Our next unit...

-After Thanksgiving Break students in the intermediate grade levels will be starting a "Basketball Skills" unit.  In this unit students will learn all of the fundamental skills essential to play basketball.  This unit will start with students completing two days of stations followed by many exciting games that will practice all skills learned in the stations.  Have a happy Thanksgiving!

The HCS PE program/curriculum...

Ms. Stanley and I get asked all the time by our Student Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ParaEducators and PE colleagues where we get all of our lessons from.  It is no easy feat to find lessons that meet the standards for all NINE of the grades we teach.  We are strongly committed to BEST PRACTICES and not reinventing the wheel.  With the engaging conferences that we attend, being active in Personalized Learning Communities (both local, regionally and worldwide) and social media outlets we are constantly vetting the newest and greatest lessons that meet the needs of our Champlain Valley School District wide standards based curriculum.  Here are some of the people or places we get a lot of our engaging, inclusive physical education activities from:

Best,

Mr. Shackett

"Stay ComPOSED" Yoga Game!

-The above video is an awesome introduction to Yoga game that we played with 1st graders this past week entitled "Stay ComPOSED" (pun intended!!).  Students got to practice a wide array of yoga poses.  To ensure they were getting their full practice in they were required to hold each pose for 5 "Mississippi's".

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

1st graders start balloon unit...

HCS Perfect Preview!!!

Ever heard of Dude Perfect on youtube??  Here is our 7th and 8th grade version. More to come on this, but until then check out our scholars work thus far!

4th Graders Summit the HCS Climbing Wall!!!

Mr. Greg Glade (Father of 4th grader) has been coming in on Monday mornings to help his sons 4th grade class learn to “Top Rope” climb on the HCS climbing wall!  With the Help of two experienced 8th grade helpers, Mr. Glade and Mr. Strano (student teacher) the 4th graders of Ms. Bickfords class have all summited the HCS climbing wall!!  Thanks to awesome community members, student teachers and mature 8th graders for this great effort!

Rock Wall Additions | Basketball dribbling leads to amazing block structures | Crazy Scooter Skills!!!

-We have had a lot of FUN since coming back from winter break at HCS!  The climbing club has been busy learning to build new routes on the climbing wall as well as practicing proper maintenance procedures for the wall.  4th grade practiced dribbling skills in a fun game entitled "Dice Daze" which led to earning blocks that they could make amazing sculptures out of!!  5th graders have been working on some advanced scooter skills through the game of "Scooter Scavenger".

All the best,

-Mr. Shackett

 

A few fun videos of what we have been up to...

The "Stork Stretch"... (a terrific cooperative activity for middle school students)

The game "Volcanic Eruption" and "Pickleball Tournament" this past week in HCS PE...

The HCS Climbing Wall!!!

-Over the summer we had a state of the art Everlast Climbing wall installed in the HCS gymnasium!  It is equipped with 4 "top rope" walls that are used for belaying students up the wall.  The wall is 20 feet wide and 20 feet high. 

Ms. Stanley and Mr. Shackett were fortunate enough to attend a "traverse and top rope wall" class through Everlast climbing in order to get certified in belaying.  Here are some photos of the walls construction as well as some of our scholars taking the wall on!!

Best,

Mr. Shackett

Click here to see construction photos!

Welcome Back! First Week FUN!!

We would like to welcome all to a fantastic, fun filled new school year in HCS Health and Physical Education!!  Here are some photos of some first week "cooperative" work with our scholars.  All the best and please continue to check back for weekly updates!

Here is all the fun that has been happening in HCS PE lately...

2017 Middle School Fitness Competition...

-HCS was well represented at this years SHAPE (Society of Health and Physical Education) Vermont Middle School Fitness Competition.  The competition was this past Thursday May 4th at Norwich University!  24 6th-8th grade students attended and competed in a battery of four events.  The events were mile run, push ups, curl ups and sit n' reach (flexibility).  It was a beautiful weather day and fun was had by all who attended!  A special thanks to Ms. Stanley, Ms. Wilson, Ms. Dolan and Mr. Sivo who served as the coaches/chaperones for the students.

-Mr. Shackett

Stations = Too much fun!!!

Mindfulness and Physical/Financial Literacy...

We have been ending our classes utilizing the "Calm App" on our sound system.  We dim the lights and students get relaxed for 1-5 minutes.  Students are led through breathing/mindfulness exercises.  This is especially beneficial after working and moving our bodies vigorously in PE class.  We need to calm down so we are ready for other academic subjects that follow PE class!  Also check out the video of the fitness game "Stash of Cash"!!

Best,

"Basic Training" of health, physical education and literacy....

Our kindergartners our working through the activity of "Basic Training" this week in the HCS gym!  Basic training takes our kindergartners "back to the basics" with a fast-paced, energetic, seek out and capture game where teamwork, perseverance, and memory are essential to being victorious. Basic Training is a cross-curricular game specifically designed to reinforce the learning and/or memorization of the alphabet, sight words, numbers, shapes, colors, and food groups.  It is really cool and the kindergartners love it!

Best,

-Mr. Shackett, Ms. Stanley and Mr. B!

Some recent FUN in the HCS Gym!!!

-We are always trying to broaden the physical activity skills that we teach in our PE program at HCS in the hopes that all of our scholars find something that interest them and also what they excel in.  Check out 5th graders doing 5 stations that focused mostly on the skill theme of balance.  Also check out the bottom video of some of our scholars taking part in before school Archery practice!

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

"Match Madness" -A fitness, communication and cooperation game (1st graders)

5th Grade Learns/Practice Skills through Stations...

"Dice Daze" and Pickleball Tournament!!!

Too much fun in the HCS gym this past week!  Check it all out below:

The "Scooter Racetrack" and "Bank It"

-1st graders completed a scooter board lesson on safe driving, safe grip and safe maneuvering yesterday!  They learned the "alligator" and "bear crawl" positions as well!  The lessons learning targets were practiced using the activity "Scooter Racetrack", which is where students get to practice driving through the "racetrack" that is set up in the HCS gym!

-5th graders competed in the game of "Bank It" yesterday, which tested their abilities to throw, catch and manipulate a foam ball with different parts of their body in order to score "buckets"!

Check the videos out below:

Best,

-Ms. Stanley and Mr. Shackett

A few primary videos to share...

-Just a few videos to share what our primary students have been up to in PE class!  We are wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season.  Stay safe, stay warm and enjoy the time with loved ones!

All the best,

-Miss Stanley and Mr. Shackett

1st grade "Scarf Unit"

Learning hand/eye coordination with scarves!  Enjoy the video of our 1st grade scholars learning to manipulate a scarf while improving their hand/eye coordination.

Best,

-Ms. Stanley and Mr. Shackett

HCS PE: Curriculum Night Video

-Below is the video that the PE department will be showing at the Unified Arts Curriculum Night on Tuesday November 1st.

Best,

-Ms. Stanley and Mr. Shackett

A quick glimpse of this past week in K-8 PE Classes...

Another fun week in HCS PE.  See videos below!

Best,

-Mr. Shackett and Miss Stanley

Frisbee Golf Unit in Middle School PE...

-This morning 7th and 8th graders started a Frisbee Golf unit.  Lots of walking, jogging and great frisbee throwing for both distance, accuracy and finesse!

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

"Roll With It!"

-First graders tested their jogging/running skills today in the math infused game of "Roll With It".  Students faced off against one another in a dice face off, whoever rolled the highest was allowed to get one point for their team.  Whoever rolled the lowest had to jog a half lap!  These first graders got a great workout in today!

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

Archery unit challenge stations...

-The seventh and eight graders ended their archery unit this past Friday morning with three challenge stations: shooting an arrow through a dollar bill, shooting an arrow through an apple and shooting and arrow through a balloon to pop it!

Too much fun!

-Mr. Shackett

Dollar bills taped to the target.  Shoot an arrow through a dollar bill and you get to keep it!!

Apples on top of spare arrows.  Try and shoot an arrow through an apple!!

"Over the Fence"- An activity to improve throwing/catching

-Our 1st graders got better at throwing/catching with the game of "Over the Fence!"  Too much fun on a Friday afternoon! 

Have a great weekend!

-Mr. Shackett

A look back at the last few weeks in HCS PE...

-Too much fun in the HCS gym of late!!

Alphabet Mania...

In "Alphabet Mania" students hop, skip, jump, crab walk, bear crawl, gallop etc. to the beat of the music while dragging their jump ropes around.  When the music stops they go to the closest orange spot and flip it over.  Whatever letter or number they reveal they have to try and create it with their jump rope.  Students are also encouraged to use their bodies to complete the more complex letters and numbers.

Nice job to our K-1 students at HCS with this complex activity!  A great way to learn, practice and reinforce some very important skills!

Best,

Mr. Shackett
 

"Do You Want a Bus Ride?!"

-Kindergarten PE is off to a terrific start!  Students are learning how to move safely and efficiently in their own space as well as to work together with one another.  A perfect way that we practice the aforementioned skills is through the game "Do You Want a Bus Ride?!"

Best,

Mr. Shackett

Welcome Back To HCS PE!!!

Welcome back to what will hopefully be another wonderful year of learning and having fun at HCS!!  PE classes are off to a wonderful start!  Students have been learning about cooperation, fair play and gymnasium procedures, all of course through the wonderful medium of movement.  We hope to update the PE blog weekly and share the wonderful work our scholars are doing in the gym or on the playing fields.  Different classes will be featured in their movement education endeavors so look out for your child in the featured posts!

HCS is also proud to be hosting a Special Olympics Young Athletes Program this fall.  The program will take place on Saturday mornings at HCS from 10-11am starting September 10th and run for eight straight weeks.  The Young Athletes program is a motor skill and movement based program for children ages 2-7 years of age with or without intellectual disabilities.  Click on the link and flier below to learn more.

All the best,

-HCS Physical Education!

http://specialolympicsvermont.org/beyond-sports/young-athletes/

Field Day is this Friday June 10th!!!

-One of our favorite days in the PE department is coming!  Field day for this school year will this Friday June 10th.  All K-4 students will be participating in fun field days activities throughout the morning at the HCS field.  We will commence this fun morning with lunch.

We hope to see you there!

Best,

-Mr. Shackett and Ms. Stanley

6th Grade Frisbee Unit...

-6th Graders have been working on a Frisbee unit.  We have been learning how to throw and catch a Frisbee.  Today we tested those skills with "keep away" games!  It was a beautiful day!

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

7th Grade Archery Study Guide...

-The two pictures below are page 1 and 2 of the "Archery Study Guide" that was sent home with all 7th graders participating in the 3rd trimester three day a week intensive physical education class with Mr. Shackett.  Our upcoming unit that we will be starting this week is Archery!  In order to ensure safety of every student participating in this unit, all students received a study guide on basic safety protocols, archery terms and archery shooting procedures.  There will be a quiz this Monday May 23 on this study guide.  Students will need to be able to answers questions pertaining to safety correctly in order to be allowed to participate in the Archery unit.

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

7th and 8th Grade "Yard Games Unit" Groupings: Tuesday May 24, 2016

-These are the group assignments/games to play for class on Tuesday May 24th.  Remember that you will be playing your first game for the first half of class and the other game for the second half of class.

-We acknowledge that some students have had trouble learning the rules of each yard game via the videos we have posted for this "flipped" unit.  In order to meet the needs of all of our diverse learners we have found the written rules to all seven yard games we have been exploring and posted them below.  We will also have printed copies in class on Tuesday.  See you then!

Baggo Written Rules

Kan Jam Written Rules

Ladder Golf Written Rules

Pickle Ball Written Rules

Bulzi Bucket Written Rules

Ramp Shot Written Rules

Spike Ball Written Rules

Best,

-Mr. Shackett and Ms. Stanley

7th and 8th grade "Yard Games Exploration Unit" Explained....

-Below are the groupings for our upcoming 7th and 8th grade Yard Games unit.  Make sure to watch the video below that corresponds to which yard game your group is playing.  Whatever your group plays today, you will play the yard game in the column to the right the following class and so on.  Always be sure to watch the "how to" video on the blog that corresponds to the yard game your group will be playing for that class.

Thank You,

-Ms. Stanley and Mr. Shackett

7th GRADE KAN JAM BAGGO RAMP SHOT BULZI BUCKET LADDER GOLF PICKLE BALL SPIKE BALL PICKLE BALL Lily Taff Lily Mead Alexah Laberge Erik Simkins Hunter Francis Jamie Bouchard Seamus Greenwood Cassie MacMahon Hunter Kehoe Garrett LaBell Amelie Lepple Evi Miller Isaac Bergeron Julia Baker Will Cornish Chloe Landers Kate Cheney Liz Girard Ashton Barbeau Finn Murray Jacob Nicholson Morgan Kittell Alissa Miner Donald MonFreda Levon Applin Lucy Picard Connor Contois Gabby Paronto Jade Leavitt Olivia Morton Cameron Martin Ellie Baker Miro Gohacki Shea McCaffery Shayne Waite Jazmyn Walker Nathan Fillion 8th GRADE KAN JAM BAGGO RAMP SHOT BULZI BUCKET LADDER GOLF PICKLE BALL SPIKE BALL Sam Johnson Julia Blanck Anna Pelkey Clayton Thorpe Dominic White Nick Burroughs Hunter Poquette Liam Heininger Graham Coates-Farley Cole Glover Bella Durochia Ethan Frost Scott Loftus Jr. Jake Twarog Julia Grant Emaleigh Hunter Ryan Gladstone Alex Curtis Avery Murray-Gurney Asha Hickok Maddie Baker BJ Bennett Matthew Hernandez Sophie Yarwood Erin Curtis Codi Maring T Weishaar Bianca Lococo-Snyder Chan Crawford Deona Proulx Kianna Ayer Caroline Hobbs Dallen Fortier

KAN JAM

BAGGO

SPIKE BALL

RAMP SHOT

BULZI BUCKET

LADDER GOLF

PICKLE BALL

2016 Jump Rope for Heart Event!!

-The 2016 Jump Rope for Heart campaign finished with the main event on Wednesday April 13 from 2:45-4pm.  We had 101 participants in grades K-5 take part in the event!  It was a good time had by all.  Stay tuned for how much our Hinesburg scholars raised...  

Thank you to Miss Lass, Miss Stanton, Karen and Deb (in the office) and Ms. Miller for the continued support of this great event!  Thank you to parents as well for allowing your children to be apart of this and for allowing them to raising money for the American Heart Association.  We appreciate everyone's efforts.

All the best,

-Ms. Stanley and Mr. Shackett

"Word Up" -Another great game that taught us Cooperation...

-This is one groups finished word bank.

-Groups earned points (scrabble tiles) from every down and back trip they made across the gym.  Each down and back trip had to be a different motor skills and teams must stay connected at all times.  If a team broke apart they had to go back and try again.  They got 5 minutes at the end of the game to create as many words as possible.

-Nice job to Ms. Feussner and Whitman's 3rd grade classes as they worked hard to complete the game "Word Up."

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

6th Grade Jump Rope Routines: Ms. Galyean's Class

-Ms. Galyean's 6th grade homeroom had their jump rope performances this morning in class...  Check them out!  Nice job to all 6th graders this past month in the jump rope unit!

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

6th Grade Jump Rope Routines: Mr. Lasher's Class

-The two 6th grade homerooms at HCS have been doing a short jump rope unit in PE class for the past three weeks.  Students first learned or reviewed the basic jump and then were taught/exposed to 10 unique short jump rope tricks.  We concluded this unit with students getting into groups and creating a routine to music.  Nice job to all sixth graders so far!

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

Fun Moments From Class: Week of 3/21-3/25

-Our HCS Kindergarteners are learning via stations/centers.  It is a terrific way to get every student in a large class engaged in the physical learning!  The top video is of 7th graders using the "Derby Cars" they built to try and score the large Omnikin Balls in the other teams goal.  Objectives are cooperation and physical fitness.  What a work out!

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

End of Sport Stacking Unit and the Start of Snowboarding Unit...

-Two pretty cool videos showing our 4th graders hard at work in the conclusion of their sport stacking unit and our Kindergarteners really hard at work in the start of their snowboarding unit.

Best,

-Mr. Shackett

Sport Stacking Relays!

-A good way to burn calories while practicing and reinforcing basic sport stacking patterns.