Athletics and PE
The Spring Hill School’s Physical Education and Athletics program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to make active living part of their life with focuses on progressive skill building, motor development, and teamwork.
Activities for individual students and teams are designed to promote an appreciation for fitness. The program is taught by our full-time PE teacher on our outdoor playing fields and basketball courts.
Movement and time outdoors is a fundamental part of each school day. Students play outside during morning break, have PE 3-4 times a week, and enjoy a 50 minute lunch each day.
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The First and Second grade students practice a variety of physical skills and movements that aim to develop and improve core strength and posture, kinesthetic awareness, and cardiovascular fitness. Students will learn and practice their skills in organized team games and sports, learning and practicing sportsmanship, teamwork and competition in a fun, fair, and safe environment.
The goal during distance learning is to provide an opportunity for the students to be active, gain confidence in becoming more physically fit and continue to build better relationships with their teachers and their peers.
OVERVIEW
Students are introduced to a variety of physical activities in a safe, non-threatening environment. Physical and cardiovascular strength, gross motor coordination, and spatial awareness are built through participation in modified sports games and group activities. The program promotes leadership skills, good sportsmanship, personal best effort, leadership skills, cooperation, and respect for others on a daily basis. These concepts and ideas are reinforced through a partnership with the classroom teachers.
Exercises that build cardiovascular fitness levels are scheduled daily through a mix of running laps, locomotor skills, and tagging games. In addition, each 30 minute class is planned to make sure children are moving and active for the maximum amount of time. Individual times are recorded for distance and speed runs throughout the year so students can track their improvement and work to achieve their personal best.
The physical education program promotes social and emotional learning, an understanding of sportsmanship, and giving one’s personal best effort through small group activities and cooperative games.
All of these concepts are reinforced and integrated through a partnership with the classroom teachers and core curriculum. Our goal is for all students to adopt a life-long love of physical activity and health-enhancing behaviors while also making sure students have the physical skills they need to be successful in the classroom.
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
- Learn simple exercises that strengthen the body, improve muscle tone, and support good posture
- Continue to improve hand-eye coordination, crossing the midline of the body, and bilaterality through ball skills, tracking activities, and locomotor skills
- Learn and practice exercises that improve balance
- Understand and demonstrate the concept of “personal best effort”
- Learn rules and purpose of various activities and games
- Demonstrate positive sportsmanship and teamwork during activities and games
The Third and Fourth grade curriculum is designed to help students transition from the primary physical education program to the middle school physical education program. Students will continue to learn and practice their skills in organized team games and sports, and begin to train for monthly testing and Westside Relays.
OVERVIEW
Students are introduced to a variety of physical activities in a safe, non-threatening environment. Physical and cardiovascular strength, gross motor coordination, and spatial awareness are built through participation in modified sports games and group activities. The program promotes leadership skills, good sportsmanship, personal best effort, leadership skills, cooperation, and respect for others on a daily basis. These concepts and ideas are reinforced through a partnership with the classroom teachers.
The goal during distance learning is to provide an opportunity for the students to be active, gain confidence in becoming more physically fit and continue to build better relationships with their teachers and their peers.
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
- Learn rules and strategies of various activities, games and sports
- Demonstrate good sportsmanship, cooperation, leadership and teamwork skill
OVERVIEW
The Fifth and Sixth Grade curriculum focuses on building physical fitness, strength and motor coordination while honing their basic throwing, kicking, catching and agility skills through participation in group activities, games and team sports.
The goal during distance learning is to provide an opportunity for the students to be active, gain confidence in becoming more physically fit and continue to build better relationships with their teachers and their peers.
Students continue to learn and practice a variety of different physical activities in a safe, non-threatening environment. Physical and cardiovascular strength, gross motor coordination, and spatial awareness are built through participation in modified sports games and group activities. The program promotes leadership skills, good sportsmanship, personal best effort, teamwork, and respect for others on a daily basis.
Team sports are introduced through participation in breakdown skills and activities. Soccer, Street Hockey, Archery, and Cooperative Games are the featured sports and activities in the Fall. In the winter months, students learn the skills, rules, and strategies of Basketball. Yoga, Physical Fitness, Cooperative Games, and Mindfulness practices will be conducted during the rainy season. Track and Field and Cross Country are introduced in the Spring, 5th & 6th graders participate in a city-wide competition, Westside Relays. Kickball, Whiffle-ball, Badminton, and other field activities will round out the school year.
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
- Learn rules and strategies of various activities and sports
- Demonstrate good sportsmanship, cooperation, and teamwork skills
- Participate in the Physical Fitness Testing
MAJOR PROJECTS & TRIPS
- Westside Relays, May 2020
- 5th and 6th Grade Coed Track & Field Interscholastic Competition
- Ice Skating Field Trip
- Bowling Field Trip
INTEGRATED CURRICULUM
Bowling Unit (PE, Science and Math)
OVERVIEW
The Seventh and Eighth Grade curriculum focuses on continuing to build physical fitness and wellness, strength and motor coordination through participation in group activities, games and team sports.
The goal during distance learning is to provide an opportunity for the students to be active, gain confidence in becoming more physically fit and continue to build better relationships with their teachers and their peers.
Students continue to learn and practice a variety of different physical activities in a safe, non-threatening environment. Physical and cardiovascular strength, gross motor coordination, and spatial awareness are built through participation in modified sports games and group activities. The program promotes good sportsmanship, leadership skills, teamwork, personal best effort, building self-confidence, and respect for others, on a daily basis. Team sports are introduced through participation in breakdown skills and activities. Soccer, Street Hockey, Archery and Cooperative Games are the featured sports and activities in the Fall. In the winter months, students learn the skills,
rules, and strategies of Basketball. Yoga, Physical Fitness and Mindfulness practices will be conducted during the rainy season. Track and Field and Cross Country are introduced in the Spring, Kickball, Whiffle ball, Badminton, Volleyball and other field activities will round out the school year.
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
- Demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
- Demonstrate understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
- Participate daily in physical activity for health, enjoyment and/or satisfaction, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.
- Achieve and maintain overall wellness.
- Exhibit responsible behavior that respects self and others.
- Build self-confidence through positive reinforcement and overcoming challenges.
MAJOR PROJECTS & TRIPS
- Ice Skating Field Trip
- Bowling Field Trip
INTEGRATED CURRICULUM
- Bowling Unit (PE, Science and Math)
- Archery Unit/Medieval Times Unit (PE, Humanities)