Grade 8’s, here are the wrestling skills you will be asked to show me on Friday, Feb 23rd (skill assessment). We have practiced all of these in class. You can choose your partner and he/she will be doing passive defense. I am assessing for offence only (remembering the skill, good technique, quick moves).

From Referee’s Position

Far Arm – Near Leg: 

• Hands/weight on partner
• Block near leg
• Grab far arm (tricep) under chin
• Grab near leg/knee
• Pull arm/leg toward you
• Drive partner over/expose the back

Cross Face 2 on 1 

• Hands/weight on partner
• Block near leg
• Your left forearm cross partner’s face at chin and grab far arm (tricep)
• Right arm under partner’s chest and also grabs partner’s far arm
• Pull arm toward you using both hands
• Drive partner over/expose the back

From Prone Position

Half-Nelson:

• Hands/weight on partner
• Block near leg (with knee)
• Your far arm grabs partner far arm of  and pull in (by body or along his/her head)
• Your near hand under partner’s near arm pit and onto back of neck
• Lift partner’s near shoulder and push/drive partner away from you/expose his/her back. Don’t go to far over or partner will push you over and cause a reversal.

Power Half:

• Hands/weight on partner
• Block near elbow (pencil the arm along body)
• Your near arm onto back/back of neck
• Your far arm half nelson under partner’s far armpit and hand onto back of neck
• Pull up on far shoulder expose the back to mat
• As she is rolling, let go of arm to mat then jump to other side (chest to chest for pin). Try to avoid a reversal.

Below is the information for the grade 8’s who are attending the Winter Field Trip at Cypress Mountain (tubing) on Thursday, February 22nd.

Itinerary:  busses arrive and we are leaving JO at 8:15am!!! Do not be late!

Activities: 10:00 – 1:20 activities (tubing and lunch). 1:30 pm leave Cypress Mnt.

Please check the weather report (604-419-7669) or via the website https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/forecasts/ski-and-snow/british-columbia/cypress-mountain) for conditions up Cypress the night berfore so you can prepare accordingly.

CLOTHING: Warm winter clothing (layers are great) and waterproof jackets and footwear are important. This means wearing a toque, waterproof gloves or mitts, snow pants and winter boots. If you don’t have these, then rain boots with warm socks and a rain jacket and pants with warm layers underneath will work.

LUNCH/FOOD: There is a snack shack up there, but the prices are inflated and the line-ups can be too. We recommend packing your own lunch. There is a warming hut with tables for anyone to eat their lunch.  We won’t be able to leave anything on the bus, so pack lightly in a backpack you can place with other packs in the snow. We recommend you bring an extra shirt, pants and socks to wear on the bus ride down the mountain.

Don’t forget water in a water bottle.

Grade 8’s, you will have a health presentation with school nurse, Amy Lee this Friday, January 19th. You do not need to get changed into gym strip for this. We will meet in the East Gym then move to the career centre for the presentation.

Big Idea:

• Healthy choices influence our physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

Curricular Competencies:

HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIVING

• assess factors that influence healthy choices and their potential health effects

• how students’ bodies are growing and changing during puberty and adolescence
• how students’ thoughts and feelings might evolve or change during puberty and adolescence
• potential short-term and long-term consequences of health decisions including protection from sexually transmitted infections
• sources of health information

Grade 8’s, you will have a drug and alcohol awareness presentation this Thursday, November 23rd. You do not need to get changed into gym strip for this. We will meet in the South Gym then move to the career centre for the presentation.

Curricular Competencies:

Healthy and active living

• assess factors that influence healthy choices and their potential health effects

Curriculum Content:

• media and social influences related to psychoactive substance use and potentially addictive behaviours
• sources of health information

Grade 8’s, your basketball skills assessment and written quiz will run this week. The skills are Nov. 1st and the quiz is Nov 3rd. Please see the basketball notes on your page above to study.