FIREBALLS 5TH GRADE SOCCER CHAMPION!!!

FIREBALLS  5^TH GRADE  SOCCER CHAMPION!!!

BY KENZIE EGGER

FIRST GAME STARTS OUT WITH THE TEAM STRETCHING THE HAMMYS!!

FIRE BALLS WIN  3 TO 1

SECOND GAME  HAMMY STRETCHING

FIREBALLS  WIN 1 TO 0

THIRD GAME  STILL STRECHING OUR HAMMYS

FIREBALLS WIN 2 TO 0

CLASS CHAMPION!!!

FIRE BALLS WIN TO MS.PETERSONS CLASS 1 TO 0

CHAMPION GAME AGAINST THE UNSTOPPABLE SMURFS

FIRE BALLS WIN 1 TO 0

KIDS ON TEAM

TIMMY TEAM CAPTAIN GOALIE

KARLEE   DEFENsE

NICK B. MID FIELD

KENZIE  OFFENSE

SUPERMAN (ASHTON) OFFENSE

An Outstanding Gesture from an Outstanding 5th Grader

I think my title says it all...

Click here to read about a McGuire 5th grader's kind gesture.

Dodgeball Practice

I always have students begging to play dodgeball.  It is also one of my favorite activities, but it isn't in our curriculum.  If you would like to join a dodgeball program it is at Fancher.  The registration deadline is quickly approaching.  Click on the following link to read about it

Mt. Pleasant Parks and Recreation Dodgeball

No School on Monday September 30th. What Are Your Plans?

What Are You Doing on September 30^th? 

If you don’t have anything to do on September 30^th PEAK is having a “School’s Out Day Camp” at Vowles.  Prices range from $30-$35.

Click here for the details

Welcome to the New School Year!

The school year is off to a great start.  Every year our students begin Physical Education with soccer.  During this unit students are able to practice skills and participate in lead up games.  Our lead up games and activities allow students to use different skills that will be used in a game of soccer.  Students have been practicing foot dribble, passing, kicking, and goal tending. 

Fifth and sixth graders will have the opportunity to create teams.  I always find it amusing to see the names that the students come up with for their teams.  The teams will choose captains and will participate in a tournament. 

Fourth graders do not compete in a tournament, but they will play in soccer games. 

The character word that will be the emphasis of our tournament will be sportsmanship.

As always I ask that the students bring proper shoes for being active.  This allows them to be safe during activity.  

Ideas for the Summer

Do you miss Mrs. Wirsing?  Are you bored during summer break?  If you click on the following link the article suggests 100 ideas for kids.

http://workathomemoms.about.com/od/kidsactivitiesfamilyfun/a/ideas-for-kids.htm

Basketball Class Champions

PACER Test Top Ten

Hot Shot Results

Students competed in a basketball shooting competition called Hot Shots.  There were five spots to shoot from placed around the key. 

• Two close spots were worth 1 point each. 
• There were two farther spots worth 2 points. 
• The last spot was located at the free throw line and it was worth 3 points. 

There was a time limit of 1 minute.  The students had to shoot from each spot one time, then the rest of the minute was theirs to shoot from any spot.  This was done during stations and the other people in the station were able to help keep track of the points of the competitor.  

The top ten list is on the results page.  CLICK HERE (<-- I will link the page when I get home my computer is too slow at school) (you can also click on the Teams & Results tab on the top of the page)

Basketball Unit

During our basketball unit we have practiced ball handling, dribbling, passing, and shooting.  Students competed in an organized basketball shooting competition that is called "Hot Shots".  Teams were also  picked and students were able to play 3 on 3 basketball.  A 3 on 3 tournament finished this week for 6th graders and 5th graders will be done next week. 

Jump Rope Class Champions

We will have a jump off before school on Thursday, April 18.  We had the students inside before school, which makes it impossible to give the jumpers enough room. 

The following is the class champions list.

6th Grade	Longest Jumper	Longest Partner Jumpers	Most Jumps in a Minute
6W	Andy F. 1:41.96	Alivia & Ari	Alivia – 172
	Paige Haggart
6M	Lindsay 1:47.54	Mariah R. & Paige Hallock	Kelsey – 187
	Tyler V.
6B	Andrew S. 2:20.47	Hunter C. & Alexis	Andrew S. - 165
	Schyler
6C	Mason 1:32.50	Hannah & Chloe	Mason -138
	Nancy

5th Grade	Longest Jumper	Longest Partner Jumpers	Most Jumps in a Minute
5N	Chris R. 43.97	Wyatt & Matthew	Jade - 138
	Jade
5O	Briana 1:20.10	Abbi & Erica	Jack - 145
	Jack
5P	Atreyu 2:45.28	Ari & Brehanna	Brigid - 200
	Brigid
5S	Zach 1:27.51	Nathan & Kat	Noah - 145
	Alexis

Volleyball School Champions are...

This morning before school we were able to hold the championship volleyball game it was

Show Offs

vs.

The Show Offs

The sixth grade team from Ms. Mako's room won.  The team captain was Oaklie and the other team members were Kelsey, Lindsay, Deontae', Dylan, and Micaiah - I spelled it correctly :).

The fifth grade class champions were from Mrs. Spayd's class and were led by captain Maggie P.  the rest of her team consisted of Zack, Angel R., Carlos, and Kaleb.  You've got it next year!

The first game was close 15-11.  During the second game the sixth graders took an early lead to dominate 15-3.



Girls - Volleyball Summer Camps

Lady Oiler Beginner (grades 3-5) and Middle (grades 6-8) level volleyball camps will be held in June.  Please see the following document for dates and prices.

Volleyball Camp Document

This document will also be posted in the gym.  This is a great opportunity to learn skills and meet new people.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Basketball & Gus Macker Tournament

We are beginning our basketball unit.  The unit began with dribbling, ball handling, passing, and shooting.  I did mention a local 3-on-3 basketball tournament that is coming to CMU from April 27-28.  If you would like to know more about it click on the following link to read about it and access the registration:

http://www.macker.com/tournaments/mtpleasantmi.html

I hope some girls and boys sign up so I can watch them in action.

JRFH Total $ Raised...

$2,226.30 which, in my opinion, blows away last year's McGuire donation of $1,776.00.  Thank you to all of you that donated to the American Heart Association during our Jump Rope for Heart month of February.  My goal was to beat last year's total.  Does this mean next year we will have to raise even more money?  We will have to make things exciting! :)

The fantastic fourth graders raised the most with $1,210!  Great job McGuire 4th graders!  Anna M. raised the most in the whole school with $325!

Thank you again for supporting the American Heart Association!

**JUMP ROPE FOR HEART**

Jump rope is under way and every year we ask for donation to the American Heart Association.  Packets have been sent home and although they are a little later this year we are still going to have our event.  Those snow/ice days really put a damper on our Jump Rope for Heart timeline.  I will be sending out McGuire's donation the week of March 4th, so I ask that all donations be turned in by Friday, March 1st. 

Want to know more about Jump Rope for Heart click here.

For more scientific information about your heart watch the following kid friendly video...

Jump Rope for Heart Challenges Results

Our jump rope event is coming to a close.  I am accepting donations for the American Heart Association until this Friday, March 1st.  I will always take donations after that date, I just prefer to send all of the donations out at the same time. 

On our event day we were able to have several different jump rope contests.  Here are the results:

6th Grade	Longest Jumper	Longest Partner Jumpers	Most Jumps in a Minute
6W	Andy F. 1:41.96	Alivia & Ari	Alivia – 172
	Paige Haggart
6M	Lindsay 1:47.54	Mariah R. & Paige Hallock	Kelsey – 187
	Tyler V.
6B	Andrew S. 2:20.47	Hunter C. & Alexis	Andrew S. - 165
	Schyler
6C	Mason 1:32.50	Hannah & Chloe	Mason -138
	Nancy

5th Grade	Longest Jumper	Longest Partner Jumpers	Most Jumps in a Minute
5N	Chris R. 43.97	Wyatt & Matthew	Jade - 138
	Jade
5O	Briana 1:20.10	Abbi & Erica	Jack - 145
	Jack
5P	Atreyu 2:45.28	Ari & Brehanna	Brigid - 200
	Brigid
5S	Zach 1:27.51	Nathan & Kat	Noah - 145
	Alexis

2012 SportsKids of the Year

Here is a great story of two boys that won the title 2012 SportsKids of the Year.  I found it inspirational.

Contest ***January 25th Deadline***

For those of you who like to draw, Jump Rope for Heart is having a t-shirt design contest.  The shirt would be for the 2014 Jump Rope for Heart campaign.  I am accepting drawings to upload to the website (with parent permission). 

On the back of the picture put:

1. Your first and last name
2. Grade
3. Teacher's name
4. Signed by a parent

I also have a form that your parent can fill out to allow me to upload your drawing. 

Or you can do it yourself at home with a parent.  Click here for details.

Let me know if you need any help.

Volleyball Videos

Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have finally figured out how to post videos from my phone.  There may be duplicates and the quality isn't that great, but we have video.  I tried to add one or two from each class and I hope I didn't forget any.  This iPhone 5 is really cool.  I can do so much with it (like relax on the couch while adding videos to a blog).

The videos are located at the bottom of the Volleyball Pictures tab on the top of the screen. Or you can view them by clicking here.

Watch video from Ms. Burlington's class

Volleyball Tournament

This week the 5th and 6th graders were able to begin the Volleyball Tournament.  They are scheduled to play the other two teams.  During tournament play, they will play two games to 15 points (they have to win by two points). 

Fifth grader, Katy, from team Spikers in Mrs. Oullette's class is focusing on her underhand serve.

The team rosters and tournament results will be posted on the Tournament Teams & Results page.  click here

I have a new phone and have been taking pictures and video during class.  Since the lighting isn't very bright in the gym, a lot of the pictures don't have the best quality.  I still posted most of the pictures and I am trying to figure out how to upload my videos.  Consider this to be continued...