Colham Ferry Elementary School Physical Education

The students love playing Push the Pancake. It's a crazy game which involves several skills. All students begin as a pancake player. Each student has a pan (paddle) with a pancake (beanbag) on top. Students guard their own pancakes while pushing other students' pancakes off. If a pancake falls or gets pushed off the pan, that student becomes a bowler outside the boundaries. Bowlers try to hit pancake players' feet. When a bowler hits a pancake players' feet, he gets to rejoin the pancake game inside the boundaries. Push the Pancake works on dodging, bowling, hand-eye coordination, reaction time, strategy, and aiming at a moving target.

It's my favorite time of year in PE....teaching and practicing overhand throwing skills.  I'm pretty sure it's an exciting time for the students as well.  We have lots of fun overhand throwing games. Bumper Ball - 4th grade Students use an overhand throw to hit the big pink ball.  First team to get it across the opposite teams' line wins! Ghostbusters - 4th Grade Students use an overhand throw to hit students' ghosts down. If your ghost gets knocked down, you take it to the hospital for healing and jog a lap before rejoining the game. Angry Birds - Kindergarten & 4th Grade Students overhand throw angry birds to knock down pig pens on the opposite teams' side. The first team to knock down all pig pens wins.

Recently in PE.... We have been learning about and practicing gymnastics skills. Gymnasts have strong muscles and a strong core. It is important to keep our muscles tight when doing gymnastic skills. We discussed and practiced tumbling (rolls on mats) and balancing skills in grades K-5. 1st graders doing Gymnastics stations 4th & 5th graders doing Gymnastics stations We've also been working on our climbing wall skills this week. Climbing wall helps build strong muscles, improves balance and flexibility, and increases self-confidence.

Get excited for Mustang Trotters! CFES Walking/Running Club Objective : To develop a healthy lifestyle and have fun! Dates : Meets on Tuesday Oct. 6, Oct. 13, Oct. 20, Oct. 27, Nov. 3, Nov. 10 Time : After school until 3:30 pm Eligibility : This club is open to CFES students in Grades 3, 4, & 5. Interested parents and CFES faculty are also welcome to join. Recommended Attire : Appropriate dress for outdoor walking and jogging. Incentives : Golden Horseshoe Award, Fitness Feet, and T-shirt Cost : $20.00, cash or check made out to CFES due at sign-up * Please complete the permission slip below and return it to Coach Little by Friday, October 2nd. Homeroom Teacher_____________________ Grade_____ T-shirt size _______Youth or Adult My child,__________________________, has permission to stay after school from 2:30 – 3:30 to be a participant of the Mustang Trotters. I agree to pick up my child as a car rider at 3:30 pm at the CFES Gym or my c

In grades K-2 we have been learning about moving our bodies in different pathways (winding, zigzag, straight), at different levels (low, medium, high), using different locomotor skills (skipping, galloping, sliding), and in different directions (forward, backward, sideways). The students love traveling through the obstacle course, which combines all the skills and movements we have been discussing. The climbing wall is always a favorite for the students.  We have been discussing how the climbing wall builds strong muscles. In grades 3-5, we have been practicing teamwork and discussing communication and cooperation. The students are playing Gatorball, which is a game where each team has to work together to move the gatorball across the court in order to score a goal.