Snow!

As the temperature drops and the snow falls, please remember to send your child with everything needed for recess outside.  Students will go outside as long as it's not too cold so please help them stay warm!  Students also need boots to go up on the playground when there is snow on the ground.  Thank you!

Kickball

Welcome back after a long, restful break!  First and Second grade students prior to break spent some time learning the fundamentals of kickball as well as the positions.  As they return this week, students will start playing games that will carry over each day!  Kindergarten has been working on throwing and catching and will soon be playing some winter games as we get ready for winter break!

Dance!

Last week and this week students at all grades are in their dance units.  Kindergarten and first grade are learning some basic steps as well as some fun dances they do with partners or as a class.  Second grade has been introduced to square dancing!

Halloween week!

Welcome to Halloween week at Elizabeth Ide.  Students will be reviewing how to stay safe and have fun during Halloween.  Students will be playing Halloween games while remembering to be respectful classmates during PE.  The Halloween parade will be at 1:40 around the school and inside if the weather does not cooperate.  The Halloween party after school is Friday night November 1st!

Rolling into a new unit!

This week first and second grade students having been demonstrating various tumbling stunts such as forward and backward rolls, and tripods.  Students are showing great determination during this unit and are striving to do the best they can! Kindergarten is learning about safety through movement on scooters all this week.  They have shown excellent control and have done an exceptional job working with partners as they move!

Having a ball in PE!

This week all grades are working on various ball skills.  First and second grade will be practicing dribbling, shooting, and passing while kindergarten will be working on throwing and catching.  We will be ending the week with students learning 4 square.  This is a great game that works on coordination and cooperative play!         Students work together to resolve problems and keep the game moving.

Into Space!

This week in Kindergarten has been doing a great job understanding the importance of spatial awareness and safety of others while still having fun!.    Students have been able to move safely using running and skipping in limited and open space.  First and second grade have been spending time working collectively as a class to demonstrate good sportsmanship and respect towards their class.  This will help create a great atmosphere for the rest of the year!


**Please encourage your students to practice tying shoes as we spent a few days the first week working on this skill.**

Welcome to PE!

Welcome to another year in P.E. All students will have P.E. everyday this year.  Please remember to send your child with gym shoes.   We started this first week of school going over expectations.  All the students have gone to various stations throughout the school to review expectations in these settings.  I look forward to a great year and getting to know you and your child throughout the year!

Last two weeks

With the last two weeks upon us, we have a lot going on through out the school.  Kindergarten has graduation and Jim Gill coming up.  Tomorrow is team Spirit day so wear your favorite teams gear!  The last week also includes our PBIS reward day which is tug-a-war day.  The students in every grade will also get to participate in a partner reading day.
The rest of this week is U for USA day(wear red white and blue), V for Video day,  and W for Walt Disney Day.

Last week Staley and the Chicago Bears joined our school for a bullying assembly!  They discussed the different types of bullies and how to handle bullies.

Health Nuts!

Our pillow hockey unit was a great chance for students to work on so many things.  Students came up with there own teams names agreed upon by the team, and had a chance to play against different teams, while getting a chance to play all different positions over the course of two weeks.  This week, we will be discussing ways to be healthy and playing a bunch of health games.  As the weather gets better, we will hopefully be able to do these activities outside!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back after a long restful break.  First and second grade will be finishing up their floor hockey units this week.   Kindergarten will be working on cooperation skills through various activities the next two weeks.
With less than 50 days left of school...Let's not count the days, but make the days count!  

Way to Go!

Elizabeth Ide School raised 4,155.00 dollars this year for jump rope for heart!  Thank you to everyone that made this event a success.   Our two classes with the highest totals both came from first grade; Ms. Tracy's and Ms. Beseth's class!

Thank you

A huge thank you to everyone that took part in Jump Rope for Heart!  Students celebrated with two days of stations.  Thank you gifts will be given out a few weeks from now.  We will still be collecting donations until the end of this week.

This week, first and second grade students will be starting pillow hockey!

Bowling Pictures

Here are some pictures of Mrs. Oliver's class at the end of our bowling unit.  Thank you to Mrs. Oliver for coming in to take pictures of her class.

Special Guests

A big thank you to Mrs. Mazurowski for coming in and sharing her own heart story with all the grades on Friday!  She shared her story, the importance of fundraising and quizzed the students on how to keep their own hearts healthy.  Let's make this the best year yet!

** This Wednesday, Staley the Bear (from the Chicago Bears) will be presenting in an assembly, for the school on bullying.**  

What a strike!

All three grade will be bowling over the next two weeks and continue after our Jump Rope for Heart week.  Students in first and second grade will practice their math facts while keeping score.  All the grades will be learning that it takes a cooperative effort to bowl efficiently and get a few turns in just a short class!

Heart Health

As we approach our Jump Rope for Heart event, students will be learning different heart facts over the next few weeks.  The older grades will be able to take their pulse and kindergarten will understand that exercise affects our heart beat.

**Heart fact**  Your heart beats about 35 million times a year!

What a hit!

Tennis has become a hit, and students did a great job last week showing good control and coordination.  This week the students will be learning forehand and backhand hits.  Students in second grade will also learn to rally with a partner.

**Be sure to dress warm this week as the weather is really cold!**

Tennis and Jumping for Heart!

Students will see a quick video this week explaining the importance of staying healthy and fundraising for a great cause.  This will kick off our Jump Rope for Heart event.  The event will end will a celebration of the students efforts of fundraising and awareness.   The rest of the week students at all grades will be starting tennis skills, working especially on eye hand coordination.

Welcome Back!

As we return from a nice winter break,  we will finish up our basketball unit by learning the rules and understand that this is a great team game.  Kindergarten will be continuing to practice their jump rope skills while being introduced to rock climbing as we incorporate stations into P.E.  Welcome back!!!