertical leap, sit and reach and the shuttle run.   

May 12 - May 17

HG and D week of 4 - 28

We are covering the Human Growth and Development portion of the 9 weeks.  Sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence, and anatomy of the male and female reproductive systems will be covered.

Week of April 21 - 28

We are in our smoking unit and will be discussing second hand smoke and advertising tricks from the tobacco industry. 

Please sign and return any Human growth and development permission slips.  That will be our next unit.

Nutrition

We are finishing up our Nutrition unit and will have a test on Tuesday.  Please look over your bingo sheets.  the test should be a scan tron test.  The test is over how many calories are in a pound of fat, the difference between aerobic and anaerobic activities, and the 3 elements of fitness.