Starting off the 2018 new year, the middle level students have begun the volleyball unit.  In this unit, like many of our other sports oriented units, students will grasp the skills that the game of volleyball calls for. These include how to set the ball, volley the ball and serve the ball. We will also learn the rules of the game as well as certain strategies that they can use when they get into game play. Students will learn about teamwork and the importance that it carries when it comes to participating in a team sport. This important lesson will help them find success when they are playing with other classmates. 

  The philosophy I try to instill in the students when it comes to skill sports like the game of volleyball, is effort and having fun. Not everyone may enjoy playing or love some of the sports that we learn about and participate in.  For me as a teacher, I look for them to try and give it their best.  I want all the students to have fun being active and staying healthy.

 

In the health classroom, some of our younger students have been learning about the 5 senses and how important they are every single day even though we may not notice it. We've been learning about distinguishing certain parts of the eyes and ears as well as learning about how many different smells our noses can remember. With this knowledge, our focus has been understanding the adaptations people have to make when they may not have the ability to hear or see. Most recently, we've been learning some sign language and how to sign our own names! The importance of this unit was to educate and inform the students about how truly lucky they are to have the ability to do things such as see our surroundings, hear our teachers in the classroom or even be able to touch a pencil to do our homework.