Why PE is more than sports! And why I do what I do.

For the past few weeks our students have been learning to jump rope. During this unit we have Jump Rope Clubs- students can jump and earn bookmarks based on the number of jumps they are able to do in a row. See the picture below. The Hot Dog Club is for students once they finish 400. 

Well through the unit students can get frustrated and they have to push thru all the adversity that comes with learning something new. This becomes interesting especially for our more athletic students. 

One of my 1st graders Treshaun was in that exact boat. Today I saw him come in and get excited about earning bookmarks only to find out that he wasn't as good as he thought he was. We talked about it and he told me 'Mrs Davis I'm not giving up!' I praised him and encouraged him to continue to do his best. I gave him some pointers after watching him jump and went on to to other students. When I came back around he told me he was ready! He struggled but after a few tries he was able to get 10 jumps and his first bookmark. 

He was so amazingly proud of himself and I wish I could have captured the emotion in his smile as he realized he had done it!

You see, it's more than sports in PE! It's more than kids being physically active for their required 30 minutes each week. It's so much more than any of that. Man, it's so MUCH MORE!  It's life lessons. It's learning to overcome what they thought they were not able to do. Treshaun learned today that if he worked hard and put forth the effort he would be able to accomplish his goal- and that's why I do what I do EVERYDAY! So worth all of the planning, frustrations and sacrifices put in every day. 

Balance, Stunts and Tumbling OH MY!

I'm This past week we ventured into a quick balancing, stunts and tumbling- the children did great! Here are a few pictures!

Next week we are off to Jumping and Landing. I share with the children that I wish someone had taught me how to land safely! My poor knees would appreciate it! Have a great weekend! 

Mrs. Davis

First Tee Golf

We have been busy this school year... so busy it's been hard to find time to post. I'm making it my New Year's resolution to do a better job!

Our Fall units have been rolling along and we are well into Winter. Here are a few pictures below from The First Tee golf unit. Our students enjoyed an EXTREME Golf Course that Mr. C and I set up for the students. THEY LOVED IT!

As we begin 2016 we off with our Gymnastics unit. Next we will be doing Fitness Challenges, and Jump Rope Skills. Oh yes...those lovely Jump Rope Bookmarks.

2015-2016 Just the Beginning

It's a NEW YEAR at BME! Mr. C and I are so excited to start the new year! We are off to a great start! Our 3-5 students are learning about the 5 Components of Physical Fitness. Our K-2 Students are learning about how you use muscular strength and endurance to move the parachute. Ahhh yes- Everyone's favorite- THE PARACHUTE! Check out these pictures from this week so far!

Moving on into the Fall.

First let me apologize that I have not posted/written so far this year. Blogger is attached to Google and our Google accounts have changed so I have been locked out. It's been quite the ordeal to get up and running again...


Moving on into the Fall:

Our school recently was redistricted so it has taken a few weeks to teach our new and repeating students our expectations and processes in PE. It has been a challenge as many of the students came from different schools and everyone has different expectations. They are on their way to a GREAT year in PE.

Our K-2 students have been working on teamwork and cooperation using Parachutes. This week we are working in small groups with smaller parachutes. Check out our Kindergarten students below!

Our 3-5 students will start Frisbee Skills this week. It was a 2 hour delay today. However, I did catch a quick video of a class warming up with the Whip Workout. I am working on getting it uploaded!

2014-2015 a year in review...

Well I've been out of school for a few weeks and I have had to time to reflect on the year and begin to make new goals for our PE program for the 2015-2016 school year. 

The beginning of Our year was exciting as we received the Bates Foundation Grant that was almost $5,000. It allowed us to buy 30 heart rate monitors 10 Ipad minis for our program. Our students jumped right on board and just LOVED using both! Thanks to Partners in Education for making this possible.

Mr. C and I joined forces even more this year to work towards doing an even better job of aligning our classes. We worked hard at developing units that were engaging,  instructive and physically literate. We want our students to not only be physically active but know why to be physically active. We want our students to not only be physically active in our classes but learn to be physically active for a lifetime.

This past year we took our Adapted PE classes to a whole new level! I mean out of this park and I look forward to moving it further along. One of the goals I have this coming year is to start a volunteer program. If you are reading this and feel led to become a part of our APE program at BME please email me at megandavis@staff.craven.k12.nc.us. I would love to give you more information on what it entails.

As I head into the middle and end of July I will once again be heading to the National PE institute. It is AMAZING and I always come back with a TON of ideas and resources. So many of my fellow fellows from last year are presenting and I can not wait to see there presentations.

Now here are a few of my favorite pictures from this school year! ENJOY!

 Mr. C. Got sung to for Valentines Day! He was three shades of red! It was GREAT!

 Our New shelves! YAY to organization!

 Our teachers being just a little competitive!

 Before Field Day 2015.

Mrs. Carpenter and Mr. C having FUN during Water Week! Water week was so much fun...exhausting for Mr. C and I but FUN!

I am thinking I will be investing in a new hat for next school year...donations always accepted!

Volleying and striking-

I've always said that volleying and striking is one of my favorite units to teach. I can entertain a 5-7 year old for hours wit a balloon. Our students had a blast using their hands, feet, head to keep the balloon up! 

We also worked on striking. Our students love this Spark lesson!