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Hi!
I am Karen Franchetti, the Physical Education teacher here at St. Joe.
Welcome to my website. Also, welcome back to school! Hope you all had a
great summer! I have a lot of activities planned for this year and can’t
wait to get started! This year grades 3-8 will be using the President’s
challenge for our fitness testing. It takes 4-5 weeks to complete all
activities. Students can go on-line at presidentschallenge.org to find out
all about it. Here are some things you need to know for the start of gym
class:
Uniforms: gray t-shirt: big paw print on front
Wildcat emblem on left side of chest
long sleeve with paw prints on arm
red sweat pants
red gym shorts: wildcat emblem on leg
red or gray sweat shirt: zip-up or hoodie or pull-over
Gr. 5-8 can wear the black team sport sweatshirts
that say ST. JOSEPH. No other black sweatshirt is
allowed.
sneakers: athletic sneakers that tie are preferred.
Skate board shoes, heelies or slip-ons are not allowed.
Jewelry: try not to wear to class
Post earrings – No hoops or dangling earrings
Girls – hair should be tied back away from face
Activities: Jan.
Gr.6-8: Basketball – dribbling, passing, shooting – ½ court games
Gr. 3-5: Soccer games – positions and where they can move in a game
Gr.Pre K-3: Stations – eye/hand/foot coordination, balance, muscle strength,
cardio
fitness
Gr. K-8: volleyball – serving, volleying, serve rotation – K-2 beachball,
3-5 big volleyball
6-8 regular volleyball
Activities: Feb.
Gr. 7-8: Hockey - 3-on-3 offense & defense, sideline, games
Gr. 4-6: Hockey drills, stations, 3-on-3 offense & defense, sideline, games
Gr. K-3: Tumbling – Animal walks
Rolls – log, forward, backward, standing dive roll
Balances – tip-up, tripod, headstand, handstand. Cartwheel,
dish rag, kick-up, twist, wheelbarrow, etc.
Pre K: Animal walks, rolls, some balances
Activities: March
Gr. 4-8: Tumbling – rolls, balances (above)
Y-scale, walking stick, bridge, round-off, etc.
Gr. 2-3: Hockey drills, stations, sideline, game
PreK-1: Hockey stations
Between units – wiffleball, relay races
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