This week the students will get one lacrosse session in the gym. It’s the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. Canada’s national winter sport is hockey and Canada’s national summer sport is lacrosse. I hope the class has fun learning about this exciting sport.
When the students return to school in January we’ll be having a two week tennis program. They use children’s sized tennis racquets and large foam balls which makes it easy to learn how to play tennis. Our class will get five sessions over the two week period. I’m sure the students will have lots of fun and enjoy participating in this excellent program.
In September I started to host Inline Skating in the gym every Thursday after school. During this time I have seen students who have become more confident and their skating skills have improved. I want to thank all the students who have brought their skates and safety equipment to school every Thursday. I hope you had fun skating with your friends to some music!
This week the students in Division 9 are going on their first field trip of the year. They are participating in an introduction to the sport of indoor rock climbing. They should wear loose clothes, that provide lots of movement and are easy to climb in, have a good pair of runners that tie up tightly, and a water bottle. I’m sure it will be a fun learning experience. Thank you to all the parent drivers and to everyone for returning all of your forms.
The students in Division 9 have been working hard designing and colouring their kites. They have been using crayons and pencil crayons before outlining their work with a permanent black felt marker. We are waiting for a windy day this Spring to fly the kites in our playground area. Click on the image to see a larger version.
We are fortunate to live in a province with so much natural beauty. Sometimes when I’m out hiking and exploring, I’ll take some video with my drone. A drone is an amazing piece of technology, but it must be used responsibly. Can you see the fishing black bear in the video? What’s your favourite part of the video? Do you like the music? In the lower right hand corner is a button you can click to see the video full screen.
Our class went indoor rock climbing this week. For some students it was their first experience and for others they had tried the activity before. Students wore a seat harness and were belayed as they climbed. This is an activity where students learned about their own limitations. We had a two hour session and many of the students climbed right to the top of a number of different routes. The indoor climbing gym also runs camps for students during the Spring and Summer breaks.
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For the last two weeks we’ve had a tennis program at our school. The students use youth sized racquets and large foam balls to learn how to play. The first few classes we learned how to bounce the foam ball on our racquets, then we practiced hitting the ball against the wall of the gym. We are now rallying over a net with a partner! How have you liked the tennis program? Do you feel you are improving at playing tennis? Is this a sport you would like to continue playing in the future? Please feel free to leave a comment.
We just finished two weeks of gymnastics at our school. Our class had four sessions in the gym and the students looked forward to their gym time each week. Students worked on the balance beam, bars, climbing the ropes and the large apparatus. They learned to do a forward roll, cartwheel and a roundoff.
It’s a busy time at our school as students are learning and practicing different track and field events. We are also participating in the Kilometre Club where students run laps of the gravel field to improve their level of fitness. About 4 laps is 1 kilometre and after 20 laps they receive a brightly coloured plastic foot. The feet accumulate on a chain which they can wear around their neck. We find time to run about 3 times per week for approximately 20 minutes. All the students are running really well and Andrew has run close to 180 laps! Above is a picture of a student in our class wearing his Kilometre Club chain. Keep up the good work Division 7.
