Happy New Year!
Grade 8’s, your new unit is Gymnastics. Don’t forget proper gym strip. No jewelry (for safety reasons) and if you have long hair, please tie it back. Meet in the main gym.
Grade 9’s, your new unit is Active Health (mostly in the fitness centre). Meet in the main gym.
Grade 8’s and 9’s, a reminder that we are attending the Jokers Classic Girls Bball tourney Friday again. No need to change. Please change into gym strip for Tuesday, Dec. 4th. The 8’s will be participating in a Heart Rate Lab in the main gym. 9’s will be playing a minor game.
Grade 8/9s, please hand in your SMART fitness goals assignment in to Ms. Matheson by November 16th. This is your last fitness mark for the term. You will be at an “incomplete” if it isn’t handed in.
SMART fitness goals: SMART goals fitness
This week is Fitness Assessment week. If you miss any part of it, please see Ms. Matheson for a make up. This is a big part of your Term 1 Fitness mark.
Make sure you are ready to go (proper strip, hydrated and fueled by nutritious food.
Grade 8’s (block 1-3 and 1-4) your Ultimate Unit Quiz (True and False) is Wednesday, Oct. 10th
Grade 9’s (block 1-2) your Badminton Quiz (True and False) is Wednesday, Oct. 10th.
Study notes found on your page above
Grade 9’s, please click on this link for your Badminton Notes
Grade 8’s, please click on this link for your Ultimate Notes
Both sets are also found on your grade pages above, on this blog.
The PE Department will be taking orders for JOPE clothing (gym strip) this week and next. Please click on the link for the order form (which includes clothing options & prices).
Navy JOPE T-shirt $15
Navy JOPE Shorts $15
Navy JOPE long sleeve T-shirt $20
Order form: JO PE CLOTHING ORDER FORM
All orders and payments (cash or cheque) must be in to your teacher by Friday, September 14th. If you paid your homeroom teacher, please bring your receipt to me (your PE teacher) and I can submit your item and size request. If you paid on-line, also let me know this and we can get you sized. If you have any questions, please see your individual PE teacher.
Hello students and parents/guardians! Welcome & welcome back to JO!
This year, I am excited to be teaching Physical & Health Education 8, Physical & Health Education 9 and LSPE. Please check this blog often for up to date info on units and class work.
2018/2019 Course Outlines can be found in the pages above. Please click on the tab for your class.
This year, I will only be working on Day 1’s. If you need to reach me outside of classroom hours, I can be found in the South Gym (my office is just past the gym) or please see the “contact me” page above on this blog for further details.
Physical literacy…what is it? In short, it’s teaching our children fundamental movement skills. These are things like running, jumping, throwing and catching. When kids know how to move, they can enter into a variety of physical activities and sports. They can PLAY with confidence. Studies show with this competence comes confidence and with that, the motivation to be active for life. Without this development and confidence, the threat is that “many children and youth withdraw from physical activity and sport and turn to more inactive and/or unhealthy choices during their leisure time (canadiansportforlife.ca).”
Parents/guardians & students…I’ve posted below two recent articles from the Globe & Mail on the idea of physical literacy and how it can help kids in all aspects of their lives, including academically.
Why we must teach children how to move:
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health-advisor/why-we-must-teach-children-how-to-move/article20768634/?service=mobile&cmpid=rss1&click=sf_health
How physical exercise helps to get students intellectually fit: http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/how-physical-exercise-helps-to-get-students-intellectually-fit/article20284157/?service=mobile
Here’s a key quotation from one of the articles. It really resonated with me, both as a teacher of adolescents and as a parent of young children myself…
“I like the term “physical literacy” because it emphasizes that it’s not just about developing athletes. Physical literacy leads to kids being more skilled, confident and motivated to move. Children who are physically competent are also better off cognitively, emotionally and socially. Learning to be comfortable in your body is essential for the athlete, but also the rocket scientist or writer in the making.”