Welcome back to PE and schedule a conference!

 It has been a great start to the school year and we are just wrapping up our first rotation in PE. Parents if you are interested in scheduling a conference with me please reach out. This can be either remote or outdoors in person! Looking forward to seeing some of you! 

Kelly Spreen 

Kspreen@cvsdvt.org 

Conference With Ms. Spreen

 If you are looking to schedule a conference with me. Please contact me to set up a time!

Kspreen@cvsdvt.org 

WELCOME BACK TO PE!!!

I am so excited to kick off the 2020-2021 school year! This year PE is going to be a blast. We will be outside for all our classes. Make sure to bring extra shoes, socks, and dress appropriately for all weather! We are going to move, learn, and have fun together as we learn to improve our skills and overall wellness this year! 

See you soon, 

Ms. Spreen 

 

Winter months in Middle Level PE!

5th/ 6th- This winter 5/6th graders are learning the foundations of cross country skiing. They are learning basic skills needed, winter safety, and have the opportunity to get outside and ski. When they are not skiing 5th grade has been working on basketball skills and 6th grade is learning a new game Tchoukball! 

7th- Students are creating their own movement routines. They are tasked with working with a group to come up with a 2 minute routines that fulfills all of the requirements. Students have done a great job working together and getting out of their comfort zone. 

8th grade- Students are playing games in 4 different categories: target, invasion, net/wall, and striking and fielding. After they have learned some new games their task is to create their own game that they will teacher to younger students. 

 
 
 
 

December in PE

5th grade: Students used their throwing and catching skills in a team handball unit. They played a variety of different lead up games and They worked on being a good teammate and transitioning from offense to defense. 

6th: They worked on pillow polo skills. Students worked on stick handing, passing, shooting and progressed to game play. 

7th/ 8th: Students revised and perfected previously learned floor hockey skills. Students learned more rules of the game and focused on safe play and dynamic game play. 

November in Middle level PE

Middle level students spent the month of November working on their personal fitness. They focused on 4 different components of Fitness: Muscular Strength, Muscular endurance, Cardio respiratory endurance and flexibility. They all completed the fall fitness gram for each component. 5-7 graders set wellness goals around their score that they will continue to monitor and reassess in the Spring. 8th grade began developing wellness plans centered around the FITT principle. They developed personal daily work out that included Frequency of work out, intensity, time or length of session, and type of exercise. 

 

 

 

Bike Safety and Intro To Fitness

Middle Level students started their Fitness Unit with a mini unit on Bike Safety. Students learned the basics of bike safety, maintenance and worked on their cardio respiratory endurance. Students are also preparing for fall fitness gram by working on all 4 fitness components.