JANUARY SPORT:

Since we spent the month of December learning basketball skills, we are finally ready to play basketball!  Students are graded on their use of the skills that were taught:  dribbling, passing, and shooting.  The class is broken up into 4 teams, with 2 teams playing against each other for half of the time, and then the other 2 teams playing against each other.  No matter the outcome, good sportsmanship is ALWAYS encouraged and expected!

JANUARY  MONTHLY CHALLENGE:

CRUNCHES AND SIDE SCISSORS:

On a rug or mat, students are to do crunches, as demonstrated in class.  Lying on their back with bent knees, students lift head and feet so that elbows and knees touch, holding for 5 seconds.  Then they lower their head and feet, making sure that their head and feet don't touch the floor.  Students in grades K- 2 do 5 crunches; students in grades 3-8 do 10.



Students do side scissors by first lying on a rug or mat on either left or right side, one hand on their hip and one on the floor, leaning on their elbow.  Both legs should be straight.  The top leg is lifted, and they hold for 5 seconds before lowering the top leg to the bottom leg.  Students in grades K-2 do 5 on each side, and students in grades 3-8 do 10 on each side.