Save the Date! Fun Run and PTO carnival

We are learning what it means to have personal space and how to move safely in the gym! Hula hoops have become "space ships"!

Welcome to P.E. in 2014!

We are already having so much fun making friends and getting exercise for our bodies in P.E. this year at OCPS.  Our kindergartners are learning about personal space, our first graders are learning the names of the other students in their class, and our second graders are ready to get fit!
If you aren't sure which days you have P.E. check your agenda.  Most all teachers have the activities listed by day.  If you can't find it you can email the P.E. teacher (pbowen@oconeeschool.org). Please visit our blog for updates throughout the school year on what's going on in P.E.

"Germ Tag"

Kindergartners enjoying a game of "Germ Tag"!  

We have been talking about germs and how we can keep from spreading germs by washing our hands.  We even did an experiment with "germ lotion".  We had a few students put a special lotion on their hands, and we looked at it under a black light.  The lotion represented germs.  Then we had those students go wash their hands and then put their hands back under the black light.  Most of the germs were washed away.  Then we played germ tag to help us remember that when we have been around sick people we should wash our hands and sing the "ABC Song"! 

 We want to keep all our Little Chiefs healthy!

Second grade PTO performance was ROCKIN'!

  

Climbing wall

We began our climbing wall unit this week, and the kids are having a blast!  Please be sure and send them in tennis shoes on their PE days so they participate fully and safely!

We are excited about PE!

Things have started smoothly this year!  So far we have learned and reviewed personal space, locomotor skills, and non-locomotor skills.  Can you believe your children can explain these terms??!  I can, because  they are so smart and so much fun to have in PE!
We have just started a unit on soccer skills.  We talked about all the different ways to kick a ball and the importance of keeping the ball close when you dribble.  We practiced foot-dribbling while we avoided knocking over obstacles (another big word our PE students know) and tried to control the soccer ball.  I think you will be pleasantly surprised if you ask your kids to tell you the meaning of these big words!!